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Just an interesting few predictions

 

These are just based on my predictions for what it's worth, and I've gone for pretty much worst case scenario for us and best case scenario for WHU.

 

These are the points hauls I calculated from the final 6 games:

 

I predict we'll get 10pts

WHU will get 16 pts

Reading will get 11 pts.

 

We still finish top, WHU scrape 2nd and I've seriously overcooked WHU's results as I wanted to see what they'd have to do to overhaul us. Realistically they need to win all their games and we need to switch to relegation form.

 

Saints - 88

WHU - 88

Reading - 87

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3 wins and West Ham would need 5!

 

3 wins seem simple if you say it or read it fast enough, but after the performance yesterday (and possibly v Doncaster despite the reult),and the uncertainty over RL given his importance to us, it is by no means a foregone conclusion.

 

Yes we should be capable,but it is not beyond us to balls it up either. Hopefully it will look cleare and better after easter, and positive after Reading.

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3 wins seem simple if you say it or read it fast enough, but after the performance yesterday (and possibly v Doncaster despite the reult),and the uncertainty over RL given his importance to us, it is by no means a foregone conclusion.

 

Yes we should be capable,but it is not beyond us to balls it up either. Hopefully it will look cleare and better after easter, and positive after Reading.

 

As well as us ballsing it up, it would also require West Ham to go on a wonder run.

 

The miserablists seem convinced that WHU are now going to win every single remaining game. But if it was Saints in that exact position they wouldn't be saying that at all. They'd be saying "thats it then. We're definitely going to finish eighth." Why are the pessimists about us always such raging cheerleaders for every other team, with breathtaking optimism for any other club that isn't us?

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As well as us ballsing it up, it would also require West Ham to go on a wonder run.

 

The miserablists seem convinced that WHU are now going to win every single remaining game. But if it was Saints in that exact position they wouldn't be saying that at all. They'd be saying "thats it then. We're definitely going to finish eighth." Why are the pessimists about us always such raging cheerleaders for every other team, with breathtaking optimism for any other club that isn't us?

 

I think West Ham are something like Lower Middle of the current form table whilst we're in top 3/4 (depending on number of games = current form). THink we've got 13 points from 6 games and they've only got 7

 

They'd have to seriously up their game as well as us fall away massively. Champions will be a push and the home Reading match critical, but I've always been a top two man and am not at all bothered about going up in first place (although it would be nice).

 

Although yesterday's performance and no Lambert isn't the best way to end a season!!!!!

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As well as us ballsing it up, it would also require West Ham to go on a wonder run.

 

The miserablists seem convinced that WHU are now going to win every single remaining game. But if it was Saints in that exact position they wouldn't be saying that at all. They'd be saying "thats it then. We're definitely going to finish eighth." Why are the pessimists about us always such raging cheerleaders for every other team, with breathtaking optimism for any other club that isn't us?

 

Its a fair point that you make, but it does not really need West Ham to go on a "wonder run" at all, merely for us to lose two,and them to win two. That is not a major swing on the "swingometer" is it ? If that happens in the next three/four matches it changes the matter considerably.

 

Nerves and momentum will play a major part in the outcome.I hope we will be strong in this department from our experiences last year, and suspect NA will prove a better soother of nerves and motivator than Fat Sam, and hopefully the slaphead at Reading.

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Its a fair point that you make, but it does not really need West Ham to go on a "wonder run" at all, merely for us to lose two,and them to win two. That is not a major swing on the "swingometer" is it ? If that happens in the next three/four matches it changes the matter considerably.

 

Nerves and momentum will play a major part in the outcome.I hope we will be strong in this department from our experiences last year, and suspect NA will prove a better soother of nerves and motivator than Fat Sam, and hopefully the slaphead at Reading.

 

So for that to happen we would then have lost, at best, three from four. After undefeated in twelve and top two for the entire season. And we've won without Lambert this season too.

 

Seriously. Chill out. It's in the bag.

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So for that to happen we would then have lost, at best, three from four. After undefeated in twelve and top two for the entire season. And we've won without Lambert this season too.

 

Seriously. Chill out. It's in the bag.

 

Hope you are right.

 

Have to admit I am anxiously hoping for the top spot, as Saints have still to win ther league in my lifetime.(apart from Football Combination).

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Yes I agree with you but we will struggle in the PL Blackpool had so much pace

 

FFS worry about that during May, June and July.

 

Seriously, now that the dissapointment has died down, I'm excited at the prospect of Wham not winning at Barnsley and us going into the Pompey game knowing a win will all but secure it.

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Come on you bunch of fannies, lets have none of your grizzling.

 

We played terribly, boo hoo. It happens. It's an off day.

 

Six points clear. We're going up.

 

I sincerely hope so - but remember 1949 when we were 8 points clear at the top with 7 games to go but could only manage 4 more points and missed promotion by a single point. The Echo described it as a tragic slide almost without parallel. I am sure we won't do it this time but I would not count my chickens just yet.

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