Next 10 games!

[mattdefoe]

we need the rest break, get our players back from injury

 

[stevenurse]

2 weeks break, 10 days break, 2 weeks break. this is a plus if anything if you ask me, as long as we win the preceeding games and maintain confidence. Not as easy as it looks on paper as those teams will all be battling hard to stay in the division but its a good a run as we are likely to have.

 

[eddiev14]

I would look at the next four games.

Newcastle away
Blackburn away
Bolton home
Sunderland away

That is tough, we need to apply the level of committment shown today to stand a chance in beating the likes of Newcastle, Blackburn and Sunderland away.

The good thing is that we are so dangerous on the counter I can see us picking up points on the road. Add to the fact that Dawson and Gallas look impressive together we could edge quite a few away games.

But thats only 1 point from our last two games, we need to be looking to beat Newcastle. They'll be missing their little enforcer, I think we stand a decent chance.

We need at least 7 points from those 4 games to just stay in touch. Anything more than 7 would be an excellent return.

It's looking a bit tasty now isn't it Mr. Pink?! :beer:

 

[Mr Pink]

It's looking a bit tasty now isn't it Mr. Pink?! :beer:

It certainly is mate...10 points is flipping fantastico :wink:

 

[JJ1978]

4th place with probably the most mis-firing forward line in the league. That can't be bad at all! If one of them actually finds form we will be deadly!

Really hope we win next week, be lovely seeing us 3rd.

 

[kevinfish]

at least 15 from the next 5

 

[piedpiper]

I think it's more helpful to look at the dates of the games, as it gives us a bit more context as to freshness and fitness of players...

Tue 15th Feb AC Milan (A)
Tue 22nd Feb Blackpool (A)
Sun 6th March Wolves (A)
Wed 9th March AC Milan (H)
Sat 19th March West Ham (H)
Sat 2nd April Wigan (A)
Sat 9th April Stoke (H)

I really fancy our chances.

we should get 15 points from that lot. i worry about the players focus for the wolves game, with the pending AC milan game. we also play on a sunday afternoon. we should have been on the saturday.

 

[Timothee Atouba]

we should get 15 points from that lot. i worry about the players focus for the wolves game, with the pending AC milan game. we also play on a sunday afternoon. we should have been on the saturday.

SHOULD, but probably wont. This is football, things rarely go according to plan.

 

[felmani26]

I said at the time that losing the FA Cup tie against Fulham could be a blessing in disguise in terms of less fixture congestion and that could be the difference in the run in, although i'd gladly add a few more Champions League fixtures in between!

 

[ThorntonSpur]

last season if you replace pompy for blackpool we got nine points from those five league games.

10 or 12 would be great any more third is on. :grin:

 

[piedpiper]

SHOULD, but probably wont. This is football, things rarely go according to plan.

Noted, after the fulham game i wrote our CL aspirations for next season off. 3 games later and hey it is a possibility. after the man u game i vowed never to watch us vs man u. my heart cannot handle it. the worst part is we are gonna thrash them some time soon and i will miss it.

still hoping for 15 points though and it is achievable.

 

[Welshiespursboyo]

We've done superbly well out of the fixtures mentioned in the OP

Newcastle A - Draw - 1 pt
Blackburn A - Win - 3 pts
Bolton H - Win - 3 pts
Sunderland A - Win - 3pts
Blackpool A
Arsenal H
Wolves A
West Ham H
Wigan A
Stoke H

COYS

 

[nicdic]

The Arsenal game hasn't been rearranged.

 

[dvdhopeful]

I said at the time that losing the FA Cup tie against Fulham could be a blessing in disguise in terms of less fixture congestion and that could be the difference in the run in, although i'd gladly add a few more Champions League fixtures in between!

Also factor in that both Chelsea and Citeh are playing this weekend, not in 5th round FA ties, but both replaying their 4th round ties, whilst we are at home with our feet up (At Faces, whichever)

 

[ThorntonSpur]

losing to fulham may well turn out to be the best resut of the season

 

[bigturnip]

losing to fulham may well turn out to be the best resut of the season

:duh:

 

[Bails]

*UPDATED*

Next 10 PL games including possible cup games

TEAM....................Result......Pts....PPG....Total PTS...PLD
Newcastle A..............D............1.......1...............38......23
FULHAM A................L.......(out FA Cup)
Blackburn A...............W...........4.......2....._.........41......24
Bolton H ._................W...........7......2.3.............44......25
Sunderland A.............W..........10.._..2.5.............47......26
AC MILAN A..............W......(enough said :beer
(W/E off) FA CUP 5th round
Blackpool A
(W/E off) Carling Cup final (would have been Arsenal)
Wolves A
AC MILAN H
(W/E off) FA CUP Quarters
West Ham H
Wigan A
CL QUARTER FINALS
Stoke H

*[Arsenal H TBA]

We really are on a good run
I have to agree that the Fulham FA cup result could prove to be a blessing in disguise