Just a thought...

[taarabt7]

Last season, Wigan only had 15 points to their name up until February!!! But they ended up finishing 15th - 7 points above Bolton, who was the last team to be relegated. Its certainly not all doom and gloom for us. Did everyone forget that we just beat the scum at Stamford Bridge!!

[dsqpr]

Agree it's a long way from being over, but it is still a very steep hill.

[Frisson]

Last season, Wigan only had 15 points to their name up until February!!! But they ended up finishing 15th - 7 points above Bolton, who was the last team to be relegated. Its certainly not all doom and gloom for us. Did everyone forget that we just beat the scum at Stamford Bridge!!

Wigan however had more players in their squad that gave a damn.

[taarabt7]

Wigan however had more players in their squad that gave a damn.

We've got players who care. Harry knows his stuff, and i'm confident he will bring in players who want to prove a point

[acricketer]

Bit disappointed that the Chelsea performance wasn't noticeable against WBA. Another one off fluke.

[jmelanie]

I think Harry was experimenting a bit against WBA. Neither team seemed terribly interested in the game.

[West Acton]

Wigan however had more players in their squad that gave a damn.

But did their fans think they gave a damn when they had 15 points in Feb or where they throwing the same accusations as we are/were??

[taarabt7]

But did their fans think they gave a damn when they had 15 points in Feb or where they throwing the same accusations as we are/were??

spot on

[Busheyboy]

After the Man U game, we have a run of 8 games against Southampton, Sunderland, Villa, Fulham, Wigan, Everton, Stoke and Reading.
If we can pick up a few points before then and keep in touch, there's a real chance to erase the gap during those games.

[maddix]

Had a look at our runin (last 17 games) on a match by match weekly basis ie (comparing Spurs at home this weekend to corresponding fixture this time last year which was wigan home) and it gives me more optimism than last year .

Last Year v This Year My view of the outcome

1 Wigan (H) Spurs (H) More Difficult
2 Villa ( A) Hammers (A) Similar
3 Wolves (H) City (H) More Difficult
4 Blackburn (A) Norwich (H ) Similar
5 Fulham (H) Swansea (A) More Difficult
6 Everton (H) Utd (H) More Difficult

THEN

7 Bolton (A) Southampton (A) Similar
8 Liverpool (H) Sunderland (H) Less Difficult
9 Sunderland (A) Villa (A) Similar
10 Arsenal (H) Fulham( A) Less Difficult
11 United (A) Wigan (H) Less Difficult
12 Swansea (H) Everton (A) More Difficult
13 West Brom (A) Stoke (H) Less Difficult
14 Spurs (H) Reading( A) Less Difficult
15 Chelsea (A) Arsenal (H) Less Difficult
16 Stoke (H) Newcastle (H) Similar
17 City (A) Liverpool (A) Less Difficult


Whilst my opinion of comparing oppositions difficulty against each other is open to debate there's no getting away from the following

In 3 of our last 17 games last year we were away to Utd , City and Chelscum .........3 games ( 9 pts) that most clubs write off !!!

Having got 3 pts off chelscum at the SB I am a lot more confident of Harry putting out the right set up away from home now

We failed miserably against those around us at the wrong end of the table (the classic 6 pt scenario)

Harry will have us more up for the battle than that clueless twunt from the valleys did !!!

[MattyRangers]

I think Harry was experimenting a bit against WBA. Neither team seemed terribly interested in the game.

Exactly. Not losing any sleep over that game tbh - the fact he played Ben Haim & Park and had Bothroyd on the bench showed how seriously he was taking the game. I will judge after the Spurs game.

[QPRDave]

Last season, Wigan only had 15 points to their name up until February!!! But they ended up finishing 15th - 7 points above Bolton, who was the last team to be relegated. Its certainly not all doom and gloom for us. Did everyone forget that we just beat the scum at Stamford Bridge!!

Didn't realise that.....good to know

[Greg1882]

I think Harry was experimenting a bit against WBA. Neither team seemed terribly interested in the game.

At last someone with some perspective . It was a nothing game that we didn't lost despite playing poorly . A couple of months ago we would have lost that three nil but we hung in and nicked a draw . Lets see who hr brings in and judge after that . Some people need to calm down a bit and stop hitting the panic button because we didn't thrash west brom a team who I might add are a well run well established club who are flying this season

[12321]

After the Man U game, we have a run of 8 games against Southampton, Sunderland, Villa, Fulham, Wigan, Everton, Stoke and Reading.
If we can pick up a few points before then and keep in touch, there's a real chance to erase the gap during those games.

True, but every game is critical now, and while we still can escape the drop, we have no more time for moral victories. A point against Spurs at least is essential, and we must get a winning run going early or else the task will look impossible for the players and they will stop believing its possible to stay up.