[Archived] Relegation Watch

[Tom]

I may get slated for this but I still think if Stoke can beat Toon today then today has not been a bad day for us, we got one of our bad fixtures done whilst toon would have lost one of their more important ones.

I don;t for one minute expect Stoke to win though 2-0 Toon

[BRFC1995]

stoke win/ man u win/ contreversial one this and boro win as well as wba this will be a great day regardless of our result...........only the chelsea match out of the last 6 i see us getting nothing from and if newcastle lose today they have'nt a prayer of making up 6 pts on us.

[BRFC1995]

our next 6 from a pessamistic view;

stoke=1pt

wigan=1pt

city=0pt

pompey=3pt

chelsea=0pt

wba=1pt

=40pts

therefore to get 41pts newcastle would need 12 from 7

................................sunderland9 from 6

................................boro 11 from 6

and they ain't doing it, fairly certain we are safe, newcastle losing later should confirm it

[Tom]

Hope so but the way I see it Newcastle have 3 or 4 winnable games at least and I don't see us winning many unless we get some big players back.

Wigan is the game I would target as a must win as they will be close to switching off. West Brom you'd like to think we'd win but we don't want to have to go into it needing a win.

[1864roverite]

wba 1-1

[Tom]

Sunderland equalise against United

[AggyBlue]

Well well, the black cats have just equalised

[BRFC1995]

boro's remaining fixtures

fulham home

ARSENAL AWAY

UNITED HOME

newcastle away

VILLA HOME

WHAM AWAY

only 2 chances after today to possibly register any points, more than happy if they grt 2 more goals today to put hull below us

[Tom]

So far other results not disasterous for us today just have to pray Stoke do us a favour again though I just can't see it.

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

Would be useful if Hull could equalise.

[Tom]

Boro 3-1 now, oh well least it keeps Hull down there with us.

[Paul Mellelieu]

I doubt Hull will get any more points this season. Could have done with a draw.

[Bobby G]

Stoke scores

[Fylde Coast Fan]

Newcastle are playing like Shearer is a PR move and Hughton/Calderwood are still in charge. Surely that can't be the case...

I can see Boro pulling it off, but only at the expense of Sunderland, who are dirt-poor lately.

[McClarky]

COME ON STOKE, this could be massive if they win this 1.

[1864roverite]

1-1

[Tom]

Finished 1-1, the fact remains we are still 2 games above the relegation zone at present, if it stays that way after next week I fancy us to survive

[The1mattjansen]

Just looking at Hughesys run-in tables I really think we need a point at Stoke. Theres a lot of teams down there but its quite possibly going to take 41 points or maybe even 42 with our GD.

[Hughesy]

We should really break this down. Games we should really be targetting a win, where it will most hurt. Games we should be able to get something, and then finally games where its difficult and even a point is a great result.

Games we need to really need to target a win - Spurs, Stoke, Pompey, West Brom. (That gets us the magical 40 points)

Games we can get something: Fulham, West Ham, Wigan, City

Games where anything is a bonus: Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea

Still going to plan. 1 really tough game to go, 3 very winnable games, and 2 were we have a chance of getting something. Based on what I said almost 6 weeks ago - we are ahead of schedule thanks to the bonus win at Fulham and we havent failed on any of the planned other games.

Next weekend is a BIG weekend.

Sunderland v Hull

Boro v Fulham

Stoke V Rovers

Spurs v Newcastle

Man City v West Brom

Pompey v Bolton

[DE.]

You'd expect the 3 bottom teams to lose next weekend, it's the perfect opportunity for us to really pull away. We can play as tough as Stoke, and I think, assuming our good players return, our extra quality should deliver us a 1-0, maybe 2-0 win. A draw wouldn't be a disaster, but a win would be fantastic.

[Tom]

I'd expect Boro to beat Fulham at home, Spurs away is tricky for Newcastle but it's not a forgone conclusion

One thing is for sure it's in our own hands.

[Hughesy]

I wouldnt expect the bottom 3 to lose next week. 1 point for the Geordies at best. 0 for West Brom, I do however think Boro will beat Fulham.

[DE.]

It's an interesting one to call, but Boro beating Fulham is by no means a cert. Fulham beat Man Utd 2-0 recently after all, and although Boro beat a lacklustre Hull side 3-1 they've also recently lost 4-1 to Bolton, 1-0 to Stoke and 4-0 to Spurs. Fulham have also lost to us and to Hull... difficult to call. I'd give Fulham the nod, regardless. Can't see Newcastle getting anything from Spurs, but I said that about us and we won 2-1 so what do I know

I fancy Hull to go down. Have said it all season, I don't rate them and I think they could end up down. I hope by the end it'll be between Boro, Hull, Newcastle and Sunderland. Injuries permitting, we should be ok.

[Ricky]

Fulham dont travel well, their home record is excellent but their away record is very poor. Expect boro to win that one.

[Waggy76]

It's an interesting one to call, but Boro beating Fulham is by no means a cert. Fulham beat Man Utd 2-0 recently after all, and although Boro beat a lacklustre Hull side 3-1 they've also recently lost 4-1 to Bolton, 1-0 to Stoke and 4-0 to Spurs. Fulham have also lost to us and to Hull... difficult to call. I'd give Fulham the nod, regardless. Can't see Newcastle getting anything from Spurs, but I said that about us and we won 2-1 so what do I know

I fancy Hull to go down. Have said it all season, I don't rate them and I think they could end up down. I hope by the end it'll be between Boro, Hull, Newcastle and Sunderland. Injuries permitting, we should be ok.

I think Hull City , are keeping Newcastle and possibly Middlesboro going ...

A very poor team who over achieved at the start and who now are in freefall....