[Archived] The Relegation Battle Aftermath

[True Blue & White]

FFS!!!!!

Before N'Zogbia scored that winner it meant a draw would be good enough for us next week, now the only way we are guaranteed to stay up is with a win, even though we would have to be very unlucky with other results if we draw/lose and go down.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Beat Wolves and we're up. That's all we have to do. I just hope our players show as much fight as Wigan did this afternoon.

[Pugg]

Would you mind sharing your logic?

We do only need one team below us to lose...but that team has to be wolves

[BRFC1995]

best 15 minutes of football i can remember the end of the wham game, happy for dave whelan.......outstanding entertainment.

quite like wigan and pool to stay up, big club, wham and wolves going would be awesome.

[Iceman]

think I'm going out next week, I just cannot bear to watch what will happen. its still a horrible position to be in, because anything can happen.

[Clitherover]

Would you mind sharing your logic?

Nope, silly me, that was assuming Wigan had lost or drawn.

Still a bit hungover.

[Tango]

Pitiful effort from West Ham to get relegated with that squad of players.

Still, they should have gone years ago when an offside Tevez handled the ball, preventing it crossing the line and got a goal for his troubles.

[den]

If 2 of Wigan, Brum and Blackpool both win away?

Not impossible but unlikely

Stoke were out on their feet yesterday and will likely have a few injuries. Couple that with Stoke having nothing to play for and Wigan could well win that one.

Blackpool at Man U - remember Wham winning there on the last day of the season to stay up?

[Nelsta]

Also all teams bar wolves are away, hopefully spurs, united and stoke will want to go out on a high!

[BuckyRover]

Stoke were out on their feet yesterday and will likely have a few injuries. Couple that with Stoke having nothing to play for and Wigan could well win that one.

Blackpool at Man U - remember Wham winning there on the last day of the season to stay up?

Yes. But it's still unlikely. West Ham had Tevez.

[martmitch]

ok to get relegated now and providing we lose to Wolves - 2 out of Birmingham, Blackpool and Wigan have to WIN their final game, a draw will only get them level with us and our goal difference will win

Birmingham play Spurs away

Blackpool play Man Utd away

Wigan play Stoke away

Not one of them has an easy game, not to say there wont be a surprise result in amongst that lot, god its going to be one nerve racking day

[Heinz]

If wigan, pool and brum win and we draw at wolves both us and wolves go down :\ (unlikely scenario though )

[Bobby G]

Rob Green turned a rather relaxing week leading up to the match into hell.

[BuckyRover]

Its going to be horrific.

[Lathund]

Rovers beat Wolves: We stay up

Rovers draw with Wolves: We stay up unless Blackpool beat Man U away and Brum beat Spurs away and Wigan beat Stoke away.

Rovers lose to Wolves: We stay up unless two of Blackpool, Brum and Wigan win their games.

There are more permutations, but they all involve us losing to Wolves by 6+ goals and the teams below us getting past us with draws, hardly likely.

[Josh]

Spurs will probably need to win to get 5th spot, Stoke will want to come back after their cup final loss and you never know with United on the last game of the season after they've been crowned champions

but none of that is going to matter as we'll win anyway

[Herbie6590]

Spurs winning today could be crucial - they are now in control to finish 5th & play Big Club next week.

I fear that Stoke will be there for the taking after their FA Cup heartbreak - Wigan to get something there I suspect.

Man U ? Their reserves are good enough to win a Champions League semi final.....but are they good enough to hold out Blackpool ? Draw for me.

Conceivable we could stay up even with a defeat next week....

[Tom]

Not confident at all now my only consolation is that I'm happier in our position than any other of the teams down there (apart from possibly Wolves)

You can guarantee at least one of the teams down there will get a win on the last day, 2 and we are in big trouble.

I think we will lose and it feels horrible to have to hope other teams don't win

[StaffsRover]

Brum losing is crucial, for us to go down all Brum, Wigan and Blackpool all have to win and we have to lose to Wolves.

Thank you Kamy for being the man of logic in a sea of insanity. I would suggest everyone takes a look at the odds you would get on Brum, Wigan and Blackpool ALL winning next week before you tie the noose to the nearest tree!!!

[Bobby G]

Just realized a draw or defeat is the same for us.

Makes it simpler. We should just go for the win.

[J*B]

Spurs 2-0 Birmingham

Stoke 1-2 Wigan

United 1-1 Blackpool

Rovers 0-2 Wolves

I reckon. Does that send us down?

[Alan75]

Stoke were out on their feet yesterday and will likely have a few injuries. Couple that with Stoke having nothing to play for and Wigan could well win that one.

Blackpool at Man U - remember Wham winning there on the last day of the season to stay up?

Stoke also have a game mid week against City

[John]

It is going to be a long week....

[BuckyRover]

Spurs 2-0 Birmingham

Stoke 1-2 Wigan

United 1-1 Blackpool

Rovers 0-2 Wolves

I reckon. Does that send us down?

No.

Blackpool, Brum and WHam

[roversmum]

Don't forget Stoke have a Tuesday match against Manchester City at Eastlands. Can't bank on them beating Wigan next week.