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Post by Ex-term-oat-cake on Feb 4, 2013 10:59:45 GMT
The next four fixtures are all against teams below us:
Reading
Fulham
West Ham
Newcastle
Worst case scenario we could be 15th by Sunday, 18th by March 9.
Best case scenario, we could be 7th or 8th.
Truly, the defining month of our season.
Whatever the outcome, changing manager before the end of the season is insane. However I expect the following if my support of Pulis is to extend beyond that:
If Crouch plays, give him some support up front. Even if it is Owen. If Owen was good enough to sign, he's good enough to play.
Play players in their position. Even if that means bringing back Pennant at right wing. Even if that means dropping Walters to keep the balance.
Don't forfeit away games negatively. Even a goal difference of minus 100 only has a net effect of being one point worse off. Use away games to 'experiment' with radical ideas like playing Adam in position, or supporting a front two with two wingers.
Buy a right back, left back and right winger in the summer.
Do that, and he will have my support whether we finish eighth or eighteenth. Well, seventeenth, I guess.
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Post by lordeffinghamhunt on Feb 4, 2013 11:04:07 GMT
2 points max
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Post by davejohnno1 on Feb 4, 2013 11:07:16 GMT
I predict 4-6.
We will beat Reading and will get at least a draw v West Ham. We know what a big club West Ham are don't we?
Obviously we will lose both away games, most likely 1-0.
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Post by surreystokie on Feb 4, 2013 11:09:48 GMT
Refue to believe that anyone is not already aware of this.
Even the super, super optimists don't need a calculator. Just a sense of reality.
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Post by stokiejoe on Feb 4, 2013 11:17:02 GMT
There are 5 home games that really matter
Reading
West Ham
West Brom
Aston Villa
Norwich
We need 7 point from these games to be safe and can lose all away games. We would have to have a dramatic collapse not to achieve this, with or without a manager
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Post by rosco on Feb 4, 2013 14:46:45 GMT
We'll beat Reading, WH, WBA, Villa & Norwich and we'll all be talking about Europe again!
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Post by finchampstead2011 on Feb 4, 2013 15:36:41 GMT
Reading (H)
Fulham (A)
West Ham (H)
Newcastle (A )
My view is 4 possibly 5 points.
We probably need 9 points to be safe but I think we are still capable of achieving 46 points in total providing we take 3 points on Saturday!
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Feb 4, 2013 18:48:41 GMT
Don't worry we will go on a good run soon,always
do when season tickets go on sale:-)
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Post by Pugsley on Feb 4, 2013 18:51:58 GMT
Only mis management on an unprecedented scale will see Stoke in relegation trouble.
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Post by ParaPsych on Feb 4, 2013 18:56:45 GMT
Only mis management on an unprecedented scale will see Stoke in relegation trouble. Spot on. I'm a far bigger fan of Pulis than Pugo, but it would be insanely bad management. Either that or the team all die. |
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Post by scfcmacca on Feb 4, 2013 19:00:24 GMT
Reading (H) 3pts
Fulham (A) 1pt
West Ham (H) 3pts
Newcastle (A ) 0pts
leaves us on 39 points which is saftey really but can still see us getting 45 by the end of the season.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 19:03:27 GMT
Reading (H) 3pts Fulham (A) 1pt West Ham (H) 3pts Newcastle (A ) 0pts ^ This |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 19:05:12 GMT
4 points. I can see us drawing one of the homes and winning the other,I can see Reading getting a point on Saturday  We will lose both away games just for a change! |
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Post by jollypotter88 on Feb 4, 2013 19:11:38 GMT
We'll stay up with 38 points
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Post by euanstokie123 on Feb 4, 2013 20:39:54 GMT
Reading - Draw
Fulham - Draw
West Ham - Win
Newcastle - Loss
5 points, not too bad.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2013 21:03:23 GMT
Reading - Draw
Fulham - Loss
West Ham - Win
Newcastle - Loss
4 points at best !
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Post by pulismaskreplica on Feb 4, 2013 22:28:29 GMT
Reading 1-1 draw
Fulham 2-0 loss
West Ham 2-1 win
Newcastle 3-0 loss
4 pts I think!!
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