Saints Safe from 4th downwards?

[Lighthouse]

Brighton 14 points behind now, with just 8 games left. They would have to win 5 of those games JUST to get to where we are now.

 

I think we can safely rule out a late charge by Seaguls, Boro, Brum or otherwise, even if it was pretty unlikely before.

[Saint_clark]

They might go on a blinding run that could do it, but I don't believe we'll have the down swing in form required for them to overtake us.

[bender]

For one of the other teams to get 2nd, both Reading and Wham would have to have to slip big style making us clear champions.

[S-Clarke]

It's between 3.

 

I'm not even paying attention to the teams below WHU now. Too far away and too little time to catch up.

[SaintBobby]

It's definitely 2 from 3. With us in the driving seat and West Ham seemingly fading. I hope it's us, then Reading and Brighton through the play offs.

[MarkSFC]

its any 1 from 1

[Simster]

Southampton are up, in my opinion. Reading and West Ham are both faltering and whilst I could see one of them blowing it, I can't imagine both doing so to let in the 4th placed side (or below).

 

That said, we're only 9 points behind them, and have run into some form (Saturday excepted), and have to play the pair of them. But I still think even if we won our last 8 games, either West Ham or Reading will win the 4 or 5 games required to put automatic promotion out of our reach.