If you amend that to "Could, but probably won't" I'd agree with you.
I won't be counting any chickens until we can do the 'three teams that can't catch us' list - wish we'd got there already with an extra goal against Hudders and Spurs!
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[Albion] Stoke, Southampton, Swansea & Huddersfield. Remaining Fixtures.
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If you amend that to "Could, but probably won't" I'd agree with you.
I won't be counting any chickens until we can do the 'three teams that can't catch us' list - wish we'd got there already with an extra goal against Hudders and Spurs!
I don't understand how anyone could NOT still worry, just a little bit. If we lose at Burnley, and Southampton beat Bournemouth - both far from unlikely, that would leave them just four points behind us, with 3 games to play. In that situation, I'd expect the confidence of most Albion fans to have a bit of a wobble.
The good news, is the number of other sides between Saints and us. Just supposing they do pull it out of the bag, and win 3 of their last 4, then any one of those others just might take the bullet instead. Of course they're not very likely to suddenly recover to that extent, but there's no rule that you can only worry about things that are likely.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Come on fretters, fill your boots time
Marshy
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I can see Bmuff winning it just as much though, the pleasure of sending them down should ensure high motivation for them and that they do still need the odd point to guarantee safety
Yoda
English & European
Just went though the remaining fixtures putting the lowest placed team to win over the higher placed team (except for us), and for a worst case scenario needs us needing 2 points barring a massive swing in GD:
16 Swansea City 38 10 9 19 29:53 -24 39
17 Crystal Palace 38 9 11 18 37:56 -19 38
18 Stoke City 38 9 11 18 35:65 -30 38
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 8 12 18 32:51 -19 36
20 West Bromwich Albion 38 7 13 18 32:54 -22 34
16 Swansea City 38 10 9 19 29:53 -24 39
17 Crystal Palace 38 9 11 18 37:56 -19 38
18 Stoke City 38 9 11 18 35:65 -30 38
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 8 12 18 32:51 -19 36
20 West Bromwich Albion 38 7 13 18 32:54 -22 34
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
I have absolutely no idea why you've done this or what it shows other than there is a possibility, in the multiverse theory of quantum mechanics that Stoke will win at Anfield and Southampton will go from 1 win in 20 to 4 wins out of 4. Nobel Prize on the way.
After this weekend's matches, the table could look like THIS:
BOU 36 41
BHA 36 39
WAT 36 38
PAL 36 35
WHU 35 35
HUD 35 35
SWA 35 33
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SOU 35 29
STO 36 29
WBA 36 25
or, like THIS:
WAT 36 41
BOU 36 38
PAL 36 38
WHU 35 38
HUD 35 38
BHA 36 36
SWA 35 36
---------------
SOU 35 32
STO 36 32
WBA 36 28
BOU 36 41
BHA 36 39
WAT 36 38
PAL 36 35
WHU 35 35
HUD 35 35
SWA 35 33
---------------
SOU 35 29
STO 36 29
WBA 36 25
or, like THIS:
WAT 36 41
BOU 36 38
PAL 36 38
WHU 35 38
HUD 35 38
BHA 36 36
SWA 35 36
---------------
SOU 35 32
STO 36 32
WBA 36 28
Not Andy Naylor
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Remember how jittery we were against Huddersfield because it was a game we were expected to win? They will be the same against Everton. And although Everton are often useless away from home, they did win at Stoke the other week. The only reason I can’t bring myself to hope that they don’t go down is that it will mean that Southampton get uncomfortably close to our present points total.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Have you seen their fixtures for those 3 remaining games?
They won't win another game this season. And Stoke have gone.
We're 25/1 for a reason.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Whom are you proposing we play (and lose to?) as well as Burnley in that time?
Dirty Dave
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He was with us in the Championship and many doubted him then so think there must have been a 'League One standard at best' rule
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Smug Eddie seemed up for his big match tomorrow v Southampton.
Don't let us down, Ed
Don't let us down, Ed
Weststander
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I saw some of Paul Lambert's press conference. Predictably, he admitted they're going to go all out aggressive against (B team) Liverpool from the get-go. For a vital win. Playing on the opposition being tentative in the challenge with the Roma game coming up.
I said before on another thread, I can see Stoke getting a result. It's their own cup final.
I said before on another thread, I can see Stoke getting a result. It's their own cup final.
sams dad
I hate Palarse
Yes,it’s not often I am on Smug Eddie’s side, but tomorrow I will be cheering on “plucky little Bournemouth”.Smug Eddie seemed up for his big match tomorrow v Southampton.
Don't let us down, Ed
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Weststander
Well-known member
At least you believe his pep talk!
I believe that's the plan, but like you hope it's another fruitless loss for the rugby team.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Just realised that although the next match up is Liverpool v Stoke, the result of that game could become totally irrelevant just 3 hours later if we win at Burnley.
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Weststander
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It’s down to Stains, Hudd & Swansea now.
Hudd’s luck may well be out.
We’re safe even with LLL in my opinion.
Hudd’s luck may well be out.
We’re safe even with LLL in my opinion.
I agree, can’t see a lot of points for Swansea or Huddersfield.
Icy Gull
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Bournemouth will manage to lose to Swansea I imagine. Twats