Bottom Three in Championship

[GT49er]

I reckon all we need to do is avoid defeat to Reading, Milwall, Wigan, Rotherham away. Those 4 points will be enough to keep us up.

I reckon 45 points will be enough this season for safety so 2 wins should be more than enough.

Bit of brinkmanship there. Hope our players aren't of the same mind set. Three or four wins should do - more would be a bonus.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Bit of brinkmanship there. Hope our players aren't of the same mind set. Three or four wins should do - more would be a bonus.

Four wins? There is no way Wigan will win EIGHT of their ten remaining games. They even have 5 of the top 8 to play.

 

[GT49er]

Four wins? There is no way Wigan will win EIGHT of their ten remaining games. They even have 5 of the top 8 to play.

I'd rather our destiny stayed in our own hands, rather than relying on somebody staying more crap than we are.

Anyway, the sooner we're over the line, the happier I'll be.

 

[BensGrandad]

5 wins and a draw make it mathematically certain we stay up obviously could be less.

 

[Machiavelli]

I think its a dangerous position we are in. We are far enough to feel safe, yet close enough to not be safe.

I think a win against Reading and another big performance resulting in a win against Wolves Coupled with Rotherham beating Wigan and us not loosing to Millwall and Wigan would make us safe.

My hope is we get to about 15 points above the relegation zone and keep that gap. Then in the last 5 games play Walton, Rae, and bring perhaps Charlie Harris into the first team. Whilst starting in ernest our summer recruitment.[/QUOTE]

You want [MENTION=1416]Ernest[/MENTION] to take over recruitment in the summer?

 

[Hampster Gull]

We just need to keep ticking the points over, no rush. There is no way we are going down

 

[Blackadder]

Portsmouth were third from bottom on only 40 points in the 2011/12 season, whereas Peterborough were incredibly unlucky to go down with 54 points 12 months later.

47/48 points is usually enough for safety.

links to tables below.

http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2012-2013/table

 

[portslade seagull]

Can see us getting around 55 pts

 

[GT49er]

Four wins? There is no way Wigan will win EIGHT of their ten remaining games. They even have 5 of the top 8 to play.

But if we jog along and just get another four points by not losing to Reading, Millwall, Wigan and Rotherham, if Wigan staged a mini-revival they would only need to win 5 out of 10 to pass us, not eight. Unlikely, but not impossible. No thank you - three or four wins and no brinkmanship or relying on other teams losing for me!

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

I'd rather our destiny stayed in our own hands, rather than relying on somebody staying more crap than we are.

Anyway, the sooner we're over the line, the happier I'll be.

Is of course the RIGHT answer.

I remember the SALDE great escape season and Northampton. They looked well safe and following a bad run of form actually ended up getting relegated on the last day by losing to Leeds. Literally about a month before they were lower midtable.

 

[pasty]

Two weeks since I started the thread. Seen nothing to change my mind.

 

[Wilko]

Two weeks since I started the thread. Seen nothing to change my mind.

Yep, looking more and more Likely. Even when those teams do pick up the odd point, the teams above them also seem to win.

 

[Machiavelli]

I reckon 45 points will be enough this season for safety so 2 wins should be more than enough.

According to both you and Warren Aspinall, we're now safe. I think you're both right. As @Lamie says, what we need now is to focus on gaining momentum looking ahead to next season so we can attract better players in the summer, while also giving Rea and Walton some game time.

 

[The Birdman]

Let's enjoy the rest of the season and mess up other teams dreams and comeback stronger next season

 

[nwgull]

We're safe. I can't see Wigan getting the 11 points they need to overtake us in 7 games - they've got a tough run in.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

If Wigan go along in the form of Champions at 2 points per game, we'll need 4 more points.

As long as we are still 10 points clear of them by the time we kick off playing them, then all good.

 

[BensGrandad]

I think we will be ok but lets not count our chickens yet.

 

[severnside gull]

Still struggling to understand how a team with as many quality players as Wigan can be nailed-on for relegation but can't see any salvation for them. They must wish they could play every game away from home. Can't seem to get any sort of decent result on their own turf at the moment.
Bottom three to remain as-is until the very end I think.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Still struggling to understand how a team with as many quality players as Wigan can be nailed-on for relegation but can't see any salvation for them. They must wish they could play every game away from home. Can't seem to get any sort of decent result on their own turf at the moment.
Bottom three to remain as-is until the very end I think.

Sheffield Wednesday's injury time turn around at Rotherham today has just about kept Wigan alive.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Tough Easter for Wigan

Middlesbrough Away
Derby Home

Then the 6 pointer v Fulham the following weekend.