Relegation 2022/23

[Alan Whittle]

Cristal penis are rubbish

That’s an L you dolt! He’s trying his best!!
I’ve got to have a proper word with his Dad.
As an aside he refers to his other Grandads team as “Topnum.” lol

 

[Bluedyhell]

I think a lot will come down to the January window. Wolves have the ability to spend big as needed as they've shown with Cunha. Forest might do better if they don't spend anything so that the squad getting to know each other doesn't have to start all over again, but given their owner, it wouldn't surprise me if they signed another 5 players, and about only 2 of them will be given a chance to play. Southampton nobody really knows, they're owned by the richest man in Serbia, but who knows if he's willing to spend, or if he'll just spring some serbian players out of nowhere. Bournemouth with new owners might be tempted into making a splash, but I can't see them being able to sign anyone significant. West Ham will probably sign a few too and so will Leeds, but I'd doubt Leeds especially have much to spend.

Personally I think we'll likely be ok as long as the spine of Pickford, Tarkowski, Coady, Gana and Onana stay injury and suspension free. Better to be defensively strong and offensively weak as you'll often nick the odd goal, than be free scoring, but garbage at the back, as strikers form dips and troughs throughout the season, and teams figure out how to stop your system from scoring. It might be tight, but as long as things are kept steady as we go we'll be fine

In what way do the players you list make us defensively strong? We are 4th from bottom, have lost to most of our relegation rivals, inc conceding 7 to Bornemouth and thus, almost certainly, heading to the Championship. Defensively strong? Jeez. Coffee, wake up, and smell.

 

[Del-boy]

Every game lost against a team around us in the bottom six means we need a win v a top seven team. Given we have lost to teams that had been placed 18th, 19th and 20th. With only one goal scored against these sides. It doesn’t look good.

 

[Wat Tyler]

How is he still in a job? Mindboggling.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Anthony Elanga is not going to keep us up, we need more, a LOT more than that.

 

[Gilbert..]

Unless we get a minimum of two forwards we're going. We're not going to get real quality so i'd take even a grafter who is at least a presence/brute.

This is so desperate.

 

[knowing your history]

How is he still in a job? Mindboggling.

Reaction at the end reminded me of what Silva got after losing at home to Norwich in late November 2019 and all the "sacked in the morning" chants.

Think Silva had two more games after that.

Lampard really really really has to beat Brighton. If he dosen't then there's an 11 day break to next prem match so you'd think a caretaker for FA cup tie and then someone new in for Southampton at home which is a classic new manager bounce game (like Lampard had with Leeds at home).

Something needs to be done now as performances are really spiralling out of control and that's being reflected in the final scores now.

 

[Carlito]

Unless we get a minimum of two forwards we're going. We're not going to get real quality so i'd take even a grafter who is at least a presence/brute.

This is so desperate.

Yeah, I think a reliable target man is a must, regardless of how limited he is ability-wise.

There needs to be a recognition that the players we have aren't going to be greater than the sum of their parts in any sort of sophisticated system. Almost to a man (though it's especially true of the centre-backs, Mykolenko, McNeil and Maupay), they are basic 4-4-2/4-5-1 plodders, suited to sitting deep in banks of four.

Iwobi +1 in the middle (I think he's better with more responsibility, considering he played his best football in the abysmal 5-2-3), McNeil and Gordon as wide midfielders and Gray playing off the new grock is what I'd do now. It is, as you say, desperate.

 

[Drico]

Reaction at the end reminded me of what Silva got after losing at home to Norwich in late November 2019 and all the "sacked in the morning" chants.

Think Silva had two more games after that.

Lampard really really really has to beat Brighton. If he dosen't then there's an 11 day break to next prem match so you'd think a caretaker for FA cup tie and then someone new in for Southampton at home which is a classic new manager bounce game (like Lampard had with Leeds at home).

Something needs to be done now as performances are really spiralling out of control and that's being reflected in the final scores now.

I think this is an excellent post. The window to "do something" is wide open for a very short period of time. It started in November after the Bournemouth debacle and stays open, in my view, until the evening of the Brighton game when, like a Sky transfer window, it "slams shut". After that, I think we'll have to accept that we are finally going to drop down where we have, arguably, been destined to fall to for almost 30 years now.

We need a serious new manager to come in. You'd imagine the phones would be hopping at Bill's office right now, but in reality the place is most likely closed, festooned with Christmas cards from various luvvies and Carlo Ancelotti, with a "See Ya in 23" sign hanging on the door.

 

[Del-boy]

Interesting reading on the Swansea fans web site. Talking about us and our current predicament. Basically says we look exactly like they did when they went down. Slow, no ideas and clueless in front of goal.
They were managed by Paul Clement. Makes you wonder who’s training the players and what are tactics are.

 

[BrendanGOT]

Unless things drastically change I can't see us getting beyond 36 points. Maybe 38 at a push. Whether that's enough to stay up or not I don't know. I honestly don't believe this squad is that bad either but here we are so what do I know.

 

[EuroTexan]

In what way do the players you list make us defensively strong?

Our goals conceded is only beaten by the top 3, the RS and Chelsea.

 

[Harryflashman]

Our goals conceded is only beaten by the top 3, the RS and Chelsea.

I think that’s an improvement on last year but Burnley went down finishing 11 th as regards goals conceded .

if you’re interested do you want to guess who the three lowest scorers were ? I’ll give you a clue we aren’t playing any of them in the league this season .

We need DCL and we need attacking players in asap or we’re deep in it .

 

[MikeH72]

Unless things drastically change I can't see us getting beyond 36 points. Maybe 38 at a push. Whether that's enough to stay up or not I don't know. I honestly don't believe this squad is that bad either but here we are so what do I know.

I think plenty of our fans need a reality check as to the level of these players. We’ve overhyped our own players for years, there’s a reason barely any of them are of interest to anyone.

 

[MikeH72]

I think that’s an improvement on last year but Burnley went down finishing 11 th as regards goals conceded .

if you’re interested do you want to guess who the three lowest scorers were ? I’ll give you a clue we aren’t playing any of them in the league this season .

We need Dominic Calvert-Lewin and we need attacking players in asap or we’re deep in it .

We don’t, we need a replacement for him. He isn’t going to stay fit, he’s finished.