Boro aren't Down and out of Premier just yet.Byline: SIMON Simon, in the Bible. 1 One of the Maccabees. 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint. 3 See Simon, Saint. 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. BIRD STEWART DOWNING Stewart Jason Downing (born July 22, 1984 in Middlesbrough) is an English football player, who currently plays for Middlesbrough, and is in the England squad. A natural left-footer, Downing plays on the left side of midfield in a traditional winger's role. admits Middlesbrough had looked "dead and buried" in their battle to beat relegation battle. But the England winger is now clinging to the "slim hope" that two wins, starting against Aston Villa at the weekend, could keep Boro up. He accepts the damaging 3-1 defeat at Newcastle, and underperforming over their previous 35 games, means that Gareth Southgate's men could be on the way to the Championship. Downing said: "It's really simple now - we just have to win our next two games and rely on what else goes on around us. Newcastle are on 34 points now, but they're not out of reach. "We're relying on other teams even more now, but if we don't win the next two games we have no chance. "The players have to lift themselves, it's as simple as that. "It's no use feeling sorry for ourselves. "There's still a chance to put things right. We are at home on Saturday, so hopefully the fans will get behind us one last time. We know they'll be disappointed, but we need them to stick with us. "The fans were brilliant, but they've been brilliant for months now to be fair. Even when we've looked dead and buried, they've stuck behind us at home. "It's disappointing that we haven't been able to give them enough. It's a slim chance Noun 1. slim chance - little or no chance of success fat chance probability, chance - a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an , but a slim chance is better than no chance. "We have to cling to that hope. It's a horrible position to be in. "It's not just about Monday - it's because of the 36 games so far that we are where we are We are where we are is a Scottish idiom for pretending to accept the status quo, and to imply that previous events should be forgotten. It is based on the fact that it is impossible to turn back the clock. . "We haven't done well at the start of the season or the middle of the season either. That's why we're in the position we're in." TO BE RELEGATED: 1-66 West Brom; 1-5 Boro; 2-5 Newcastle; 5-4 Hull; 9-2 Sunderland. Freephone: 0800 444040 CAPTION(S): TAYLOR-MADE EQUALISER Centre-half Steven Taylor powers home the header that levelled it up for Newcastle |
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