Between Wigan, Sheff Utd & Wham, we have to be happy with one win and two losses from Saturday
Who would you prefer to have picked up 3 points?
We need to keep as many teams in the battle as possible. Remember, Villa and Boro are no longer in it, Man City are virtually safe.
It's 2 from us, Wham, Sheff Utd, Wigan.
Look at the fixtures for Monday:
Aston Villa v Wigan, 15:00 We now want a home win
Bolton v Everton, 15:00
Charlton v Reading, 20:00
Fulham v Man City, 15:00 We now want an away win
Newcastle v Arsenal, 15:00
Watford v Portsmouth, 12:45
Am I right looking at it like this?
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Villa are also pretty much safe, so them beating Wigan would give us the chance to overtake them on Monday evening.
But above all, we have to win too, and it won't be an easy match -let's not forget the Pards/ Parky baggage, which means Reading will be really up for it.
C'mon you Reds.
Absolutely are Fulham in it......and their mustard manager is looking right over his shoulder.
Coleman has said nothing short of a win is enough. And if they don't win?
If the Blue Mancs get a draw even, Fulham will have 36 points. Only 5 points above the relegation line.
They can be well caught, especially if West Ham's revival galvanises the other relegation threatened teams.
If only we'd beaten Fulham and Graham Poll & Lino on Boxing Day........we would have today 33 points and Fulham 34.
By the end of the season, one refereeing cock up can make all the difference. It could yet save Fulham's skin.
On paper though, i can't think of a better time to play Reading, they remind me of our good season and how we tailed off near the end. Beat them and Sheff U at home, that will take us to 37, which we need as when you strip out these two games, our fixture list starts looking tough again.
I think that's the results I'd prefer. If we're two points ahead of Wigan and Sheff Utd going into the last game we'll stay above them. As long as we're ahead of Wham too we'll be safe, they play Man Yoo at the theatre of nightmares in their final game
Sofor me it's come on Villa and a draw at Fulham.
This is true - four points isn't alot. I feel that we won't get more than 40 points however, so any team already nearly there isn't worth worrying about too much. I'd rather peg back Fulham as much as possible
I think they're both fair points Pete. The away fixtures we have left are certainly not that appetising on paper. Blackburn is obviously the key one, in that they will be playing for little, but they are an hard working outfit and their manager won't accept anything less.
Are Everton playing tomorrow ? It would be a big help to us if they lose ahead of playing us, just to knock a bit of steem out of them.
Two out of three home wins won't be enough, we need to pick something up away as well.
An away win would be great but I think we missed our chance at Watford and City because although we are now a tough nut to crack defensively we have not got it right in attack away from home and don't look like scoring many.
Equally Pards and Parky will be up for it and hopefully will transmit that to our lads like theyy did when we played the Hamsters! (I hope!)
That's exactly how I'm looking at it!