honest answer....even with jose mourinho in charge

[Yousef]

would this current crop of players win 13 out of 26 needed to stay up????...doubt it!

That's why I think whoever will take over will not be able to save us as he needs to again buy his own player which will not happen. I sincerely feel we will have a caretaker manager till the end of the season. Perhaps Marc Bircham!

[Yousef]

With the likes of Taarabt, Granero, Diakite, Hoilett and Faurlin we should be winning games with the right manager

Only If the next manager plays two strikers

[MattyRangers]

Forget tryna count how many wins needed: its as simple as needing to get more points than whoever finishes in 18th - whether that be 30pts or 42 pts. We're still only 5 pts away from safety (although Reading have a game in hand) - not too late at all, its November. BUT - we need change NOW before it really is too late. We seriously need a run of form, a proper run of form, before Christmas.

[jmelanie]

Forget tryna count how many wins needed: its as simple as needing to get more points than whoever finishes in 18th - whether that be 30pts or 42 pts. We're still only 5 pts away from safety (although Reading have a game in hand) - not too late at all, its November. BUT - we need change NOW before it really is too late. We seriously need a run of form, a proper run of form, before Christmas.

You correct, at this point the number of points is irrelevent. What needs to happen is the team needs to get some confidence and start winning a few games (and build on that). Can't see that happening unless changes are made.

[Del]

That's why I think whoever will take over will not be able to save us as he needs to again buy his own player which will not happen. I sincerely feel we will have a caretaker manager till the end of the season. Perhaps Marc Bircham!

Mark Bircham..?!

I've heard it all now!

Can't believe people giving up already. Ridiculous.

[Yousef]

Mark Bircham..?!

I've heard it all now!

Can't believe people giving up already. Ridiculous.

If you read again Del I said I FEEL not giving up because I don't think TF will spend more and Harry may not accept the job with the current clowns.

[Del]

If you read again Del I said I FEEL not giving up because I don't think TF will spend more and Harry may not accept the job with the current clowns.

You said you think whoever takes over won't be able to keep us up! That sounds like giving up to me.

You only said you feel a caretaker will take charge. I can guarantee if they sack MH they won't put their fate in the hands of Bircham.

[Busheyboy]

spot on, a manager's job is to get the best out of the people he's managing
MH can't do that, end of

With the likes of Taarabt, Granero, Diakite, Hoilett and Faurlin we should be winning games with the right manager

[Tarbie]

13 wins would give us 39 points, add our 4 would give us 43 which is about the average needed to stay up.

Nonsense, no side has ever gone down on 43, in fact West Ham are the only side I can remember going down having amassed more than 40 points. Looking at the calibre of the sides at the bottom this season I reckon 36 or 37 will probably do it, which as we know, was enough to keep us up last season.

I'm not saying that it'll be easy but I reckon 9 or 10 wins and a handful of draws might actually do it!