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Post by Panda on Feb 4, 2006 17:46:40 GMT 1
Losing 4-0 at home to an average team, transfer window closed, McClaren has just signed a new contract, the only player showing any spirit is a 17-year-old with a handful of appearances and the only teams we can beat are Sunderland and a non-league team 5 divisions below us.
Plymouth, Burnley, Stoke... see you next season...
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 4, 2006 17:52:22 GMT 1
its not looking good is it, ive noticed only Cattermole has been showing fighting spirit
if thats the player u mean
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Post by Panda on Feb 4, 2006 18:08:39 GMT 1
its not looking good is it, ive noticed only Cattermole has been showing fighting spirit if thats the player u mean Yeah. We're going to have to rely on players like him to try and get us back in the Premiership...
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 4, 2006 18:09:50 GMT 1
to be honest there are worse teams in it and sunderland are relegated
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Post by Earl Purple on Feb 4, 2006 19:27:52 GMT 1
maybe it will be a North East treble going down this season.
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Post by Zodiac on Feb 4, 2006 19:39:26 GMT 1
I'm still fairly confident that you're not quite rubbish enough to go down. Your usually excellent chairman Steve Gibson hasn't really done anyone any favours by handing McLaren a new four year deal... good move
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Post by Thor on Feb 4, 2006 20:25:38 GMT 1
maybe it will be a North East treble going down this season. no way are Newcastle doing down Birmingham are only on course for a total of 32 pts atm, meaning Newcastle need only get another 4 Sunderland are on course for 14
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 5, 2006 0:24:30 GMT 1
for me sunderlands down, portsmouth and birmingham are in serious trouble and the only other team in it are boro
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 5, 2006 0:26:30 GMT 1
maybe it will be a North East treble going down this season. no way are Newcastle doing down Birmingham are only on course for a total of 32 pts atm, meaning Newcastle need only get another 4 Sunderland are on course for 14 newcastle might look safe, on the pitch but off the pitch they are in trouble, 2 seaons without european football is unthinkable the amount of money they have spent
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Post by greendemon on Feb 5, 2006 2:59:10 GMT 1
yes but 2 crappy seasons without european football does not equate to getting relegated middlesbrough do look to be in trouble, i probably can't talk but they can't defend for their lives at the moment... i'd still expect birmingham and portsmouth to go down before they do, though...
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Post by Admin on Feb 5, 2006 13:11:15 GMT 1
I think boro will be ok, but have to wait and see, brum did lose to arse and they are crap away after all.
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Post by Zodiac on Feb 5, 2006 13:36:41 GMT 1
for me sunderlands down, portsmouth and birmingham are in serious trouble and the only other team in it are boro West Brom as well surely?
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 5, 2006 14:41:20 GMT 1
wba keep winning tho
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Post by frag on Feb 5, 2006 21:53:33 GMT 1
OK, so Sunderland can basically be considered goners... who do the rest of the teams have to play? (* = winnable)
PORTSMOUTH 11 Feb 26 Man. United (H) 25 Feb 27 Chelsea (A) 4 Mar 28 Aston Villa (A) 11 Mar 29 Man. City (H) 18 Mar 30 West Ham (A) 25 Mar 31 Arsenal (H) *1 Apr 32 Fulham (A) 8 Apr 33 Blackburn (H) *15 Apr 34 Middlesbrough (H) *17 Apr 35 Charlton (A) *22 Apr 36 Sunderland (H) 29 Apr 37 Wigan (A) 7 May 38 Liverpool (H)
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Post by frag on Feb 5, 2006 21:58:48 GMT 1
Also remember that Pompey recently got tonked 5-0 by... Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM 13 Feb 26 West Ham (A) *25 Feb 27 Sunderland (H) *4 Mar 28 Middlesbrough (A) *11 Mar 29 West Brom (H) 18 Mar 30 Tottenham (H) 26 Mar 31 Man. United (A) 1 Apr 32 Chelsea (H) 8 Apr 33 Wigan (A) 16 Apr 34 Aston Villa (A) 19 Apr 35 Blackburn (H) 22 Apr 36 Everton (A) *29 Apr 37 Newcastle (H) 7 May 38 Bolton (A) ? Bolton (H)
So Birmingham need to do well in the next few weeks... they also have the capacity to unsettle big teams - they were unlucky not to get any points from either game against Arsenal, and their record against Liverpool and Man United so far reads: Played 3, Drawn 3.
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Post by frag on Feb 5, 2006 22:08:39 GMT 1
MIDDLESBRO11 Feb 26 Chelsea (H) *26 Feb 27 West Brom (A) *4 Mar 28 Birmingham (H) 11 Mar 29 Charlton (A) 18 Mar 30 Blackburn (A) 26 Mar 31 Bolton (H) 1 Apr 32 Man. City (A) *8 Apr 33 Newcastle (H) *15 Apr 34 Portsmouth (A) *17 Apr 35 West Ham (H) 22 Apr 36 Man. United (A) *29 Apr 37 Everton (H) *7 May 38 Fulham (A) ? Bolton (A) If they're still outside the bottom 3 in April, they should be fine
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Post by Admin on Feb 5, 2006 22:47:54 GMT 1
Games like this are crucial.
*26 Feb 27 West Brom (A) *4 Mar 28 Birmingham (H) 11 Mar 29 Charlton (A)
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 5, 2006 22:49:43 GMT 1
Boro's league form:
04/02/06 H Aston Villa L 4-0 31/01/06 A Sunderland W 3-0 21/01/06 H Wigan Athletic L 3-2 14/01/06 A Arsenal L 7-0 02/01/06 A Newcastle D 2-2 31/12/05 H Man City D 0-0 26/12/05 H Blackburn L 2-0 21/12/05 H Blackburn L 1-0 18/12/05 H Tottenham D 3-3 10/12/05 A Liverpool L 2-0 03/12/05 A Chelsea L 1-0 27/11/05 H West Brom D 2-2
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 5, 2006 22:53:18 GMT 1
taking form into account fom i see boro winning 2 games, birmingham and everton, theres no way in hell they will win at fulham
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Post by frag on Feb 5, 2006 23:59:18 GMT 1
I didn't say I'd necessarily *predict* them to win those games - it's just that those are the ones where it looks like they might have a chance. Remember that results get more unpredictable at the end of the season, as the teams at the bottom get desperate...
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