Will 32 points be enough to keep us up?

[ollyhoops]

I was reading an article, Aston Villa in particular reckon that the bottom 5 are so poor that none of the teams will reach the magic 40 point safety mark. It was also suggested that 32 points could well in fact be the safety point for this season, do you think this will be enough?

IMO I can see 32 points keeping us up along with Blackburn and now feel a little more confident of survival.

[West Acton]

I initially thought 36 points would be the target but think 32 would do the job now.

Actually think from memory 32 points is the average in prem history for being safe

[ollyhoops]

I initially thought 36 points would be the target but think 32 would do the job now.

Actually think from memory 32 points is the average in prem history for being safe

40 points was always the safe haven, but this season is about to set a new record low for points funnily enough.

If you think about it we're not actually that far from safety. Plus we have lots of home games.

[EYR]

Yes i reckon it could be and for that reason we need to maintain the best GD out of the bottom 5. We can't afford to get tonked again.

[NW9_RANGER]

Us 5 are so crap that yeah I think 32 will definitely be enough this season.

[W12_Ranger]

34pts

[ollyhoops]

some optimism lads at last, I knew it was worth sharing.... :-)

Seriously though, I feel more confident with it now and we definately have a good chance.

Very good point EYR as it could go down to GD.

[NW9_RANGER]

I dont think two of the bottom 5 will pick up 12-14 points from 11 games to get 34 points. Not a chance.

[westsussexranger]

i just did te bbc predicos got the bottom 3 to sink like stones and us to stay up on 36

[march56]

dont think we will get more than 30pts

[Sprocket]

35pts will be enough

[Tarbie]

35pts will be enough

Agreed, we should be aiming for 35 as a bare minimum!

[Del]

Agreed, we should be aiming for 35 as a bare minimum!

Obviously we will aim to get as many as possible, but I can't for a second see the cut off to survive being as high asa 35. Said for a while that I think there could be a record low survival number this year as they all keep losing.

Clue is the fact we've been getting some dreadful results and still not been in the zone.

[Kit]

33 points will be enough unless 2 of the teams below show title winning form, 32 points on goal difference !

[stoneheadnum1]

I think we will score 12 goals and get 14 points, gunner be close!!