Toadbelly Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 There are currently 6 points seperating the bottom 10 teams in the Premiership while it is a two horse race for the title and one is almost out of it. Their have been some cracking matches this year featuring teams in the bottom half and I would suggest that not only is this the most exciting premiership season ever (to this point) but that the relegation battle is the best part of it. Anyone disagree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I think you're right Toady. I would not put money on the three to go down at this moment. Birmingham, won the League Cup, decent chance of making the FA Cup semis yet still in the shizen unless they win both games in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsilks Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Totally agree. It's the titanic battle of the "B's" vs the "W's". Blackpool, Blackburn, Birmingham, Wolves, West Ham, Wigan, Wolves. The thing is, they're all playing quite well. There isn't a poor side amongst them. West Ham were excellent in beating Liverpool yesterday and must have turned a corner. Birmingham beat Arsenal in the League Cup Final. Wolves have beaten Man City, Chelsea and Arsenal. The battle for the title looks over though Arsenal still have a small chance. Strange title this year as Man Utd haven't played well but are coasting towards it. Another great battle looks like being between Man City, Spurs and Chelsea for the two remaining Champions League slots. A truly mouthwatering end to the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I really hope West Ham go down, can't stand them. Wouldn't mind Fulham and Stoke joining them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 This is nothing new really, it usually is more exciting at the bottom for a neutral. Although I hate west ham, when they were last down here all we got was west ham week in week out and how they have some kind of devine right to be in the premiership. a bit like newcastle last season. on tv every week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsilks Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 This is nothing new really, it usually is more exciting at the bottom for a neutral. Although I hate west ham, when they were last down here all we got was west ham week in week out and how they have some kind of devine right to be in the premiership. a bit like newcastle last season. on tv every week! Err....well, it is really. That is the whole point of this thread, isn't it? This season is potentialy the most exciting Premiership relegation battle ever. There has never been a Premiership without one poor side. West Ham are going to be more newsworthy as they have the richest Premiership history and the most to lose as they have the biggest wage bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Normally its 4 or 5 teams battling to avoid the bottom 3. Who can honestly predict which three from the bottom half will go down. 6 points from Everton in 10th to Wigan in 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfcdavecov Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 West Ham struggling in the Championship and with a 60,000 seater stadium? Yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadbelly Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 I think you're right Toady. I would not put money on the three to go down at this moment. Birmingham, won the League Cup, decent chance of making the FA Cup semis yet still in the shizen unless they win both games in hand. I know it's not popular to hope for the bigger team but I was gutted that Birmingham won the League Cup. I really want Arsenal to win a bunch of stuff this year and prove that you can play champagne football and still win. Would love to see Derby use the Arsenal model, albeit on a less grand scale for the time being. Ha! Fat chance :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 8 Sunderland 29 -2 38 9 Everton 29 0 37 10 Stoke 30 -2 37 11 Newcastle 30 -1 36 12 Fulham 29 1 35 13 Blackburn 30 -12 33 14 Aston Villa 30 -14 33 15 Blackpool 30 -15 33 16 West Brom 30 -15 33 17 West Ham 30 -13 32 ----------------------------------- 18 Wolves 30 -14 32 19 Birmingham 29 -13 31 20 Wigan 30 -22 30 The bottom 12 seperated by 8 points, we could have a final day with 6 or 7 sides involved a survival scrap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 That would be exciting stuff, I'd like to see wigan blackburn and blackpool go down;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 8 Sunderland 29 -2 38 9 Everton 29 0 37 10 Stoke 30 -2 37 11 Newcastle 30 -1 36 12 Fulham 29 1 35 13 Blackburn 30 -12 33 14 Aston Villa 30 -14 33 15 Blackpool 30 -15 33 16 West Brom 30 -15 33 17 West Ham 30 -13 32 ----------------------------------- 18 Wolves 30 -14 32 19 Birmingham 29 -13 31 20 Wigan 30 -22 30 The bottom 12 seperated by 8 points, we could have a final day with 6 or 7 sides involved a survival scrap! I think Villa will be safe.. Imagine if they went down though, having spent $18mill on Darren Bent. B'Ham in the NPC playing Europa League football would be a joke too.. Wigan for me are down, although very close, they've got some really tough games to play.. And West Ham look like they've turned a corner and could end up in midtable.. Funny as Avram Grant was on the verge of the sack not so long ago. Wolves and West Brom IMO are too good to go down.. They're both sitting ducks though, referee decisions will play a huge part in their survival. Who does that leave, Blackburn and Blackpool. Probably the 2 most unpredictable teams in the league. I'll go for Wigan, Brum and Blackpool to go down. But 100% agree, this is by far the best relegation battle that I can remember, and 'Should' get more coverage than the top 3 now as Man Utd are predictably going to limp to the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Not a good day for the teams in the relegation zone. West Brom the Big winners: Today's results Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham Bolton 3-0 West Ham Chelsea 1-0 Wigan Man Utd 2-0 Fulham Sunderland 2-3 West Brom Tottenham 3-2 Stoke Wolves 0-3 Everton Still tight in the table, bottom 11 seperated by 8 points: 9 Newcastle 31 2 39 10 West Brom 32 -13 39 11 Fulham 32 1 38 12 Stoke 32 -3 38 13 Sunderland 32 -10 38 14 Blackburn 32 -12 35 15 Birmingham 31 -12 35 16 Aston Villa 31 -14 34 17 Blackpool 31 -18 33 --------------------------------- 18 West Ham 32 -18 32 19 Wolves 32 -20 32 20 Wigan 32 -23 31 Two big games tommorrow: Blackpool v Arsenal, 13:30 Aston Villa v Newcastle, 16:00 If Villa and Blackpool win, it'll be hard for the bottom 3 to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 West Ham IMO are too good to go down, their starting 11 is far superior to those around them.. They should be midtable, had it not been for some terrible luck on their part. I said the same about Wolves, but with Kevin Doyle getting injured and todays horror result they must be feeling pretty down right now. Will be tough for them. Brum, Blackburn and Blackpool.. Surely one or at two of this group will go down, they have to. Probably Blackpool, but then again they`ve got tonnes of home games left to play. West Ham will not go down.. Thats all I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Today's Results Blackpool 1-3 Arsenal Aston Villa 1-0 Newcaster Table 9 Newcastle 31 1 39 10 West Brom 32 -13 39 11 Fulham 32 1 38 12 Stoke 32 -3 38 13 Sunderland 32 -10 38 14 Aston Villa 31 -13 37 15 Blackburn 32 -12 35 16 Birmingham 31 -12 35 17 Blackpool 31 -20 33 --------------------------------- 18 West Ham 32 -18 32 19 Wolves 32 -20 32 20 Wigan 32 -23 31 Some big games on Saturday: Birmingham v Sunderland, Blackpool v Wigan, Everton v Blackburn, West Brom v Chelsea, West Ham v Aston Villa, Wolves, Stoke, Newcastle, Blackburn & Fulham don't play due to cup games. The bottom four need to pick up wins soon, a great opportunity for Wigan, West Ham & Blackpool to end poor form. If they lose, it'll be an uphill task. I think Wolves will stay up just with Blackpool, West Ham and Wigan going down. The survival target of last season (31 points) has been meet by everyone. I personally think the traditional 40 points will be enough to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Wigan,Wolves and Blackpool to go down,with West Ham just stopping up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowkesy Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Really hope Blackpool stay up at least they are entertaining,unlike the drivel from Villa and Newcastle today.It ranks in one of my five worst games of the season in the premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Eventful day at the bottom of the Prem Results Birmingham 2-0 Sunderland Blackpool 1-3 Wigan Everton 2-0 Blackburn West Brom 1-3 Chelsea West Ham 1-2 Aston Villa League Table 9 Aston Villa 33 -12 40 10 Newcastle 32 1 39 11 West Brom 33 -15 39 12 Fulham 32 1 38 13 Stoke 32 -3 38 14 Birmingham 32 -10 38 15 Sunderland 33 -12 38 16 Blackburn 33 -14 35 17 Wigan 33 -21 34 ---------------------------- 18 Blackpool 33 -22 33 19 West Ham 33 -19 32 20 Wolves 32 -20 32 Villa (with a stoppage time winner v West Ham) should be safe, West Ham picking up bad for at the worst possible time. Great win from Wigan, elevates Wigan from last to 17th, Blackpool in the relegation zone for the first time this season and looking doomed. Birmingham should be safe now, Sunderland should also but need to strengthen in the summer after losing Bent. Blackburn still in deep trouble, especially if Wolves win game in hand v Stoke City. Next weeks fixtures Saturday, 23 April 2011 Aston Villa v Stoke, 15:00 Blackpool v Newcastle, 15:00 Liverpool v Birmingham, 15:00 Sunderland v Wigan, 15:00 Tottenham v West Brom, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Fulham, 15:00 Chelsea v West Ham, 17:30 Monday, 25 April 2011 Blackburn v Man City, 20:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Team Played Points GD Stoke 33 39 -3 Brum 34 38 -17 Blackburn 33 35 -14 Blackpool 34 34 -22 -------------------------------------- Wigan 34 34 -23 Wolves 33 33 -20 West Ham 34 32 -22 Some cracking bottom of the league clashes coming up. Still to play.. Stoke vs Wolves Blackpool vs Stoke Brum vs Wolves West Ham vs Blackburn Wigan vs West Ham Stoke vs Wigan Wolves vs Blackburn I've included Stoke (not likely they'll go down) but they've got a huge part to play as they face 3 of the bottom 6 in the next few weeks. West Hams last 3 games are Blackburn (H) Wigan (A) S'Land (H) has the makings of 'great escape' written all over it. Wolves last 5 games include Stoke (A) Brum (A) West Brom (H) S'Land (A) Blackburn (H) all bottom half clubs.. If they go down they can only blame themselves. Blackpool have a poor home record and 2 more away games at Spurs and Man Utd I think they're doomed and will finish bottom of the pile. Wigan and the loser of Wolves/Blackburn on the final day to join them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Man City beat Blackburn 1-0, Edin Dzeko with the goal. His first in the league. I think 38 points will be enough for safety. Big game tommorrow for Wolves @ Stoke, a draw would put them 17th, a win 16th and two points above Blackpool and Wigan Athletic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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