Do we start supporting Sunderland now?

[NRC]

Middlesbrough
Bournemouth
Swansea

[Im_not_Robbie_Blake]

What meanest this?

[Vegas Claret]

100% but I'm not hopeful of their help !

[wilks_bfc]

What meanest this?

Sunderlands next four games are against Middlesbrough, Bournemouth & Swansea.

[mkmel]

I think he means that Sunderland realistically are already down and they have to play Middlesbrough Bournemouth and Swansea so would like them to beat those 3 especially Swansea.

[Redbeard]

Which team do they play twice, then, Wilks?

[Jakubclaret]

Bournemouth Middlesbrough offer no threat. So no. There could do us a favour against the swans if Utd don't do 1 first.

[Jakubclaret]

Bournemouth (maybe) Middlesbrough offer no threat. So no. There could do us a favour against the swans if Utd don't do 1 first.

[nil_desperandum]

I think he means that Sunderland realistically are already down and they have to play Middlesbrough Bournemouth and Swansea so would like them to beat those 3 especially Swansea.

Why have you omitted to mention that they also play Hull at Hull. Do you think Hull are safe already??
Edit:
(This comment is more directed at the OP.)

[wilks_bfc]

Which team do they play twice, then, Wilks?

Whichever team they are able to beat

[IanMcL]

Come on Blunderland!

[Claretforever]

When Sunderland saw that run in at the beginning of the season they must have figured they'd be safe, with the idea they pick lots of points up in those games. Just 6, 4 or 2 will do v Hull and Swansea.

[ThinLizzy]

I'm supporting any team who is playing Swansea or Hull.

[kentonclaret]

We need to be ready to start taking care of business ourselves instead of relying on rival teams to do us a "favour".

I am fully expecting Big Sam to name a much changed team against Tottenham knowing that it is far more important to take points off Burnley who are in free fall at present. Big Sam knows 3 points off us and they are all but safe.

[evensteadiereddie]

That's fine until they screw up against us.

[Tinribs]

Bournemouth Middlesbrough offer no threat. So no. There could do us a favour against the swans if Utd don't do 1 first.

If Sunderland get nothing from these 2 games then their game with Swansea becomes irrelevant.We need Sunderland to be going into that game knowing that beating Swansea will give them a chance of catching them.

[FactualFrank]

If Sunderland get nothing from these 2 games then their game with Swansea becomes irrelevant.We need Sunderland to be going into that game knowing that beating Swansea will give them a chance of catching them.

Yeah Sunderland have 2 games in hand on both Swansea and Hull. So they really need to be winning those 2 games in hand to be a threat to Swansea/Hull. Therefore, we must be wanting Sunderland to win tonight. A draw, and the match vs Swansea will unlikely be of significance to Sunderland, which isn't what we want.

But as KentonClaret says, if we can't pick up 1-2 more points, it's a poor do.

[Spijed]

Yeah Sunderland have 2 games in hand on both Swansea and Hull. So they really need to be winning those 2 games in hand to be a threat to Swansea/Hull. Therefore, we must be wanting Sunderland to win tonight. A draw, and the match vs Swansea will unlikely be of significance to Sunderland, which isn't what we want.

But as KentonClaret says, if we can't pick up 1-2 more points, it's a poor do.

But then again, once we'd got relegated two years ago we picked up seven points from our last three matches when the pressure was off. Sunderland might play without pressure.

[ashtonlongsider]

[quote="kentonclaret"]We need to be ready to start taking care of business ourselves instead of relying on rival teams to do us a "favour".

I fully agree. We have a lot of experienced players who can handle the pressure and should take us over the line.

[NRC]

Why have you omitted to mention that they also play Hull at Hull. Do you think Hull are safe already??
Edit:
(This comment is more directed at the OP.)

it's an omission, nil desperandum. Strengthens the case fully. And I agree with subsequent comments regarding taking care of business ourselves, but on the run we're on, it might come to some help from them.

[frankinwales]

If Sunderland can stop Swansea getting 3 points when they play them it would be a great result for us......every little can help.


Up the Clarets.........

[CnBtruntru]

Middlesbrough
Bournemouth
Swansea

Aye maybe but definitely will not be buying a shirt. As someone already said it=f they beat Swansea good result for us, other two not bothered as Boro no chance of staying up.

[duncandisorderly]

The Middlesbrough Sunderland game is pretty irrelevant for us. Even if Boro win they have to play Man City, Chelsea, Southampton and Liverpool and gain 6 points in the first of those two to stand a chance of catching Hull, assuming they don't win another point.

But yes, Sunderland for 12 points from the next four games please.