Bottom 5 fixtures

[Montreal Wanderer]

I'll update this to lessen the brain strain.

Last 8 fixtures for bottom 5. you work it out.

Week 1
QPR v Arsenal
Wigan v Stoke
Wolves v Bolton
Blackburn v Man U

Week 2
Bolton v Fulham
Chelsea v Wigan
Stoke v Wolves
WBA v Blackburn
Man U v QPR

Week 3
Newcastle v Bolton
Blackburn v Liverpool
QPR v Swansea
Wigan v Man U
Wolves v Arsenal

Week 4
Arsenal v Wigan
Sunderland v Wolves
Swansea v Blackburn
WBA v QPR
Bolton v Spurs

Week 5
Blackburn v Norwich
Bolton v Swansea
Fulham v Wigan
QPR v Spurs
Wolves v Man C

Week 6
Sunderland v Bolton
Swansea v Wolves
Wigan v Newcastle
Chelsea v QPR
Spurs v Blackburn

Week 7
Blackburn v Wigan
Bolton v WBA
QPR v Stoke
Wolves v Everton

Week 8
Chelsea v Blackburn
Man C v QPR
Stoke v Bolton
Wigan v Wolves

But we may have to toss Villa in the mix especially since they are our game in hand..

[Gary the Enfield]

I'll update this to lessen the brain strain.

Last 8 fixtures for bottom 5. you work it out.

Week 1
QPR v Arsenal
Wigan v Stoke
Wolves v Bolton
Blackburn v Man U

Week 2
Bolton v Fulham
Chelsea v Wigan
Stoke v Wolves
WBA v Blackburn
Man U v QPR

Week 3
Newcastle v Bolton
Blackburn v Liverpool
QPR v Swansea
Wigan v Man U
Wolves v Arsenal

Week 4
Arsenal v Wigan
Sunderland v Wolves
Swansea v Blackburn
WBA v QPR
Bolton v Spurs

Week 5
Blackburn v Norwich
Bolton v Swansea
Fulham v Wigan
QPR v Spurs
Wolves v Man C

Week 6
Sunderland v Bolton
Swansea v Wolves
Wigan v Newcastle
Chelsea v QPR
Spurs v Blackburn

Week 7
Blackburn v Wigan
Bolton v WBA
QPR v Stoke
Wolves v Everton

Week 8
Chelsea v Blackburn
Man C v QPR
Stoke v Bolton
Wigan v Wolves

But we may have to toss Villa in the mix especially since they are our game in hand..

11 points I reckon and squeaky bums all round.

[BWFC_Insane]

I'll update this to lessen the brain strain.

Last 8 fixtures for bottom 5. you work it out.

Week 1
QPR v Arsenal
Wigan v Stoke
Wolves v Bolton
Blackburn v Man U

Week 2
Bolton v Fulham
Chelsea v Wigan
Stoke v Wolves
WBA v Blackburn
Man U v QPR

Week 3
Newcastle v Bolton
Blackburn v Liverpool
QPR v Swansea
Wigan v Man U
Wolves v Arsenal

Week 4
Arsenal v Wigan
Sunderland v Wolves
Swansea v Blackburn
WBA v QPR
Bolton v Spurs

Week 5
Blackburn v Norwich
Bolton v Swansea
Fulham v Wigan
QPR v Spurs
Wolves v Man C

Week 6
Sunderland v Bolton
Swansea v Wolves
Wigan v Newcastle
Chelsea v QPR
Spurs v Blackburn

Week 7
Blackburn v Wigan
Bolton v WBA
QPR v Stoke
Wolves v Everton

Week 8
Chelsea v Blackburn
Man C v QPR
Stoke v Bolton
Wigan v Wolves

But we may have to toss Villa in the mix especially since they are our game in hand..

11 points I reckon and squeaky bums all round.

If we get 11 more points we'll be fine by some distance I think!

[Worthy4England]

If we get 11 more points we'll be fine by some distance I think!

Three wins and two draws (or 4 wins to make it a nice round 12, or 2 wins and 5 draws) out of 9 games? I'd be delighted.

I could see us losing 4/5 fairly easily from that lot.

[n035209]

id say we will get 9 points, arse twitching time.

Following this weekend results, the saying "yeah, but they have horrendous run in" shouldn't be repeated again, it will come back to bite us.

it appears anyone can beat anyone, so focus on winning our games and who gives a shite about anyone else.

[BWFC_Insane]

Fulham, Swansea, West Brom home and Wolves away.

Those are the games we've got to take the points from.

3 wins from those 4, is whats required.

Spurs home and Villa away have the potential to get a bonus point or three if things go our way but I'd not be relying on them!

Don't want to be needing much away from Stoke.

Sunderland and Newcastle away, we can probably right them off now, unless sommat a bit unusual happens.

[David Lee's Hair]

Rather have our run in than any of the others, none of the big teams and once we get Wolves out of the way we are only playing teams with nothing to play for... unless Villa get dragged into it all which is a very possible situation.

Every game is winnable, and Coyle has the easiest team talk in the land at the moment.

[Armchair Wanderer]

3 wins from those 4, is whats required.

Not much room for error there.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Usually one or two unexpected results t'wards the end of the season though.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Exactly: some slumber while others suddenly sit bolt upright. Wolves may yet surprise someone, just hope it ain't us.

During April the league table is no longer an accurate order of the difficulty of opposition. Every year without fail, Charlton used to get to midtable safety then knock off six weeks early. Sunderland, who were THE form team for four months, have just fallen apart for a fortnight then suddenly dismantled a desperate-for-points QPR. It's very hard to tell week to week what will happen, let alone far in advance.

That said, while we're playing predictions, there's not many fixtures that I'm so fearful I've already written off (like, for example, Chelsea and City recently). There are crunch games we could easily lose, and games against teams who should beat us really (Spurs and the North-East trips) but the proof of the cliché is under the whatsit...

[Prufrock]

If we don't stay up from here, manager wants shooting. Wolves and Villa away, Fulham, Swansea, West Brom, and a wobbling Spurs who have never won at the Reebok, at home. Even Sunlan Newcastle and Stoke we could nick something if we set up right. Comparatively the other lot have tough fixtures. Sure it wont be easy, and certainly not straight forward. Most frustrating thing is I think we'll be all right next year if Holden and Lee come back fine.

So, last day relegation on goal difference it is!

[bettyrasta]

Next one or two could be key ones I feel. If we can pinch a win at Wolves, Fulham at home should be winnable (even though we never beat them!). Looking at that lot though Wolves will definitely have us down as their easiest game. I know Wheater scored twice on Saturday but still have to be worried at our lack of goal threat. Also wouldn't count on Blackburn losing to Liverpool anymore!

[bobo the clown]

If we don't stay up from here, manager wants shooting. Wolves and Villa away, Fulham, Swansea, West Brom, and a wobbling Spurs who have never won at the Reebok, at home. Even Sunlan Newcastle and Stoke we could nick something if we set up right. Comparatively the other lot have tough fixtures. Sure it wont be easy, and certainly not straight forward. Most frustrating thing is I think we'll be all right next year if Holden and Lee come back fine.

So, last day relegation on goal difference it is!

DOMED, we are now domed.

[Bruno3]

OK here goes. If you take the current league positions of each team's opponents and add them together, the higher the total the easier the fixtures.
If the villa game is excluded, the totals are
Bolton 87
Blackburn 71
QPR 51
Wigan 61
Wolves 80

On this basis we're looking good. Allright I know that this proves nothing as the scousers will no doubt continue to defy the laws of nature but it gives me a warm(ish) feeling inside

[Prufrock]

We'll defo lose to Wolves. Would make it look far too certain. Wigan, in danger of being cut adrift, beat us. BLackburn, in danger of pulling away, lose to us. Wolves are looking fooked if they lose. Ergo, big win for them.

[The Axman]

OK here goes. If you take the current league positions of each team's opponents and add them together, the higher the total the easier the fixtures.
If the villa game is excluded, the totals are
Bolton 87
Blackburn 71
QPR 51
Wigan 61
Wolves 80

On this basis we're looking good. Allright I know that this proves nothing as the scousers will no doubt continue to defy the laws of nature but it gives me a warm(ish) feeling inside

Incontinence pads... very discrete.

So on the basis of ease of games, and if you factor in the present relegation battle positions, are we agreed that it's Bolton and Blackburn to stay up? Job done. All we have to worry about is sheer random Scousers and their ilk.

[Annoyed Grunt]

We'll defo lose to Wolves. Would make it look far too certain. Wigan, in danger of being cut adrift, beat us. BLackburn, in danger of pulling away, lose to us. Wolves are looking fooked if they lose. Ergo, big win for them.

I reckon we'll get a win on Saturday, will be difficult, but we will win.

[Sponge]

Terrified. Absolutely terrified.

[Bruno3]

Terrified. Absolutely terrified.

I refer you to Axemans suggestion above

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

OK here goes. If you take the current league positions of each team's opponents and add them together, the higher the total the easier the fixtures.
If the villa game is excluded, the totals are
Bolton 87
Blackburn 71
QPR 51
Wigan 61
Wolves 80

On this basis we're looking good. Allright I know that this proves nothing as the scousers will no doubt continue to defy the laws of nature but it gives me a warm(ish) feeling inside

Interesting but

During April the league table is no longer an accurate order of the difficulty of opposition.