Lord Horne 0 Posted January 12, 2014 If honest I believe we are doomed ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
walks on water 0 Posted January 12, 2014 Have believed for a while that we''re sleepwalking to relegation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted January 12, 2014 We have as much chance as any of the other teams from 10th place down. Unfortunately though we are hampered by a manager that in football terms is a coward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,499 Posted January 12, 2014 With only 20 points we''re stuffed.If we get some more, though, who can say ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kings Man 0 Posted January 12, 2014 With 20 points from 21 games we just about on target for survival points at the moment, but our problem will be the last four games, when we''ll need to be ahead of the game - that means we need to get ahead of points/games in the next 10 games, but we can''t afford slip ups for the ''winnable'' games - which wasn''t Everton away necessarily but are the Hull type matches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantiaci Canary 556 Posted January 12, 2014 The good news is that out of teams in the bottom 12 we have only lost to Villa, Hull and Fulham and a win off 10th position. The bad news is that we have now only won 9 times in our last 42 league games under Hughton and scored twice or more in only 13 / 59 of his games. We also have 8 point less now than we did at this stage under Lambert''s Prem season and 5 less than last season.Your view on survival depends on whether you are an optimist or a pessimist! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromage Frais 10 Posted January 12, 2014 If we sign Jonas G, a pacy number 10 and a combative midfielder I think we will be ok.Houghton will start to attack when it gets dicey like he did last year.Its now the 12th Jan he is staying and i would think signings are already in the pipeline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spudgfsh 0 Posted January 12, 2014 There are a few teams that can go down this season. Hull: home games mainly against the top 9, away games against the bottom sixSwansea: still in the ropey leagueThen there are the teams currently in the bottom fivePalace: no home games left against the other bottom 5 but 4 away gamesSunderland: bottom at christmas, yesterday was their first win against a bottom half teamCardiff: still in a mess following the sacking of malky and lost to a poor WHU teamWet Sham: injuries abound and overpriced carroll their only hope for goalsfulham: the only team to have conceded more goals than us this season.you can make arguments for all of the teams in the bottom 11 (there''s only 6 points between them all) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted January 12, 2014 I would say that we are still significantly more likely to stay up than go down - say 80%, but we must start winning the obvious games. The Fulham result, in particular, was very poor and we can''t afford repetitions of this. I am rather nervous about the Hull game! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kings Man 0 Posted January 12, 2014 I would say that we are still significantly more likely to stay up than go down - say 80%, but we must start winning the obvious games. The Fulham result, in particular, was very poor and we can''t afford repetitions of this. I am rather nervous about the Hull game!I agree - we need to win the Hull game - Jan is about winning home matches, Feb is about not losing the away ones, March back to the home matches. I''m breaking down each month and thinking of the small targets - the squad needs to have the same mentality. I think this is what Hughton is doing. If we panic about the ifs and buts over the next 17 you can get bogged down confidence wise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salopian 1 Posted January 12, 2014 .... diminishing by the week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
