Relegation Thread 25-26

[MikeH72]

We should be hoping Leeds win here if we were looking to get up the table ourselves.

The likes of Villa should be our concern, not Leeds.

But I suppose that underlines where we still are under Moyes: the expectations have been dumbed down again with this ropey start to the season and his massive summer waste in spending.

We’ve been battling relegation for 5 years, long before Moyes turned up. Personally I’m looking over our shoulder until I think our team is good enough to threaten the top half.

The summer window was a disaster and the recruitment team should be sacked.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

They’re 1 point behind us if they win like. 1 (one) singular.

And they are still much worse than we are

 

[MikeH72]

And they are still much worse than we are

Well to be 1 point ahead of a team that we’re allegedly much better than, is alarming.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Well to be 1 point ahead of a team that we’re allegedly much better than, is alarming.

Not really. The season is 38 games and we'll be comfortably mid-table come the end of the season. Leeds will be relegated or just above the relegation line at the end of the season as they lack quality unlike us with Ndiaye and Grealish

 

[NeilMorepies]

Not really. The season is 38 games and we'll be comfortably mid-table come the end of the season. Leeds will be relegated or just above the relegation line at the end of the season as they lack quality unlike us with Ndiaye and Grealish

*looks at our games remaining until we start to play everyone again and bites my knuckle*

 

[Marcus Kendall]

*looks at our games remaining until we start to play everyone again and bites my knuckle*

Relax! We've got a better side than those previous relegation battles sides. Moyes is a solid mid-table manager too so he'll get enough results for us to be comfortable. The bigger question is should we be aiming higher

 

[NeilMorepies]

Relax! We've got a better side than those previous relegation battles sides. Moyes is a solid mid-table manager too so he'll get enough results for us to be comfortable. The bigger question is should we be aiming higher

We’ll have a lot less goals than the minimal amount we have now once Ndiaye disappears for 8 weeks.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

We’ll have a lot less goals than the minimal amount we have now once Ndiaye disappears for 8 weeks.

Potentially but who knows how Dibling will do with a run of games?

 

[MikeH72]

Potentially but who knows how Dibling will do with a run of games?

Moyes isn’t going to give him a run of games though is he. It’ll be a McNeil-Alcaraz rotation in and out each week for the right wing position.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Moyes isn’t going to give him a run of games though is he. It’ll be a McNeil-Alcaraz rotation in and out each week for the right wing position.

I don't know as I don't have your crystal ball Mike

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Relegation picture messy this year. Two genuinely bad teams but one half decent one will go with them. Half the league needs to be very careful it's not them, us included.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Relegation picture messy this year. Two genuinely bad teams but one half decent one will go with them. Half the league needs to be very careful it's not them, us included.

Do you honestly see Leeds ahead of us after 38 games?

 

[DuncansPigeons]

Leeds appear to be allowed to volley Villa all over the place here. Seem to remember the same on opening day

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Villa have equalised so stop the angst you half empty cup people

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Do you honestly see Leeds ahead of us after 38 games?

I don't believe so no but they're by no means no hopers and capable of stringing a few results together. Like I say I just think there's only two genuinely poor sides which leaves a good number of teams just one slump away from being in trouble. We ought to be better than enough teams for it not to be us but it feels like a strange league this year.