Survival Sunday Thread

sisco

Fulham vs Arsenal
Stoke City vs Wigan
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Bolton vs Man City
Newcastle vs West Brom
Everton vs Chelsea
Manchester United vs Blackpool
Wolverhampton vs Blackburn
Tottenham vs Birmingham
West Ham vs Sunderland

What are your predictions??

Paully D

I just thought for those of us that will be keeping an eye on all games later today that we should keep all discussion in this one thread.

The games are:

Aston Villa v Liverpool, 16:00

Bolton v Man City, 16:00

Everton v Chelsea, 16:00

Fulham v Arsenal, 16:00

Man Utd v Blackpool, 16:00

Newcastle v West Brom, 16:00

Stoke v Wigan, 16:00

Tottenham v Birmingham, 16:00

West Ham v Sunderland, 16:00

Wolverhampton v Blackburn, 16:00

Personally I think Blackpool, Wigan and obviously West Ham will go down, although I'd prefer to see Blackpool or Wigan staying up and Birmingham going down instead.

Thankfully my own club isn't involved for once, but I do know how these sort of days feel and I do genuinely sympathise with supporters of every club involved as relegation is heartbreaking.

It should be a great days action though, I'm really looking forward to it already.

JerryHandbag

Blackpool to lose 0-1. Birmingham to lose by 2 goals, and Wigan to lose too.

End result - Blackpool somehow staying up on goals scored!

Sasquatch76

It's going to be quite the day of drama you feel. I don't support any of the teams involved, so I'm quite looking forward to it all unfolding in a perverse kind of way.

I just can't see Blackpool getting anything at OT, but after that I don't know. Wigan are such a Jeckyll and Hyde team, and Spurs are well capable of dropping points at home. Should be lots of twists and turns at any rate!

paulgalway

Personally, would like to see birmingham go down, I am an Arsenal supporter !!!.

Next would be Blackburn. Wolves and Wigan have shown a bit of fight recently and I enjoy Ian Holloway
.

dartbhoy

Probably 1 of the most exciting relegation battles for many years. Personally I'd like to see Blackburn and Birmingham join the Hammers in the championship. However I reckon Blackburn will survive with Birmingham and Blackpool both losing and Wigan taking points so end result will be Wigan surviving with Birmingham and Blackpool getting relegated.

deise48

west ham gone and imo blackpool and birmingham gone

mike65

Fulham vs Arsenal - DRAW
Stoke City vs Wigan AWAY
Aston Villa vs Liverpool DRAW
Bolton vs Man City AWAY
Newcastle vs West Brom DRAW
Everton vs Chelsea DRAW
Manchester United vs Blackpool HOME
Wolverhampton vs Blackburn DRAW
Tottenham vs Birmingham DRAW
West Ham vs Sunderland DRAW

Kiwi_knock

As a Birmingham fan this day will be nerve wrecking. Have already accepted that we will be relegated so if we manage to stay up it would be a shock.

Paully D

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

As a Birmingham fan this day will be nerve wrecking. Have already accepted that we will be relegated so if we manage to stay up it would be a shock.

Plenty of teams have gone to Tottenham and got something this season, so you've definitely got a chance, especially as you might not even need to get anything to stay up if Manchester United get a convincing win.

dartbhoy

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

As a Birmingham fan this day will be nerve wrecking. Have already accepted that we will be relegated so if we manage to stay up it would be a shock.

The 1 question is how committed are Spurs to qualifying for the Europa league? Some of their players have been interviewed during the week and have basically said that the Europa league is a distraction for them? Will they go out tomorrow half hearted and maybe Birmingham will take advantadge? It'll be interesting that's for sure.

Blatter

Blackpool are down IMO.

Man Utd's second string team will be far too strong for them and a lot of them will be playing for a place in the CL final squad. I expect them to beat them 3 or 4-0.

I think Birmingham will get something at Spurs/Lose by a goal or two at the most and I think Wigan will lose to Stoke so Birmingham will stay up.

So Wigan, Blackpool and obviously West Ham. I'd love to see Blackburn or Wolves go down but I can't see it.

Kingdom Bhoy

I would love to see Blackpool stay up at the expense of Brum.

busyliving

Would love to see, Blackburn go down. Ever since they got rid of Big Sam i've been rooting against them...C'mon the Wolves:D

Kingdom Bhoy

busyliving wrote: »

Would love to see, Blackburn go down. Ever since they got rid of Big Sam i've been rooting against them...C'mon the Wolves:D

I would like Wolves to stay up Mick Mac acted with a lot of dignity when the then chairman of SAFC Bob Murray shat on him.

ROCKMAN

Fulham vs Arsenal Draw
Stoke City vs Wigan Away
Aston Villa vs Liverpool Away
Bolton vs Man City Draw
Newcastle vs West Brom Home
Everton vs Chelsea Home
Manchester United vs Blackpool Home
Wolverhampton vs Blackburn Home
Tottenham vs Birmingham Home
West Ham vs Sunderland Home

So my final table

Man Utd 80 (C)
Chelsea 71
Man City 69
Arsenal 68
Tottenham 62
Liverpool 61
Everton 54
Fulham 49
Newcastle 48
Bolton 47
Stoke City 46
WBA 46
Aston Villa 45
Sunderland 44
Blackburn 40
Wolves 43
Wigan 42
Birmingham 39
Blackpool 39
West Ham 36




...

Helix

Fulham vs Arsenal - Away
Stoke City vs Wigan - Wigan
Aston Villa vs Liverpool - Draw
Bolton vs Man City - Away
Newcastle vs West Brom - Draw
Everton vs Chelsea - Away
Manchester United vs Blackpool - Home
Wolverhampton vs Blackburn - Home
Tottenham vs Birmingham - Home
West Ham vs Sunderland - Draw

tommyhaas

dartbhoy wrote: »

The 1 question is how committed are Spurs to qualifying for the Europa league? Some of their players have been interviewed during the week and have basically said that the Europa league is a distraction for them? Will they go out tomorrow half hearted and maybe Birmingham will take advantadge? It'll be interesting that's for sure.

If Spurs finish 5th they get the UEFA Cup, it they finish 6th they also get it through the fair play lark, but have to play a rake of extra qualifying games. I'd imagine they want to avoid this and get 5th

Minstrel27

I would like to see Blackpool and Birmingham go down

Woody_FX

Wigan to win and stay up.
Wolves to win and stay up.
Blackburn, Blackpool and Westham down.

Helix

Woody_FX wrote: »

Wigan to win and stay up.
Wolves to win and stay up.
Blackburn, Blackpool and Westham down.

blackuburn only go down in that case if birmingham win at spurs

everdead.ie

tommyhaas wrote: »

If Spurs finish 5th they get the UEFA Cup, it they finish 6th they also get it through the fair play lark, but have to play a rake of extra qualifying games. I'd imagine they want to avoid this and get 5th

Ya this is true if we don't get fifth we have to start qualifiers on like June 30th!

tommyhaas

everdead.ie wrote: »

Ya this is true if we don't get fifth we have to start qualifiers on like June 30th!

I don't like Arry, but this was absolutely quality. Arry talking about the Europa League, fair play qualification, and Defoe's availability on Thursday nights

Skip to the 55 second mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMf3dIC_an8

Thanx 4 The Fish

Am off to see Stoke Wigan. Reckon Wigan will go down or at least I hope they do, otherwise this could be a pretty boring game.

everdead.ie

tommyhaas wrote: »

I don't like Arry, but this was absolutely quality. Arry talking about the Europa League, fair play qualification, and Defoe's availability on Thursday nights

Skip to the 55 second mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMf3dIC_an8

Defoes busy Thursday nights I'll have to play the kids

dartbhoy

tommyhaas wrote: »

If Spurs finish 5th they get the UEFA Cup, it they finish 6th they also get it through the fair play lark, but have to play a rake of extra qualifying games. I'd imagine they want to avoid this and get 5th

Well that's enough said,I can't see Birmingham surviving at all now. Either way Spurs are going to qualify for the Europa League so winning today will make life a little bit easier for them than going through a summer long of qualifiers!

The Volt

Stoke have nothing to play for, I can see Wigan going there and winning, especially with N'Zogbia putting himself in the shop window. What does this mean for the teams above them? Birmingham were dire last week, I can't see them getting anything. Blackpool have conceded 70+ goals this year and will probably ship a few more today. I would expect everything to be a lot clearer at half time. Wolves and Blackburn could probably just stand around, let the match finish 0-0 and be alright.

Paully D

Voltwad wrote: »

Stoke have nothing to play for, I can see Wigan going there and winning, especially with N'Zogbia putting himself in the shop window. What does this mean for the teams above them? Birmingham were dire last week, I can't see them getting anything. Blackpool have conceded 70+ goals this year and will probably ship a few more today. I would expect everything to be a lot clearer at half time. Wolves and Blackburn could probably just stand around, let the match finish 0-0 and be alright.

If Wigan win then it's basically over for Birmingham and Blackpool as I can't see either of them winning.

everdead.ie

Hoping Spurs line up with Hudd and Sandro in midfield and Luka on the left we always play better with one wide player and one tucking in.

invinciblePRSTV

My hopes/predictions wrote: »

Fulham 1-3 Arsenal
Stoke City 1-1 Wigan
Aston Villa 3-1 Liverpool
Bolton 0-2 Man City
Newcastle 1-1 West Brom
Everton 1-2 Chelsea
Manchester United 3-0 Blackpool
Wolverhampton 2-0 Blackburn
Tottenham 4-0 Birmingham
West Ham 2-0 Sunderland

What are your predictions??

Which would leave the bottom looking like this:

Wolves 43
B'Burn 40
Wigan 40

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B'ham 39
Blackpool 39
WHU 36

Fingers crossed!

That_Guy

Did I hear Jeff Stelling correctly? 89 different scenarios in the relegation scrap?

everdead.ie

Wigan have never been relegated from the top flight!

starbelgrade

Good picture on Sky Sports of the five managers facing the drop...

Shanotheslayer

Fulham vs Arsenal HOME

Stoke City vs Wigan DRAW

Aston Villa vs Liverpool DRAW

Bolton vs Man City AWAY

Newcastle vs West Brom DRAW

Everton vs Chelsea DRAW

Manchester United vs Blackpool DRAW

Wolverhampton vs Blackburn DRAW

Tottenham vs Birmingham HOME

West Ham vs Sunderland AWAY

Drumpot

For any saddo like myself who is looking forward to a good day of footie (with a few cans and the laptop setup).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/predictor/default.stm

Keep your EPL table right up to date so you can enjoy the drama unfold and know WTF it actually means in relagation terms.

starviewadams

Just hope Wolves stay up,for Mick's post match interviews if nothing else!

bluefinger

just read this on the bbc website.

two teams are tied for 17th and 18th places, are level on points and have exactly the same goal difference and goals scored, what exactly would happen? We would enter uncharted territory - there would be a relegation play-off. Here is the official line from the Premier League: "If, at the end of the season, either the League champions or the clubs to be relegated or the question of qualification for other competitions cannot be determined because two or more clubs are equal on points, goal difference and goals scored, the clubs concerned shall play off one or more deciding league matches on neutral grounds, the format, timing and venue of which shall be determined by the board." Tasty.

This would be cool

methinks birmingham and blackpool are gone.

That_Guy

Credit to a group of West Brom fans who cycled to Newcastle to raise money for Meningitis UK in memory of football-mad teenager Liam Keeling, who died from meningitis in October 2009, aged 13.

starbelgrade

Drumpot wrote: »

For any saddo like myself who is looking forward to a good day of footie (with a few cans and the laptop setup).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/predictor/default.stm

Keep your EPL table right up to date so you can enjoy the drama unfold and know WTF it actually means in relagation terms.

That's really cool - I just did the results predictions... Birmingham & Blackpool to join the Hammers in the drop.

That_Guy

Jamie Redknapp: I don't think Jose Mourinho would get 39 points with that group of players at Blackpool.

What????

mike65

from guardian.

"I went through the 81 possibilities you linked to and tallied up how many times each side featured in a permutation," writes Kari Tulinius. "Here's the tally: Wigan 53, Blackpool 48, Birmingham 39, Wolves 14, Blackburn 8. So of the 81 possible results of the day, Wigan go down in 53 of them, Blackpool in 48 and so on. I can't honestly say whether this means anything, but it kept me occupied for a few minutes."

WhiteRussian

Wigan to stay up and Blackburn (yawn) to go down. The others don't bother me.

everdead.ie

If birmingham lose 5-3 and Wigan 1-0 and Blackpool lose than there would be a playoff between Wigan and Blackpool!

Drumpot

That_Guy wrote: »

Jamie Redknapp: I don't think Jose Mourinho would get 39 points with that group of players at Blackpool.

What????

He is a subtle version of Ron Atkinson . . Can anybody really take what he says seriously ?:p

MUSEIST

That_Guy wrote: »

Jamie Redknapp: I don't think Jose Mourinho would get 39 points with that group of players at Blackpool.

What????

Clearly on the herbal cigs:pac:

everdead.ie

Ah redknapp is just expressing how good a job he's done this year.

That_Guy

That_Guy

Close from Blackpool. Should be 1-0

starviewadams

Almost from Berbatov,Southern should have scored for Blackpool after 30 seconds though!

mike65

Stoke C. 1 - 0 Wigan Athletic

edit livescores gets its wrong! Still 0-0

ctrl-alt-delete

mike65 wrote: »

Stoke C. 1 - 0 Wigan Athletic

edit livescores gets its wrong! Still 0-0

Disallowed according to the BBC