The race for relegation.

[Dave]

Wigan, Wolves and West Brom for me.

[DB]

Newcastle - Can't see where the goals will come from. You need a bloke to put the ball in the net, like er.....Bent! But it's Wolves, Wigan West Brom and or West Ham in down there too. Last game of the season to decide methinks...

[PeterWithe]

I've not changed my mind from when we did this a month or so ago, Wigan, Wolves & West Ham

[The Left Side]

Head says Wigan, Wolves, West Brom

Heart says Blackpool, Newcastle and Blose!

[The Man With A Stick]

Newcastle.  I think they'll really struggle for goals now.

When it comes to who I want to go, I'm really spoilt for choice this year:

Blues and Albion - these pair go without saying.
Newcastle - deluded fans with the media up their arse as if its still 1995.
Wigan - Dave Whelan.  I can not stand the man.  They're a bit of a jokey club as well, should stick to their egg-chasing.
Blackpool - Holloway and his tedious rehearsed monologues.
Stoke - because I'm sick of them taking points off us.  I don't particularly dislike them though.

Not bothered about Wolves or West Ham (I'm not fussed about Sullivan and Gold now they've left that shower down the road).

Would be a bit gutted to see Fulham or Everton go however.

[Holtenderinthesky]

Newcastle.  I think they'll really struggle for goals now.


Newcastle - deluded fans with the media up their arse as if its still 1995.

Wigan - Dave Whelan.  I can not stand the man.  They're a bit of a jokey club as well, should stick to their egg-chasing.

Newcastle are too many points ahead to be considered. I reckon 35 points will be enough to stay up and they have 30 already.

With Middlesbrough long since gone we need Wigan in the Prem to guarantee us 3 points away from home every year.  The DW or whatever it's now called is our new Riverside.  Plus the north west away days are the best, cheap tickets, as many as we like and loads of good boozers.

(Mind you, they keep beating us at Villa Park.  Hmmm.)

Anyway, I am not sure it is a race per se but I think it will be Wolves, Wigan and West Brom.

[JUAN PABLO]

you have got to worry If you get beat at home by West hm by 3-1

[avfcpg]

Wolves are a goner I would think. And looking at the next 7 Prem Games, Wigan could be in deep deep trouble by then. Of the next 7 league games;

Wigan have to play Liverpool, Man Utd, Man City, Spurs & Chelsea
West Ham have to play Liverpool, Spurs, Man Utd
Blose have none of the top 6
Villa have none of the top 6
WBA have Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool
Blackpool have Spurs & Chelsea

After the next 7 games I sincerely hope we can be safe and well up the table.

Leaving Wolves, Stripey Filth, Wigan and Blackpool to scrap it out. Maybe Blose added just for good measure...

 

[VillaZogmariner]

Birmingham
Wigan
West Brom

[DrGonzo]

3 w's, between wolves (defo), and then 2 of wigan, west ham, or west brom, think west brom will avoid the drop. so process of elimination wolves, west ham and wigan.

[Sexual Ealing]

Stoke - because I'm sick of them taking points off us.  I don't particularly dislike them though.

I fear there's more chance of us going down than Stoke

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

The Scum

Wigan

Wolves

West ham will batter blues Sunday ........

[IFWaters]

Oh I love this, the beauty of numbers

in the 15 years of a 20 team premier league, 17th has on average = 38.4 points

in those years 40 points has meant safety for all but 4 clubs (all back in 1990s when the points were less concentrated at the top)

in the last 5 years average 17th has dropped to 36.4 points, but this year I expect an increase to 38-39 points. For the team currently in 17th SHA that equates to 1 point per match.

If you then look at form (over last 6 games) and extrapolate to end of season you get the following result :

8 fulham 51
9 bburn 50
10 toon 48
11 villa 45
12 stoke 44
13 bolton 42
14 eeverton 41
15 west ham 41
16 sha 39
17 wolves 38
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18 baggies 36 boing
19 bpool 35
20 wigan 30

thats what the maths says, personally i reckon we will finish ahead of all of this lot chasing liverpool and sunderland.

As for those going down I think this maths is about right

[Matt Collins]

Blackpool and Newcastle will come close I reckon

[eastie]

Wigan, Blackpool and Newcastle. Looking at the fixtures we could be in the top 10 on Saturday and I think it will be a 7th place finish just behind Liverpool.

We now Play none of the top 7 until our last 2 games of the season.!