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Post by mumf14 on Dec 15, 2008 0:53:02 GMT
West Brom , Blackburn...and ...? ???
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Post by premierpotters08 on Dec 15, 2008 0:55:38 GMT
manure
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Post by Malex on Dec 15, 2008 0:56:00 GMT
man citeh
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Post by A-teen_six_T3 on Dec 15, 2008 0:57:14 GMT
I did think it could be us
but I think Sunderland,
But West Ham, Bolton and I thing Wigan will also be sucked in.
Man City aren't safe either... I mean they could buy a shed loads of players but will they 'bond'
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Post by mumf14 on Dec 15, 2008 0:59:21 GMT
Ok then....Who are the likely candidates...?
We do have the worst goal difference outside the bottom two...?
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Post by A-teen_six_T3 on Dec 15, 2008 1:02:27 GMT
I think it will be pompey  |
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Post by serpico on Dec 15, 2008 1:05:42 GMT
still to early to condemn Blackburn or west brom, If i remember rightly didn't west brom once do the undoable, stave off relegation when being bottom at xmas ??? was it under Megson or Robson ? If some of these 1-0 0-0's we've been getting start turning into losses then I fear the worst  we might regret not being more adventurous away from home come may. |
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Post by Carrot on Dec 15, 2008 1:07:07 GMT
still to early to condemn Blackburn or west brom, If i remember rightly didn't west brom once do the undoable, stave off relegation when being bottom at xmas ??? was it under Megson or Robson ? If some of these 1-0 0-0's we've been getting start turning into losses then I fear the worst we might regret not being more adventurous away from home come may. It was under Robson |
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 15, 2008 1:09:34 GMT
Long long way to go yet. Nothings assured in December. If Stoke take out eye off the ball for a second it could all fall apart quickly.
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Post by mumf14 on Dec 15, 2008 1:12:58 GMT
Not many escape the trap door if they are in the bottom three, come Xmas...!
Where are the statisticians.?
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Post by bertieb on Dec 15, 2008 1:20:49 GMT
Bottom 5 last boxing day
Bolton 17
Wigan 17
Boro' 16
Fulham 14
Sunderland 14
Derby 7
Brum had 18pts
Reading 22
RS
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Post by A-teen_six_T3 on Dec 15, 2008 1:23:41 GMT
West Brom were the ONLY team to be bottom at xmas and survive
Theres the "no team with 20 points at xmas have been relegated"
There's 7 teams not to reach that at the moment
Newcastle 17 19
Tottenham 17 19
West Ham Utd 17 19
Man City 17 18
Sunderland 17 18
Blackburn 17 13
WBA 17 12
West Brom and Blackburn can't
It's spurs castle next week. So unless that is a draw, thats another one.
sunderland have got Hull, City have got West Brom, West ham have got Villa,I recon city will get the magic 20points...Don't think sunderland or West ham will
So there will be WBA, Blackburn, Sunderland, West Ham and maybe Spurs or Castle without the 20points
Spurs will easily turn it around, on crakin' form with 'Arry in charge. Think Newcastle will do aswell, They're too big to go down.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Dec 15, 2008 1:25:03 GMT
mumf
There's currently FIVE points separating over half (11 teams) of the Premier League.
The team team third from bottom (Sunderland) is actually ahead of the supposed 1 point per game average required to achieve safety.
It's completely wide open, there are currently at least twelve teams in a relegation battle, it's a bit obvious isn't it?
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Post by bertieb on Dec 15, 2008 1:35:14 GMT
West Brom were the ONLY team to be bottom at xmas and survive Theres the "no team with 20 points at xmas have been relegated" Reading had 22pts at Chrimbo and went down |
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Post by A-teen_six_T3 on Dec 15, 2008 1:46:58 GMT
I must have mis heard skysports news then...
must be ONLY ONE team
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Post by Davef on Dec 15, 2008 8:37:59 GMT
Sheffield United had 20 points on Boxing Day in 2007 and went down. They actually beat Arsenal 1-0 in a Christmas game that season.
We're struggling badly to score goals at the moment (just two from open play in the last six games) and if we don't sort it we will be in trouble.
Our goal difference is also a cause for concern and when you consider some of the fixtures we've got in the next four or five weeks, you don't really see it improving.
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Post by oatcakeeater on Dec 15, 2008 8:40:21 GMT
Anywhere we can see how the table shaped up this time last year?
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Post by Davef on Dec 15, 2008 8:53:29 GMT
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Post by womble on Dec 15, 2008 8:54:57 GMT
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Post by mumf14 on Dec 15, 2008 10:07:58 GMT
Unless we can find another decent striker in the transfer window, then we ourselves could make up that third place...
i don't believe that hanging on to Kitson is necessarily the answer either....
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Post by lew86 on Dec 15, 2008 10:12:28 GMT
I think its still too early to tell, but I wouldnt write blackburn off just yet. I think the third will suprise us, but it wont be us
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Post by JoeinOz on Dec 15, 2008 10:16:40 GMT
Mmmm. Rumours of Blackburns demise are premature to say the least. It's not even Chrimbo yet. Mind you Brazil look doomed.
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Post by XLITTLEMISSSTOKEX on Dec 15, 2008 10:20:48 GMT
i'm nervous for the first time but it doesn't look good on our goal difference, i just wish we could have picked up 3 points against fullam and we deffo need 3 points from blackburn i so hope we are safe |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2008 10:27:49 GMT
We are usually more than charitable over the christmas period too  |
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Post by XLITTLEMISSSTOKEX on Dec 15, 2008 10:29:18 GMT
fingers crossed we'll just be ok |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2008 10:35:46 GMT
TP wunna change tact he will go out not to lose against Blackburn that will be a certain fact. So I wouldn't expect us to go gungho at Blackburn. I hope I am wrong and we go out and give them the kind of performance that we gave in the second half of the Toon game.
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Post by bossthemidfield on Dec 15, 2008 10:57:39 GMT
I think the PL is a lot closer this year, we could do with a couple of wins to secure a mid-table position over Christmas.
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we might regret not being more adventurous away from home come may.
