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OK, thought I'd get in early with this now that we have a results predictor thread. Below are the points totals for teams being relegated in the last ten years and those teams that just avoided relegation:

 

2011/12: 16th - 38pts, 17th - 37pts, 18th - 36pts, 19th - 31pts, 20th - 25pts.

2010/11: 16th - 42pts, 17th - 40pts, 18th - 39pts, 19th - 39pts, 20th - 33pts.

2009/10: 16th - 36pts, 17th - 35pts, 18th - 30pts, 19th - 30pts, 20th Pompey :) - 28pts. *added back their deduction

2008/09: 16th - 36pts, 17th - 35pts, 18th - 34pts, 19th - 32pts, 20th - 32pts.

2007/08: 16th - 37pts, 17th - 36pts, 18th - 36pts, 19th - 35pts, 20th - 11pts. :facepalm: Derby GD of -22 kept Fulham up

2006/07: 16th - 39pts, 17th - 38pts, 18th - 38pts, 19th - 34pts, 20th - 28pts. GD of -22 kept Wigan up

2005/06: 16th - 42pts, 17th - 38pts, 18th - 34pts, 19th - 30pts, 20th - 15pts.

2004/05: 16th - 39pts, 17th - 34pts, 18th - 33pts, 19th - 33pts, 20th - 32pts. Saints FFS

2003/04: 16th - 41pts, 17th - 39pts, 18th - 33pts, 19th - 33pts, 20th - 33pts.

2002/03: 16th - 45pts, 17th - 44pts, 18th - 42pts, 19th - 26pts, 20th - 19pts. Wet Spam down with 42pts!

 

So the lowest points total for survival in 10 years has been 34 points, think we'll need at least 40 to be very confident. We're on 24 pts with 13 games left, think we need to win at least 4 of those and pick up a few draws.

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38 points this season will be enough IMO. You only have to look at the current points per games ratio of the team in 18th to work out that the cut-off point is not going to increase so dramatically that a point per game total at the season's end will send you down.

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this is a poor league this year compared to others...will be a lower amount than usual to stay up.. maybe 35...

 

I think 37 will see us safe...but we have to start winning

 

It's not always wins that decide relegation, more defeats. Wigan stayed up fairly easily in the Z010/11 season with only 9 wins but they also only lost 14 times. We're currently only on 11 defeats I think,most of them from the start of the season. So if we can managed to lose only 3 more we might well be able to stay up with only 3 more wins. That would give us something like

8 wins,16 draws and 14 defeats for 40 points. Still wins would be better and less nerve racking.

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It predicted a cracking last day of the season.

 

QPR away Liverpool

Norwich away at Man City

Reading away to West Ham

 

Wigan face Villa at home

 

and we have a home game at Stoke.

 

If it does go to the last day we probably have the best fixture. Mid table team at home, who little to play for and don't travel that well.

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OK, thought I'd get in early with this now that we have a results predictor thread. Below are the points totals for teams being relegated in the last ten years and those teams that just avoided relegation:

 

2011/12: 16th - 38pts, 17th - 37pts, 18th - 36pts, 19th - 31pts, 20th - 25pts.

2010/11: 16th - 42pts, 17th - 40pts, 18th - 39pts, 19th - 39pts, 20th - 33pts.

2009/10: 16th - 36pts, 17th - 35pts, 18th - 30pts, 19th - 30pts, 20th Pompey :) - 28pts. *added back their deduction

2008/09: 16th - 36pts, 17th - 35pts, 18th - 34pts, 19th - 32pts, 20th - 32pts.

2007/08: 16th - 37pts, 17th - 36pts, 18th - 36pts, 19th - 35pts, 20th - 11pts. :facepalm: Derby GD of -22 kept Fulham up

2006/07: 16th - 39pts, 17th - 38pts, 18th - 38pts, 19th - 34pts, 20th - 28pts. GD of -22 kept Wigan up

2005/06: 16th - 42pts, 17th - 38pts, 18th - 34pts, 19th - 30pts, 20th - 15pts.

2004/05: 16th - 39pts, 17th - 34pts, 18th - 33pts, 19th - 33pts, 20th - 32pts. Saints FFS

2003/04: 16th - 41pts, 17th - 39pts, 18th - 33pts, 19th - 33pts, 20th - 33pts.

2002/03: 16th - 45pts, 17th - 44pts, 18th - 42pts, 19th - 26pts, 20th - 19pts. Wet Spam down with 42pts!

 

So the lowest points total for survival in 10 years has been 34 points, think we'll need at least 40 to be very confident. We're on 24 pts with 13 games left, think we need to win at least 4 of those and pick up a few draws.

 

 

I like your stats. "southsea",

.....but ON AVERAGE - one point per game has often been the benchmark for survival ....as you pointed out so well...it's a rare exception for a side with 39+ to go down, and yet clubs have survived ..on 34 !

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this is a poor league this year compared to others...will be a lower amount than usual to stay up.. maybe 35...

 

I think 37 will see us safe...but we have to start winning

Do you arrive to that conclusion based solely on the fact that fewer points are needed to stay up?

 

Quite the opposite in my view - this proves that the table is so tight after say 6th or 7th that any team can beat any team. It's more competitive and far more stronger than seasons past. Teams like Swansea, West Brom and Stoke at times have been nothing short of brilliant. The likes of them and other mid-table teams can give ANY non-champions league team across the continent a run for their money IMO.

 

If such a poor league this year, why are a pretty decent team such as ourselves doing really bad?

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I came to that conclusion with the general poor standard of football

 

The fact teams have forgotten how to defend

 

This is probably the poorest united side in years running away with the league

 

The teams at the bottom are utterly terrible yet none are cut adrift really..(villa ffs)

 

Add the pish poor performance in Europe compares to years gone by

 

WBA are able to lose about 10 in a row and stay top half.

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I came to that conclusion with the general poor standard of football

 

The fact teams have forgotten how to defend

 

This is probably the poorest united side in years running away with the league

 

The teams at the bottom are utterly terrible yet none are cut adrift really..(villa ffs)

 

Add the pish poor performance in Europe compares to years gone by

 

WBA are able to lose about 10 in a row and stay top half.

 

Have to say I disagree. If you compare the bottom 4 when we last went down (WBA, Norwich and Palace) those sides were massively weaker than anything I've seen this year. Telfer, Jakobsen, Delap, Ormerod, etc would not hold a candle to our current team in my opinion

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Have to say I disagree. If you compare the bottom 4 when we last went down (WBA, Norwich and Palace) those sides were massively weaker than anything I've seen this year. Telfer, Jakobsen, Delap, Ormerod, etc would not hold a candle to our current team in my opinion

 

You are comparing the league to the 2004/2005 season

 

That was when Henry, Ronaldo WTO were here.

 

I am saying I think the league is poorer than it has in the last few years or so.

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