How many points will keep us up?

[PaulWinch again]

I have said it before SHQ that the final game will be a dead rubber.

I could see the scenario for Wigan playing out as you say, but I can also see us taking 10 from Stoke, Fulham, Sunderland and Norwich.

I think we need 10 from those.

[SoccerHQ]

I really can't see Sunderland getting 9 points from their last 7.

I guess the Sunderland game will be similar to the Bolton game last season, we need to be ahead of them in the table pre kick off really looking at the fixtures coming up.

[Des Little]

I have said it before SHQ that the final game will be a dead rubber.

I could see the scenario for Wigan playing out as you say, but I can also see us taking 10 from Stoke, Fulham, Sunderland and Norwich.

I think we need 10 from those.

I think we'll need 8 and that's what we will get. Two wins at home and draws away.

[OCD]

We've looked quite good away from home recently. I wouldn't rule out getting wins out of the Stoke, Norwich and Wigan games.

[David_Nab]

Looking at other teams results Norwich /Stoke and Sunderland been very poor of late.All 3 don't score too many they have more draws than us which is why we are below them.I think to stay up we need to beat 2 out of three of them.

[dave.woodhall]

If we can't get two wins and three draws from our remaining games we don't deserve to stay up.

[KRS]

I expect 38pts will see a team relegated so with our goal difference we need minimum 39pts.

[PeterWithesShin]

If we can't get two wins and three draws from our remaining games we don't deserve to stay up.

Pretty much what I said before the Liverpool game. 8 games and 10 points needed for 40. If we failed to average just over a point a game with the fixtures we have left then we deserve to drop.

[tomd2103]

To just go off topic a little, it looks like 50 points might not be enough for survival in the Championship. 

[dekko]

To just go off topic a little, it looks like 50 points might not be enough for survival in the Championship.

The Championship is a pretty entertaining league for neutrals - the quality obviously isnt as good as in the prem but its very competitive and before the season you could've named 10 teams with a good chance of promotion.

I'll enjoy watching it as a neutral next season too (because Villa will stay up on 40 points)

[Ads]

If we can't get two wins and three draws from our remaining games we don't deserve to stay up.

Pretty much what I said before the Liverpool game. 8 games and 10 points needed for 40. If we failed to average just over a point a game with the fixtures we have left then we deserve to drop.

Absolutely.

People keep talking about 40 points, but bear in mind we are all down here because we are all not very good.

Look at Newcastle, we thought they would pull well out of it after January, but the fact is they are three points above us courtesy of us not having square goal posts.

Much like last night, a lot of teams will huff and puff. I think Stoke and Sunderland have terrible run ins, so it will be a lot tighter amongst five or six sides than people realise.

Obviously the quicker we’re up to 38+ the better.

[N'ZMAV]

Lets beat Stoke, and drag them down with us.

[Ads]

I am sure that 19 teams, given the choice, would choose Stoke to go down above anybody else. Lets do it for England Villa.

[Des Little]

I expect 38pts will see a team relegated so with our goal difference we need minimum 39pts.

I think 37 would keep us up.

[eastie]

I expect 38pts will see a team relegated so with our goal difference we need minimum 39pts.

This.
Just been joking with kendrick because i told him 39 to stay up same as he was thinking , and now he's calling me either psychic  or a stalker for reading his mind correctly yesterday

I did think 38 might keep us up but with our goal difference i think it may need 39 now.