by SouthCoastShankly » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:37 pm
So we currently lie 13th, with 26 points. The nearest European place is 5th, currently Tottenham with 37 points. Leaving us 11 points adrift.
Taking into account of awful away form and the fact that change doesn't happen overnight even with a legend at the helm, how far could we realistically climb?
Home Games
Fulham
Stoke
Wigan
Man Utd
Man City
Birmingham
Newcastle
Tottenham
Away Games
Wolves
Chelsea
West Ham
Sunderland
West Brom
Arsenal
Fulham
Aston Villa
Being realistic you could say that we would pick up 17 points at home -
Wins - Fulham, Stoke, Wigan, Birmingham, Newcastle
Lose - Man Utd
Draw - Man City, Tottenham
and 16 points away -
Wins - Wolves, West Ham, Sunderland, West Brom, Fulham
Lose - Arsenal, Chelsea
Draw - Aston Villa
Accumulating another 33 points would put us on 59 points. Previous 3 seasons this has been enough for -
2007-08 - 7th
2008-09 - 7th
2009-10 - 9th
I guess the question is how far Kenny can turn things round and whether our transfer activity can salvage any more points?