We need anywhere between 35 and 40 points to stay up this season. As it stands with us on 21 points and 13 games to go where are these points going to come from? With games against Liverpool, Gooners, Man Utd, Spuds, Chelski and Citeh the chances of beating the drop are slim. Our record against the 'lower' teams is also p*ss poor so I don't think there is much to be had from the other games coming up.
The negatives are that we are on our third team so far this season, some of the signings have not been very good (I point the finger at Barton, SWP, Gabbidon) and others haven't exactly inspired me with confidence (Onuoha, Taiwo, Traore) and we are left hoping that Cisse (when the ban finishes), Zamora and an un-tried Diakite are good enough to lift our game.
The positives are few, maybe Diakite is as hot as Sparky claims, maybe an injury free and confident defence can emerge and Cisse & Zamora could be the key to a goal bonanza, maybe Adel gets the rub of the green and sees some of his trademark 20 yarders fly into the net.
Win the next 3 games and I reckon we have enough about us to avoid the drop, lose them and I think it is done and dusted.