Looking at the fixtures for this weekend, we really do have a great opportunity to get slightly ahead of the rest.

Cardiff play Liverpool. Unless there's a huge upset, Liverpool should win comfortably.

Hull play West Brom. We'll hope for a draw, but at least one of them will loose and slip up.

Manchester City play Fulham....no comment required.

Norwich play Sunderland...similarly to the Hull game, this is a 6 pointer and both are in trouble.

And on the Sunday, Villa play Stoke. Another 6 pointer, although Villa are looking good now.
So basically I thought I'd acknowledge how important picking up points this weekend will be.
Can we do it with our poor form??

Would be a great point or 3 if we were prepared to attack a little.

A very difficult game for us, which I can only see going one way, I am afraid.

A new era of total football is on the way to Selhurst Park!!

Isn't that true of every game?

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We got beat very comfortably at Selhurst, but I think Newcastle's form has dipped since and they sold cabaye. Adding in Pardew's strange antics, then I think a bore draw is on the cards, and I would settle for that. If Chamakh is back, maybe even a sneaky 0-1?!

I have been saying that for weeks on end only to be disapointed by the odd goal defeate. The same old story about being unlucky with the result. I don't think we have picked up any points to clubs above Everton all season and to be honest I don't think we will to the end of the season.

I went to Sunderland last week and to be frank was ready to leave at half time due to the poor performance. But as usual I gave it the benefit of the doubt and to be honest it did pick up in the second half marginally (Except the passing) which was shocking.

I can only say that if we can grind out a draw playing like that last Saturday just imagine what we could achieve if / when we play well. I do hope this happens before the end of the season.

All games are significant of course. This is one which I think could go either way. Definitely an opportunity for at least a point but we'll need to do better than last week for sure.

The loser of Sunderland v Norwich will be who we have to finish above - if it's a draw then probably Norwich, although of course I'd love Poyet to get relegated.

The other games are irrelevant really - we need a point per game from now until the end of the season. How we do that isn't important.

You'll be forever in my family's memories and it was an honor and privilege to play and lead in the red and blue
Yours sincerely
Mile Jedinak