How many points will keep us up?

[Damo70]

I don't have a grudge against MON. I take the piss out of 'Arry but I don't massively dislike him . Whelan isn't my favourite person in the world but I don't lie in bed at night sticking pins into effigies of him. Basically I just want any three to go down except us. I don't really have a preference as to who they are.

[bilsim]

Looking at our remaining fixtures, if we don't get at least two wins out of QPR, Sunderland, Norwich and Wigan then we deserve to go.

[Ads]

If villa stay up and Sunderland go down . That would just about make up for the last awful 3 seasons . It would be terrific.

You might say that, and I..I..I...possibly wouldn't disagree with you.

*Pushes glasses up face, while bobbing around like a loonatic.

[richard moore]

MOTD really did push at the boundaries of self-control

Twitchy Twat followed by our beloved ex followed by Jenas, that most odious of blingy, punch me in the face types

I muted the whole lot

[Brend'Watkins]

Looking at our remaining fixtures, if we don't get at least two wins out of QPR, Sunderland, Norwich and Wigan then we deserve to go.

And Fulham. 

I think we will get 39/40 points

[villa `cross the mersey]

MOTD really did push at the boundaries of self-control

Twitchy Twat followed by our beloved ex followed by Jenas, that most odious of blingy, punch me in the face types

I muted the whole lot

Blood pressure up again Richard ?

[OCD]

Ideal scenario next weekend - we win and Norwich win.

Sunderland's games for the rest of the season - Norwich (h), Man Utd (h), Chelsea (a), Newcastle (a), Everton (h), us (a), Stoke (h), Southampton (h) and Tottenham (a).

[supertom]

Norwich is the game that could really suck them into it. After that, Sunderland have a tough set of fixtures. I could see them losing the next 4 after. I can't see them winning until Stoke either.

[paul_e]

I think Stoke and the 'ammers could get drawn into it if a couple of sides down there put a run together.  They've both been pretty terrible away from home this year so are pretty much reliant on picking up points at home for stoke that means:

West Brom
Us
Man Utd
Norwich
Tottenham

That's not a simple set of games, with only really Norwich having nothing to play for (you'd expect).  They don't even have the luxury of going away to someone with nothing to play for, with all their games against sides around the top and bottom who will be wanting to win their win at home themselves.

West ham aren't as at risk because, whilst they really have a terrible run of away games they should be able to pickup points at home.

[OCD]

With 33 points already, Stoke should only need a couple of wins. Think we're looking at teams on 30 points and below.

[SoccerHQ]

Sunderland could easily lose their final 4 away games....Us hopefully, Newcastle, Chelsea and Spurs on the last day.

And the Stadium of Light is an even more depressed place when things aren't going well than Villa Park. Would be interested to hear Davey B's take on things, shame he only posts when we play them.

In reality I think they'll beat Norwich and probably Stoke so will scrape home by a couple of points.

[Ads]

It would be lovely to draw level on points with them come 17:00 on Saturday.

[richard moore]

MOTD really did push at the boundaries of self-control

Twitchy Twat followed by our beloved ex followed by Jenas, that most odious of blingy, punch me in the face types

I muted the whole lot

Blood pressure up again Richard ?

Ha, yes, Clive though the running I do probably mitigates the 'Villa effect'! Or at least, that is my theory....

[CJ]

Just did the BBC Predictor thingy again and I had 6 teams(us, Wigan, QPR, West Ham, Sunderland and So'ton) on 36 points going into the last game, with Reading already down. Assuming QPR lose away to Lplop, and Sunderland lose away to Spurs, a point at Wigan will see us safe on 37 points with QPR and Sunderland down. Lose at Wigan and we go down on goal difference. I think we need at least 37 to stay up - preferably 38.

[peter w]

19th with 32 points for me.