Depends innit. West Ham are stuffed financially, but I think it will be ok. Hell, I'm happy with selling Ashton. I'm sure some idiot will pay good money for him, it's not like he ever plays for us anyway. Get rid of him, Quashie, Faubert, Dyer, and Boa Morte, and we've stripped a load of expensive dead wood that we aren't using anyway. If things get bad Bjorn will sell up. If not, we won't get relegated, and there's no actual way that Sheffield will get any serious money out of us. The reports of our demise are basicalyl accurate, but hysterically overblown due to lack of Hammers fan in the media.
Spuds... well, half the press are focusing on their alleged recovery, whilst the rest are crowing at their collapse. What are the facts? Well, the team looked great on paper but are riven by internal factions, unprepared and demotivated players, egos, and incomprehensible management style. Next up, a suspicious deal involving Brazilians and last day survival. Pray they don't survive at the expense of Wigan, cos Dave Whelan will make McCabe sane.
Toon. Well, in a game between them and Spuds for the most charmless, arrogant, ugly, embittered, delusional and dull team, this one will go to replays and extra time, and penalties, and probably the European Centre for Sports Arbitration. But they've got the quality for the long haul. They'll grind out enough draws and score enough crap goals to keep them above at least three, and probably four teams.
My predictions for relegation: three out of Stoke, West Brom, Wigan, Bolton, and Fulham. Though in an ideal world it would be Wigan, Toon and Spuds.
