Relegation

[everton1953]

Down by Christmas, or was that Newcastle? The crystal ball is cloudy.

 

[MACCA75]

There aren’t 3 really awful teams in the league this year. That worries me.

 

[AdaBrummieblue]

We are a bit pants of late, but talk of relegation is daft, afaic. I know we need players, and we are another few injuries away from starting Rafael himself at LB, but I still don't think it's anywhere near that close for us. This isn't on the current incumbent of our manager's chair, either (even if you hate the fella). It's on years of neglect, or placing faith in the wrong people to get jobs done, that still need doing. I still ain't having that we're even close to being relegated yet, though, and we do have plenty about us to make sure that doesn't happen. I know folks on here like a bit of bed-wetting after a huge defeat, but we're still too good to go down, even if we're still too bad to finish any higher than 8th.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

There aren’t 3 really awful teams in the league this year. That worries me.

I think we could deffo call Norwich awful mate.

 

[everton1953]

There aren’t 3 really awful teams in the league this year. That worries me.

I would seek medical help if I were you. Norwich, Newcastle, Burnley come to mind. Who is that other near cert for doom? Can't recall for the moment.

 

[matty1878]

There aren’t 3 really awful teams in the league this year. That worries me.

they’re is 3 worse that’s all

 

[efcforever]

We’ll do a Villa, we’ll meander along finishing 13th/14th for a couple of seasons while our 2/3 better plays gradually leave, then all of a sudden one year we’ll finish rock bottom with about 18 points. There’ll be no dramatic last day super duper fight for our lives, it’ll be a 0-0 draw against Southampton in April in front of 15,000 fans at Goodison that’ll confirm it.

I hate to say it but currently we remind me of Villa in the seasons leading up to them going down. We desperately need some stability.

 

[MACCA75]

I think we could deffo call Norwich awful mate.

That’s true but that’s only 1 team.

 

[efcforever]

40 points is our target for this season with our current squad ....

34 points will keep sides up this I reckon. 40 points will see teams comfortably safe.

 

[Joey66]

34 points will keep sides up this I reckon. 40 points will see teams comfortably safe.

Mid table 40 points ..

 

[GedMoore]

I would seek medical help if I were you. Norwich, Newcastle, Burnley come to mind. Who is that other near cert for doom? Can't recall for the moment.

Burnley who’ve just soundly beaten the side who wiped our eye last week

 

[zukai12_]

Burnley who’ve just soundly beaten the side who wiped our eye last week

?

Burnley just beat Brentford, we havent played them yet

 

[marsh]

7 points clear

 

[Alan Whittle]

You have to be absolutely dismal to go down these days.

Considering how long it is since Palace have been relegated, this must be true.

 

[everton1953]

Doom is looming for the doom mongers. Just remembered the other crap team to make up the relegation certs. Watford (0-1 at home again. I forget who they scraped through against the week before in a fluke last 15 minutes). I have not seen that game.
I am told nobody has avoided relegation with the points total Newcastle and Norwich currently have at this stage of the season. MOD described the magpies as potentially the richest Championship side next season. I wish Geordies well in football terms, but not the Saudis.