When did you think we would survive?

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Wed May 10, 2017 5:59 pm

After we'd demolished Sunderland at home and got to 23 points at the half way stage I was very confident after that.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:00 pm

There's some on here still think we might not.....

I always thought we would, but the Stoke home win nailed it.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:04 pm

ElectroClaret wrote:There's some on here still think we might not.....

I always thought we would, but the Stoke home win nailed it.

Likewise with the Stoke win.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:05 pm

8th May 2016.

I just had a feeling.

KateR · Post by **KateR** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:07 pm

I thought we would survive the day we won promotion before a ball was kicked in the PL. Now that just might have been wishful thinking at the time but I did think it and have never changed my opinion, but questioned my opinion a couple of times before the CP game (in the few games before it) where I thought we would do well to get a draw. Which really does go a long way to show my thinking is no where near being factual

hampsteadclaret · Post by **hampsteadclaret** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:09 pm

The valuable home win against Stoke clinched it for me.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:11 pm

Hardly sticking my neck out when I say Palace away. However, the performance v Chelsea at home was very uplifting though I was then concerned soon after with the debacle v Lincoln and the impact it might have. Have mentioned on another thread how vital I thought the point at Hull a week later was.

Oshkoshclaret · Post by **Oshkoshclaret** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:16 pm

Palace away

Caernarfon_Claret · Post by **Caernarfon_Claret** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:18 pm

When was the last time we got more points in the first half of the season than in the second half?

Ric_C · Post by **Ric_C** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:19 pm

Not sure I thought we would definitely survive at this point, but the Palace home game, where we exorcised the demons of 2 years ago. It could have all gone pear shaped that day if Palace had got a winner.

Barnes' last minute winner showed we had true grit and mental strength and somehow made me feel that everything would be different this time around

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:19 pm

About 4.50 on the 6th when we knew Hull had lost

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:19 pm

Caernarfon_Claret wrote:When was the last time we got more points in the first half of the season than in the second half?

Interesting question. We need to beat Bournemouth & West Ham to match this seasons total in the first half.

HelloHiGoodbye · Post by **HelloHiGoodbye** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:22 pm

4th April. Burnley 1 Stoke 0.

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:24 pm

Two defeats for me changed my mind. I thought after the Chelsea game we would be safe. But the defeat against Lincoln coupled with the performance made me think the worse, But then the performance away at Anfield in defeat made me think we were too good to go down if we could reproduce that often enough.

Duffer_ · Post by **Duffer_** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:28 pm

Southampton (home obvs). That was when I had my rational head on (Worzel Gummidge style).

UTC!

Wile E Coyote · Post by **Wile E Coyote** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:30 pm

mdd2 wrote:About 4.50 on the 6th when we knew Hull had lost

same here.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:32 pm

Postby Caernarfon_Claret » Wed May 10, 2017 6:18 pm

When was the last time we got more points in the first half of the season than in the second half?

Never under Sean and if you accept the results we have had but put them in order they should have been played with Pool away first half and home 2nd half we would have 20 from the first 19 and 20 from the last 17.
It used to be the norm in the Championship that we gained more points first half than 2nd. until SD came I think you have to go back to Stans time for a season in Div 2 when we got more pts in the second half of the season

StuffyClaret · Post by **StuffyClaret** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:37 pm

9th May 1987

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:48 pm

Draws away at Boro Sunderland and Hull all pointed to our being better than these teams as it's been proved.
Stoke was the icing on the cake after a poor performance v Spurs and we delivered.
Sean's tactics have been questioned including his sometimes bizarre use or not of subs.However,his pragmatic approach one game at a time mantra works

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:49 pm

When we get a point at Bournemouth.

boiledclaret · Post by **boiledclaret** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:49 pm

I said at the time that if we got 4 pts from the Boro and Sunderlands games at home we'd be looking healthy. 6 pts against two poor looking sides left me in no doubt.

Normally I'm resolute but I wobbled a bit after the Lincoln game. We seemed to have too many quality players either crocked or on the bench.

The 1-0 vs Stoke was very pleasing because it was on my birthday.

WestMidsClaret · Post by **WestMidsClaret** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:50 pm

Pre-season when I backed us to stay up

BleedingClaret · Post by **BleedingClaret** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:57 pm

When Andre Gray smashed in the 2nd at Palace

UpTheClaretsFCBK · Post by **UpTheClaretsFCBK** » Wed May 10, 2017 7:02 pm

To be honest, after the Stoke game.

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Wed May 10, 2017 7:08 pm

I thought we would stop up all season but had a bit of a wobble around the Lincoln game, Stoke at home was a big win.

john'sroseyspecs · Post by **john'sroseyspecs** » Wed May 10, 2017 7:15 pm

I still can't stop looking at the league table and worrying!

HatfieldClaret · Post by **HatfieldClaret** » Wed May 10, 2017 7:16 pm

UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote:To be honest, after the Stoke game.

Agree there, the wobble was a bit too wobbly.

bfcmik · Post by **bfcmik** » Wed May 10, 2017 7:20 pm

I was confident after we beat Liverpool in game 2. I was pretty sure after the 4-0 against Sunderland and I was certain after the draw at Hull.

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Wed May 10, 2017 7:21 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote:8th May 2016.

I just had a feeling.

Me too, I though it might be an attritional slog, but I never had any doubts this time.

jurek · Post by **jurek** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:23 pm

I wasn't certain until we beat Stoke and even then I have to say not close to
100%. When Gray smashed in the second against Palace and we got those 3 points
and our first away win then I did feel we'd survive.
Sam's two goals and the draw against the Baggies with Hull losing confirmed it.

God knows how I"d feel had we lost to Palace.

NRC · Post by **NRC** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:25 pm

What mdd2 said

COYC73 · Post by **COYC73** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:29 pm

Hull City 0-2 Sunderland

paulus the woodgnome · Post by **paulus the woodgnome** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:30 pm

mdd2 wrote:Postby Caernarfon_Claret » Wed May 10, 2017 6:18

Never under Sean and if you accept the results we have had but put them in order they should have been played with Pool away first half and home 2nd half we would have 20 from the first 23 and 20 from the last 21.

I'm confused. Aren't we playing 38 games this season? UTC

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:43 pm

I only started to actually believe we had a great chance when we beat Boro then Sunderland at home in December. Two wins on the bounce in less than a week against two teams we simply had to beat at home to have a chance. And it moved us quickly from 17 to 23 points which helped us psychologically and also probably mentally killed some of our relegation rivals.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:51 pm

Full time vs the Baggies.

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Wed May 10, 2017 9:40 pm

Start of the season, I said we would finish 14th. Just based on recognising the terrific team spirit our players have. Really believe if a team plays with passion and determination they will achieve more than more talented but arrogant teams.

I don't understand the difference between home and away forms. That needs to be addressed if we are to survive the coming season.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Wed May 10, 2017 10:06 pm

It's not certain yet.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Wed May 10, 2017 10:11 pm

KateR wrote:I thought we would survive the day we won promotion before a ball was kicked in the PL. Now that just might have been wishful thinking at the time but I did think it and have never changed my opinion, but questioned my opinion a couple of times before the CP game (in the few games before it) where I thought we would do well to get a draw. Which really does go a long way to show my thinking is no where near being factual

Your thinking was factual all along... i was of the same thinking, i was worried where the goals were gonna come from towards the end.it is known as squeaky bum time,we overcame it and were right all along. And we will be fine next season also! A new era awaits our club im sure.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed May 10, 2017 10:13 pm

I'm not known for my calmness in these situations but while all seem to have constantly hit the panic button, I was reasonable confident after the Sunderland win and since we beat Leicester on 31st January I don't think I've ever been too concerned. I always felt that too many teams would have too many points to catch up and so it has proved.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Wed May 10, 2017 10:16 pm

I'm off to Bournemouth in the hope that we can finally stagger over the line. Until then.....

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Wed May 10, 2017 10:40 pm

paulus the woodgnome wrote:I'm confused. Aren't we playing 38 games this season? UTC

Not as confused as me. Now hopefully corrected.

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Wed May 10, 2017 10:48 pm

Had an inkling we might do it when we won 3-2 at home against Palace as those were the sort of games we lost last time around and it showed we had progressed.

Only fully started to believe after Gray got the second at Selhurst Park

Garnerssoap · Post by **Garnerssoap** » Thu May 11, 2017 12:17 am

Beating Sunderland and boro in a few days did it for me

That point at hull was massive too

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Thu May 11, 2017 3:36 am

I'll not bullshit, Palace away for me (but I'm still waiting for us to not win the league last year haha)

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Thu May 11, 2017 4:03 am

In the summer.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Thu May 11, 2017 7:37 am

Leicester for me. An outstanding performance.

Was shaky for a while after but knew we'd pull it out if the bag.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Thu May 11, 2017 8:29 am

Sunderland at home. A banana skin game that we dispatched with some ease. We were holding our nerve, especially at home, and turning games we'd have drawn last time into wins; picking up the bread and butter points.

davemanu2000 · Post by **davemanu2000** » Thu May 11, 2017 8:35 am

The win against Chrystal Palace . It was a day to remember as well a it was our first away win .The players gave the best of themselves and persevered and their efforts were crowned with success .

bartons baggage · Post by **bartons baggage** » Thu May 11, 2017 9:08 am

I knew we would stay up on Tuesday the 18th of October at 5.57 am,it was then that Jesus spoke to me.