Squeaky bum time doesn’t enter into it – this is a time when every single nerve end is screaming at us so I inevitably have to look at the relegation scrap.
This time I have given it a twist by awarding the absolute minimum number of points I believe those from 18th position upwards to as far as Newcastle will get over the the rest of the season.
These are just my own beliefs but if you are even halfway interested in working it out for yourself take a shot!
WBA are down as far as I’m concerned so here we go with the rest of them and if there’s anyone out there who can give me the missing Southampton fixture I’d appreciate it.
STOKE CITY:
Arsenal away No points
Spurs home No points
Hammers away No points
Burnley home 1 point
Liverpool away 0 ponts
Palace home 1 point
Swansea 1 point
TOTAL 30 relegated
SOUTHAMPTON
West Ham away 1 point
Arsenal away 0 points
Chelsea home 0 points
Leicester away 0 point
B’mouth home 1 point
Everton away 0 points
Man City home 0 points
- One game to be re-arranged which even giving maximum three points leaves them on 33 and relegated
TOTAL 30 points
WEST HAM
Saints home 1 point
Chelsea away 0 points
Stoke home 3 points
Arsenal away 0 points
Man City home 0 points
Leicester away 0 points
Everton home 1 point
Manchester United home to be re-arranged 0 points
TOTAL 35 points
CRYSTAL PALACE
Liverpool home 0 points
Bournemouth away 1 point
Brighton home 3 points
Watford home 1 point
Leicester home 1 point
Stoke away 3 points
WBA away 3 points
TOTAL 42 points
Swansea to finish on 42 points
Huddersfield to finish on 34 points
Newcastle to finish on 41 points
WBA, STOKE CITY AND SAINTS FOR THE DROP
Missing fixture for the saints is swansea away.
Many thanks my friend
What I am taking from that is, if we lose at home to Southampton, given other results might vary a little, we are very likely to be going down.
Would agree with most of your results Hugh, the only fly in the ointment is what influence Mark Hughes has with the Southampton team.
Sadly cannot see us surviving, something has been fundamentally wrong with our club for a long time now.
I have been a supporter for over 50 years and a current season ticket holder, but I cannot sadly see where our next win will come from, makes me feel physically sick at the thought of relegation, but I see it WBA, WHU, and Huddersfield,
Please make me swallow my words! COYI
Thanks for that Hugh. An interesting exercise. I am worried about a Saints new manager effect, because I can’t really see us doing much better than your estimate & I will be surprised if both Saints & Stoke get less than 35.Hoping that the three week break will see the Hammers come back with more grit & some steel in the defence. If that happens we could secure safety by our own efforts, but I have a feeling we will be depending on those two being worse than us. Maybe Huddersfield could yet help us out . But overall you are right- the rear ends are squeaking. Oh for a season without this torture!!
West Ham United :
Saints …. home …. 1pt
Chelsea …. away …. 0pt
Stoke …. home …. 3pt
Arsenal …. away …. 1pt
Man City… home …. 0pt
Leicester … away …. 1pt
Everton …. home …. 3pt. Total : 39 pts
We will have Masuaku back and possibly Andy Carroll for last two games . + Adrian in goal
Did say I was awarding absolute minimum Kev 🙂
Yeh , I know Hugh ; I am giving absolute Maximum .
Hugh you don’t t stand for bad language which is great but will you be doing anything about the constant abuse and disrespect from e20 and Kevin if you have difference views to them I.e if your anti board ..sorry I have to bring this up but my young lad has read some of the comments and he ask me why its happening especially the one were e20 said he enjoyed watching the west ham fans fight each other ..you can imagine me trying to explain this to him ..again sorry to bother you with this but this is why I’m not posting so much …and I don’t think I’m the only one who feels this way ..it wouldn’t be very Interesting if everyone had the same views ..regards kip
I hve been away as I explained after the loss of my wife. I will be watching very closely from here on in Hammrkip
Oh god I’m so sorry Hugh ..I had no idea …don’t worry its really not important.. I’m so sorry for your loss ..
I don’t recall abusing or disrespecting any one particular person Kip…. apart from the idiots that ran on to the pitch. Can you tell me which articles?
Forgot the Man Utd game ; 0 pt .
Patience is the key factor In the remaining games? That is with the team and the surporters ! First the team must not go “gung ho” leaving the defence to cope with which quite clearly situations this season have proved a nightmare! I don’t need to tell the coaching team how to perform? But the last 3 game’s we’ve shipped in 11 goals ,so something in defending needs sorting out? We need to smother games and hit on the break as we did in Moyes early games when he took over ? All this attack attack is suicidal, we need 1 up front like he played Antonio a few time’s, crowd or pack the midfield playing 5 at the back worked with Masuaku playing wing back not Antonio just playing on the left wing , we got bore draws with the Spuds and Arsenal and nearly got result against Man city with his early formations that way? Now the fans ? We have to be patient with this “Not the west ham way of playing ” attitude dig in and surport the team try and suffer a bit of Shiite football if it means premier survival? And then take up all our other issues later ! Keep the faith C.O.Y.I
This is no time to be negative to talk about giving up or even contemplate going down. This a time where every iron should stand proud shoulder to shoulder support our team and yes support our board. We are the West Ham UNITED family and we must stand UNITED .
Every true hammer should be at the London Stadium for the match with Southampton standing UNITED ,singing UNITED, chanting UNITED willing our team UNITED to victory over a really poor Southampton side. We will win if we stand together and when we win we will find a UNITED will to survive. We need to all stand together and that includes our Board of directors so do not listen to calls to stay away. Be at the London Stadium in the DIRECTORS BOX standing proud and UNITED with all the true Hammers
COME ON YOU IRONS
If we can’t beat Saints and Stoke at home then we deserve relegation.
You have stoke down for 1 pt v palace.
Then you have palace down for 3pts v stoke.
How does that work ?😂
By taking two off Palace (who are safe anyway ) LOL 🙂