There is no one 'crucial game'

We have to get to 37 or possibly 38 points between now and the end of the season. Doesn't matter how we do it; we just have to.

Winning next week will not suddenly make us safe when we still have to reach 37 or possibly 38. All it will do is give us a better chance of doing so. And if this season's told us anything at all, it's that after winning a "must win or we're really f**ked" game, we then just drift backwards again over subsequent matches.

Meaning we're probably not going to beat both Sunderland and West Brom, however much winning both would constitute a giant stride towards safety. I think we've only got 2 wins left in us; I don't know where they'll come, but come they probably will. Whether that proves enough depends on our ability to scramble two or possibly three draws elsewhere.

Posted By: thebigfeller on March 15th 2014 at 23:29:41

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There is no one 'crucial game' (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 15, 23:29:41
- you are wrong, because those two games deny WBA and Sunderland points (NCFC) - phrankin, Mar 15, 23:32:57
  - Not necessarily - because there's so many sides in the battle. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 15, 23:35:08
    - that may be so, but it doesn't change the point that these games (NCFC) - phrankin, Mar 15, 23:38:50
      - Even that depends on how Sunderland and Swansea fare in all their other games (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 15, 23:42:03
        
        By the way, do I think we'll lose to Sunderland? No way. It'll be either 0-0 or 1-0 (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 15, 23:47:05
        
        win next weekend and we look safe, lose and we look deep deep in the mire. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Mar 15, 23:46:31
        
        We will not "look safe" on 32 points with the last 4 fixtures we have. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 15, 23:48:01
        
        Hasn't been complacency (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Mar 15, 23:50:08
        
        32 points 7 above the drop zone... we would 'look' safe (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Mar 15, 23:48:57
        
        1. Sunderland would still have 3 games in hand. 2. So Cardiff and Fulham have already (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 15, 23:51:35
        
        1. 3 games in hand, 2 of which are Man City and Liverpool away. Unlikely to yield anything (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Mar 15, 23:53:42
        
        1. Nothing is certain at this stage of the season. 2. Did you genuinely believe Fulham (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 15, 23:58:18
        
        I don't give a toss if it holds 'happy memories for them' (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Mar 16, 00:03:51
        
        Our record v Swansea is what gives me hope going there. We're their bogey team (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 16, 00:09:36
        
        nothing is certain... no **** sherlock. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Mar 15, 23:59:01
        
        So then we wouldn't 'look safe', would we? :) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 16, 00:01:42
        
        Yes we can 'look safe' without actually being mathematicaly safe... (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Mar 16, 00:06:06
        
        Why do stats from 6 years ago have any bearing on today? (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Mar 16, 00:05:07
        
        Reading fans will have convinced themselves they "looked safe" too (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Mar 16, 00:07:27
        
        Ok (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Mar 16, 00:09:06
        
        are you ok? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tron, Mar 16, 00:05:00
        
        we would only need a few more points, and we have picked up points all season (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Mar 15, 23:53:27
        
        Would be a big ask for the bottom three to overhaul that much of a gap (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Mar 15, 23:50:49
        
        even with games in hand... Sunderland at least have 2 very tough ones (NCFC) - phrankin, Mar 15, 23:51:42
    - oh no (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Mar 15, 23:37:46
  - Very much agree with this (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Mar 15, 23:33:29
- oh no (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Mar 15, 23:32:52

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