The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[Toronto Villa]

Those teams aren't going to be overly keen to play us either. Tough games for sure, but for our opponents also.

[paul_e]

Still think 40 points is the benchmark - you get some strange results in the relegation run in! We certainly need 3 points against Swansea with  the 3 tough April away games.

That's just not right, 40 points has been required about 3 times in the last 20 years.  You're looking at 34-36 this season at best and that still relies on Burnley and Sunderland putting on their best run of form all season.  I genuinely think Leicester and QPR are gone, the former will struggle to get to what we have now and from what I've seen of QPR I think they'll get about 30.

3 wins from here and we're fine.

[kippaxvilla2]

We are one point ahead of the original projection.  Keep it going chaps.

[OCD]

Still think 40 points is the benchmark - you get some strange results in the relegation run in! We certainly need 3 points against Swansea with  the 3 tough April away games.

That's just not right, 40 points has been required about 3 times in the last 20 years.  You're looking at 34-36 this season at best and that still relies on Burnley and Sunderland putting on their best run of form all season.  I genuinely think Leicester and QPR are gone, the former will struggle to get to what we have now and from what I've seen of QPR I think they'll get about 30.

3 wins from here and we're fine.

If it is 34 points, that would mean needing 1 more win should we beat Swansea next week. That would be surprising. Sunderland and Burnley are only 2 and 3 points behind us so it's likely to be more like high 30's.

[villan from luton]

I think 36 would be enough, 3 points nest week would be a great start. When was the last time we won 4 games on the trot ?

[supertom]

I think 36 would be enough, 3 points nest week would be a great start. When was the last time we won 4 games on the trot ?

O Neill perhaps. Exactly when, I'm not sure.

[supertom]

I think 36 would be enough, 3 points nest week would be a great start. When was the last time we won 4 games on the trot ?

O Neill perhaps. Exactly when, I'm not sure.

2009-10.
We did 6 in a row in all comps (though one victory against Rapid was a second leg we lost all told on goal difference). We also had a 5 game winning run a little later too.

[peter w]

It's still going to be tough to get out of this. burnley's result tonight is a case in point there are many twists and turns and strange results in the run in. I personally don't think Everton are in it and will just get the points that they need when they need them. it's us , leicester, QPR, Burnley, Sunderland and Hull. I think Leicester are definitely down. QPR will go too but I don't think they'll be cut adrift. 3 points are important next week, again, so that we don't put too much pressure on the QPR and Burnley games. Still a long way to go and still going to be tough.

[pauliewalnuts]

As it stands now, Everton are currently pretty much in it as they're on the same points total as us. They don't play till tomorrow, at home to Newcastle, after which they'll have played the same number of games as us.

They also seem to be on a run of awful form, which helps.

[kippaxvilla2]

And the longer they're in the fated Europa league all the better.  Thing is its not as if Martinez hasn't got form!

[peter w]

There's always 1 team that are always there that gets the odd win that just keeps them out of reach. previously it has been Stoke, Sunderland, us. I think this season it's Everton.

[villan from luton]

It's still going to be tough to get out of this. burnley's result tonight is a case in point there are many twists and turns and strange results in the run in. I personally don't think Everton are in it and will just get the points that they need when they need them. it's us , leicester, QPR, Burnley, Sunderland and Hull. I think Leicester are definitely down. QPR will go too but I don't think they'll be cut adrift. 3 points are important next week, again, so that we don't put too much pressure on the QPR and Burnley games. Still a long way to go and still going to be tough.

Why are Everton not in it?  Unless Martinez realises the best course of action is to get the ball to Lukaku (Lambert take note), I think they will be ok but no better than us

[peter w]

It's still going to be tough to get out of this. burnley's result tonight is a case in point there are many twists and turns and strange results in the run in. I personally don't think Everton are in it and will just get the points that they need when they need them. it's us , leicester, QPR, Burnley, Sunderland and Hull. I think Leicester are definitely down. QPR will go too but I don't think they'll be cut adrift. 3 points are important next week, again, so that we don't put too much pressure on the QPR and Burnley games. Still a long way to go and still going to be tough.

Why are Everton not in it?  Unless Martinez realises the best course of action is to get the ball to Lukaku (Lambert take note), I think they will be ok but no better than us

Because they're great and I love them.

[villan from luton]

It's still going to be tough to get out of this. burnley's result tonight is a case in point there are many twists and turns and strange results in the run in. I personally don't think Everton are in it and will just get the points that they need when they need them. it's us , leicester, QPR, Burnley, Sunderland and Hull. I think Leicester are definitely down. QPR will go too but I don't think they'll be cut adrift. 3 points are important next week, again, so that we don't put too much pressure on the QPR and Burnley games. Still a long way to go and still going to be tough.

Why are Everton not in it?  Unless Martinez realises the best course of action is to get the ball to Lukaku (Lambert take note), I think they will be ok but no better than us

Because they're great and I love them.

Good for you, they are certainly a better club than that across the park IMO

[Jarpie]

Leicester, QPR and Sunderland will go down I reckon.

First two have already given up and Sunderland look completely void of anything.