The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[supertom]

If we want to stand a chance of beating Spurs we'll have to make sure our pressing game is up to scratch. That means every player needs to put the hard yards in.

I think they will. Sherwood will light a rocket up every players arse for this game. He'll be desperate to win this one, possibly more so than any other game this season.

He'll be more desperate to beat Arsenal in the cup final!

He'll be relaxed for that one. Our name is already on the cup...

[olaftab]

Records are there to be broken

That's exactly what Lambert did😁

[nodge]

If we want to stand a chance of beating Spurs we'll have to make sure our pressing game is up to scratch. That means every player needs to put the hard yards in.

I think they will. Sherwood will light a rocket up every players arse for this game. He'll be desperate to win this one, possibly more so than any other game this season.

He'll be more desperate to beat Arsenal in the cup final!

He was an Arsenal fan growing up wasn't he?  He'll be in a win win situation if we get through to the final.

[Steve67]

If we get through to the final, am I right in thinking that we are in the Europa league as Arsenal will be in the top four and guaranteed champions league, win or not?

[dave.woodhall]

If we get through to the final, am I right in thinking that we are in the Europa league as Arsenal will be in the top four and guaranteed champions league, win or not?

I read somewhere that the rules have changed to scrap that.

[Steve67]

If we get through to the final, am I right in thinking that we are in the Europa league as Arsenal will be in the top four and guaranteed champions league, win or not?

I read somewhere that the rules have changed to scrap that.

Really? That's a shame. Mind you, probably for the best given how many injuries we get each season and the amount of disruption the Europa seems to cause.

[silhillvilla]

Europa League = booby prize.
I'm not sure we need the arduous slog

[OCD]

We're not ready for a European spot so if the rules have changed, that works for us on this occasion. A big overhaul is needed and we either won't have a squad packed with quality players or if there was a big spending takeover and we did, the squad would have to bed down and ensure a good league position.

[Exeter 77]

According to this only domestic cup winners qualify not runners up if the winners already have a European place.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_UEFA_Europa_League

[silhillvilla]

We're not ready for a European spot so if the rules have changed, that works for us on this occasion. A big overhaul is needed and we either won't have a squad packed with quality players or if there was a big spending takeover and we did, the squad would have to bed down and ensure a good league position.

Yep, I'd rather another domestic trophy push than Thursday afternoons in Tel Aviv .

[olaftab]

I will wait till QPR and Burnley result but if they both lose than we are more or less there.

[Richard E]

I will wait till QPR and Burnley result but if they both lose than we are more or less there.

If they don't both lose the we can only conclude that God hates us.

[PeterWithesShin]

May as well stick it here as well

Table
13   Newcastle    31   -16   35
14   West Brom   32  -16  33
15   Aston Villa   33   -21   32
16   Sunderland  32   -23   29
17   Hull              32   -16   28
18   QPR             32   -20   26
19   Burnley        31   -23   26
20   Leicester      31   -19   25

Remaining fixtures

West Brom
Crystal Palace v West Brom
West Brom v Liverpool
Man Utd v West Brom
Newcastle v West Brom
West Brom v Chelsea
Arsenal v West Brom

Sunderland
Stoke v Sunderland
Sunderland v Southampton
Everton v Sunderland
Sunderland v Leicester
Arsenal v Sunderland
Chelsea v Sunderland

Hull v Liverpool   
Crystal Palace v Hull
Hull v Arsenal
Hull v Burnley
Tottenham v Hull
Hull v Man Utd

Aston Villa
Man City v Aston Villa
Aston Villa v Everton
Aston Villa v West Ham
Southampton v Aston Villa
Aston Villa v Burnley

Burnley
Burnley v Arsenal
Everton v Burnley
Burnley v Leicester
West Ham v Burnley
Hull v Burnley
Burnley v Stoke
Aston Villa v Burnley

QPR
QPR v Chelsea
QPR v West Ham
Liverpool v QPR
Man City v QPR
QPR v Newcastle
Leicester v QPR

Leicester
Leicester v Swansea
Burnley v Leicester
Leicester v Chelsea
Leicester v Newcastle
Leicester v Southampton
Sunderland v Leicester
Leicester v QPR

[SoccerHQ]

Hull will go down.

Leicester have a great chance of getting out of this now.

[SoccerHQ]

Also a decent chance of finishing above WBA looking at their fixtures.