.... maybe a bit tongue in cheek but out of the 17 games before the World Cup break begins, we will have played only 5 good teams.
Yeah, I know EVERY game in the Prem is tough but we have to beat teams like Soton, when we're 2 up, Everton at home and be able to get a point at teams like Brighton....
We'll have only played Chelscum (to totally contradict my post🙈), Arsenal, Liverpool, Spuds and Mancscum. That means we must have a very tough run in and that's without going on an inevitable bad run of 6/7 games....
We're fkn doomed if we don't get players in before tomorrow and don't learn our lesson from last season of nearly dropping to the Championship on the last day.... we haven't spent any money yet with our 2 major outgoings covering the incoming signings (apart from the wages!) 🙈
Marsch, Radz and the 69ers out....HODDLE IN 🙈🤔😉😲
Just looking for my tin hat....
FFS I penned this thread as a piiss take after we had won 2 of our opening 3 games and drawn the other and sitting in the top 3!! 🤬
We have WON the least games in the Prem with only 5 victories in 26 games.... 2 of them were against Liverpool and Chelscum!!
April is our destiny with 3 very winnable home games v Forest, Palace and Leicester and 2 winnable away games v Fulham and Bournemouth....
The next 2 games matter. Beat BHA at home and Wolves away could see us 6 points clear of 18th.
Everton, Saints and Bournemouth have tough games and may not get any points
I still live in hope!!
We then move into the international break. Bamford, Luis, Rodrigo, Cooper should all be back when we return and fully firing.
Rutter will also have a further 2 weeks to get match fit.
Looking at the games we have left can’t see more than 14points is that enough?
Been waiting for that one performance that tells us the corner has been turned.
We'll be in the bottom 3 come 5pm next Saturday in all likelihood.
Michael & Gove Albion not a team we usually get much out of.
The defence is looking secure (ish)
Tyler and to a lesser degree Weston look solid (ish) if unthreatening.
The front 4 is the problem.
Harrison needs dropping
Arronson needs some spite.
Willy Jimmy George just need a goal to get a confident run started.
As below we need to be sitting favourably be end of April or ifs curtains ... and the ensuing fire sale.
When is rodders back?
More importantly when is Dallas back, the man is infectious.
Mot...but do it soon please
13 games to go.
9 (NINE) teams separated by 6 points. This is going to be a relegation fight like no other. None of those 9 teams is safe, none of those 9 teams is definitely down.
Leeds have been down this road before, as have Everton. If we can stay in touch with this group over the next 6 games then hope springs eternal.
4 at home, 2 away and 3 of the teams around us:-
Home vs Brighton, Forest, Palace, Liverpool
Away vs Wolves, Arsenal
At least Everton got spanked by Arsenal and Scousers beat Wolves.
We need to do our job on Saturday and get 3 points v Chelsea.
If we do get relegated (😲) does anyone know how this will affect our takeover?
Surely the 69ers won't want a team in the Championship?
Would Radz still sell us? He'd obviously get far less for us not being in the Prem....
This would literally cost us 10s of millions and probably more.
Nice positive post now that Wemberlee has vanished with only a relegation scrap to look forward to! 🤬
Rodrigo hoping to be fit before the international break in March,it was originally estimated he would be out til start of April.
if we are to stay up we will need one or more of Bamford, Rodrigo ,JH ,Jimmy, Willy, Sinisterra to hit a purple patch of scoring goals.
we have arguably more firepower than anyone in the bottom 6 or 8 on paper so hopefully Gracia can help them find their shooting boots.........if he ever gets a fkn work visa ..
Knowing that BB and Soopa were egg chasers does explain some of their posts after the hard hits.... 🤔😜🙈
TC - I understand your comments. Played rugby union for 30 years unpaid other than "expenses" and it is only now the repercussions are becoming evident.
Even when I suffered a bad hit I was always told to get up and show no pain. Dont get why some footballers feign pain like Bruno at Manure!!!
Would I change my life? HELL NO!!! They were the best years!!!
Nothing wrong with Strukij and it was a shot, albeit a hard shot, that hit him in the head....
They just have to be more careful now because unfortunately one bloke died or nearly died from it.... that's not in the least meant to take anything away from the poor bloke.
What happens in boxing every 10 seconds when they get hit on the head with a punch?
What happens in rugby when they get tackled every minute and in the scrums etc?
What happens in MMA cage fighting!? You can carry on punching and kicking a bloke in the head whilst you have him pinned down.... fkn brutal and can't believe that's 'sport'!
If fkn namby pamby footballers didn't go down feigning injury, and then by some miracle being fine 20 seconds later, we wouldn't have this scenario in the first place....
I
Wobber dislocated his shoulder,will be out for weeks ..
I have written off this season. Just want to see good perfomances and players proud to wear the Famous White Shirt
Although Saturday (and the weekend generally) was terrible, I think the doom and gloom has set in a little prematurely.
I'm not particularly optimistic about our chances of survival but it's very tight at the bottom still; nearly half the table are still in the relegation mix and there are a few within 'easy' reach. For example, if Everton and Bournemouth draw and we win in the next set of fixtures, we're immediately out of the dreaded zone.
I know that seems like a big 'if', given what we saw on Saturday, but we mustn't forget how encouraged we were by the performances against Scum. Nor that fans of some of the other teams involved are no doubt also wondering where their next point is coming from, so we shouldn't be assuming that they're necessarily going to fare better - or even as well - in their remaining fixtures.
Chin up - all is not (yet) lost!
We will have to sell a few players - Meslier, Koch, Harrison, Gnonto, Adams, Rodrigo = about £150million
Wont get McKennie
Llorente and Costa will be gone too when their loans are made permanent.
Am sure the others will stay out of loyalty or because no other club wants them.
Still it will give a chance to Bate, Poveda, Joffy, Charlie, Gyabi, Greenwood, Perkins, Jospeh, Hjelde, Monteiro and others to step up and make a clian for a starting spot
This is how i see it Bull:
Saints at ER - 3 points
Chelski away - 1 point
Seagulls at ER - 1 point
Wolves away - 3 points
Arsenal Away - 0 points
Palace at ER - 3 points
Liverpool at ER - 1 point
Fulham Away - 1 point
Foxes at ER - 1 point
Boringmouth away - 3 points
City away - 0 points
Barcodes at ER - 1 point
West Ham away - 1 point
Spurs at home - 3 points
22 points there + 19 points now = 41 points which may not be good enough this year
If we cant take a point off a pliss poor Everton side where will we get a point???
Saints at ER MUST WIN
Chelski away 0
Seagulls at ER MUST WIN but lucky to get a point
Wolves away MUST WIN
Arsenal Away 0
Palace at ER again lucky to get a point
Liverpool at ER 0
Fulham Away 0
Foxes at ER MUST WIN
Boringmouth away MUST WIN
City away 0
Barcodes at ER 0
West Ham away point at best
Spurs at home "if they need to win to get into top 4" then 0
Thats 16 points at best onto 19 total 35 = Relegation.
Barring some sort of miracle we cant stay up imho
I have given up hope and will just enjoy or next 15 games before championship football beckons
Are we allowed to say we are in a relegation battle yet or is it still too early to say, should we still be sticking our heads in the sand.
If we can pick one small nugget out of a carcrash of a Saturday....
Casimiro and Eriksen will miss both games v Leeds - Eriksen injured, Casemiro sent off today