[Football] Premier League April 12th and 13th

[LamieRobertson]

I guess its just a few matches that are relevant to us now

Friday night

Leicester V Newcastle .....toon are 7 clear of Cardiff and a massively better goal difference so you could say are safe, if not mathematically so.


Saturday

Apart from our game there is ..

Burnley v Cardiff ..interesting touchline battle ... with both managers and their entourage a fairly animated lot.....Burnley are clear..but hopefully they will win this one to put more pressure on Cardiff to get a result next Tuesday

Southampton v Wolves....you have to fancy the home team who are in good form against a Wolves side who may have a bit of a post Wembley hangover.


Nerve jangling stuff for us I feel

 

[Weststander]

As much as Burnley are irritating and a win will see them almost safe, a Cardiff loss will be good for us.

 

[Invicta]

As much as Burnley are irritating and a win will see them almost safe, a Cardiff loss will be good for us.

This and a win for us would make for a great Saturday evening

 

[BensGrandad]

As much as Burnley are irritating and a win will see them almost safe, a Cardiff loss will be good for us.

Providing we get at least a point on Saturday ourselves.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Providing we get at least a point on Saturday ourselves.

Erm no....a Cardiff loss would be good for us no matter

 

[Weststander]

This and a win for us would make for a great Saturday evening

If both of those results happened, the chasm in bookies odds between Cardiff and the nearest above, would be huge.

I for one, won’t shed a tear for Warnock if they drop.

 

[BensGrandad]

Erm no....a Cardiff loss would be good for us no matter

not if they beat us Tuesday, but if we get a point Saturday they would still need 4 pts to overtake us due to our GD even with that win

 

[Weststander]

not if they beat us Tuesday, but if we get a point Saturday they would still need 4 pts to overtake us due to our GD even with that win

But better still for them to require one more point than that to overhaul us, by failing to draw against Burnley?

 

[BensGrandad]

But better still for them to require one more point than that to overhaul us, by failing to draw against Burnley?

I think the poster was saying good for us if they lose at Burnley stop, I said it makes little difference if we do not get at least a point Saturday.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I think the poster was saying good for us if they lose at Burnley stop, I said it makes little difference if we do not get at least a point Saturday.

No I didn't say that...you said Cardiffs loss on Saturday was only good if we win...which isn't so....of course it would be better if we did..but Cardiff losing is good either way

 

[LamieRobertson]

But better still for them to require one more point than that to overhaul us, by failing to draw against Burnley?

I'm not sure the penny is going to drop anytime soon

 

[GT49er]

Leicester to beat Newcastle please, and Wolves to beat Southampton. Keeps both Toon and Stains worried. Burnley and Cardiff to draw please - keeps both of them worried. And of course, a stonking and well over-due win for us against B'muff. That'll do me nicely, thank you. Wouldn't mind if somebody else (not us, of course) went down instead of Cardiff.

 

[BN41Albion]

Leicester to beat Newcastle please, and Wolves to beat Southampton. Keeps both Toon and Stains worried. Burnley and Cardiff to draw please - keeps both of them worried. And of course, a stonking and well over-due win for us against B'muff. That'll do me nicely, thank you. Wouldn't mind if somebody else (not us, of course) went down instead of Cardiff.

I think you might be alone in hoping for a draw between Burnley and Cardiff tomorrow... a Burnley win would be brilliant for us...

 

[Icy Gull]

I think you might be alone in hoping for a draw between Burnley and Cardiff tomorrow... a Burnley win would be brilliant for us...

Burnley have played two more games than us and have you seen their run in? I’d be quite happy with a draw if we can get a win as it will drag them back into the relegation fight with us and maybe Saints and potentially give us another candidate to go down if Cardiff get points in their remaining games.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

After the match tonight, we play 3 times before Newcastle next kick a ball.

Come on Leicester !

 

[BN41Albion]

Burnley have played two more games than us and have you seen their run in? I’d be quite happy with a draw if we can get a win as it will drag them back into the relegation fight with us and maybe Saints and potentially give us another candidate to go down if Cardiff get points in their remaining games.

But even if Cardiff win tomorrow they'd still need 6 points to overtake Burnley assuming Burnley don't get another point. You never know, but that would be an unlikely scenario imo. If they only draw then no chance Cardiff will overtake Burnley.
I'd rather us be safe as soon as possible, and that would be achieved through Burnley and us beating them in their next two games, regardless of our result tomorrow

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Newcastle Southampton and Cardiff will all win this weekend

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[A mex eyecan]

I think you might be alone in hoping for a draw between Burnley and Cardiff tomorrow... a Burnley win would be brilliant for us...

I’d agree with him ...

 

[Icy Gull]

But even if Cardiff win tomorrow they'd still need 6 points to overtake Burnley assuming Burnley don't get another point. You never know, but that would be an unlikely scenario imo. If they only draw then no chance Cardiff will overtake Burnley.
I'd rather us be safe as soon as possible, and that would be achieved through Burnley and us beating them in their next two games, regardless of our result tomorrow

Thinking positively and further ahead, us finishing above Burnley and Cardiff would mean a couple of million quid or so more for the coffers? Nearly two million for every place we can improve

 

[BN41Albion]

I’d agree with him ...

A draw between them would leave Cardiff still needing a 9 point overhaul over Burnley. That would never happen. How is a draw between them helpful for us?