The run-in for the "looking" doomed

[The Moose]

We are currently 14th, Small Heath are 19th.

See, there's always somebody worse off than you are!!

[Toronto Villa]

I'll say again, who would you replace him with?

No idea but we're down under Houllier.

I hope the supporters of the clubs below us are as ready to throw in the towel.

if it's like this at the other clubs, then 6 teams will be relegated this season. Today has been a bad day, but this thing will twist and turn yet. You can feel very optimistic with one good result, and equally as suicidal with a bad one like today. That's just how it will be between now and the end of the end of the season.

[Chipsticks]

I'll say again, who would you replace him with?

No idea but we're down under Houllier.

I hope the supporters of the clubs below us are as ready to throw in the towel.

if it's like this at the other clubs, then 6 teams will be relegated this season. Today has been a bad day, but this thing will twist and turn yet. You can feel very optimistic with one good result, and equally as suicidal with a bad one like today. That's just how it will be between now and the end of the end of the season.

Gotta admit, it's been a lot more...exciting and tense that the O'neil Reign.

[The Situation]

We are currently 14th, Small Heath are 19th.

See, there's always somebody worse off than you are!!

Just 2 points seperates us though.

The actual table and position is flattering to decieve. 14th somehow is misleading...

[Toronto Villa]

I'll say again, who would you replace him with?

No idea but we're down under Houllier.

I hope the supporters of the clubs below us are as ready to throw in the towel.

if it's like this at the other clubs, then 6 teams will be relegated this season. Today has been a bad day, but this thing will twist and turn yet. You can feel very optimistic with one good result, and equally as suicidal with a bad one like today. That's just how it will be between now and the end of the end of the season.

Gotta admit, it's been a lot more...exciting and tense that the O'neil Reign.

you know, I said that very thing while MON was here. That under him, we'd be steady but usually never have enough to make the next big step. We'd never be relegated and we'd always be competitive. But we'd never quite be able to break through at the top. I could have put money on a top 7 finish from now to the end of time had he still been around. We'd have been broke mind you, but you get my point.

[holtepaul]

I think it is totally simple.

Forget all the other games

Our season revolves around

Newcastle , Albion , West Ham , Wigan

We need 7 points out of those four games. If we get them, we will be safe.

In reality, that means Newcastle - WIN , Wigan - WIN , and a point from either of the Albion or West Ham games.

Do I think we will get them

NO - I think we are down !

[Toronto Villa]

I think it is totally simple.

Forget all the other games

Our season revolves around

Newcastle , Albion , West Ham , Wigan

We need 7 points out of those four games. If we get them, we will be safe.

In reality, that means Newcastle - WIN , Wigan - WIN , and a point from either of the Albion or West Ham games.

Do I think we will get them

NO - I think we are down !

so the teams below us will all get the points they need?

[The Moose]

You think 40 points will guarantee safety? Hmm.....

[holtepaul]

Yeah they will mate coz have a look at the fixtures, all the teams below us play each other in the last five or six games, so win lose or draw, all those around us will be picking up points.

We have Arsenal, Liverpool and all - 0 points ! thus making my four games TOTALLY CRUCIAL !

[Dave]

We have Arsenal, Liverpool and all - 0 points ! thus making my four games TOTALLY CRUCIAL !

We've written those two games off completely then have we?

Smashing. Good thing we didn't decide we would get nothing from the Man Utd and Chelsea games I suppose.

[Ian.]

That lanky bastard Carol and the long ball game has done us once already this season to be fair to Holtepaul.

[holtepaul]

Eh yeah mate I have.

We cant beat Wolves at home - do you really think I expect to beat Arsenal away !

Get real will ya

[The Situation]

The thing is though, West Ham, Wolves and West Brom are showing more desire than us to stay up right now.

It's still too close to call. Even if you go with Wigan and Birmingham to go down (which is just a guess, anything can change) who will be the third? That 3rd team will be either us, West Ham, Baggies, Wolves, Blackpool, Blackburn... look at how close it's going to be.

But yea, the teams around us have got hard work to do too - it's not just us who are looking nervously at the run-in and it's no guarantee the other teams will just pick points up easily towards the end of the season. It's ridiculously tight. If we can somehow get 5 points from our next 3 games we'd need 5 points from the next 5... but we want to be safe by the final 2 games. I really do fear for us if we're still in the same sort of position come the final 2 games... we'd be really relying on the teams around us to lose them both too or just get 1 point max.

[Dave]

Eh yeah mate I have.

We cant beat Wolves at home - do you really think I expect to beat Arsenal away !

Get real will ya

Or maybe Arsenal could say that they can't beat West Brom from two attempts at doing so and we beat them comfortably.

We probably won't get anything. But it's a bit daft writing the game off at this point.

[The Situation]

It'll take more than 40 points chaps. To be safe and sound I think we'd we need about 43/44 (I hope).

40 would be cutting it too fine I imagine.