The Plot to Escape Relegation Thread 2015.

[MONCABA]

 Looking at those fixtures I would say Sunderland  are fu€ked 

[Marton]

14   Aston Villa   35   -21   35
15   Newcastle    35   -24   35
16   Leicester      35   -15   34
17   Hull              35   -15   34
18   Sunderland  34   -22   33
19   QPR             35   -22   27
20   Burnley        35   -27   26

Remaining fixtures

Newcastle
Newcastle v West Brom
QPR v Newcastle
Newcastle v West Ham

Sunderland
Everton v Sunderland
Sunderland v Leicester
Arsenal v Sunderland
Chelsea v Sunderland

Hull
Hull v Burnley
Tottenham v Hull
Hull v Man Utd

Aston Villa
Aston Villa v West Ham
Southampton v Aston Villa
Aston Villa v Burnley

Burnley
Hull v Burnley
Burnley v Stoke
Aston Villa v Burnley

QPR
Man City v QPR
QPR v Newcastle
Leicester v QPR

Leicester
Leicester v Southampton
Sunderland v Leicester
Leicester v QPR

Remaining fixtures

Newcastle  (4 p)
Newcastle v West Brom (D)
QPR v Newcastle (L)
Newcastle v West Ham (W)

Sunderland (3p)
Everton v Sunderland (L)
Sunderland v Leicester (W)
Arsenal v Sunderland (L)
Chelsea v Sunderland (L)

Hull (3p)
Hull v Burnley (W)
Tottenham v Hull (L)
Hull v Man Utd (L)

Aston Villa (7p)
Aston Villa v West Ham (W)
Southampton v Aston Villa (D)
Aston Villa v Burnley (W)

Burnley (3p)
Hull v Burnley (L)
Burnley v Stoke (W)
Aston Villa v Burnley (L)

QPR (3p)
Man City v QPR (L)
QPR v Newcastle (W)
Leicester v QPR (L)

Leicester (6p)
Leicester v Southampton (W)
Sunderland v Leicester (L)
Leicester v QPR (W)

That would make Leicester jumping Newcastle the only change in the relegation battle...

14   Aston Villa   35   -21   35 +7
15   Newcastle    35   -24   35 +4
16   Leicester      35   -15   34 +6
17   Hull              35   -15   34 +3
18   Sunderland  34   -22   33 +3
19   QPR             35   -22   27 +3
20   Burnley        35   -27   26 +3

[Villafirst]

A Villa win and a defeat for Sunderland at Everton would virtually make us safe.

[peter w]

Mind you Phil Neville provided some good thoughtful analysis on the fight after Arsenal won last night and how its boiling up. To be fair to him, I, and I'll bet quite a few on here and elsewhere, hadn't quite considered this:

"I think Burnley and QPR are going to struggle, but the fight for the last remaining relegation place will go down to the last game."

[Matt C]

Thanks Phil, for clearing that up.

[Malandro]

I just had a browse on a Sunderland message board to gauge their mood and they mostly seem confident about avoiding relegation. What I also noticed is that even when they pen their thoughts they end sentences with 'like'.
Weird, like.

[Clampy]

I just had a browse on a Sunderland message board to gauge their mood and they mostly seem confident about avoiding relegation. What I also noticed is that even when they pen their thoughts they end sentences with 'like'.
Weird, like.

I think they're looking at Hull's fixtures as a cause for comfort but their last two games could well put Sunderland down like.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Mind you Phil Neville provided some good thoughtful analysis on the fight after Arsenal won last night and how its boiling up. To be fair to him, I, and I'll bet quite a few on here and elsewhere, hadn't quite considered this:

"I think Burnley and QPR are going to struggle, but the fight for the last remaining relegation place will go down to the last game."

Thank goodness for his professionally perfect perception and insight.
Miraculous doesn't sum it up.

[mrastonvilla]

I just had a browse on a Sunderland message board to gauge their mood and they mostly seem confident about avoiding relegation. What I also noticed is that even when they pen their thoughts they end sentences with 'like'.
Weird, like.

I think they're looking at Hull's fixtures as a cause for comfort but their last two games could well put Sunderland down like.

You're not wrong there marra

[john e]

I just hope that we can get another win at the weekend and hopefully put some clear daylight between us and another couple of clubs say 4/5 points with two games to play would be perfect scenario

[Gregorys Boy]

Its a bit of toss up between Newcastle and Sunderland for the third spot I think.  Sunderland have not improved that much under Dick if any.  They do have really bad fixtures too, but then the weekend win was vital, it may be left to what others around them do.  Newcastle need to get something from West Brom on Saturday just to keep a bit of distance between them and the chasing pack.  With them it might be simliar to us in recent years where they are just hopeing that the others just arn't good enough to over take them.

[Duncan Shaw]

I just had a browse on a Sunderland message board to gauge their mood and they mostly seem confident about avoiding relegation. What I also noticed is that even when they pen their thoughts they end sentences with 'like'.
Weird, like.

I think they're looking at Hull's fixtures as a cause for comfort but their last two games could well put Sunderland down like.

I don't really understand why people think Hull's fixtures are that tough really.

[olaftab]

If this weekend we lose and Necastle and Sunderland win and Leicester and Hull do not lose we are back in the bottom 3😊

[chrisw1]

I'm torn between wanting us safe as soon as possible and wanting everyone to win but Newcastle.  Mainly because of Carvers 'that stuff stays with you' bollocks.

[Diablo]

I'm torn between wanting us safe as soon as possible and wanting everyone to win but Newcastle.  Mainly because of Carvers 'that stuff stays with you' bollocks.

My thoughts exactly. I found myself thinking how funny it would be for Newcastle to go down but then tried to mentally snap out of it considering we're only a few goals ahead of them. To be fair their fans are getting royally shafted, Ashley is a right tw@t and the whole Rangers thing on top of that - Jeez! If I wasn't mistaken I could of sworn I had some empathy twinges of sympathy for their fans and then I remembered how much they hate us and realised it must have just been the prunes I ate.