If it makes anyone feel even the remotest bit better we have Man U and Aresenal coming up

Yes, but so do we - and you're 6 points above the drop with a good goal difference whereas we're 3 points from safety with an absolutely appalling goal difference (and so are really 4 points from safety and dependent on other teams results going our way as well as us winning highly unlikey games...).

You're already safe, CC. It doesn't matter if you lose to ManU and Arsenal (except for pride, of course).

You can do it though
I'll be cheering for you

Thanks CC. It looks like an absolutely impossible mountain to climb at the moment, but I haven't completely given up hope yet.

Well you know what'll happen now We'll go down and you'll stay up hehe
Nope, never give up it's not over till it's over, and for you guys, it's definitely not over

I thought a few weeks ago that it was going to be you, us and the baggies for the drop - but Portsmouth have picked up no end and I'd be amazed if you go down now.

If we go down, Newcastle going down too would be great Especially because I can then laugh at Mark Viduka

I've been thinking this too.

LEEDS 3 TRANMERE 1 cost me a tenner with a colleague.

As its is now less likely we will make the play offs, we will probably be playing CHARLTON next season !! It would be great to pass them in the opposite direction though

Charlton drew 2-2 with Cardiff last night, which guarantees Charlton will finish bottom of the league

Scunthorpe only drew last night so Tranmere still have a play-off possibility. One point ahead of Scunthorpe, who have a match in hand. We may yet not play Charlton next season !

*gift-wraps 6 points for Tranmere next season* ...

After relegation, confidence is lacking somewhat...

Reading won last night, keeping our slim automatic promotion hopes alive...

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A loss for us yesterday...but hey, that was expected really! Though from what I heard on the radio, we played ok considering how we have been playing in recent times, which is good news! Lets see what Saturday brings...Alan Shearer has been at Fratton Park a few times to watch us play in the last few weeks, which worries me a bit, but hey, we're up for the fight as much as they are!!

I'm hoping that you win against the Mags.

Thanks me too!!

With Reading not playing until Monday, funnily enough I'll be supporting Preston and Swansea today and hoping they pick up points against Birmingham and Sheff Utd respectively to keep our slim automatic promotion hopes alive for a couple of days at least.

With Forest getting a draw at Blackpool, if Barnsley win against Wolves, Norwich will go into our game needing a win to survive...

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Well, I'm going to be a honourary Liverpool supporter today (would be very bad for Boro is Hull get any points), an honourary Wigan supporter tomorrow (don't want Blackburn getting points) and then will be a Portsmouth supporter on Monday because Boro really do need them to beat Newcastle if we're to have any hope of staying up.

I will of course be a Boro supporter tomorrow and am hoping that we will by some miracle get points off Arsenal.

We got a point out of them last time

Hooray for honorary Pompey supporters hehehe
And as a full-time "Pompey till I die" supporter I feel it is my place to mention that Southampton are going down although I do feel kinda bad for them, and have some very very disappointed friends, which isn't so good!

Pleased that West Brom won...means that Sunderland don't over take us in the table
Also pleased Liverpool won (which is unusual for me haha) for both Pompey and fellow forum Boro supporters
And have just realised a Pompey win on Monday could take us 12th?!?! Or have I just read the table totally wrong?!

I know. - But I said I wasn't too hopeful of points.

Eee. I'm not sure I like West Brom having won - they're only 3 points behind us now and have a much easier run-in.

Ooo, hadn't thought of that Flossie a draw would've been much better all round I suppose

West Brom have no chance of staying up. They can only get to 40 points now, and assuming they won't get anything at Tottenham or against Liverpool, that'll be 34 points if they win their other remaining games (which is where Hull in 17th are now).

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Ahhh, that's a bit more reassuring Flossie! *feels less bad for having celebrated their win*

Preston won

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Boro need to learn to score...

We need at least two goals to get the points we need.

Make that 3

We might win the Championship next season

might - but not if we play the way we have been!

Am a bit concerned at who's going to be left in the team as well.

*prepares a relegation drowning of sorrows party*

I'm feeling a bit nervous for this evening...Pompey need to win!

I'll be supporting Pompey for you

Thank you I think it's going to be a bit of a battle!

As so will I!

Hooray!! hehe

Reading won. Automatic promotion is still on the cards

Doesn't look good for Norwich

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The Newcastle-Portsmouth match isn't looking very good for Boro. Assuming it stays at 0-0 then Ncl will go above us on goal difference.

*hopes Newcastle don't score...*

0-0 final score...

I wanted Portsmouth to win...

I suppose a draw was better than the Mags winning.

Could've been a lot worse for you Flossie/BB2.

Hull appear to be sinking like a stone, so there's a chance of an escape yet

Hmm, it was a bit of a downer wasn't it and Pompey played so badly in the first half meh
but hey, a point's a point for Pompey sorry to the Boro fans though

*is nervous about Pompey-Arsenal tomorrow*
We need six points out of 12 for guaranteed safety...and I don't think we stand much chance of anything tomorrow...which means 6 points from 9...eeeek...

Not as nervous as I am about Boro.

Pompey are already safe, Chev. You're 7 points above the relegation zone with a better goal difference than those below you. We won't catch you, and I'd be suprised if Hull, Newcastle, Sunderland or West Brom did either. I wouldn't be suprised if the safety mark is around 35-36 points this year, and you've already got 38 - which is for you but for us.

Pompey won't be relegated, agree.

It'll be three from West Brom, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Hull, Sunderland, I feel.

I notice the Boro game is the early kickoff today...

The safety line at the moment is 43 points, so all the teams in the bottom half aren't mathematically safe yet. If Middlesbrough and Newcastle both lose, that'll be reduced to 40 points, so Wigan, Stoke, Bolton and Portsmouth can secure survival this weekend.

But yes, I agree with Barry, it'll realistically be 3 of those 5 teams. Mind you West Brom in my opinion are all but relegated as I said before, barring any shock results. Well they're bound to go down as Wolves are going up

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FOOTBALL TIME

(soon)

Oh, I agree the chances of us being relegated are fairly minimal...but we still aren't guaranteed certainty of staying up yet either...we're still replying on actually performing well, and on other teams results...but I'm hoping that even if we get thrashed this afternoon, we'll at least play well enough for an interesting match lol

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