What would relegation do to our standing?
We can't rely on Beto and we can't get any worse in that final third;
Over the last 3 seasons;
Games: 114
Won: 32
Drawn: 27
Lost: 55
Goals Scored: 117
Goals Against: 174
From 342 points - we've earned 123. We've averaged 41 points each season.
We score 39 per season - an average of 1.03 per game.
We concede 58 per season - an average of 1.53 per game.
Last season we got lucky with injuries.
If we can't get a fee that allows us to bring in another striker, we can't go accepting £12m for Calvert-Lewin until Jan at the earliest.
Here's the thing though mate, in the past three seasons you've listed.
DCL played 68 games and scored 14 goals total, 5 of those were penalties.
So a return of basically 9 goals in 68 games over there seasons.
So took a deep dive into the perceived opinion we need DCL to stay up etc.
21/22 season
Played 17 games - 20 points (1.17ppg)
Didn't play 21 games - 19 points (0.9ppg)
So +0.27ppg better when he played.
22/23 season.
Played 17 games - 14 points (0.8ppg)
Didn't play 21 games - 22 points (1.05ppg)
So -0.25ppg worse when he played.
23/24 season
Played 32 games - 41 points (1.28ppg)
Didn't play 6 games - 7 points (1.17ppg)
So +0.11 better when he played
24/25 season
Played 2 games - 0 points (0ppg)
Didn't play - nea
So overall in that time period
played 68 games - 75 points 1.1 ppg
Didn't play 48 games - 48 points. 1.00 ppg
So overall 0.1ppg better when he plays than when he doesn't.
I'm hardly seeing compelling evidence that DCL is in any way vital to the team the way some people seem to assume he is. The stats don't lie.