The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[Dave]

Sunderland are in a horrific mess. Their defence looks almost unsalvageable. Beyond Brown and O'Shea (both well past it) they only have a couple of poor foreign CH's in on loan who haven't adapted to the Prem. Their best striker is Defoe who is 33 years old and will always be on the periphery of games. Again, it goes back to the Bent argument. Yes he might put a chance away and score goals, but you sacrifice a player in the general play. Defoe probably touched the ball few enough times you could count on your fingers at the weekend.
They lack pace. Their best player is currently out of action indefinitely. It's a shambles. Advocaat's track record doesn't suggest he'd be able to pull off the miracle required to turn this squad around. Now whether he keeps them up is more a matter of how QPR finish. Much like ourselves under McLeish and Lambert last season, Sunderland must rely on 3 teams being shitter, rather than anything they might actually do themselves.

I didn't realise Defoe was that old, but thinking about it he must be.

Sunderland will still be paying Defoe £70,000 per week when he is 36 years old.

[Damo70]

Sunderland are in a horrific mess. Their defence looks almost unsalvageable. Beyond Brown and O'Shea (both well past it) they only have a couple of poor foreign CH's in on loan who haven't adapted to the Prem. Their best striker is Defoe who is 33 years old and will always be on the periphery of games. Again, it goes back to the Bent argument. Yes he might put a chance away and score goals, but you sacrifice a player in the general play. Defoe probably touched the ball few enough times you could count on your fingers at the weekend.
They lack pace. Their best player is currently out of action indefinitely. It's a shambles. Advocaat's track record doesn't suggest he'd be able to pull off the miracle required to turn this squad around. Now whether he keeps them up is more a matter of how QPR finish. Much like ourselves under McLeish and Lambert last season, Sunderland must rely on 3 teams being shitter, rather than anything they might actually do themselves.

I didn't realise Defoe was that old, but thinking about it he must be.

Sunderland will still be paying Defoe £70,000 per week when he is 36 years old.

I think Leeds might still be paying Robbie Fowler 70 grand a week.

[supertom]

Sunderland are in a horrific mess. Their defence looks almost unsalvageable. Beyond Brown and O'Shea (both well past it) they only have a couple of poor foreign CH's in on loan who haven't adapted to the Prem. Their best striker is Defoe who is 33 years old and will always be on the periphery of games. Again, it goes back to the Bent argument. Yes he might put a chance away and score goals, but you sacrifice a player in the general play. Defoe probably touched the ball few enough times you could count on your fingers at the weekend.
They lack pace. Their best player is currently out of action indefinitely. It's a shambles. Advocaat's track record doesn't suggest he'd be able to pull off the miracle required to turn this squad around. Now whether he keeps them up is more a matter of how QPR finish. Much like ourselves under McLeish and Lambert last season, Sunderland must rely on 3 teams being shitter, rather than anything they might actually do themselves.

I didn't realise Defoe was that old, but thinking about it he must be.

Sunderland will still be paying Defoe £70,000 per week when he is 36 years old.

Even QPR thought better of signing him.

[Matt C]

I forgot he was even playing on Saturday.

[Tom_Mc9?]

We should be okay. Hopefully April doesn't destroy the newfound belief the squad seem to have. I'm awaiting 'honeymoon period over' cliches in the regional press.

[PaulWinch again]

We should be okay. Hopefully April doesn't destroy the newfound belief the squad seem to have. I'm awaiting 'honeymoon period over' cliches in the regional press.

In April we really need beat QPR and get a positive result in at least one of the other games.

[silhillvilla]

We should be okay. Hopefully April doesn't destroy the newfound belief the squad seem to have. I'm awaiting 'honeymoon period over' cliches in the regional press.

In April we really need beat QPR and get a positive result in at least one of the other games.

The semi ?

[richl]

Jelavic from hull out for 6 weeks will help.

[The Left Side]

Jelavic from hull out for 6 weeks will help.

That won't help them in the run in, shame.

[silhillvilla]

If I could choose 3 to go it would be qpr Everton and WBA
I quite like the away days of hull, Sunderland , Leicester and burnley.

[OCD]

Jelavic from hull out for 6 weeks will help.

That won't help them in the run in, shame.

Neither will their fixture list.

[Malandro]

If I could choose 3 to go it would be qpr Everton and WBA
I quite like the away days of hull, Sunderland , Leicester and burnley.

Chelsea, Newcastle and man utd

[Richard E]

If I could choose 3 to go it would be qpr Everton and WBA
I quite like the away days of hull, Sunderland , Leicester and burnley.

Chelsea, Newcastle and man utd

If I could choose the three teams to go down it would be Liverpool, Liverpool and Liverpool.

[Des Little]

If I could choose 3 to go it would be qpr Everton and WBA
I quite like the away days of hull, Sunderland , Leicester and burnley.

Chelsea, Newcastle and man utd

If I could choose the three teams to go down it would be Liverpool, Liverpool and Liverpool.

***applauds***

[Damo70]

Albion, Everton and anyone else but us to be replaced by Watford, Bournemouth and Brentford would be my ideal scenario. But in reality just one more win for Albion and two more wins for Everton would make them as good as safe.