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[Albion] ESPN verdict: Relegated
- Thread starter Bozza
- Start date
cheers Yorkie
Think most of us would take that..........
Not Andy Naylor
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The ESPN piece contains no analysis and no explanation for the verdicts. Plus Mark Ogden has spent most of his career in Manchester, so has little idea about us..
The Maharajah of Sydney
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Spread Betting Markets have us finishing up with 39pts in 13th spot, along with Southampton & Newcastle.
This! Was a bit disappointed that there is no reason given for their prediction.
Kalimantan Gull
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With 43 points according to their super-computer. Nice.
Lots of analysis in that article, except that all teams have to work out a route to 37 points, the number the BBC say is safe - and then their computer relegates two of them with 38 points
I'm still holding out for a top ten finish, and not just because I lumped on £25 at 10/1. It's not that absurd either. Burnley have long term injuries, Everton are ordinary (and we have to play them), Leicester ought to finish above us but again we have to play them. If we can put away our must wins (and we have done pretty well so far), I wouldn't be surprised if we could launch a top 10 bid even with that grim run-in. And if we beat Arsenal, it's game on IMO.
That has every team finishing in the position they're currently in, except with Hudds & Newc swapping position, and Burnley & Leicester likewise.
What a load of crap.
lancyclaret
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- Jan 10, 2014
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Correct about Burnley...our two most creative players - Defour & Brady - won't play again this season but, one by one, other key playrs like Ward, Tarkowski, Wood and Heaton are now on the mend.
I think Brighton may well cut the six-point gap on us but, on paper, our last 10 games look significantly less difficult and I'd be disappointed to finish below the Seagulls. Home:- Everton, Leicester, Chelsea, Brighton, Boremouth; Away:- West Ham, West Brom, Watford, Stoke, Arsenal.
You are in better form at the moment, but we have just 2 of the Big Six left to play against your 5. On top of that we play you at home which is usually a slight advantage.
Indeed, I don't think we'll catch you, Leicester or Everton but we do have a chance because we have to play all 3 of you. We are certainly in a better place to grab a top 10 spot than we were at the beginning of the season. We were 10/1 before a ball was kicked, now in to a best priced 8/1.
lancyclaret
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- Jan 10, 2014
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About half of Burnley fans - including me - do not want to finish 7th if it means Europe (a poison chalice unless you have a strong squad with plenty of depth).
Nor would I want Burnley to follow the West Ham/Southampton example of losing in a July qualifier to some eastern european minnow.
Nor would I want Burnley to follow the West Ham/Southampton example of losing in a July qualifier to some eastern european minnow.
West Ham may have dealt us one ''hammer blow'' - But we dealt 6 ''hammer blows'' to them
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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In that case can I be the first to say, on record, that I have "always preferred the Championship anyway".
The super computer is clearly a load of shit. Every team gets 11 or 12 points, even West Brom. So basically everyone going at 1.2 points per game, when the entirety of the bottom half has not gone at that rate all season. West Brom would need three wins to get that many points, when they have only won three all season. I feel their computer must have over emphasised the chance of a win, most likely home wins.
studio150
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Just shows the Americans know nothing.
Palace safe, but star man is Zaha who is injured, so no points coming their way during his period on the sidlines.
Palace safe, but star man is Zaha who is injured, so no points coming their way during his period on the sidlines.
The thing about predicting who'll get relegated is its all a bit of a lark (unless you're a Baggies supporter). You don't have to say 'I estimate that Brighton will stay up' and if wrong not only does the Albion Prexit, but you also lose your job and your house.....imagine if the country were run but nothing more substantial than a collection of second rate pundits.
Oh, hang on....
Is he the one who let in six against the Germans in the WC final?