Relegationometer

[Karjala]

Next 4 Fix:

 

Swans: Palace (H), Southampton (H), Spurs (A), Arsenal (A)

Norwich: Villa (A), West Ham (H), Leicester (A), Chelsea (H)

 

NUFC: Everton (A), West Brom (H), Chelsea (A), Man C (H)

Mackems: Man C (H), Liverpool (A), Manure (H), West Ham (A)

[Ketsbaia]

Next 4 Fix:

 

Swans: Palace (H), Southampton (H), Spurs (A), Arsenal (A)

Norwich: Villa (A), West Ham (H), Leicester (A), Chelsea (H)

 

NUFC: Everton (A), West Brom (H), Chelsea (A), Man C (H)

Mackems: Man C (H), Liverpool (A), Manure (H), West Ham (A)

 

That's quite reassuring.

[Away Toon]

We buy or we die. Two or three new ready to go players, striker, centre back and left back. I think we are odds on to go down and deservedly. 9

[Minhosa]

Norwich could go a long way to relegating Villa and saving themselves in their next game.

[Away Toon]

Alternatively we just go and get a semi decent manager, much cheaper option.

[Tiresias]

If we dont get relegated ashleys s*** will continue not to be punished and it will not end. Tired of talking myself into being happy we stayed up and hoping we can at least be comfortable next season. Its never going to happen. We need the club to implode sadly.

 

I have until now sat on fence and been conflicted but its just not ever ever going to end

[Altamullan]

As Dave pointed out before, good news = played proportionately more games against better teams, so have more games against lesser teams to come, to balance out and let our true mediocrity shine...but we tend to play better/get more from better teams! If we kept same form (please, great footy gods in the sky take note) then we have:

4 games against top third at 1.11 ppg

4 games against second third at 0.29 ppg ( :gm's patter: )

7 games against bottom third at 0.67 ppg

 

So 4.44 + 1.16 + 4.69 = 10.29, or 10 points.

 

This ignores changes in form (yes please, and thank you very much) or whether home and away. If we just gathered an Average points total against the three tiers we'd get:

4+4.56+ 12.53 = 21.09

So basically, at this stage we don't need to set any Leicester like records, just recoup the average points return and be safe. Saying it and doing it seem 'tremendously' different.

 

[ExiledGeordie]

 

Results like yesterday just don't give me any confidence. We're not difficult to beat, we have nobody to finish off our chances and like others have said McClaren just doesn't seem to be getting the best out of what we do have.

[nufcjb]

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[Frazzle]

After Swansea's win, looking more and more like two from us, Norwich and Sunderland. If Sunderland do their usual escape act, finishing ahead of Norwich might not even be good enough.

[Ketsbaia]

Swansea, Norwich and Bournemouth are all spirited bastards, unfortunately. I never truly thought of Swansea as candidates until the last fortnight but they'll be absolutely fine - superb organisation and positioning today.

 

So it's down to us, Sunderland and Norwich for those two spots.

[duo]

Looking nailed on now. 

[nufcjb]

Think we're going down tbh. We can't string more than 2 wins together. All the others are winning and drawing at the very least. Getting a striker in won't be enough. Could we do with a possible new manager bounce?

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

Most teams have managed to have a run of a few decent results in a row. We haven't.

 

At least if we get relegated we should win more games than we lose in the Championship. It would be nice to win a few games and score some goals again.

[toontownman]

Absolutely no way we are staying up.

[Guest]

We really need a Villa win next time out.

[sempuki]

Just seen the Swansea result - shit. My word we are in serious bother.

[Mick]

We really need a Villa win next time out.

 

They play West Ham next, are you expecting us to catch them?

[cp40]

Last 38 games....

 

 

Sunderland ........34

Norwich..............32

Newcastle..........30

Villa....................29

[Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast]

9.999999

[Big Geordie]

Last 38 games....

 

 

Sunderland ........34

Norwich..............32

Newcastle..........30

Villa....................29

 

Aye - but McClaren thinks we are 'Terrific'!

[Guest]

We really need a Villa win next time out.

 

They play West Ham next, are you expecting us to catch them?

 

I thought Norwich at home was their next?

 

My mistake, it's the game after.

[Karjala]

We'll struggle in the Championship too

[Big Geordie]

We'll struggle in the Championship too

 

That will be a good thing, as it will move Ashley closer to the exit door. He'd be loathed to put any of his own cash in, once the parachute payments stop.

 

Charnley and McClaren will both keep their jobs too.

[Karjala]

We'll struggle in the Championship too

 

That will be a good thing, as it will move Ashley closer to the exit door. He'd be loathed to put any of his own cash in, once the parachute payments stop.

 

Charnley and McClaren will both keep their jobs too.

Wont be good if we get relegated into oblivion though