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[Albion] How many points to stay up?



goldstoneseagull

Active member
Aug 9, 2017
207
I think it could be as low as 32 this year.

Have a play on the predictor below and you can see that if the table remains skewed as it is with the bottom 10/11 not taking many off the top 9, 31/32 may be just enough.

If we get nothing at saints or stoke it will be tricky. However, a point at each could be acceptable as long as we get home wins v Huddersfield and Swansea (by which time locadia may be firing).

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Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
Must Wins : Swansea, West Ham, Huddersfield

Must Not Loses : Southampton, Stoke, Leicester, Burnley

36+ points
 








Mackenzie

Old Brightonian
Nov 7, 2003
33,508
East Wales
Not sure, but it’s so tight from 10th downwards that a couple of wins can make a huge difference. Perhaps lower than the usual 38....36 maybe?
 










djentist

New member
Aug 15, 2017
624
You really think 32 will be enough when even dire Swansea have 20 now and the 18th place is like musical chairs? Can see it being like the 2011 season where Blackpool and Birmingham went down on the last day with points totals normally regarded as enough
 




Silverhatch

Well-known member
Feb 23, 2009
4,271
Preston Park
It is such a bun fight and everyone’s involved from Everton downwards. Any win will be huge. Any more capitulations in the same vein as at Huddersfield and WBA will mean a swift return to the Champo for us. The Saints game is ****ing huge!
 




Surf's Up

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2011
10,147
Here
However many will be required we're not going to get enough. We virtually pre-destined this season when Bloom said that Hewton would still be the manager even if we got relegated...this immediately took the pressure off so whereas all the teams around us are fighting like cats and dogs, many with new managers, to avoid the drop we seen to be progressing calmly, serenely and inevitably towards the Championship safe in the knowledge that our manager will bring us straight back up again. I can't see anything going wrong with that plan.
 






Official Old Man

Uckfield Seagull
Aug 27, 2011
8,487
Brighton
Palace mate of mine says they will happily score in their own net last game of the season. It's at home to WBA save you looking it up.
Must not lose Saints, Leicester, Burnley = 3 points
Must beat Hammers, Stoke, Swansea, Huddersfield = 12 points
Shirt swopping Arsenal, Everton, Man City, Spurs, Man Utd, Liverpool = 0 points
That is 38 points and leaves only Palace away.
 


whosthedaddy

striker256
Apr 20, 2007
459
Hove
If we don't score against Southampton and /or lose (forget the FA Cup game) then the West Ham home game is a potential tipping point in ours and Hughtons' season.

Tony Bloom has seen all the teams around us change their managers and as it stands now, they are all picking up their game. We on the other hand are not, so it's either down to the players to save our season, and Hughton his position, or it's coming down to Tony Bloom to make a call, let's see what happens next?
 


StonehamPark

#Brighton-Nil
Oct 30, 2010
9,762
BC, Canada
Currently on 23 points:

Southampton - Away 1
West Ham - Home 3
Stoke - Away 0
Swansea - Home 3
Arsenal - Home 0
Everton - Away 1
Man City - Away 0
Leicester - Home 1
Huddersfield - Home 1
Palace - Away 0
Spurs - Home 0
Burnley - Away 0
Man Utd - Home 0
Liverpool - Away 0

10 points = 33 end of season...
 




djentist

New member
Aug 15, 2017
624
However many will be required we're not going to get enough. We virtually pre-destined this season when Bloom said that Hewton would still be the manager even if we got relegated...this immediately took the pressure off so whereas all the teams around us are fighting like cats and dogs, many with new managers, to avoid the drop we seen to be progressing calmly, serenely and inevitably towards the Championship safe in the knowledge that our manager will bring us straight back up again. I can't see anything going wrong with that plan.

All well and good until we have to sell the core of our squad to stop the FFP vultures circling, and end up with a minimum 3 season rebuilding job using the parachute money to subsidise our losses before repeating the spending charge again. Or we just do a Bmuff and not give a sh*t, pay the £8m fine when we come back up
 


Surf's Up

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2011
10,147
Here
All well and good until we have to sell the core of our squad to stop the FFP vultures circling, and end up with a minimum 3 season rebuilding job using the parachute money to subsidise our losses before repeating the spending charge again. Or we just do a Bmuff and not give a sh*t, pay the £8m fine when we come back up

As I said, what could possibly go wrong?!
 



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