Newcastle United are currently sitting on 36 points and are flying a bit too close to the relegation zone after seeing the gap between themselves and 18th place cut to just four points. In the interests of balance, and for the benefit of those who wish to look up, it’s also worth pointing out that we are only four points away from seventh place at the same time as being threatened with becoming involved in the relegation scrap.
The nerves are starting to jangle a bit to be fair, which is understandable given that the memory of two years ago is still fresh in the minds of many. At the moment though, everything is in our own hands and we control our own destiny so to speak.
A win against Wolves would go some way to removing the fears of us getting dragged into the relegation mix, but Fabricio Coloccini believes that the team have enough to get the points required and has even set a target of fiver or six points needed for survival.
“The table has become very close and the Wolves game is a very important game for us now,” Coloccini told The Journal. “I think we need two more wins to make sure we are safe. Looking at the table, five or six more points will probably do it, so we still need two wins.”
“There are plenty of games to get them from but it would be a massive help if we could get one of those wins against Wolves. If we could get the points quickly it would calm everybody’s nerves. Our only job is to make sure we keep ourselves safe.”
Those are some wise words from Colo to be honest, especially the ‘our only job is to make sure we keep ourselves safe’ bit. That was the goal at the start of the season, and whilst we have done better than expected on occasion the goal should never really have changed.
It was easy to talk of a cheeky place in Europe whilst we were up there in the league, but in reality the number one aim always has been assuring Premier League survival. Yes we are in a run of poor from at the moment, but did anyone ever expect us to not go through a bad patch of results upon our return to the Premier League? It doesn’t make it any less frustrating of course, but it was always going to happen at some point.
The key is to somehow get through this run of form and get the win on the board as soon as possible. We are fortunate to have players that have been here before so that experience will hopefully stand the squad in good stead and we won’t see the impotent collapse that we witnessed when we had the megastar players like Michael Owen ‘fighting’ for our Premier League life.
Six points would just about do it in my opinion. That would give us 42 points which would make us the joint most unfortunate Premier League team in history, along with West Ham, if we were to be relegated on that points total.
Do you think 42 points will be enough?
Reet lads …I’m fed up blogging with mesel’… !…good night… 😛
Munich Mag(Quote)
MM Serbia and your right they shouldn’t be banned but I think Serbia just didn’t allocate tickets. be good mate
Big Dave(Quote)
It was on our local news tonight that just over 250 were making the trip but that they didn’t expect to get into the game
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good luck at the local pubs then. Be plenty of dodgy supporters around 🙁
MDS(Quote)
I’ve just turned on SS1. What are Wigan doing playing this weekend?
toonsy(Quote)
MDS I would say your right mate there will be a few irate Serbian fans milling about 😕
Big Dave(Quote)
😉 Norn Iron kids are drawing with Serbia 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Bastads they just scored 👿
Big Dave(Quote)
language Timothy!! 😀
richietoon(Quote)
Reet, off to work. Catch you all later 🙂
toonsy(Quote)
Not enough Catholics in that team big dave, they’re all ***** mate 😆
jay jay(Quote)
later Toonsy
richietoon(Quote)
Toonsy dont work too hard lad
Jay thats maybe it mate whats the craic with you 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
I’m all good mate, how’s yourself?
jay jay(Quote)
looking good
toonrus(Quote)
Jay I could just say all’s good mate, or I could say im pissed of with work, pissed of with a cold I cant shift, a bad back and carpal tunnel syndrome 😆 😆 the choice is yours 😀
Big Dave(Quote)
alreet toonrus 😉
batty(Quote)
dave your like a whiniging old woman grow a pair 🙂
batty(Quote)
Batty im just fuking pissed off mate and had to vent it 😆 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave…..ya had the ops yet on ya carpal TS?
richietoon(Quote)
well vent it some where els 😆 😉
batty(Quote)
Richie no mate and I dont know if I will as I have been told that there is a chance it can go wrong which would mean my career is fuked. I have had injections for it but it didn’t help that much. so I dont know what to do
Big Dave(Quote)
Batty if I want your opinion i’ll give you it 😉 where is the Dawg tonite have you him out working ❓
Big Dave(Quote)
dave whats up with ya ❓
batty(Quote)
🙄 😆 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
batty ooooo BIG DAVE , you might bully other people but it wont work with me 😆
batty(Quote)
i ment what was up with ya glass back
batty(Quote)
i get post 100 loads on this blog
batty(Quote)
Batty you are just special mate and the leader of the 100 club 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave…I’d both mine done was never telt it could go wrong like 😯 …..just that it might not improve it. Had nae botha…ya’ll be fooked wi the 2 month off for each hand tho 😕
richietoon(Quote)
Batty my back gets bad all the time because im normally always sitting bend over for long periods of time when im working and when im on this blog 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
dave we know that you bend over
batty(Quote)
rich do you suffer with back problems ❓
batty(Quote)
aye sometimes I cant get up off it 😆
richietoon(Quote)
😆 its just that tall people normaly suffer with back problems 😉
batty(Quote)
jay must be fit as a fiddle then 😆
richietoon(Quote)
Richie my doc told me because I have left it so long that it dosn’t always work and that it can comeback, or you can be left with chronic something that means you have a permanent burning in it 😕 . and someone else told me that their dad ended up that his fingers wouldn’t straighten out ❓
How long did you have it for before the op
Big Dave(Quote)
dave have it done ,it might help improve your tatts 😉
batty(Quote)
Batty funny enough I was thinking that meself 😉
Big Dave(Quote)
night lads 😉 😉
batty(Quote)
I had it over a year, hardly slept in that time…..I very rarely go ot the docs so it took me a while to go. I kna a few who’ve had the op but none who’ve had probs…..get ya none drawing hand done first, see how it go’s
richietoon(Quote)
cya batty 😀
richietoon(Quote)
Nite Batty Lad
Richie I have had it for about 3 yrs now, what caused yours ?.
And its mainly my drawing hand that gets it, I tattooed yesterday near the whole day without any feeling in my fingers and thumb and today it isn’t much different even though I had a splint thing on when I went to bed lastnight and it normally makes it feel better.
But I think I will go ahead with the op
Big Dave(Quote)
Dave….used to drill water mains with a compressed air powered drill which probably started it, then I was doing the pipe bursting on the mains which was feckn hard graft and that finished me off. Both hands and arms used to go numb and I could only get rid of it by hanging my arms over the bed, which obviously I could only do one at a time, hence nae sleep.
Just go for it mate, the only difference is I divnt think my grip is as strong as it was but maybe thats just in my mind plus back then I was doing a more physical job so had arms like a navvies 😀
richietoon(Quote)
Im no doctor but I reckon if I lose a bit of weight it might help my back like. Sitting up straightish and stretching aswell. If your back is fuked don’t stretch it too much though go and see your GP for a referal.
DJG(Quote)
my back was knacking today, it’s because im quite tall and I had to keep reaching down. How long now before we have robots to do jobs. 🙂
DJG(Quote)
Richie I know another guy that got it from air powered kango’s I think I will get it done as I dont see any other option mate 😉
DJG your right mate
Big Dave(Quote)
sooner the better mate
DJG…..stop picking *** ends of the floor then mate and buy some.
Reet I’m off, neet lads
richietoon(Quote)
Richie take it easy mate im going meself
DJG looks like your in charge 😆
Big Dave(Quote)
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