ExiledGeordie Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 If Wigan win tonight and the players look at the table, maybe then some of them will finally wake up ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 General mood of this thread: http://i.imgur.com/bfBak4r.png http://i.imgur.com/EqIkOgz.png?1 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1b3TCNkmF5w/TOuv17jsVbI/AAAAAAAAAoo/r73dRd-j9C0/s1600/stress.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I know they won't, but, imagine Wigan lost tonight. I think I'd feel about 3 stone lighter. Been carrying this weight of anxiety for far too long, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Go for a cheeky poo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Luckily I'm playing football and won't be able to follow the Wigan game. Was at a wedding for West Ham as well, blessing in disguise TBH. Need to arrange something for the QPR match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Just realised that Wigan might NOT win tonight. Wow. Shame that they will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I won't be watching like, no way. I'm going to Sainsbury's to do the slowest big shop in history. If I finish before the end of their game, i'll just drive up and down Team Valley, under radio silence, until it's done. I still blame my brother for texting me at half time of the mackems game last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I won't be watching like, no way. I'm going to Sainsbury's to do the slowest big shop in history. If I finish before the end of their game, i'll just drive up and down Team Valley, under radio silence, until it's done. I still blame my brother for texting me at half time of the mackems game last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I'll be following the 1st half, then off to play football in the 2nd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Curls Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 There is just an heir of inevitability that wigan will win. They are masters of this under the cosh relegation battles. Please swansea do us a favour man!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Air. Soz. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Curls Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Air. Soz. Pick out the important bits ha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Can't see Swansea doing anything tonight - on the beach, lots of ties with Wigan, no strikers bar Luke Moore (1 goal all season against guess who!?) Pinning my hopes on us beating QPR and Wigan/Villa losing to Arsenal/Chelsea. We're then matematically safe and we all drop a collective cow pat on Pards head Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Did the predictor and had Norwich to go down on GD, joint on points with Wigan and Sunderland, that was with Wigan winning tonight. Everything hinges on us beating QPR basically. Edit: Updated us to a draw against QPR, and we still survived as long as Man City destroy Norwich by 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Can't see Swansea doing anything tonight - on the beach, lots of ties with Wigan, no strikers bar Luke Moore (1 goal all season against guess who!?) Pinning my hopes on us beating QPR and Wigan/Villa losing to Arsenal/Chelsea. We're then matematically safe and we all drop a collective cow pat on Pards head He's scored 5. Still shite though. Surely all of their links are at Wigan n all, also Swansea aren't, unbelievably, mathematically safe according to the Guardian podcast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I've just tried a fair few different permutations using the predictor and, as long as we win against QPR, we stay up in them all. That's including a 3-1 loss against Arsenal. Anything other than a win and we're down. #Insight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Mate was trying to claim that this morning but I'm pretty sure Swansea are safe. Might just be after last night because I don't think Southampton and the mackems can both go above them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Mate was trying to claim that this morning but I'm pretty sure Swansea are safe. Might just be after last night because I don't think Southampton and the mackems can both go above them. Just what was said on the Guardian pod so took it as gospel. Can't be chewed to work it out, sick of looking at the table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Not sure where you get the 'West Ham is a physical team, we struggle against them' idea from when we almost exclusively sit back half the time for all matches. We managed to do well against them in the first half and yet we can't deal with them so decided to drop back in the 2nd half apparently. It's not Pardew's fault that Ben Arfa the outlet was sacrificed for Shola the outlet and Cisse bumped off to the right wing, aye. We lack sufficient pace to be a counterattacking team. Pardew had the whole season to implement a plan B if he thinks Ben Arfa is his answer, and yet he has failed miserably. Pardew not to be blamed for that game when we should have gone for 3 pts and he settled for one ffs. That one point concept must be alien to Martinez. We've proven ourselves to have some very good players on the counter, Gouffran and HBA in particular, both have a fair bit of pace between them too. It is possible that West Ham regrouped on Saturday and sped up the tempo, hitting Carroll quicker and forcing us back, because we're really not as physical a team as them and we naturally have to sit a bit deeper. When we're put under pressure, we don't have many players that can relieve it. Don't get me wrong, we have some very good footballers but we're not the most dynamic side, it says it all that Ben Arfa and Marveaux are the only 2 in the squad capable of keeping a hold of the ball in tight situations. I'm not disagreeing that Pardew isn't negative or a crap manager because he is, but there are reasons why we struggle away from home other than the manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Mate was trying to claim that this morning but I'm pretty sure Swansea are safe. Might just be after last night because I don't think Southampton and the mackems can both go above them. Just what was said on the Guardian pod so took it as gospel. Can't be chewed to work it out, sick of looking at the table. Nobody tell them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I've just tried a fair few different permutations using the predictor and, as long as we win against QPR, we stay up in them all. That's including a 3-1 loss against Arsenal. Anything other than a win and we're down. #Insight That's the worrying bit. I've seen nowt from us all season to suggest we can do that. They might be bottom of the league and already relegated but i can see them scoring against us, meaning we'll have to score at least 2 - when was the last time we did that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I think Wigan have easily enough momentum to stay up now. If they draw level with us tonight on points, even if we beat QPR and they lose to arsenal they go into the last game knowing that a win will probably get them above us. By that point we'll probably be in Pardew's ideal position of being able to stay up just by not conceding *too many* goals, meaning no players will be allowed out of our own box and it'll end up another 6 or 7 nowt. My main ray of hope is West Brom beating Norwich and us getting even a draw against QPR, meaning we're just relying on the Canaries not getting anything at Man City on the last day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 We have to win at QPR, but..... on the positive side, if you had to pick any team in the league to play away from home right now, knowing we need a win, who would it be? For me, QPR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I've just tried a fair few different permutations using the predictor and, as long as we win against QPR, we stay up in them all. That's including a 3-1 loss against Arsenal. Anything other than a win and we're down. #Insight That's the worrying bit. I've seen nowt from us all season to suggest we can do that. They might be bottom of the league and already relegated but i can see them scoring against us, meaning we'll have to score at least 2 - when was the last time we did that? Doesn't matter. It's a must win game in complete isolation. We have to do whatever is necessary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 We have to win at QPR, but..... on the positive side, if you had to pick any team in the league to play away from home right now, knowing we need a win, who would it be? For me, QPR Newcastle United. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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