To avoid bed wetting - the staying up tracker 36 - level - WE ARE STAYING UP

[Tim Over Whelmed]

I reckon 32 - 34pts this season will do it. It's so tight there is 4pts between 10th and 18th.

I'd say you'd get good odds on survival with 32, but it could easily happen, look at the points distribution, it bodes well for a low number. However, this is Albion, we'll stay out of the relegation zone until the final day .... and then score in 90+4 to stay up!

 

[rcd]

Remember that the two points behind is the ones lost at chelsea.
Win against Southhampton we are back on schedule

 

[Weststander]

That's what the commentators said on Saturday. They reckoned that there were so many clubs in the mix, it could even be 36 and goal difference.

The cut-off might be at least 40 this season.

No Villa or Sunderland to comportably grab a slot, then even (previously laughed at by NSC posters) Palace, Swansea, West Ham, Stoke and WBA have managed a recent win or more. Fighting for their PL lives.

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

I'd say you'd get good odds on survival with 32, but it could easily happen, look at the points distribution, it bodes well for a low number. However, this is Albion, we'll stay out of the relegation zone until the final day .... and then score in 90+4 to stay up!

Just hope Man Utd have nothing to play for then !!!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The cut-off might be at least 40 this season.

No Villa or Sunderland to comportably grab a slot, then even (previously laughed at by NSC posters) Palace, Swansea, West Ham, Stoke and WBA have managed a recent win or more. Fighting for their PL lives.

Not if the relegation teams - eight of them, are taking points off of each other.

 

[Bold Seagull]

For all of the doom mongers if you called Stoke, Southampton, West Brom & Swansea fans they'd swap with us in a heart beat, equally, I'm sure that there's a degree of nervousness with Watford, WHU, Bournemouth, Pilarse, Hudders and NUFC fans, we've just got to keep our nerve and the faith.

They may only have to wait a week...

 

[Bodian]

Just hope Man Utd have nothing to play for then !!!

Let's hope they have, so they can thrash Watford - who we then move above after scoring our 94th minute goal at Liverpool.......

 

[Weststander]

Not if the relegation teams - eight of them, are taking points off of each other.

Points off the top 8 too.

Interesting discussion on the radio this morning, that there'll be more results such as Swansea's win. The other clubs are fighting for their lives. As an example, Palace have had many of their recent season wins over the mega spend clubs in the second half of seasons.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

They may only have to wait a week...

Agreed, or, in a weeks time they may be even more keen to swap. My feeling is there are too many glass half empty fans, only a couple of games ago someone on the train was talking about how bad things are ....

In a great stadium,
In the Premier League,
With a superb Training Ground,
With a Chairman most clubs would love,
With a great fan base
With a new striker
With Piglet's Pies

It's not all bad, honest

 

[Gazwag]

Just hope Man Utd have nothing to play for then !!!

We might need them to beat Watford

 

[Bold Seagull]

Agreed, or, in a weeks time they may be even more keen to swap. My feeling is there are too many glass half empty fans, only a couple of games ago someone on the train was talking about how bad things are ....

In a great stadium,
In the Premier League,
With a superb Training Ground,
With a Chairman most clubs would love,
With a great fan base
With a new striker
With Piglet's Pies

It's not all bad, honest

No it isn't, I'm still positive and enjoying the games, glad to be going to the Saints game too. Too many fans just cannot stomach the tension. It was the same in the run-ins over the last 2 seasons. I think we'll do it, but its turning into an absolute bun fight with no one cut adrift and 6 pts separating 11 teams. The next 14 games are certainly not for the faint hearted!

 

[Wardy's twin]

Agreed, or, in a weeks time they may be even more keen to swap. My feeling is there are too many glass half empty fans, only a couple of games ago someone on the train was talking about how bad things are ....

In a great stadium,
In the Premier League,
With a superb Training Ground,
With a Chairman most clubs would love,
With a great fan base
With a new striker
With Piglet's Pies

It's not all bad, honest

I was waiting to be told what tune to sing this to.... Yellow Submarine came first to mind but did not scan after the first word

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

No it isn't, I'm still positive and enjoying the games, glad to be going to the Saints game too. Too many fans just cannot stomach the tension. It was the same in the run-ins over the last 2 seasons. I think we'll do it, but its turning into an absolute bun fight with no one cut adrift and 6 pts separating 11 teams. The next 14 games are certainly not for the faint hearted!

So true!

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

I was waiting to be told what tune to sing this to.... Yellow Submarine came first to mind but did not scan after the first word

Jerusalem

 

[Giraffe]

Quick update on Palace after their draw last night. They are still only 1 point ahead, but this will change if they fail to beat Newcastle on Saturday. Big game for both of them. Interesting to note they haven't had a below par performance since 28th October.

 

[MattBackHome]

Quick update on Palace after their draw last night. They are still only 1 point ahead, but this will change if they fail to beat Newcastle on Saturday. Big game for both of them. Interesting to note they haven't had a below par performance since 28th October.

And after tonight they are only 'expected' a single point in the 7 games before we visit. Plenty of (albeit tricky) opportunities for them to pull clear of the tracker.

This thread is brilliant

 

[Titanic]

And after tonight they are only 'expected' a single point in the 7 games before we visit. Plenty of (albeit tricky) opportunities for them to pull clear of the tracker.

This thread is brilliant

11 points from 15 in their last 5 games (including us)... they could be going right down to the wire.

 

[perseus]

Seven points from the next four games, minimum starting tonight.

Brings us back on track.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

11 points from 15 in their last 5 games (including us)... they could be going right down to the wire.

Yes, assuming they have 29pts with 5 games to go, and the total needed to stay up is 40pts, then Palace will be going to the wire. : playsalongwiththethread :

It is interesting that Palace have 6 of their key point harvesting opportunities as their last 6 games whereas we have pretty much the opposite situation.

If we are not above Palace at the end of March then something will have gone badly "wrong".

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Bonus point tonight!