Relegation 2022/23

Aberblue · February 25, 2023

Nobody in that team today will score more than 5 - 6 goals a season, and most won't manage that. Unless we can find a goalscorer from somewhere things look bleak.

Wat Tyler · February 25, 2023

We have:
Arsenal a
Forest a
Brentford h
Chelsea a

I can see a MAX of 4/5 points. We can’t score more than one goal (if we score at all), and we are incapable of getting two results back to back.

But after the Chelsea game, there’s a two week international break. Surely by then DCL will be available

Blue peter · February 25, 2023

bicycleheader said:
Stop with this prattish polemicry

It's an entirely reasonable opinion to hold right now that we are in the worst 3 teams in the league and a cert to go down. Might end up being wrong, but so it is for anybody's opinion on the outcome right now

No it is not reasonable at all because nothing is a ‘cert’ at this stage - a real concern yes but not a cert, but as they say ‘it’s the hope that kills you!

Shibbywiggles · February 25, 2023

kenada_blue said:
Southampton Bournemouth Everton Leeds.

There's your bottom four.

Pick the order.

I don’t think Forest, Wolves, West Ham or even Palace are out of the question to be honest.
There’s often a team who goes on a terrible run second half of the season and drops into trouble.

Ring master · February 25, 2023

Wat Tyler said:
We have:
Arsenal a
Forest a
Brentford h
Chelsea a

I can see a MAX of 4/5 points. We can’t score more than one goal (if we score at all), and we are incapable of getting two results back to back.

But after the Chelsea game, there’s a two week international break. Surely by then Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be available

I've said for weeks before the Leeds game that we for me had to win 3 from 4 (Leeds, Villa, Forest, Brentford) with Spurs and Man Utd added on to your list of games to come after your 4 listed

Del-boy · February 25, 2023

The current bottom three which includes us, will be the three to go. Given we have Arsenal away, we will have played a game more by next weekend on the teams around us and we will no doubt lose. I don’t think the bottom three changes now.

daza_1973 · February 25, 2023

good times bad times · February 25, 2023

kenada_blue said:
Southampton Bournemouth Everton Leeds.

There's your bottom four.

Pick the order.

Forest aren't out of it. Bad defeat today.

Shibbywiggles · February 25, 2023

Wat Tyler said:
We have:
Arsenal a
Forest a
Brentford h
Chelsea a

I can see a MAX of 4/5 points. We can’t score more than one goal (if we score at all), and we are incapable of getting two results back to back.

But after the Chelsea game, there’s a two week international break. Surely by then Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be available

It’s not max though is it? We beat Arsenal and Leeds, we could beat Forest and Brentford. Could pinch a point against Chelsea away too, they’re in horrible form. Expect to lose Wednesday though.

lungo · February 25, 2023

Blue peter said:
No it is not reasonable at all because nothing is a ‘cert’ at this stage - a real concern yes but not a cert, but as they say ‘it’s the hope that kills you!

"Nothing is cert" apart from Everton being unable to play football. They should try rugby.

Wat Tyler · February 25, 2023

Shibbywiggles said:
It’s not max though is it? We beat Arsenal and Leeds, we could beat Forest and Brentford. Could pinch a point against Chelsea away too, they’re in horrible form. Expect to lose Wednesday though.

I didn’t say it was max though, I said I can see 4/5 points max, as in, that’s my opinion. And let’s face it, the facts back me up, we are an atrocious football team.

Andy Gray Diving Headers · February 25, 2023

good times bad times said:
Looks like it's very much ON again now, not that it ever went away.

At least with Dyche we've still got a chance of staying up, however small. We had next to none before his arrival.

It's going to be a rollercoaster ride between now and the end of the season.

I think you are right. Still loads of games left and unexpected points will be won and lost by loads of teams. However, a loss to Forest next week will put them 7 points clear and that will hurt (on the assumption we get nothing on Wednesday).

bluematty84 · February 25, 2023

Would you take it now if it went to the last game of the season beating bournemouth guaranteed survival?

Shibbywiggles · February 25, 2023

Wat Tyler said:
I didn’t say it was max though, I said I can see 4/5 points max, as in, that’s my opinion. And let’s face it, the facts back me up, we are an atrocious football team.

The facts of 6 points from 12 from probably equally difficult matches don’t back you up but yeah you’re right, you said max in your opinion.
I think we could get more with a bit of luck and some big performances from the likes of Onana.