Cabrone Posted 12 January, 2016 Share Posted 12 January, 2016 Villa are nailed on but after that it's anyone from the teams mentioned - including SFC. We are twisting in the wind at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 12 January, 2016 Share Posted 12 January, 2016 Think Villa, Sunderland and Swansea, shame as I like the latter but the caretaker idea very rarely works and that Oxford defeat will stink the Liberty out for a while. Saints have to be favourites to finish bottom 3 next year though without a big change of transfer strategy. If VW and SM are sold, the fans will expect to see all of that re-invested + a £15-20m net spend, even that would probably leave us behind the newly promoted clubs. We've cut the board slack because of Cortese's waste - training ground, Osvaldo, Gaston - but no excuses next summer Les Reed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 12 January, 2016 Share Posted 12 January, 2016 Think Villa, Sunderland and Swansea, shame as I like the latter but the caretaker idea very rarely works and that Oxford defeat will stink the Liberty out for a while. Saints have to be favourites to finish bottom 3 next year though without a big change of transfer strategy. If VW and SM are sold, the fans will expect to see all of that re-invested + a £15-20m net spend, even that would probably leave us behind the newly promoted clubs. We've cut the board slack because of Cortese's waste - training ground, Osvaldo, Gaston - but no excuses next summer Les Reed. That cannot be the sole reason for OUR LACK OF SPENDING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 12 January, 2016 Share Posted 12 January, 2016 I would prefer it if we avoided the bottom half of the table all together tbh. Villa are gone, either Newcastle or Sunderland have to go this season they've been living on borrowed time for far too long. My problem is that we are far too close to the drop zone so there is no margin for error, it's not just the next two games - it's every single game between now and the end of the season. 6 points between us and (currently) Newcastle is a dire position to be in at this stage of the season. Sitting there and saying 'this team is too good to go down' is irrelevant based on what we have seen over the past ten matches- We need goals and we need wins and we no longer have time or points to trade for poor performances. I don't care how it is done. In fact I would prefer to see us become a version of TonyPulis' Stoke team and grind out results than play pretty football and still come away with f*ck all at full time. Chelsea getting relegated would be hilarious though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScepticalStan Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 I think Bournemouth are in greater danger than people might realise. They've wasted a lot of their winnable home games (they've already played all of the bottom three at home - and only picked up three points from them) Plus, they still have to play those three teams away from home, and whilst its perfectly possible they'll kick on and effortlessly glide up to mid-table, they'll find themselves donating points to precisely the wrong opponents if it does all go horribly wrong. Oh, and they have a pretty grim finish to the season: 19 Mar Tottenham Bournemouth 2 Apr Bournemouth Manchester C. 9 Apr Aston Villa Bournemouth 16 Apr Bournemouth Liverpool 23 Apr Bournemouth Chelsea 30 Apr Everton Bournemouth 7 May Bournemouth West Bromwich 15 May Manchester U. Bournemouth They're available at 9/2 if anyone fancies a punt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shance Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 Villa, Sunderland, Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 Apparently Shelvey is a class A pickey knob with an even bigger knob of an agent. Stacks of ability ruined by dire attitude - (IMHO) The guy can certainly play but as you say, has an attitude problem. It probably doesn't help that he looks like a not so Mini Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 I think Bournemouth are in greater danger than people might realise. They've wasted a lot of their winnable home games (they've already played all of the bottom three at home - and only picked up three points from them) Plus, they still have to play those three teams away from home, and whilst its perfectly possible they'll kick on and effortlessly glide up to mid-table, they'll find themselves donating points to precisely the wrong opponents if it does all go horribly wrong. Oh, and they have a pretty grim finish to the season: 19 Mar Tottenham Bournemouth 2 Apr Bournemouth Manchester C. 9 Apr Aston Villa Bournemouth 16 Apr Bournemouth Liverpool 23 Apr Bournemouth Chelsea 30 Apr Everton Bournemouth 7 May Bournemouth West Bromwich 15 May Manchester U. Bournemouth They're available at 9/2 if anyone fancies a punt. Did my ******** at 2/1! but encouraged by your email! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 Your mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 Your mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 Linda Lovelace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 I was on my own last August when I said that we would be in for a hard season. I have consistently maintained that stance and have been proven correct. Many have joined the party late. I did not make an out and out prediction of relegation, but it could be very tight. Lose the next two and I reckon we will go down. As some have said, so far we show no ambition in the January transfer market compared to some of our relegation threatened rivals. You're right you have consistently maintained that stance....... every season, you said that before 14-15 season for sure and we finished 7th, should of finished 5th if we hadnt been so poor in the last dozen or so games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Mulgrew Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 Having seen their spirited display against ManUre yesterday. I think Newcastle will stay up. The trouble is, I have not seen anything remotely like that from us for a long time. Until I do, I shall be worried until we have 40 points this season. Three tonight will do nicely but, given recent displays, I am not confident. Also, I note that the Radio London commentary team for the Palace match maintained that Palace would not have conceded the second goal like we did (the defence would not have switched off while the ball bounced towards the goal line as ours seemed to do); I thought that was an instructive comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneysaint Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 Not Me. I have to floss too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevy777_x Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 I was on my own last August when I said that we would be in for a hard season. I have consistently maintained that stance and have been proven correct. Many have joined the party late. I did not make an out and out prediction of relegation, but it could be very tight. Lose the next two and I reckon we will go down. As some have said, so far we show no ambition in the January transfer market compared to some of our relegation threatened rivals. You say the same bloody thing every season. You are bound to be right once in a while because we are not a top 4 club. Law of averages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 I was on my own last August when I said that we would be in for a hard season. I have consistently maintained that stance and have been proven correct. Many have joined the party late. I did not make an out and out prediction of relegation, but it could be very tight. Lose the next two and I reckon we will go down. As some have said, so far we show no ambition in the January transfer market compared to some of our relegation threatened rivals. On your own??? No you weren't! I said exactly the same thing and got lambasted. Just for the record, I totally agree with what you're saying. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 On your own??? No you weren't! I said exactly the same thing and got lambasted. Just for the record, I totally agree with what you're saying. :-) Touching. Sent from my E6853 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 Linda Lovelace. I like to boast that my cock is the only one Linda Lovelace ever gagged on. It's not that big, I just never wash it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintandy666 Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 This season is a complete non-starter I reckon. We'll limp on to somewhere midtable or so. But we are 9 ahead of the drop, and we have enough quality that we will pick up points here and there. We aren't in danger. As long as we pick up another 10 points from the last 17 games - which we will do at a minimum. http://www.sportsclubstats.com/England/Southampton.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWillie Posted 13 January, 2016 Share Posted 13 January, 2016 Villa, Swansea and Bournemouth for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 14 January, 2016 Share Posted 14 January, 2016 Latest odds pretty much reflect the table excluding Chelsea. So want Newcastle to go but look pretty good at times. Swansea look best value to join villa and Sunderland. Sunderland got lucky tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 14 January, 2016 Share Posted 14 January, 2016 Latest odds pretty much reflect the table excluding Chelsea. So want Newcastle to go but look pretty good at times. Swansea look best value to join villa and Sunderland. Sunderland got lucky tonight The trouble with these predictions is that down at the bottom it only needs a couple of quick wins to completely change the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 14 January, 2016 Share Posted 14 January, 2016 Swansea have got to be getting worried now. Sacking Monk with no back up plan not looking a great idea. Amazing how Swansea and us have gone from best of the rest to lower table in a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScepticalStan Posted 14 January, 2016 Share Posted 14 January, 2016 Sunderland available to lay (bet against their relegation) at 1.43 on Betfair last I checked, so you'd more than triple your money if they did stay up. Definitely tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintZamboni Posted 14 January, 2016 Share Posted 14 January, 2016 Swansea have got to be getting worried now. Sacking Monk with no back up plan not looking a great idea. Amazing how Swansea and us have gone from best of the rest to lower table in a season. I think this will be the way of the premier league from now on. The big 6 will always be there, a couple of teams will challenge them and become 'best of the rest' and the rest will plod along, intermittently getting a bit jittery about relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 14 January, 2016 Share Posted 14 January, 2016 Villa are doomed. Swansea have slashed their own wrists by sacking Monk and getting nobody in to replace him. and finally I reckon Bournemouth will take the final place, all the injuries will finally catch up with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 14 January, 2016 Share Posted 14 January, 2016 Villa, Swansea and Norwich. Reckon Big Sam will get them out of it somehow. Will change my answer if Swansea beat Sunderland tomorrow of course. I stand by my predictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 14 January, 2016 Share Posted 14 January, 2016 Those 3 teams struggle for goals and need a good striker. Sunderland have Defoe and a manager who's never been relegated, Newcastle have decent players who can score goals, West Brom are solid and have a manager who's never been relegated, Bournemouth have a good manager and they won't struggle to score goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 14 January, 2016 Share Posted 14 January, 2016 Those 3 teams struggle for goals and need a good striker. Sunderland have Defoe and a manager who's never been relegated, Newcastle have decent players who can score goals, West Brom are solid and have a manager who's never been relegated, Bournemouth have a good manager and they won't struggle to score goals. I don't think having a manager who hasn't been relegated is a sure sign for survival. There is a first time for everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 I did say Newcastle but now that Swansea have sold Shelvey to them I am going to say Swansea. What were they thinking of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 I don't think having a manager who hasn't been relegated is a sure sign for survival. There is a first time for everything! I don't think Rednapp had been relegated before us. I'd like Sunderland to go down but I don't trust BFS to get relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 I'd love Villa to drop as I used to have a mate who was a fan and he'd forever Lord it over me espicially in the 90's when we were crap. Would love to laugh at him and see how he likes them apples. Sunderland add nothing whatsoever to the Premier League. Perennial strugglers that always float around the bottom of the table yet always pull off survival. Would like to see them drop, espicially as Fat Sam is a knob. Finally I'd like to see Newcastle drop, for no real reason other than I can't stand Steve McLaren and Mike Ashley is a ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 I'd love Villa to drop as I used to have a mate who was a fan and he'd forever Lord it over me espicially in the 90's when we were crap. Would love to laugh at him and see how he likes them apples. Sunderland add nothing whatsoever to the Premier League. Perennial strugglers that always float around the bottom of the table yet always pull off survival. Would like to see them drop, espicially as Fat Sam is a knob. Finally I'd like to see Newcastle drop, for no real reason other than I can't stand Steve McLaren and Mike Ashley is a ****. You mean like we were for 15 years or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Villa Norwich Swansea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBitterne Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Villa ,Norwich, then either Sunderland or Bournemouth.Bournemouths run in is very hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Villa Norwich Swansea copybat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintmonkey1979 Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 I can't see Bournemouth going down. They are playing well, scoring goals and have strengthened well so far this window. I think they have too much about them for relegation. I can't see past Villa, Sunderland and Swansea for the drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WealdSaint Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Hopefully we are off the list now :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Hopefully we are off the list now :-) 150/1 if you fancy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 From a travelling fans point of view, I always like to see northern teams relegated (skates excepted) particularly the North East due to distance. Trouble is, even if the Geordies and Mackems dropped (which they won't) it looks like Boro and Hull will likely come up. Could be 4 trips to the NE next season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Norwich not looking healthy at all. Villa gone. Newcastle will stay up quite easily in the end. 3rd relegatees will be Swansea. Outside chance of Chelsea, you never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Hold on, a week ago I thought we were strong contenders for relegation? Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 You mean like we were for 15 years or so? True, but we did at least have MLT to enlighten any game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 17 January, 2016 Author Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Hold on, a week ago I thought we were strong contenders for relegation? Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Well we had lost 8 in 10 at that stage. Back to back wins changes a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Hopefully we are off the list now :-) Some time ago, I said that we would finish above Leicester, which I guess meant we would finish above Watford and Palace. I think that we still could, but only just, or is that being ridiculously optimistic while not giving Leicester enough credit? I feel, like we did and so many clubs our size do, that they have hit a sticky patch. The big clubs like City can replace someone not firing on all cylinders with someone equally capable, but Leicester can't replace Vardy with someone who is going to score the same amount of goals. As for going down.... Villa and then 2 from Swansea, Norwich, Newcastle and Sunderland. Think Swansea are going really tits up at the moment and then I would say given the NE spending power and manager in Fat Sam, that it would be Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Some time ago, I said that we would finish above Leicester, which I guess meant we would finish above Watford and Palace. I think that we still could, but only just, or is that being ridiculously optimistic while not giving Leicester enough credit? I feel, like we did and so many clubs our size do, that they have hit a sticky patch. The big clubs like City can replace someone not firing on all cylinders with someone equally capable, but Leicester can't replace Vardy with someone who is going to score the same amount of goals. As for going down.... Villa and then 2 from Swansea, Norwich, Newcastle and Sunderland. Think Swansea are going really tits up at the moment and then I would say given the NE spending power and manager in Fat Sam, that it would be Norwich. We will not finish above Leicester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Well we had lost 8 in 10 at that stage. Back to back wins changes a lot. It was pretty obvious we weren't going down even two weeks ago. We weren't then, we're not now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 17 January, 2016 Author Share Posted 17 January, 2016 It was pretty obvious we weren't going down even two weeks ago. We weren't then, we're not now. Yep, but had that form continued for a couple more games we would have been in the mix. Thankfully it hasn't. Will be pretty tight down there now that Newcastle have improved. I reckon its Villa plus two of Norwich, Swansea and Sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Villa, Swansea, Sunderland/Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5string Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 From the bottom... Villa, Sunderland, Swansea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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