The Now-Irrelevant 2024/25 Relegation Battle (Without Everton!)

[TheNinja]

It could turn out that 23 points would have been enough to survive this season. Incredible

FFS, could've almost kept Dyche

 

[TheNinja]

Well done Chelski and Villa, likely will finish above both European finalists now. What a season.

 

[Blue peter]

Honestly I just want to drag Cole Palmer to a decent barbers

 

[Blue peter]

Unless we get smashed over these next two games, we will end up finishing above Utd so lowest we can finish now looks to be 15th

 

[blindbert]

If you told me before the season started that we would finish with double the points of the relegated teams, and above Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, I'd be thinking did we qualify for the Europa League or the Champion's League. Funny old season.

 

[jazzy]

Beat Southampton and 13th is very achievable as a final finish.

How much per place do we get paid?

 

[Blue peter]

Beat Southampton and 13th is very achievable as a final finish.

How much per place do we get paid?

I’m not sure what they are this year but domestic merit payments were 1.7m per place last season and international merit payments per place were about 1.1m

 

[Sam0697]

are there any obvious relegation candidates for next year other than the promoted clubs?

got to assume united and spurs will improve

west ham havent been great but if they keep hold of the likes of Paqueta, Bowen, Kudus that feels like a bit too much quality

wolves look much improved under Pereira

hopefully we’re kicking on!

crystal palace have 4 players that would walk into most sides in the league

and then fulham, brighton, brentford, bournemouth etc seem too settled and too well drilled sides to fall into that. unless say the later sell some of their stars, lose iraeloa

be horrible if it becomes a closed shop

The likes of Fulham, Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth are all doing well now, but it is heavily reliant on nailing recruitment and keeping their managers. A decade ago Southampton were lauded in the same way, look at them now. I'm sure there's plenty of other examples too over the years; West Brom, Swansea and Stoke all managed to establish themselves off the top of my head. One off year with recruitment, a manager moving on etc and they can easily spiral back downwards. Forest and one of those four (or Palace) will be in Europe next season too which will be a struggle for their smaller squads and they will slip down the table.

It also depends on how well the promoted clubs prepare. Last time Burnley didn't even try to stay up, just spent a fortune on young prospects and stubbornly played an open system that got them destroyed. If they are more sensible this time, they might have more of a chance. Leeds? Who knows with them. I don't see Sunderland/Sheff Utd having a chance though.

 

[Duncan’s Pigeon Loft]

FFS, could've almost kept Dyche

Steady on mate

 

[buskwhi2]

West ham and Wolves now need to win both of their last 2 games to have a chance of finishing above us

 

[Zatara]

2-0 Forest vs West Ham

 

[Blue peter]

If results stay same we are guaranteed 14th and then Wolves would have to win both final games (if get nothing from the barcodes) because of their goal difference

 

[Zatara]

2-0 Forest vs West Ham

Gone to VAR no obvious offside, ref has told the managers they need to use lines to check.

Why not just give the 2nd goal? If not obvious...

5mins wasted here

 

[Zatara]

Forest 2 0 West Ham

Confirmed

 

[Onwards Evertonians]

Remember all of the flapping one of the bottom 3 might catch us, as it stands the nearest team to us in the bottom 3 are 20 points behind us.
Man United can't catch, neither can Spurs. And if West Ham don't turn this 2-0 deficit around, neither can they. Just need Wolves to drop some points now.