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I don’t expect much from the games against Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd, Tottenham Chelsea or Man City unless they prioritise other games just before they play QPR.
Not that Fulham, Everton, Bolton, Sunderland, WBA, Swansea or Stoke will be any easier especially if QPR play as they did in the 1st half against Blackburn or stupidly react to challenges as Barton and Cisse have recently done
although if the new recruits settle in well... and quickly, then QPR can get 15 more points. which will mean a relegation fight to the bitter end and hoping that there are 3worse points totals
This mini break the team are on is make or break for me. If and its a big if Hughes can knock some fight and desire into the team we might have half a chance. If players keep hiding and shying away from the ball or constanly giving it to others to do something (SWP) we will have a miserable end to a miserable season.
This mini break the team are on is make or break for me. If and its a big if Hughes can knock some fight and desire into the team we might have half a chance.
H Fulham
H Everton
A Bolton
H Liverpool
A Sunderland
H Arsenal
A Man U
H Swansea
A WBA
H Spurs
A Chelsea
H Stoke
A Man C
I've calculated that 36 points should be safe.
So we need 15 points to survive, which is 5 wins, or 4 wins & 3 draws, 3 wins & 6 draws.
The bold fixtures are realistic possible winnable games, and the 4 wins/3 draws is the most likely that we should be going for as a minimum. So 4 wins from the possible 7 highlighted means the next 3 are critical to pick up 5 or 6 points at least. The draws could come from anywhere.
Squeeky bum time.
H Fulham
H Everton
A Bolton
H Liverpool
A Sunderland
H Arsenal
A Man U
H Swansea
A WBA
H Spurs
A Chelsea
H Stoke
A Man C
I've calculated that 36 points should be safe.
So we need 15 points to survive, which is 5 wins, or 4 wins & 3 draws, 3 wins & 6 draws.
The bold fixtures are realistic possible winnable games, and the 4 wins/3 draws is the most likely that we should be going for as a minimum. So 4 wins from the possible 7 highlighted means the next 3 are critical to pick up 5 or 6 points at least. The draws could come from anywhere.
Squeeky bum time.
Three wins in a row having just lost to Wolves and Blackburn? We haven't managed two wins on the trot let alone three all season. Plus Sunderland are pretty well top of the form table, even assuming they will trail off a bit three points there is a big ask. I take your point about us not needing ALL that many wins and even a few home draws cd be big points when others around you are hopefully losing. West Brom are rubbish at home and Swansea rubbish away plus Stoke will not have much to play for. That gives me hope. BUT we need a marked improvement immediately. Hughes is saying he is taking the squad to Portugal to "assess" it. I wd hope he has done that already, he now needs to get them producing. We have some good players on paper but so far they are just not doing it as a team for 90 minutes.
Three wins in a row having just lost to Wolves and Blackburn? We haven't managed two wins on the trot let alone three all season. Plus Sunderland are pretty well top of the form table, even assuming they will trail off a bit three points there is a big ask. I take your point about us not needing ALL that many wins and even a few home draws cd be big points when others around you are hopefully losing. West Brom are rubbish at home and Swansea rubbish away plus Stoke will not have much to play for. That gives me hope. BUT we need a marked improvement immediately. Hughes is saying he is taking the squad to Portugal to "assess" it. I wd hope he has done that already, he now needs to get them producing. We have some good players on paper but so far they are just not doing it as a team for 90 minutes.
Thats not what I said. Look again and read carefully.
I've suggested that there are 7 potential winnable games. Basically, I've ''written off'' the games against the big 6 even tho we might get something from them, and just focussed on the other 7 as our best chance of points, 15 of them.
Thats not what I said. Look again and read carefully.
I've suggested that there are 7 potential winnable games. Basically, I've ''written off'' the games against the big 6 even tho we might get something from them, and just focussed on the other 7 as our best chance of points, 15 of them.
OK boss, sorry if I misunderstood and hope you are right. My own hunch is we have always been such a contrary team we will lose the ones we shd get something out of and might just get some results in games where we are given no chance. Anyway, who cares as long we we sneak it?
H Fulham
H Everton
A Bolton
H Liverpool
A Sunderland
H Arsenal
A Man U
H Swansea
A WBA
H Spurs
A Chelsea
H Stoke
A Man C
I've calculated that 36 points should be safe.
So we need 15 points to survive, which is 5 wins, or 4 wins & 3 draws, 3 wins & 6 draws.
The bold fixtures are realistic possible winnable games, and the 4 wins/3 draws is the most likely that we should be going for as a minimum. So 4 wins from the possible 7 highlighted means the next 3 are critical to pick up 5 or 6 points at least. The draws could come from anywhere.
Squeeky bum time.
Without meaing to start a ruck...exactly how or why do we pick these bold game out as winable?
Arent they all teams (bar 1) that are either above us or have beaten us this season? I think?
Plus the form of Sunderland and even Swansea does make the obvious winable games for me...
Just wondered what your reasoning is...Many of them are much "bigger" clubs than us..?
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