Who's left in the Battle

[Mortimer's Bear]

Reading, Wigan and Sunderland to go down for me.

[Concrete John]

I think it'll QPR, Reading and then one from four, including us.  From West Ham upwards I think they'll get enough points.

Sunderland look most at risk right now - bottom of the form table!

[Loxton01]

To be honest it will be really interesting the coming weeks as so many teams play each other.

At least we have a real fighting chance now.

Come on!!!

[eastie]

Reading, Wigan and Sunderland to go down for me.

Same three for me .

[fbriai]

As bad as Stoke's form has been of late, I would be most concerned were I a Sunderland fan. In my opinion, their run-in is the toughest and they are in poor form as well.

[Lastfootstamper]

Ignoring everyone's final two games as a cut-off for "getting sucked into it" (if you're not in the mix by then, you're most probably safe), upcoming fixtures against sides just below you OR against those fighting for European qualification are where seasons hinge. By that score, assuming QPR haven't gone by the time they play them, Stoke's easiest game is away at goodison. And their last two don't help them much. They're well in it.

[N'ZMAV]

I'd love QPR, Sunderland and Stoke to go down. That would be amazing.

Dave's point that Sunderland and Newcastle have never really been safe is a good one, maybe Stoke will be the ones that drop from a safer position. Norwich, perhaps, although they are aa decent team.

[supertom]

We need to win our home games. Certainly Liverpool is winnable. They're not brilliant on the road.

The key date is April 27th I think. We play Sunderland at home. Wigan have Spurs at home. I'd fancy us to take 3, Wigan to come out with nothing.
That said, but this time Sunderland could well be below us and right in the mire...hopefully.

Until then we have to fancy taking points in every game bar Utd.

[dave.woodhall]

There are three things you can guarantee because they happen every year. One club will drop like a stone, one will put together a run to get out of trouble earlier than they thought and one will win a couple of games only to drop back in it when they think they're safe.

[eastie]

I think stoke need only another 4 points from 24 and I expect them to get those , I certainly cannot see where sunderland will get 8 points from.

[lovejoy]

If I had to pick a wish list for 3 teams to go down I'd go for Man U Chelsea and Liverpool.

[Clampy]

I'd like to see QPR, Newcastle and Sunderland go. QPR just for the Arry factor and the other two just to cut out the long bloody journey's up there. I'd be happy for West Ham to go as well. I would have said Wigan but the beer is cheap up there. 

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Sunderland's run-in is horrendous:

Man U (h), Chelsea (a), Newcastle (a), Everton (h), Villa (a), Stoke (h), Southampton (h), Tottenham (a).

Southampton seems fairly easy after their next game:

Chelsea (h), Reading (a), West Ham (h), Swansea (a), West Brom (h), Tottenham (a), Sunderland (a), Stoke (h).

[PaulWinch again]

There are three things you can guarantee because they happen every year. One club will drop like a stone, one will put together a run to get out of trouble earlier than they thought and one will win a couple of games only to drop back in it when they think they're safe.

Yes and hopefully we're option two in that scenario rather than option three.

[Lastfootstamper]

Neither Stoke nor Sunderland can buy a goal at the moment. Stoke probably have the ability to draw their way to getting the four points that will, in all likelihood, be required. But MON seems to have lost the touch he had to do even that. Reading, doomed the moment they sacked McDermott. And QPR, even with 'arry, you can't ignore that the gap to their safety's getting wider, not narrower. So, even though I've stated elsewhere that I don't want Sunderland to drop, I think they will, along with the current bottom two.