Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I’d take a point against Burnley right now.
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[Albion] Are we still worrying about WBA, Sheff Utd and Fulham's results?
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I’d take a point against Burnley right now.
durrington gull
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Toon have started to pick up performances a little bit - i just cant see beyond bottom 3 tbh - out of those 3 teams Blades probably the most likely but its a huge ask
warmleyseagull
Well-known member
Yes, I know. But somehow, failure to beat Saints and Leicester annoys me and beating City is dream. Chelsea would be good too, though.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Me too.
I have no idea how Potter will be able to bring the team back down to Earth and focused for the tough game at Burnley
We need to roll our sleeves up for this one again.
warmleyseagull
Well-known member
It was 1-1 - Vardy scored a late penalty. It was second season and Maddison was sent off for second yellow in 2 minutes. To be fair, Leicester played very well with 10.
Annoyingly, threadbare Saints’ next game is at Newcastle, this weekend.
Farehamseagull
Solly March Fan Club
No. I was never worried anyway, we were always too good to go down. I do very much enjoy Allardyce losing every game though and ideally I would like Fulham and Sheffield United to stay up in place of Burnley or Newcastle but unfortunately that won't happen.
Definitely more interested in finishing above Palace, Southampton, Wolves, Newcastle, Burnley, Leeds and Villa. We're better than all of them.
Definitely more interested in finishing above Palace, Southampton, Wolves, Newcastle, Burnley, Leeds and Villa. We're better than all of them.
Silverhatch
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Yes. Desperately do not want to have to think about relegation but we are still nearer to 20 than 30 points. Playing well but have some excellent footballers injured. Playing great though.
Saladpack Seagull
Just Shut Up and Paddle
Yes. Don't want them creeping closer to us. Draw or better against Burnley would be good if it pulls us further away from trouble. Might even be able to leapfrog Wolves. Starting to look up now but let's keep an eye on the rear-view mirror!
paulfuzz
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Me too.
I have no idea how Potter will be able to bring the team back down to Earth and focused for the tough game at Burnley
We need to roll our sleeves up for this one again.
Burnley beat Liverpool and then went on to beat Villa so maybe..........
Personally I go for points per game, at the mo we have 2 in hand as recent seasons have shown 1 per game has been enough to be safe.
bluenitsuj
Listen to me!!!
I never was. All in our hands
After our result, I went to their forums before this one.
They're both suicidal, unlike Sheff Utd's which had been buoyant until we won and is now a little more pragmatic and are talking about overtaking Newcastle instead.
Arthritic Toe
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Its not impossible (but maybe unlikely) for one of those three teams to go on a run and get out of it - Like Leicester did before their title season. We definitely need to keep a couple of other teams below us too.
warmleyseagull
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I wouldn't - wins are all important. The risk of being one point behind versus 5 ahead (plus much superior GD) is well worth taking. Famous last words, but worst offensive record (13) vs 4 clean sheets on the spin doesn't look too promising for home team.
FatSuperman
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The thing is that 14 points after 22 games can't really be extrapolated as 36 points after 38 games.....it ain't going to happen... the bottom three are doomed Captain Mannering!
Would love 'The SLCC' and Scummers to be there too but it ain't going to happen...next season however......
TNBA
TTF
Looking at the theoretical 'fixture difficulty matrix' (based on bookies odds), it seems that we've got an 'easier' remaining set than the bottom three, except perhaps Sheff Utd.
Someone should have a look and provide some commentary on those above us. For example, Leeds have quite a few home matches left against the top 6. Which given their newly laid ice rink pitch, should be interesting. A few more 5-3 pinball match defeats could be on the cards.
I'm not sure what we can glean from this.
Gazwag
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Problem is that is before the season kicks off, what looks a difficult fixture then, halfway through the season could be the opposite, and vice versa, especially 7th through to 18th
Gazwag
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LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Without our recent surge in form and gaining ten points out of four games (I bet most would have thought only three) we’d be in a right pickle....shows how things can change