Relegation 23/24 Thread

[HalfTimeSayers]

You’re not wrong, it’s definitely time for our attackers to stand up and be counted. I count McNeil and Harrison in that too, but it’s clearly DCL and Beto who need to actually start converting. DCL has the lowest conversation rate going this season. The defence is doing their bit.

Dom looked decent when he was being eased back and was getting the last 15mins. Working hard and some neat touches but it’s all very ineffective and safe.

Was trying to decide whether it’s better to have the battering ram on for 70mins, then bring on the more wily pacey one as the defenders tired, or vice versa. Then realised I’d no idea which way round that would be anyway. Beto is a unit, but doesn’t seem effective as the big man up top. Dom supposedly won 127% of his aerial duals the other week, but none of the resulting headers went within 10 yards of a teammate, mainly because there wasn’t a blue shirt in the same post code.

Has to be Beto I think. Freshen it up, and no good for his mentality watching decent chances missed and still not starting. His swashbuckling randomness might keep the crowd volume up for longer than the first 4 minutes too. Bit of chaos.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

Saturday is a must win game.

We still have to play 4 of the bottom 5 at home and Luton away. I don’t think Saturday is a must win game.

We do need to win some games though …

 

[formerly manx toffee]

8 wins all year , can't another 4 coming

But every team below us has won less … and the two above us !

 

[formerly manx toffee]

before we were the best of the rest

now we are the best of the worst.

NSNW

 

[PhilRegan]

But every team below us has won less … and the two above us !

Yes I know I was talking about us

 

[MrGrumpy]

We still have to play 4 of the bottom 5 at home and Luton away. I don’t think Saturday is a must win game.

We do need to win some games though …

I think it is because of the psychological element, going 8 points ahead of Luton(before they play Villa) with 11 to play, would massively help us, if we lose and they win it’s back to 2 points again

 

[Roachey11]

No game for us now between 9th March and 30th March after RS got through.

 

[matty1878]

I think it is because of the psychological element, going 8 points ahead of Luton(before they play Villa) with 11 to play, would massively help us, if we lose and they win it’s back to 2 points again

we need to start winning

 

[matty1878]

No game for us now between 9th March and 30th March after RS got through.

lets
hope we’re still out the bottom 3

 

[MikeH72]

No game for us now between 9th March and 30th March after RS got through.

 

[Gilbert..]

How many times are we going to excuse these players? Every week it’s a must win fixture and they blow it. Strikers who cannot finish. Dcl, 20 games without a goal is disgusting. No excuses. Absolutely abysmal.

We’ve had so many chances to pull away from relegation and remove all the stress and yet dcl and Beto have proven to be useless.

And its almost like the elephant in the room on this forum. Let it just sink in that sheff utds cameron archer has scored more than our entire strike force combined.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Luton v Forest will take place on 16 March during our free week

Big game

 

[Swartzy]

We still have to play 4 of the bottom 5 at home and Luton away. I don’t think Saturday is a must win game.

We do need to win some games though …

Playing 4 of the bottom 5 doesn't normally breed confidence for us...

Saturday is a must win game !!

 

[Vintage]

No game for us now between 9th March and 30th March after RS got through.

Should and hopefully be a midweek night game which gives us a better chance than usual in the derby

 

[Ferguson1878]

Should and hopefully be a midweek night game which gives us a better chance than usual in the derby

Most of our hidings off them are midweek , can think of a few midweek 4-1 4-0 etc over the years