Losing today was already built in to most people's predictions. A few of the teams around us have got results that I didn't think they would, not least Blackburn. Lets hope Sunderland take a few beatings over the next few weeks. Stoke next week is massive and I have to say I just cant see us getting anything. Stoke play well at home, we just don't play well (or at least long enough). With out defence Delap and co will be licking their lips for set pieces.
Well I didn't see anything coming on Saturday but Andy Carroll has found an absolute belter of a header to give us some form of fighting chance. I was adamant that we needed three points to survive, so having got only 1 we are gone... or are we! A lot of the teams down there play each other in the next couple of weeks. A west Brom win, a few draws and it may still all be open. I think we may need to get two points from the away games at Tottenham, Liverppol and Villa. The best opportunity there would surely be Villa away on the last day of the season if they have nothing to play for, as looks like will be the case.
Of course that is built on the hope that we can beat Portsmouth, Fulham and Boro at home, which we have absolutely no right to assume at all.
In other news I have been offered a job in London, for my dream employers, so I am having to weigh up the pro's and con's of making the move even further south. I always swore I wouldnt go there. Its a hell of a long way home from there....
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