Post by supermac on Mar 22, 2013 17:28:37 GMT 1
I always find the Friday during/before the International Break to be a little depressing...there's something about the anticipation of the Toon on a Saturday or Sunday morning that normally gets me through (though, by that assessment, I also find the Friday before the 4th Round thru Finals of the FA Cup to be depressing).
So as I longingly looked at my Newcastle fixture list, affixed to the wall in my office, I was startled to see that there are only 8 BPL matches remaining (though at least 10 total matches, including our tie with Benfica)...and while I think we'll be safe (provided we don't lose 2 defenders per match the rest of the way), there's still some doubt in my mind.
By now, you probably realize that I love making bad predictions, so I went ahead and tried to figure the points for our remaining matches, in an attempt to get me feeling better about safely navigating the top flight...
3/30, @ Manchester City: 0
4/7, vs. Fulham: 3...right?...okay, let's go with 1, then
4/14 (I presume), vs. Sunderland: 3...even though it'll be off the back leg of our Europa League tie
4/20, @ West Brom: 0
4/27, vs. Liverpool: 1? Really depend which side shows up for both teams, so it's definitely a hedge
5/4, @ West Ham: 1
5/12, @ QPR: I mean, it should be 3, it might be 1, and it could be 0, depending on where they're at in the relegation scrap...I'm going to go with '0' if for no other reason that the crap performance at SJP before the January Invasion
5/19, vs. Arsenal: 1...another complete hedge...if we're in the thick of a relegation battle (god willing we're not), then I'm more optimistic about 3...similarly, if Arsenal is not fighting for a CL position...also, if Arsenal Arsenal's the game in an Arsenally Arsenalish way
...so that's 7, taking us to 40, which should definitely be good enough this year...I really do believe we'll end up taking closer to 10 or 12, it's just tough to prognosticate how...especially since my future match picking skills are abhorrent at best...
So as I longingly looked at my Newcastle fixture list, affixed to the wall in my office, I was startled to see that there are only 8 BPL matches remaining (though at least 10 total matches, including our tie with Benfica)...and while I think we'll be safe (provided we don't lose 2 defenders per match the rest of the way), there's still some doubt in my mind.
By now, you probably realize that I love making bad predictions, so I went ahead and tried to figure the points for our remaining matches, in an attempt to get me feeling better about safely navigating the top flight...
3/30, @ Manchester City: 0
4/7, vs. Fulham: 3...right?...okay, let's go with 1, then
4/14 (I presume), vs. Sunderland: 3...even though it'll be off the back leg of our Europa League tie
4/20, @ West Brom: 0
4/27, vs. Liverpool: 1? Really depend which side shows up for both teams, so it's definitely a hedge
5/4, @ West Ham: 1
5/12, @ QPR: I mean, it should be 3, it might be 1, and it could be 0, depending on where they're at in the relegation scrap...I'm going to go with '0' if for no other reason that the crap performance at SJP before the January Invasion
5/19, vs. Arsenal: 1...another complete hedge...if we're in the thick of a relegation battle (god willing we're not), then I'm more optimistic about 3...similarly, if Arsenal is not fighting for a CL position...also, if Arsenal Arsenal's the game in an Arsenally Arsenalish way
...so that's 7, taking us to 40, which should definitely be good enough this year...I really do believe we'll end up taking closer to 10 or 12, it's just tough to prognosticate how...especially since my future match picking skills are abhorrent at best...
