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Post by jervisolidio on Jan 28, 2009 19:04:57 GMT
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Post by stokie01 on Jan 28, 2009 19:07:15 GMT
what if we have 40 points and all the other teams have 50 odd?
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Post by jervisolidio on Jan 28, 2009 19:18:26 GMT
what if we have 40 points and all the other teams have 50 odd? Then according to the Premiership and FA rules we would be relegated as the team with the least points. I had to think about that as hard as you did your response. |
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Post by stokie01 on Jan 28, 2009 19:19:31 GMT
I was responding to your '40 points enough to stay up'
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Post by lordeffinghamhunt on Jan 28, 2009 19:19:54 GMT
We won't get 40.
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Post by One-Two on Jan 28, 2009 19:23:52 GMT
Why not? most of the big 4 games gone.
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Post by Olgrligm on Jan 28, 2009 19:24:19 GMT
We'll lose all of our away games and will accordingly need to win all our home games to stay up.
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Post by Titan Uranus on Jan 28, 2009 19:24:59 GMT
There is no doubt about it, on paper we have got the "easier" fixtures after Saturday compared to our rivals. My own personal predictor has got us exactly where we are now and we finish with 47 points (  ) My big fear now though is two fold 1. If we get a drubbing Saturday it may prove impossible to recover (in mind and body). and 2. We have got to have three teams performing worse than us. (no shit Sherlock you say, but I can only think about the Baggies at the moment being one of them) |
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Post by stokie01 on Jan 28, 2009 19:25:13 GMT
unless 3 teams totally fuck up and we stay up on 30 points
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Post by Flip on Jan 28, 2009 19:45:00 GMT
i still dont think it'll be 40 points to stay up.theres 15 games left i cannot see all 3 relegated teams this year getting another 19 odd points in 15 games considering its taken a vast majority of teams in the lower half 23 games to get 21/22/23 points. it cant see it happening for the other reason of there is sure to be a gap of some description that will isolate 5/6 clubs in this relegation battle which means 5/6 clubs have to pull away by beating them and taking points away from them. the team that finishes 18th will have 36/37 points i think
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Post by castlerockstokie on Jan 28, 2009 19:56:13 GMT
I feel it in my water that middlesboro and pompey will go down. Unfortunately I also feel it my my water that we are doomed!! Booo
Anything less than 3 points on Saturday and we are going to need a magician. Having said all that Fulham managed 3 away wins in a row last season to stay up. So perhaps when its touching cloth the team will get at least 1 away win!
Come on you Potters!!!
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Post by big bea on Jan 28, 2009 19:59:59 GMT
i think goal difference will be key, but i think well quite easily stay up, who has the fight and spirit like us, west brom will try pass there way out of trouble hull and boro in freefall, castle not too good, pompy tippped for drop now, easy to stay up
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Post by sbstoke66 on Jan 28, 2009 20:05:32 GMT
Our home form will hopefully keep us up.
Think we'll nick an away win out of the blue somewhere too.
It's still there for the taking but we have to have a win soon (Saturday?) to gain some much needed confidence.
Keep the faith!!
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Post by jezzascfc on Jan 28, 2009 20:12:43 GMT
As for other teams having a 'mare, Middlesbrough and Pompey are on a bad trot too, and I haven't given up hope on Hull failing back down to earth with a bump. I can't for the life of me see West Brazil escaping at all.
However, I still reckon we will need to double what we have now (so 42!) to stand any chance of safety. This will require either a truly blinding run of home form (at least 6 wins out of 8) or a couple of away wins from somewhere (Hull and WBA?) to back up our solid home form.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jan 28, 2009 20:52:39 GMT
Looking at run ins, current form and transfer window business done so far, I think, like most recent seasons, 40 could well be enough.
40 is suddenly looking a hell of a long way off though.
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Post by pmjh on Jan 28, 2009 21:16:34 GMT
The team currently in 4Th from bottom have averaged 1 pt per game.That would give the 38 pts for the season.Based on this and previous seasons, 40 pts will almost certainly be enough to stay up!
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Post by themikester on Jan 28, 2009 21:18:58 GMT
40 points is a long way off at the moment.
How many points in last 10 games?
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Post by jervisolidio on Jan 29, 2009 12:48:02 GMT
OK...
Everton away - No
Aston Villa away - No
Middlesborough / Blackburn / West Ham / Portsmouth at home - Yes
Bolton - Home draw
Hull / West Brom / Sunderland away - Draws
Arsenal last game of season... the decider!?
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Post by lordb on Jan 29, 2009 13:42:26 GMT
I got us 8th! with -16 goal diff.
hmmm
Newcastle,WBA & Boro to go down
I think 39 points + safety maybe less
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Post by stan on Jan 29, 2009 13:48:43 GMT
There is no doubt about it, on paper we have got the "easier" fixtures after Saturday compared to our rivals. My big fear now though is two fold 1. If we get a drubbing Saturday it may prove impossible to recover (in mind and body). Obviously we could lose on Saturday and still stay up, but I really think we need the win. They've made a couple of decent signings, but their away form is poor. Bolton and West Brom have beaten them and Hull got a draw. On paper, they are a good side, but I see this as one of our "easier" games. Surely we mustn't go into this game treating them like Man. United. We have to get some momentum back into our season, desperately. |
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Post by stokietillidied on Jan 29, 2009 14:42:15 GMT
We'll lose all of our away games and will accordingly need to win all our home games to stay up. West Brom will beat us for the 1st time in donkeys years?  I hope your wrong! |
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Post by salopstick on Jan 29, 2009 14:43:53 GMT
i think its that close 37-38 may be enough
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Post by stan on Jan 29, 2009 14:45:51 GMT
West Brom will beat us for the 1st time in donkeys years? I hope your wrong! They beat us at their place in the league in 2004 and the draw is often a result between us. Let's face it, though, if we are going to win away this seaon, it will probably be at WBA! |
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Post by bobafett on Jan 29, 2009 14:56:09 GMT
i got us getting 44 !!!!
Newcastle , west brom and bllackburn down!!!!
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Post by stokietillidied on Jan 29, 2009 15:02:00 GMT
West Brom will beat us for the 1st time in donkeys years? I hope your wrong! They beat us at their place in the league in 2004 and the draw is often a result between us. Let's face it, though, if we are going to win away this seaon, it will probably be at WBA! Thats donkeys years ago ;D Recent encounters between the teams: 2008/2009 Sat 22 Nov Stoke City 1-0 West Brom. PREM2007/2008 Sat 22 Dec Stoke City 3-1 West Brom. CHMP 2007/2008 Wed 03 Oct West Brom. 1 - 1 Stoke City CHMP 2006/2007 Sat 07 Apr West Brom. 1 - 3 Stoke City CHMP
2006/2007 Sat 25 Nov Stoke City 1 - 0 West Brom. CHMP 2003/2004 Tue 04 May Stoke City 4 - 1 West Brom. CHMP 2003/2004 Sat 27 Sep West Brom. 1 - 0 Stoke City CHMP 1997/1998 Tue 13 Jan West Brom. 3 - 1 Stoke City FAC Only 1 draw out of that lot? from goal.com |
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Post by starkiller on Jan 29, 2009 16:33:16 GMT
We need to win every single home game and pray. The closeness of league will mean we'll need less points.
We desperately need some away points, including a win but I think we should just completely write away games off because Pulis has done since the start of the season and evidence suggests he is doing nothing to change this.
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Post by lordb on Jan 29, 2009 18:00:55 GMT
that defeat (at WBA) was with 9 men
we have a good record away v Hull too over the years
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I hope your wrong!
