Jesse Pinkman Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Brighton could easily have a poor 2nd half of the season. They have never filled me with confidence in getting results, and if they have a bad spell then their confidence could go and that could finish them off. I may be misrembering but up until last weekend, they had scored like 1 goal at home in 6 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1988 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Was at the west brom game today with my uncle and they looked shite. Solid enough but that was more to do with Everton being terrible - they missed Rooney massively. West brom just kept pumping crosses in and Rondon / Rodriguez / Robson-kanu were useless. Unless they reinforce up front they ain't gonna win many games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Brighton could easily have a poor 2nd half of the season. They have never filled me with confidence in getting results, and if they have a bad spell then their confidence could go and that could finish them off. Maybe your best every post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Brighton could easily have a poor 2nd half of the season. They have never filled me with confidence in getting results, and if they have a bad spell then their confidence could go and that could finish them off. You could take "Brighton" out of that post and replace it with most of the bottom half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexjack Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 This poll about relegation chances must stay until the end of season and beyond. Just to show how optimistic we are as a bunch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 It's nine years old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexjack Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 It's nine years old. Remember when Ashley wanted to sell the club for 100mil and nothing happened good times Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 The next six matches: NUFC vs Brighton Stoke vs NUFC NUFC vs Luton (FA Cup) NUFC vs Swansea Man City vs NUFC NUFC vs Burnley Our season will be defined by the end of January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Yup. The most critical four-and-a-bit weeks of the season; due to things that will happen on and off the field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 We could do with early transfers with those fixtures, the usual doodling about over a couple of million will condemn us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Brighton, Swansea and WBA are the teams I'm looking at as our best bets to stay up. The rest all have dangerous players who can win them games unexpectedly. Needless to say, the game against Brighton on Saturday then takes on even more significance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 2.6 Got faith in the boss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 2, will drop to 0 with a few decent signings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFlat Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Just think it's extremely unlikely that we'll lose 9 out of 10 again in the second half of the season. The window will have a say in that, but I think we'll be alright. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 If we manage 4 points from our next two, we'll realistically need about 16 points from our last 16 games, 5 wins and a draw should be more than do-able if we can hit a little bit of form like we did earlier in the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 I predicted we’d have 30 points by end of December and 51 at end of season (see 4 November post, this thread for detail). I was optimistically assuming creeping into a top ten finish and basing the monthly totals on preseason ‘perceived to be’ relative difficulty of games. If we beat Brighton, best we can have is 21 points, 70% to date, which if the difference/form continued would mean 36 points. Draw and it is 19, 63% of expected, and 32 points. Lose and it is 18, 60%, and a total of 31 points for the season. I know there is no reason to see the expected results as particularly valid, but it did look like we had an easier start (given who we had when and whether home or away) relatively speaking, than finish. Basically, not a dazzling insight but looks really dire unless there is a marked change in results. (Even if just take 18 pts from 20 games and extend, irrespective of who we play when, then it looks like a 34 point total). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Just looked at last ten years relegation and top-ten points totals. Lowest to stay-up (17th) is 35 points (Hull 2009; WHU, 2010). Highest total still to go down (18th) is 39 points (Birmingham 2011; followed by us in 2016 with 37 pts). Total points for 10th range from 45 (WBA, 2017) to 50 (Citeh, 2009; Blackburn, 2010; Chelsea, 2016: spot the odd one out!!). Average 10th place total is about 48 points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 1/39 points against the top 13 17/21 points against the bottom 7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1/39 points against the top 13 17/21 points against the bottom 7. If that is where we have recouped our 18 points, it makes it seem even more bleak. We have five games left against (current) bottom seven sides (3 at home, 2 away). Which at the same rate would give us 12 points. We have 13 games against top 13: 6 at home. Surely we can to get more than 1 point from the 39 available. Guess if we don’t, then we deserve to go down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 A win today would be massive. 21 points going into the window and I think I'd go down to a 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I think the most winnable home games (outside bottom seven: Swansea, Southampton & WBA) are Brighton, Huddersfield, and Burnley. In that order. The other home games are Man Utd, Arsenal & Chelsea. The most winnable away games (outside bottom seven: Palace & Bournemouth) are Stoke & Watford. The other away games are Man City, Liverpool, Spurs, Leicester, & Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Just cranked up another notch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bailey Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Nailed on. No takeover = relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Without a takeover,Even with Rafa we are fucked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Going down and deservedly so, utter shit from the boardroom, dugout and pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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