Of all potential relegation candidates, I think they alone cannot improve (much)

They have played well, with good organisation and team spirit, and good luck to them.
But I think, with the players available to them, they've peaked in terms of league position now. Their position is thanks to a series of dodgey decisions in their favour, playing other teams at opportune times when temporarily weakened or demoralised, and just luck, in recent games. You could say they have accumulated more points than they really deserve, and OK it is sour grapes from me to some extent, but I don't think their lucky run will continue. My prediction is they will get rolled over a few times in succession and be sucked down, down, down into the relegation mire.
On the other hand, I'm really optimistic that we will accumulate more points now and move up, up, up to mid table. I feel that Redmond, Mulumbu and Mbokani in particular can all give us much more. We can and will evolve and improve. Bournemouth won't, they will remain predictable, and they will be picked off by better teams as the season grinds on to its grim conclusion.

Posted By: derbyshire canary, Dec 20, 22:37:02