Is this the season... (Poll reset after Albion double)

[Smirker]

Yeah could do with a poll reset.

If we do go down, I really can't see us coming back up.

[Villa in Denmark]

If you think QPR, Burnley and Leicester will finish above us, then lump your money on it, I am sure the bookies will be glad for it.

Thing is, it will probably only require one of them if we keep this up.

We've taken 14 points from the last 19 games, and 10 of those came in the first 4 games. Even if we started picking up points at 50% of the rate we have been over that period, we're still going to struggle to get past 35 points.

We're so deep in the shit, we need one of those sewage workers from Mexico City that snorkel through the sewers keeping them from accumulating too much "solid waste" to help us back to the surface.

Google Worlds Dirtiest Jobs Mexico City if you want to be put off your evening meal.

[supertom]

Much depends on what other clubs do in january too. We're probably going to do very little, if anything. We just have to hope that Sunderland, Leicester and QPR don't find anyone inspirational to sign. We'll just about finish ahead of them this season, as things stand. Just about.

[levico]

No I think we'll find that Sunderland begin a slow but steady improvement over the next few weeks while we move down into our final position, 18th.

[Ads]

If you say so. They look utter wank to me, but still an hour in it.

[dave.woodhall]

No I think we'll find that Sunderland begin a slow but steady improvement over the next few weeks while we move down into our final position, 18th.

For the fifth year in a row.

[Ads]

If we finish below either of Sunderland or Palace then we want shooting.

It would be jolly sporting of Palace to fuck off back down the leagues so we don't have to visit Selhurst Park again.

[Risso]

If we finish below either of Sunderland or Palace then we want shooting.

We finished below both of them last year, so it would hardly be a huge shock.

[Ads]

What's last year got to do with it? I am watching them both now and they're abysmal. We will finish above both.

[levico]

What's last year got to do with it? I am watching them both now and they're abysmal. We will finish above both.

Have we got a 3-1 away in us? Don't think so.

[SoccerHQ]

I thought a few weeks ago the usual 36 or 37 points would do the trick to stay up, not sure now as Newcastle have picked up big time and QPR are showing improved form.

It could be 40 + points for the 3rd relegation spot this year which dosen't bode well for us based on the last few seasons, two of which we haven't even reached that figure.

[olaftab]

Have we got a 3-1 away in us? Don't think so.

This is very silly. We may or may not but that doesn't mean that we will not win an away match again this season and this 3-1 for Sunderland said nothing more than a 1-0 or 2-1. They could have lost this game or a  draw but ended up winning it however it says nothing absolutely zilch about them being better than us. More valid discussion is why we are around this area of the table again?

[olaftab]

I thought a few weeks ago the usual 36 or 37 points would do the trick to stay up, not sure now as Newcastle have picked up big time and QPR are showing improved form.

It could be 40 + points for the 3rd relegation spot this year which dosen't bode well for us based on the last few seasons, two of which we haven't even reached that figure.

This is a pointless discussion and no pun intended. Any time up to Xmas people will make this analogy about teams "picking up" and therefore 40+ however records show that 35+ has been more then enough because teams take points off each other. I have not checked but I would say that  since 3 for win came about very few teams have been relegated with 35 points or more.

[silhillvilla]

We need to start winning against the teams in our league (basically anyone outside the top . I'm not sure we will beat as many top 5 teams as we did last season.

[tomd2103]

We need to start winning against the teams in our league (basically anyone outside the top . I'm not sure we will beat as many top 5 teams as we did last season.

In the end it was those unexpected results that kept us up last season.  As it stands, the three promoted clubs occupy the bottom three places and I think at least two of them (Leicester and Burnley) will stay there and Palace will soon join them as Warnock will drag them down.