With a new 6ft 6 inch striker it is a nail on certainty. Added with their big defenders moving up from the back our defence may not have a happy afternoon.

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

My early season optimism has waned...

Here's my predictions for the remaining games which is slightly pessimistic and hopefully the return of Jimmy Mac and Kouyate will prove me wrong, and we see a return to some of that start of the season form. However, I reckon its going to be squeaky bum time until the end of the season.

Games left Pts
Watford 1
Burnley 1
Wolves 0
Man City 0
Newcastle 1
Arsenal 0
Leicester 1
Everton 1
Leeds 1
Southampton 1
Watford 1
Aston Villa 0
Moan U 0

I just looked on Bet365 and we are currently 12/1 with the immediate 4 teams below us 3/1 and the bottom 3 odds on.
There are 4 teams below us BEFORE we reach the bottom 3. We have dropped a few points recently which have left us all (or nearly all) in squeaky bum land.
I don't believe we will average 1 point a game through the remainder of the season but will pick up about 7-9 points in the remaining games which will be enough to keep us up with a bit to spare.

Enjoying getting up later and not having someone who knows better than me (apart from the missus of course).

I think I, like many I would suggest, will find comfort in fatalist pessimism and finally rejoice when we secure safety with 2-4 games to go. You know, the usual.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Of the alcoholic variety?

Amos and Jeremiah were doom-mongerers, Elijah was quite upbeat for an OT prophet.