The Premier League relegation thread.

[Caid]

I agree with Ping Pong. Southgate is one of the good guys and while Boro can be poor to watch, I'd warm to them a lot quicker than Newcastle with Shearer and Blackburn. Not sure about Hull - its a real romantic notion that they're in the premiership but Phil Brown is a t**t and after linking himself with the England job, it would be funny to see it all go Pete Tong for him.

Ping Pong and Pete Tong in the one post

Ding dong

[erne bhoy]

I hope hull die and somebody needs to teach phil brown how to dress himself. That man drives keen insane. Does Gary megson remind any one else of a t**ker?

[Minder]

I hope hull die and somebody needs to teach phil brown how to dress himself. That man drives keen insane. Does Gary megson remind any one else of a t**ker?

Do you drink often?

Just Domestos by the looks of it

[The Real Laoislad]

I hope Newcastle stay up as Im a big fan of Shearer's,don't really care about the rest

[Diet Coke]

I hope Newcastle stay up as Im a big fan of Shearer's,don't really care about the rest

I'd like to see them stay up also, they have 50000 plus at home games and good travelling support. Feel sorry for Mowbray, genuine guy trying to have his team play attractive football, but you have to do a STOKE to survive 1st season in premiership.

[cavan4ever]

Wouldnt mind seeing Fat Sam and Phil Brown taking Blackburn and Hull down,and they can take their ear pieces and sports science with them.

I agree with this man.  Shit teams and even more shite managers.

[Ping Pong Santa]

                              Pl      GD    Pts
14    Portsmouth        32     -13     37
15    Sunderland        33     -12     35
16    Hull                   33     -20     34
17    Blackburn           33     -20     34
---------------------------------------------
18    Middlesbrough    33     -22     31
19    Newcastle          32     -15     30
20    West Brom         32     -31     25


Here is the run-in for the clubs involved:

Sunderland:

West Brom (A)
Everton (H)
Bolton (A)
Portsmouth (A)
Chelsea (H)

Hull:

Liverpool (H)
Aston Villa (A)
Stoke (H)
Bolton (A)
Man Utd (H)

Blackburn:

Wigan (H)
Man City (A)
Portsmouth (H)
Chelsea (A)
West Brom (H)

Middlesborough:

Arsenal (A)
Man Utd (H)
Newscastle (A)
Aston Villa (H)
West Ham (A)

Newcastle:

Tottenham (A) - Today
Portsmouth (H)
Liverpool (A)
Middlesborough (H)
Fulham (H)
Aston Villa (A)


Looking at that, Middlesborough certainly have a very tough run-in. It's going to be very tough if they are going to stay up. I still hope they do it though.

You would have got great odds on Hull to go down back in January. At the moment they are 11-8 with Betfair and 6-5 with Paddypower. Looking at their run-in I can't see where they are going to get the points from so I think there is definitely some value in those odds. But who are they going to replace in the bottom three? Newcastle haven't got an easy ride either, two away games to Liverpool and Villa and obviously the North-East derby with Boro is a huge one. They are evens to stay up but I really don't think they will, theres something lacking there and its about time they got what they deserved.

Despite Middlesborough having probably the toughest run-in, I still think they can do it. Watching them these last few weeks, there is something about the way they are playing, a spirit there that may see them gain some unexpected points against the bigger teams (United hopefully!  ). They are currently 15-8 to avoid the drop with Paddypower but 1/3 at the minute to lay against the drop with Betfair. I think that 3/1 with Betfair for Middlesborough to stay up is worth a tenner from me!

So officially then I am going for West Brom, Newcastle, and Hull to go down. Cromwell head to keep Blackburn up unfortunately.

[The Watcher Pat]

Hope Hull go down...Don't like trhat wan**r Brown...

[Norf Tyrone]

Think it's going to be The Baggies, Boro and Hull.

Would like it to be Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United.

Closer to reality I'd like it to be Newcastle plus two. I'd like to see Hull (unlikely) and Stoke (more than likely) stay up.

[BennyHarp]

I agree with the people wanting Hull to go down! Phil Brown thought he was some sort of managerial master mind at the start of the season with all this bollocking his team oon the pitch rubbish - i'm glad its coming back to bite him in the ass with his team showing no fight for him at the moment at all!

[AFS]

Newcastle even more fucked after today's result, not that it bothers me one bit 

[Tony Baloney]

Newcastle even more fucked after today's result, not that it bothers me one bit 

[AFS]

Newcastle even more fucked after today's result, not that it bothers me one bit 

[Tony Baloney]

Newcastle even more fucked after today's result, not that it bothers me one bit 

Dunno what happened there. Just saying that their fans are totally delusional in their opinion of themselves as one of the big teams. Big support maybe but they've won next to f**k all in fifty years. For that reason I wouldn't mind seeing them making the drop. I like Shearer though.

Would shed no tears to see Honest Sam Allardyce take the hit also.

I think that Newcastle, West Brom and Hull are goners though.

[gawa316]

Newcastle looked doomed at the minute.

There will be some exodus if they do go down with clubs from all over europe likely destinations but what will happen to Owen? What club would be a likely destination for him? Villa or Citee are the only ones I can really think off, as can't see any of the big 4 going for him.