[Albion] Stoke, Southampton, Swansea & Huddersfield. Remaining Fixtures.

GT49er · Apr 23, 2018

Is it PotG? said:
Could, but won't.

If you amend that to "Could, but probably won't" I'd agree with you.

I won't be counting any chickens until we can do the 'three teams that can't catch us' list - wish we'd got there already with an extra goal against Hudders and Spurs!

hans kraay fan club · Apr 23, 2018

TSB said:
I don't understand why anyone would be worried.

Neither Stoke nor Saints have won a game for months and we secured safety against Huddersfield nine days ago.

Start focusing on next season in the top league.

I don't understand how anyone could NOT still worry, just a little bit. If we lose at Burnley, and Southampton beat Bournemouth - both far from unlikely, that would leave them just four points behind us, with 3 games to play. In that situation, I'd expect the confidence of most Albion fans to have a bit of a wobble.

The good news, is the number of other sides between Saints and us. Just supposing they do pull it out of the bag, and win 3 of their last 4, then any one of those others just might take the bullet instead. Of course they're not very likely to suddenly recover to that extent, but there's no rule that you can only worry about things that are likely.

Is it PotG? · Apr 23, 2018

Come on fretters, fill your boots time

Marshy · Apr 23, 2018

Tricky Dicky said:
Yup, I can easily see Saints winning that one.

I can see Bmuff winning it just as much though, the pleasure of sending them down should ensure high motivation for them and that they do still need the odd point to guarantee safety

Yoda · Apr 23, 2018

Just went though the remaining fixtures putting the lowest placed team to win over the higher placed team (except for us), and for a worst case scenario needs us needing 2 points barring a massive swing in GD:

16 Swansea City 38 10 9 19 29:53 -24 39
17 Crystal Palace 38 9 11 18 37:56 -19 38
18 Stoke City 38 9 11 18 35:65 -30 38
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 8 12 18 32:51 -19 36
20 West Bromwich Albion 38 7 13 18 32:54 -22 34

Bold Seagull · Apr 23, 2018

Yoda said:
Just went though the remaining fixtures putting the lowest placed team to win over the higher placed team (except for us), and for a worst case scenario needs us needing 2 points barring a massive swing in GD:

16 Swansea City 38 10 9 19 29:53 -24 39
17 Crystal Palace 38 9 11 18 37:56 -19 38
18 Stoke City 38 9 11 18 35:65 -30 38
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 8 12 18 32:51 -19 36
20 West Bromwich Albion 38 7 13 18 32:54 -22 34

I have absolutely no idea why you've done this or what it shows other than there is a possibility, in the multiverse theory of quantum mechanics that Stoke will win at Anfield and Southampton will go from 1 win in 20 to 4 wins out of 4. Nobel Prize on the way.

hans kraay fan club · Apr 23, 2018

After this weekend's matches, the table could look like THIS:

BOU 36 41
BHA 36 39
WAT 36 38
PAL 36 35
WHU 35 35
HUD 35 35
SWA 35 33
---------------
SOU 35 29
STO 36 29
WBA 36 25

or, like THIS:

WAT 36 41
BOU 36 38
PAL 36 38
WHU 35 38
HUD 35 38
BHA 36 36
SWA 35 36
---------------
SOU 35 32
STO 36 32
WBA 36 28

Not Andy Naylor · Apr 23, 2018

Remember how jittery we were against Huddersfield because it was a game we were expected to win? They will be the same against Everton. And although Everton are often useless away from home, they did win at Stoke the other week. The only reason I can’t bring myself to hope that they don’t go down is that it will mean that Southampton get uncomfortably close to our present points total.

TSB · Apr 23, 2018

hans kraay fan club said:
I don't understand how anyone could NOT still worry, just a little bit. If we lose at Burnley, and Southampton beat Bournemouth - both far from unlikely, that would leave them just four points behind us, with 3 games to play. In that situation, I'd expect the confidence of most Albion fans to have a bit of a wobble.

The good news, is the number of other sides between Saints and us. Just supposing they do pull it out of the bag, and win 3 of their last 4, then any one of those others just might take the bullet instead. Of course they're not very likely to suddenly recover to that extent, but there's no rule that you can only worry about things that are likely.

Have you seen their fixtures for those 3 remaining games?

They won't win another game this season. And Stoke have gone.
We're 25/1 for a reason.

TSB · Apr 23, 2018

hans kraay fan club said:
After this weekend's matches, the table could look like THIS:

BOU 36 41
BHA 36 39
WAT 36 38
PAL 36 35
WHU 35 35
HUD 35 35
SWA 35 33
---------------
SOU 35 29
STO 36 29
WBA 36 25

or, like THIS:

WAT 36 41
BOU 36 38
PAL 36 38
WHU 35 38
HUD 35 38
BHA 36 36
SWA 35 36
---------------
SOU 35 32
STO 36 32
WBA 36 28

Whom are you proposing we play (and lose to?) as well as Burnley in that time?

Dirty Dave · Apr 23, 2018

dazzer6666 said:
Ah yes, the 'Championship standard at best' rule ?

He was with us in the Championship and many doubted him then so think there must have been a 'League One standard at best' rule

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Blue Valkyrie · Apr 27, 2018

Smug Eddie seemed up for his big match tomorrow v Southampton.

Don't let us down, Ed

Weststander · Apr 27, 2018

I saw some of Paul Lambert's press conference. Predictably, he admitted they're going to go all out aggressive against (B team) Liverpool from the get-go. For a vital win. Playing on the opposition being tentative in the challenge with the Roma game coming up.

I said before on another thread, I can see Stoke getting a result. It's their own cup final.

sams dad · Apr 27, 2018

Blue Valkyrie said:
Smug Eddie seemed up for his big match tomorrow v Southampton.

Don't let us down, Ed

Yes,it’s not often I am on Smug Eddie’s side, but tomorrow I will be cheering on “plucky little Bournemouth”.

Bold Seagull · Apr 27, 2018

Weststander said:
I saw some of Paul Lambert's press conference. Predictably, he admitted they're going to go all out aggressive against (B team) Liverpool from the get-go. For a vital win. Playing on the opposition being tentative in the challenge with the Roma game coming up.

I said before on another thread, I can see Stoke getting a result. It's their own cup final.

At least you believe his pep talk! :lolol:

Weststander · Apr 27, 2018

Bold Seagull said:
At least you believe his pep talk!

I believe that's the plan, but like you hope it's another fruitless loss for the rugby team.

Blue Valkyrie · Apr 27, 2018

Just realised that although the next match up is Liverpool v Stoke, the result of that game could become totally irrelevant just 3 hours later if we win at Burnley.

Weststander · Apr 28, 2018

It’s down to Stains, Hudd & Swansea now.

Hudd’s luck may well be out.

We’re safe even with LLL in my opinion.

Steve.S · Apr 28, 2018

Weststander said:
It’s down to Stains, Hudd & Swansea now.

Hudd’s luck may well be out.

We’re safe even with LLL in my opinion.

I agree, can’t see a lot of points for Swansea or Huddersfield.

Icy Gull · Apr 28, 2018

Steve.S said:
I agree, can’t see a lot of points for Swansea or Huddersfield.

Bournemouth will manage to lose to Swansea I imagine. Twats

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