Will it come down to Stoke City?

[Tom8558]

I think that it is inevitable it will come down to the last game of the season. The question is, will we be in the driving seat with a result securing us promotion or will we have to hope results elsewhere go our way. Since Wigan play Villa on the last day, being 16th should keep us up. Liverpool play QPR and West Ham play Reading. Could be interesting.

[S-Clarke]

Can't wait for our next promotion day

 

Seriously though, I just have a nagging feeling that it'll boil down to this Sunderland game. Winner of that stays up, loser takes it to the last day. A draw would keep everyone still in it.

 

Exciting though, but was hoping it wouldn't go to the last day, but alas it looks as if it will do unless we pickup a couple of quick home wins.

[pezza]

God I hope not, have you seen the size of that lot, don't want to have win to stay up against them

[View From The Top]

Since plenty of my oppos are Stokies and having taught there for years, I chuffing hope not.

[corky morris]

Yep.

[KelvinsRightGlove]

Am I right in thinking Villa play Wigan on the last day? Could help us if both are still down there?

 

They can't both win.

[KelvinsRightGlove]

...oh sorry, yeah I think it may well do. But, I think we may be in a better position than last time.

[Scoobysaint]

We'll be well safe by then after wins against Liverpool, Reading, West Ham and West Brom. We will start converting our chances and make our possession count. Just a question of who we are going to totally hammer by 4 or 5! I've got no worries about relegation whatsoever. Over the course of the season there are at least three teams worse than us..... Villa, Reading, QPR.

[110_Persaint]

After the Liverpool game we will all know the definitive answer to this question. Put simply, any less than three points next weekend and the answer's YES.

[aintforever]

stoke at home is as good a final fixture as you would want, they should have nothing to play for. As long as we are in the driving seat I wouldn't be too worried if it went down to that.

[CaneNero]

Yes. Thankfully Stoke have only won 2 away games since LAST January.

[Saint Garrett]

After the Liverpool game we will all know the definitive answer to this question. Put simply, any less than three points next weekend and the answer's YES.

 

Sorry? Why?

 

If we get 0 points out of the next two, we still have a chance of being safe before we go into that Stoke game?!

[simo]

Sunderland away imo

[110_Persaint]

Sorry? Why?

 

If we get 0 points out of the next two, we still have a chance of being safe before we go into that Stoke game?!

We'll also have a chance of finishing tenth.

 

Get real mate.

[Saint Garrett]

Mathematically yes, but not realistically. Chances are that if we lose to Liverpool and Chelsea (although personally I think we'll get atleast a point from them 2 games) if we go to Reading and win, and then beat WHU at home, we're a couple of points away from being safe.

[110_Persaint]

Mathematically yes, but not realistically. Chances are that if we lose to Liverpool and Chelsea (although personally I think we'll get atleast a point from them 2 games) if we go to Reading and win, and then beat WHU at home, we're a couple of points away from being safe.

Back to back wins? Really?

 

Dear oh dear.

[LGTL]

I couldn't think of a worse team to lose to and seal our fate than Stoke and their knob of a manager.

[Saint Garrett]

Back to back wins? Really?

 

Dear oh dear.

 

QPR have done it, why can't we ?! Reading are ****e, and have just lost to both Wigan and Villa at home, and WHU are poor. If we put in a half decent performance and defend the long ball better than we did at their place, there is no reason why we can't win both of those games.

[CHAPEL END CHARLIE]

It may, or may not, come down to the Stoke game, time will tell of course. It'll sure as hell be exciting if it does come down to that and isn't the sheer drama of massive games like that what football is all about?

 

In any case Stoke are notoriously poor away from home and will be long encamped in their customary midtable finish by then I should think. So if we did fail to win this one then we'd deserve to be relegated I'd say. It's surly a vastly better prospect than the last time we were in that position and we had to beat Man Utd to stay up ...

[sandwichsaint]

I think that it is inevitable it will come down to the last game of the season. The question is, will we be in the driving seat with a result securing us promotion or will we have to hope results elsewhere go our way. Since Wigan play Villa on the last day, being 16th should keep us up. Liverpool play QPR and West Ham play Reading. Could be interesting.

 

Can see West Ham rolling over in this. If it's in our own hands we 'ought' to be able to beat Stoke, a win next week would be very timely.

[Dark Munster]

I couldn't think of a worse team to lose to and seal our fate than Stoke and their knob of a manager.

I can.

 

QPR.

[Micky]

It won't come down to Stoke - we'll be gone long before then....!!!

[Colinjb]

It will go to the last day. We never do things by half.

[5 year prem plan]

Sunderland away is more important thats the relegation showdown!!!!!

[110_Persaint]

^^^ best username on this board. FACT.

[saints_is_the_south]

Couldn't really ask for a better team to have to face on the final day of the season, if we do need something. Stoke are in shocking form, and they've been dreadful away from home. Anybody watch them against Fulham the other week?

 

Answer to the original question, yes I think it will come down to this but we'll be outside the bottom 3 thus in control of our own destiny.

[Nadia Sllim]

Agent Crouch!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just hope not. Hopefuly we be safe long before then.