Making Plans 929 Posted January 9, 2014 The bad news - they have us finishing with 31ptsThe good news - they have us finishing in 17thThe 3 to go down18th Palace 30pts19th Sunderland 30pts20th West Ham 29ptsNORWICH (Norwich result first)Jan 11: Everton (a) 0-1Jan 18: Hull City (h) 1-1Jan 28: Newcastle United (h) 2-2Feb 1: Cardiff City (a) 1-2Feb 8: Manchester City (h) 1-1Feb 12: West Ham United (a) 1-2Feb 22: Tottenham Hotspur (h) 1-3Mar 1: Aston Villa (a) 0-0Mar 8: Stoke City (h) 1-0Mar 15: Southampton (a) 0-2Mar 22: Sunderland (h) 2-1Mar 29: Swansea City (a) 1-2Apr 5: West Bromwich Albion (h) 1-1Apr 12: Fulham (a) 0-2Apr 19: Liverpool (h) 0-4Apr 26: Manchester United (a) 0-2May 3: Chelsea (a) 1-4May 11: Arsenal (h) 1-3POINTS: 31POSITION: 17thVERDICT: Chris Hughton''s side have the most daunting run-in of all those scrapping it out at the bottom and, despite losing the final five matches, they scrape home. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2536382/West-Ham-Sunderland-Fulham-Sportsmails-Premier-League-relegation-predictions.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy_Bones 441 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="Making Plans"]The bad news - they have us finishing with 31ptsThe good news - they are talking a load of ballcocks...[/quote]Fixed that for you MP... [:D] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="Making Plans"]The bad news - they have us finishing with 31ptsThe good news - they have us finishing in 17th[/quote]Goodo. That means we only need eleven more points to stay up. [:)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 4,938 Posted January 9, 2014 DM:Daily Mail? Daily Mirror? David McNally? Doesn''t Matter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reggie Strayshun 0 Posted January 9, 2014 Flippin'' ''eck, MP. I don''t care what the DM say.If we only win two more of our remaining fixtures, and end up with 31 pts,we will go down ; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,531 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="Reggie Strayshun"]Flippin'' ''eck, MP. I don''t care what the DM say.If we only win two more of our remaining fixtures, and end up with 31 pts,we will go down ;[/quote]Not only if we end up on 31 points will we go down. If we end up on 31 points we will deserve to go down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFish 1,975 Posted January 9, 2014 Has a team ever survived on 31 points???????! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557 Posted January 9, 2014 The Daily Mail are as reactionary with the football predictions as they are with their news headlines then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can u sit down please 0 Posted January 9, 2014 If we waited till 8th march for our next win, would the manager still be here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,531 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="BigFish"]Has a team ever survived on 31 points???????![/quote]In essence, no. The only theoretical case is 2009-10, when Burnley finished in 18th with 30 points, and Hull in 19th with 30, so West Ham, who finished in 17th with 35 points, could possibly have slipped down to 31. But in doing so they might have given points to Burnley and/or Hull and so dropped into the relegation places. Either way the practical answer is that no-one has finished on 31 and survived. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reggie Strayshun 0 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="can u sit down please"]If we waited till 8th march for our next win, would the manager still be here?[/quote]Don''t know, cusdp, but, sure as hell, if so ,there will still be the usual suspects on here saying, "Hughton is getting it right, just hold your nerve, give him time , blah blah blah.". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncfcstar 287 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="can u sit down please"]If we waited till 8th march for our next win, would the manager still be here?[/quote]As someone who is on the fence, no I do not think he would still be our manager. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,352 Posted January 9, 2014 Typical Reggie trying to turn yet another thread into the usual arguments. S I''ll play... If we''re still within 3 points of top half in March will the usual suspects still want him out... Never sets us up to win, too negative, snot wimper howl [:''(] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary On The Wire 0 Posted January 9, 2014 Breath of fresh air in a sea of determined ignorance, Nutty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tetteys Jig 830 Posted January 9, 2014 I''d be embarrassed with that total of points, but you know what? I''d probably take it if it meant 17th place finish. That''d do. Not one to shout around about but we''d have another year of TV money at least! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can u sit down please 0 Posted January 9, 2014 Would you be happy for the manager to stay, with 31pts and 17th? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reggie Strayshun 0 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="can u sit down please"]Would you be happy for the manager to stay, with 31pts and 17th?[/quote]Is that a general question cusdp, or aimed at anyone in particular ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can u sit down please 0 Posted January 9, 2014 Sorry meant it to be general but looks like I''ve specifically asked someone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chip20 68 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="can u sit down please"]Would you be happy for the manager to stay, with 31pts and 17th?[/quote]Would you guarantee his replacement would get more? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="can u sit down please"]Would you be happy for the manager to stay, with 31pts and 17th?[/quote]No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can u sit down please 0 Posted January 9, 2014 Nobody knows. Would people see it as progress? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can u sit down please 0 Posted January 9, 2014 Is that your opinion Morty or what you perceive others to be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,352 Posted January 9, 2014 Would you be happy for the manager to stay, with 44pts and 10th? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reggie Strayshun 0 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="can u sit down please"]Would you be happy for the manager to stay, with 31pts and 17th?[/quote]This is honestly not meant to be a smart-@rse answer, cusdp, but, quite frankly, if we''d sunk so low that we were in that position of having scraped so few points by May 18, I''d hope that the board would have acted some weeks previously, and there would have already been a change in manager. So, to answer your question in the most honest way, I''d say that it was in very little way the new manager''s fault, so be minded to stick with him for 2014-15; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city4eva 202 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="nutty nigel"]Typical Reggie trying to turn yet another thread into the usual arguments. S I''ll play... If we''re still within 3 points of top half in March will the usual suspects still want him out... Never sets us up to win, too negative, snot wimper howl [:''(] [/quote]Yes, I wanted him out last season and nothing i have seen this season has changed my mind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted January 9, 2014 [quote user="can u sit down please"]Is that your opinion Morty or what you perceive others to be?[/quote]Eh?Of course its my opinion, why would I post somebody elses? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted January 9, 2014 And to perhaps expand on that, I support Hughton, and I have seen glimpses of things starting to click into place, but if they haven''t clicked into place a bit more by the end of the season then it may be time for a change in the summer.I would like to see something around our finishing position last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill 1,788 Posted January 9, 2014 "NORWICH (Norwich result first)Jan 11: Everton (a) 0-1Jan 18: Hull City (h) 1-1Jan 28: Newcastle United (h) 2-2Feb 1: Cardiff City (a) 1-2Feb 8: Manchester City (h) 1-1Feb 12: West Ham United (a) 1-2Feb 22: Tottenham Hotspur (h) 1-3Mar 1: Aston Villa (a) 0-0Mar 8: Stoke City (h) 1-0Mar 15: Southampton (a) 0-2Mar 22: Sunderland (h) 2-1Mar 29: Swansea City (a) 1-2Apr 5: West Bromwich Albion (h) 1-1Apr 12: Fulham (a) 0-2Apr 19: Liverpool (h) 0-4Apr 26: Manchester United (a) 0-2May 3: Chelsea (a) 1-4May 11: Arsenal (h) 1-3can''t see us getting 4 at Chelsea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can u sit down please 0 Posted January 9, 2014 I didn''t know if it was one of your humorous answers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites