Relegation 2022/23

LucBesson · February 25, 2023

I know I'm not saying anything groundbreaking here but getting rid of Gordon with no replacement, when our attack was already the weakpoint of our squad, was absolutely bonkers.

Wat Tyler · February 25, 2023

Shibbywiggles said:
We’re in a crap position but there’s no way you can feel as bad as after we lost at Burnley last year?
That’s the only time I thought we were done.

That was an evil night, but we still weren’t even in the relegation zone after that. It’s sort of normalised itself this season.

maccavennie · February 25, 2023

MACCA75 said:
Just even an attacking player that can score a goal - like Buendia, but we’ve got absolutely nothing in the final third. That window was absolutely ludicrous.

Yep, it wasn't even about just a striker. It was a creative player as well.

We've needed both since the summer.

The binman chronicles · February 25, 2023

ToffeeTim said:
You cant lose home games in our situation

We were never going to go the rest of the season without losing at home. Tbh we can still afford what 3 more defeats and as long as we win the other 4 we'll be doing alright, especially where we came from before Dyche took over.

People again got too giddy after Leeds and now way too morbid after this result. Leeds were always going to have a little spurt, can they keep it up?

Runub · February 25, 2023

Fourteen games remaining. Forty two points available. A long way to go

HowardsWay · February 25, 2023

LucBesson said:
I know I'm not saying anything groundbreaking here but getting rid of Gordon with no replacement, when our attack was already the weakpoint of our squad, was absolutely bonkers.

Disagree. Keeping a disruptive player would have made things worse.

Shibbywiggles · February 25, 2023

matty1878 said:
goals win games. we can’t score so we lose games

I get it, but we literally won 2 of the last 4 with this team. Villa did nothing all game today until they got a penalty doing nothing that we weren’t doing. It’s going to be hard but we can grind out wins.

I think we’re better at everything except up front than last season, set pieces, defending, midfield, build up, crossing, everything.

wiggum23 · February 25, 2023

Unless DCL plays the majority of the remaining games we are going to struggle. Today was always going to be tough, but once we concede we are getting a draw at best as we can’t score enough.

matty1878 · February 25, 2023

Shibbywiggles said:
I get it, but we literally won 2 of the last 4 with this team. Villa did nothing all game today until they got a penalty doing nothing that we weren’t doing. It’s going to be hard but we can grind out wins.

I think we’re better at everything except up front than last season, set pieces, defending, midfield, build up, crossing, everything.

agree mate i just can’t see with the tough games we’ve got how

Wat Tyler · February 25, 2023

The binman chronicles said:
Need 4 points from Forest and Brentford.

Absolutely this. 4 points from our next three will have us right in the fight.

LucBesson · February 25, 2023

HowardsWay said:
Disagree. Keeping a disruptive player would have made things worse.

Get rid of him on Jan 1 and replace him then. Even with a loan signing.

Shibbywiggles · February 25, 2023

wiggum23 said:
Unless Dominic Calvert-Lewin plays the majority of the remaining games we are going to struggle. Today was always going to be tough, but once we concede we are getting a draw at best as we can’t score enough.

I’ve been impressed with Dyche so far, but if he and his team manages to get Dom to play regularly with he’s an actual wizard

ToffeeTim · February 25, 2023

The binman chronicles said:
We were never going to go the rest of the season without losing at home. Tbh we can still afford what 3 more defeats and as long as we win the other 4 we'll be doing alright, especially where we came from before Dyche took over.

People again got too giddy after Leeds and now way too morbid after this result. Leeds were always going to have a little spurt, can they keep it up.

Its a bad day, especially with such a difficult fixture next

How we react will determine our season

My biggest concern is that game showed all our biggest concerns are genuine. No matter how well we compete in matches we cannot turn pressure into goals and we haven't as good a defence as we think.

Today is who we are. A competitive and workmanlike team but totally lacking in attacking threat. I'm not convinced that's enough to survive this season.

The lack of goals is a total embarrassment for a club of our stature.

knowing your history · February 25, 2023

The binman chronicles said:
We were never going to go the rest of the season without losing at home. Tbh we can still afford what 3 more defeats and as long as we win the other 4 we'll be doing alright, especially where we came from before Dyche took over.

People again got too giddy after Leeds and now way too morbid after this result. Leeds were always going to have a little spurt, can they keep it up?

Only six home games. Winning 3/losing 3 gets team to 30 points.

To be very confident of staying up going to need two away wins and two draws on top of that so with state of squad that is a very very big ask.

Shibbywiggles · February 25, 2023

matty1878 said:
agree mate i just can’t see with the tough games we’ve got how

Yeah I get you mate
Never expected to beat Arsenal though, let alone United and Chelsea last season
Dyche has made me feel a lot more positive than I was before