This is the season...

[Villa in Denmark]

If we stay up it will be how we always stay up, find three teams.
If Newcastle and Sunderland remain crap all season we only need to find one more. Maybe Bournemouth.

The only team that we or Sterk had beaten in the PL before last Saturday was Bournemouth.

I just had a look on Oddschecker and every bookmaker has us odds on to drop along with only Sunderland.
 
It would be interesting to see how the bottom three at this stage of previous seasons compares to the final placings. 

I'm fairly certain that it was obvious that QPR and Burnley were FUBAR from a very early stage last season.  They had a couple of good periods but had always left themselves too much to do to ever look like getting out of trouble.  And that's why we can't afford anything less than 6 or 7 points from the next 4 games or we'll be looking at 7 or 8 points adrift after 12 games which will be pretty impressive for all the wrong reasons.

[martin o`who??]

Increasingly beginning to feel like it, sorry but I don't do blind faith or mindless optimism.

[Clampy]

Increasingly beginning to feel like it, sorry but I don't do blind faith or mindless optimism.

I don't do pessimism.

[in exile]

Increasingly beginning to feel like it, sorry but I don't do blind faith or mindless optimism.

I do

[adrenachrome]

Computer says yes.

The Shields Gazette

Sunderland, Aston Villa and Bournemouth forecast for relegation by Premier League supercomputer – while Newcastle predicted for narrow survival

Sunderland will finish bottom of the table and spend next season in the Championship, according to a supercomputer.

The team at sports software firm Stats.com have used their expertise to calculate an estimated final Premier League table for the 2015/2016 season, putting Sunderland at rock bottom with 32 points.

Newcastle are predicted to survive by a narrow margin, however, with 38 points – enough to put them into 15th place on goal difference.

Aston Villa are tipped to come 19th with 34 points, and Bournemouth 18th with 36 points.

Manchester City are predicted to finish top with 80 points, Arsenal second with 78 points, and Manchester United third with 75 points.

The prediction comes at an already grim time for Sunderland fans, as the search continues to find a new manager after the resignation of Dick Advocaat.

The club currently sit second bottom, one place ahead of Newcastle.

[boboonthecorner]

I think if we stick with TS we will go, he's not up to the job. We have given no indication that there is any other way other than down. He's fucking about with the system still a quarter into the season which says to me he isn't the slightest bit organised. Schoolboy errors which Levy saw at Spurs. RL seems to have very little logic involved in the selection of his managers and with Fox's input this time round neither has he. After the next six games coming up I believe we'll be down by the start of December after picking up 1 of a possible 15 and a cup exit at Southampton.

[silhillvilla]

Will be amazed if we reach 34 points

[Chico Hamilton III]

Computer says yes.

The Shields Gazette

Sunderland, Aston Villa and Bournemouth forecast for relegation by Premier League supercomputer – while Newcastle predicted for narrow survival

Sunderland will finish bottom of the table and spend next season in the Championship, according to a supercomputer.

The team at sports software firm Stats.com have used their expertise to calculate an estimated final Premier League table for the 2015/2016 season, putting Sunderland at rock bottom with 32 points.

Newcastle are predicted to survive by a narrow margin, however, with 38 points – enough to put them into 15th place on goal difference.

Aston Villa are tipped to come 19th with 34 points, and Bournemouth 18th with 36 points.

Manchester City are predicted to finish top with 80 points, Arsenal second with 78 points, and Manchester United third with 75 points.

The prediction comes at an already grim time for Sunderland fans, as the search continues to find a new manager after the resignation of Dick Advocaat.

The club currently sit second bottom, one place ahead of Newcastle.

Supercomputer my arsehole. I won't believe we're doomed until I see the findings of a psychic octopus at the Sea Life Centre. That one what called the FA Cup for Arsenal last season

[villampls]

I don't believe in supercomputers, but I do believe in bookmakers

Sunderland 28 / Villa 34 / Newcastle 38
Bournemouth, Norwich, WBA 40
Watford & stoke 42

[mike]

I don't believe in supercomputers, but I do believe in bookmakers

Sunderland 28 / Villa 34 / Newcastle 38
Bournemouth, Norwich, WBA 40
Watford & stoke 42

Get real, do you really expect us to compete with the likes of Bournemouth, Norwich, Watford, Stoke, Swansea, Leicester, Crystal Palace?? You'd think we'd got a bigger fan base, more financial backing, better training facilities, been in the top flight for decades etc

[OzVilla]

Jesus, if those predictions are accurate we'd be relegated with a few games to spare too.

[ChicagoLion]

When you consider the run of fixtures and to end up with 4 points it is difficult to see how the hell this gets turned around. There is no Benteke getting back to fitness or Vlaar to steady the defence.
Just a bunch of players and manager with very little top flight experience.
So if someone can come up with a reason why it wont happen then fire away.
Unless there is a dramatic change we are fucked and the most disappointing thing is that the people running the club have no idea how bad this is.

[Steve67]

We can turn this around but will need to enter the market again in January. Equally, Sherwood needs to find and settle on a team and formation sharpish. Sadly though, he has no experience of this sort of trouble and is looking out of his depth. I liked his openness and honesty when he got here but now it just sounds like excuses and him trying to distance himself from the poor displays. I think he'll get 20 games.

[Witton Warrior]

We can turn this around but will need to enter the market again in January. Equally, Sherwood needs to find and settle on a team and formation sharpish. Sadly though, he has no experience of this sort of trouble and is looking out of his depth. I liked his openness and honesty when he got here but now it just sounds like excuses and him trying to distance himself from the poor displays. I think he'll get 20 games.

20 games would take us to Jan 2nd away at Sunderland - we would then have 4 weeks to get a new manager in and buy in the players needed - far too late IMO

I would have him go now but think realistically he will have another 6 games to the end of November and those I reckon will garner us 2 points- so why wait? Chelsea (A) L - Swansea (H) D - Spuds (A) L - Man City (H) L - Everton (A) L - Watford (A) D

[Vegas]

Jesus, if those predictions are accurate we'd be relegated with a few games to spare too.

We've said the last few seasons it would be nice to go into the final day not worrying about whether we stay up or not ... we might get our wish this year