The Plot An Escape From Relegation Thread.....

[Concrete John]

Although they lost yesterday, Di Canio did seem to get a reaction out of Sunderland.  However, that feel good factor won't last if they also lose their next two games, which are toughies.  I think we'll be above them by the time we play them, so IF we then win that game it really makes it hard for them to finish above us.  If I was a Sunderland fan, I'd be looking at Stoke as the team to finish above for survival.

[Concrete John]

Holman scores the one against the bar against Wigan to make it 1-1 and the ref doesn't buy the Rodriguez dive and we may well be safe now having come back and won those games. There have been some pretty fine lines this season go against us often until the last few weeks. I said in January Lambert is the unluckiest manager I can remember. Thankfully some of that appears to have changed a bit.

Amazing that we would be 6th if games finished at half time. It shows we have something.

Whilst there is only one table that really matters, I do agree with you!

There will be plenty that don't/won't see it, but I think Lambert is doing a good job and slowly turning the club around.  It's been a bumpy road, and we haven't got to the end of it yet, but if it wasn't for constantly shooting ourselves in the foot with defensive lapses we'd be a comfortable mid table team in what is effectively a transitional year. 

[Lastfootstamper]

As a small pointer, with absolutely no science or research or even much serious thought to back it up whatsoever, I give you Gabby's goal; keeper and defender flailing around at the near post, ball still ends up in the net. Just the kind you concede when you're dooooooooomed.

Fingers crossed.

[andrew08]

I wish Sunderland would just make up their mind about letting me dislike them or not. For years they don't register to me at all then they appoint MON, so obviously I want them relegated,  he gets fired (quite like them for that in fact) so I can turn back to my traditional Scottish team to dislike,that being Newcastle. Then they have to go and appoint PDC who in this current season had a pop at us after the Swindon game.Mmmm

On reflection, I think, as long as we stay safe I'd like Sunderland to stay up at the expense of Newcastle or failing that Stoook.

[Villafirst]

I wish Sunderland would just make up their mind about letting me dislike them or not. For years they don't register to me at all then they appoint MON, so obviously I want them relegated,  he gets fired (quite like them for that in fact) so I can turn back to my traditional Scottish team to dislike,that being Newcastle. Then they have to go and appoint PDC who in this current season had a pop at us after the Swindon game.Mmmm

On reflection, I think, as long as we stay safe I'd like Sunderland to stay up at the expense of Newcastle or failing that Stoook.
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I wish Sunderland would just make up their mind about letting me dislike them or not. For years they don't register to me at all then they appoint MON, so obviously I want them relegated,  he gets fired (quite like them for that in fact) so I can turn back to my traditional Scottish team to dislike,that being Newcastle. Then they have to go and appoint PDC who in this current season had a pop at us after the Swindon game.Mmmm

On reflection, I think, as long as we stay safe I'd like Sunderland to stay up at the expense of Newcastle or failing that Stoook.

No chance - Newcastle have 36 points now and will stay up after that late goal against Fulham. In fact, surely you'd want them to beat Sunderland this coming weekend? If that happens and we beat Fulham we'll have a 5 point cushion - we could then make ourseves almost safe by beating Sunderland on the 29th April?

[MoetVillan]

I think Manyoo should be looking to do us a favour.  Historically they could count on us for 4-6 points a season, which in a tight year at the top could make all the difference for them.  So now they have the title wrapped up, they should be thinking for the future.

[MONCABA]

I think Manyoo should be looking to do us a favour.  Historically they could count on us for 4-6 points a season, which in a tight year at the top could make all the difference for them.  So now they have the title wrapped up, they should be thinking for the future.

The trouble is if United & Man City continue winning between now and when they play us, they can win the title if they beat us.

[cdbearsfan]

How can the same bookies have us at 3s to go down and Stoke 8s when they're the worst form team in the league, we're picking up, we're a point behind and just battered them?

Wishful thinking by punters. We're the biggest team down there so betters will have lumped on the Villa-relegation bandwagon. Just the same as most of us wanted Everton down in the nineties and pissed ourselves laughing when Leeds and Newcastle fucked off. If betters lump on, bookies have to react to cover their backs.

[kippaxvilla2]

Still a point ahead of my prediction.

[Fuse]

We will need 39 points to stay up because of our goal difference.

[ciggiesnbeer]

We will need 39 points to stay up because of our goal difference.

A point a game? Gonna be tight innit?

[PaulWinch again]

We will need 39 points to stay up because of our goal difference.

Looking at things currently we could need 40 +

[Irish villain]

All the teams around us are capable of picking up points.

Need Newcastle to get something today. Norwich could end up a key game. Beat both Sunderland and Norwich and we'll be fine.

[wolfman999]

Newcastle doing us no favours then. Thanks a lot Fabian, you useless fuck

[PaulWinch again]

It's looking 40 points plus, we badly need Man Utd to win.