Relegation

[deipnosophist]

Hope this is better than your " No way the RS make Champions League" shouts from last year !

yes, I enjoy @davek 's general posting contributions...but his prognostications are inaccurate enough to be declared awful.

 

[kenada_blue]

Norwich are gone already. burnley always seem to be able to put a bit of a run together and escape. They might do it again. I've a terrible feeling the momentum of the Saudi take-over at the barcodes might see them to safety.

I think we might need one of Leeds, watford or brentford to help us stay clear of relegation by dropping like a stone. Otherwise, we could be in trouble.

We are a team playing with zero confidence and have a clown of a manager at the helm. It's not a good combination. We might need a 'new manager bounce' just to keep out of the basement dogfight.

I'm pretty sure they'll need to go on the biggest win run the league has ever seen to survive. I don't think any club has stayed up with 11 points half way through a season

 

[Eggs]

Watford: 6 defeats in the last 6 games. Gone.

Burnley - cant score and cant win.

Norwich - need I say more?

They're already as good as in the Championship.

….that prediction is a genuine worry.

 

[davek]

….that prediction is a genuine worry.

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That's a bankrupt example.

 

[matty1878]

Watford: 6 defeats in the last 6 games. Gone.

Burnley - cant score and cant win.

Norwich - need I say more?

They're already as good as in the Championship.

everton 1 win in 12

 

[davek]

everton 1 win in 12

19 points v 11 points.

It'll be Easter before those 3/4 at the bottom get to 20 points.

 

[EFC78]

Watford. The team that strummed us 5-2? Yeah, I wouldn't count them out yet (compared to us.) Not saying it can't happen but I'm not optimistic. If the 40 point barrier is still the measure, we need 21 points from our last 18 matches? Geez that's a bit scary and way too close from comfort.

40 points won't be needed but not sure why some are worrying themselves about our ability to get x amount of remaining wins whilst ignoring the huge turnaround that would be needed from the bottom 3 to also reach that target whether it's 36 points or 40. If we need 21 from our last 20 (not 18), are Newcastle and Burnley really going to get 29 points?

Looking at Newcastle that would be 29 needed from 57 remaining when they have 1 win from 19 games. They are also 14 goals worse off and the only team they have managed to beat have been relegation rivals Burnley.

 

[Andy Gray Diving Headers]

Two good wins against an injury hit Leicester and a poor Norwich, and the table will look a lot better. However, if he starts off with the wrong formations again and we get anything less than 4 points, then I will keep clear if looking at the table.

 

[Bkk Andy]

10/1 to be relegated now, that's shorter odds than Brentford!!

Well yes, Brentford are better than we are. They have fight, a way of playing and an actual transfer strategy.

They'll do a Sheffield United next year though.

 

[Bkk Andy]

I honestly don’t think we will be relegated, however, I thank the football gods for Norwich, Burnley and Newcastle

I think Newcastle will buy themselves safe. They aren't far off now.

 

[Bkk Andy]

Watford. The team that strummed us 5-2? Yeah, I wouldn't count them out yet (compared to us.) Not saying it can't happen but I'm not optimistic. If the 40 point barrier is still the measure, we need 21 points from our last 18 matches? Geez that's a bit scary and way too close from comfort.

34-36 will be more than enough. 40 points are never needed

 

[Sharpies volley]

19 points v 11 points.

It'll be Easter before those 3/4 at the bottom get to 20 points.

It'll probably be Easter before we do.

 

[billyblue80]

The fact it's being discussed shows how much Benitez has failed

 

[Dixieslaces]

Said it before but will repeat, if we get sucked in, then there is a real issue with the "fight" in this team, they just don't have it in a lot of em, so if tapas boy gets us in this mire, it will be a huge problem to get out of it.

Sack Now

 

[DL100]

Where do we think the next 9 points or so come from looking at the fixtures?