Relegation 23/24 Thread

hallamblue · December 31, 2023

Alanbileysfeathercut said:
Why no asterisk on us ,on the BBC league?

1 of 2 reasons, their website is run by kopites (which it is), their website software is so basic it can't cope with an asterisk ( could be true, do the other leagues where there have been deductions have them?).

knowing your history · December 31, 2023

spectateur said:
Last 3 games.
L3. Negative GD -6.

A team that finishes top half will lose away to Spurs and Wolves and home to Man. City in all likelihood.

The worry yesterday was simply the manner of it, could've easily been a 6-0 loss.

Let's hope that's the outlier game for last three months, really can't afford a repeat of yesterday at Fulham as that's a critical game imo.

Titus Bramble · December 31, 2023

spectateur said:
Last 3 games.
L3. Negative GD -6.

Last 20 games.

W8. GD -4

Why hone in on such a small sample size?

kiss the crest · December 31, 2023

This thread should be tied into the Michael Keane one as they compliment each other

Wat Tyler · December 31, 2023

hallamblue said:
1 of 2 reasons, their website is run by kopites (which it is), their website software is so basic it can't cope with an asterisk ( could be true, do the other leagues where there have been deductions have them?).

You can be sure if it was RS or Man U they would have it on

hallamblue · December 31, 2023

Wat Tyler said:
You can be sure if it was RS or Man U they would have it on

If it was the rs they'd refuse to put it on and show them with 10 points more and in 11th.

degsy · December 31, 2023

Ring master said:
I thought personally the Fulham game was a little indifferent, didnt think we were great, but didnt think we were bad. Spurs bar little bits, i thought we were pretty good and deserved a draw at least, Man City we had a go. and The less said about Wolves the better. For me we have only under performed v Arsenal Home, and Villa and Wolves away the whole season

Pretty much this.
Before Christmas we had it in us to win games, it remains to be seen if we still have it in us to win some more.

I think we do.

MikeH72 · December 31, 2023

degsy said:
Pretty much this.
Before Christmas we had it in us to win games, it remains to be seen if we still have it in us to win some more.

I think we do.

This time last year we’d won 3 football matches. If we had it in us to win 5 more after Christmas last year then yes I’d say we have it in us to win more this year too.

Titus Bramble · December 31, 2023

MikeH72 said:
This time last year we’d won 3 football matches. If we had it in us to win 5 more after Christmas last year then yes I’d say we have it in us to win more this year too.

Mad that we’ve already won the same number of games as we did last season. How on Earth did we stay up

MikeH72 · December 31, 2023

Titus Bramble said:
Mad that we’ve already won the same number of games as we did last season. How on Earth did we stay up

Every time I think of how fine the margins were at various points last season, I give myself the creeps.

Titus Bramble · December 31, 2023

MikeH72 said:
Every time I think of how fine the margins were at various points last season, I give myself the creeps.

I was on holiday in the Canaries with my wifes family last day of last season. Wifi at the Villa wasn’t good enough to stream.

I spent the second half locked in a bathroom frantically refreshing Twitter for updates.

Awful.

Sunk a few beers afterwards like.

knowing your history · December 31, 2023

MikeH72 said:
Every time I think of how fine the margins were at various points last season, I give myself the creeps.

Maddison scores the penalty, that's it for top flight football. That was the narrowest margin possible so luckily Pickford completely psyched him out and didn't move an inch which was ballsy.

Lose that night and 7 points from Brighton, Wolves and Bournemouth would not have been enough.

MikeH72 · December 31, 2023

knowing your history said:
Maddison scores the penalty, that's it for top flight football. That was the narrowest margin possible so luckily Pickford completely psyched him out and didn't move an inch which was ballsy.

Lose that night and 7 points from Brighton, Wolves and Bournemouth would not have been enough.

In hindsight yes, as we would’ve lost 3-2, but that wasn’t even the endgame as there were still opportunities and matches after that for us to save ourselves. For me, the Castagne shot in the 94th minute for Leicester at Newcastle is the moment time stood still. There was absolutely nothing we could’ve done if that went in. Would’ve been completely reliant on West Ham on the final day of the season. Horrifying moment. Thank baby Jesus for Nicholas Pope.

Victus · December 31, 2023

knowing your history said:
Maddison scores the penalty, that's it for top flight football. That was the narrowest margin possible so luckily Pickford completely psyched him out and didn't move an inch which was ballsy.

Lose that night and 7 points from Brighton, Wolves and Bournemouth would not have been enough.

We should have won that Leicester game as well, their keeper pulled a worldie against Doucs late on.

Another life saver for us though was this. Maddest game ever, Leicester did nothing and then they turned into prime brazil for like 10 minutes and nearly won it.

hallamblue · December 31, 2023

MikeH72 said:
In hindsight yes, as we would’ve lost 3-2, but that wasn’t even the endgame as there were still opportunities and matches after that for us to save ourselves. For me, the Castagne shot in the 94th minute for Leicester at Newcastle is the moment time stood still. There was absolutely nothing we could’ve done if that went in. Would’ve been completely reliant on West Ham on the final day of the season. Horrifying moment. Thank baby Jesus for Nicholas Pope.

Yep I think my heart actually stopped beating when that cross went in to Castagne.