Relegation

[BirkenheadBlue]

Just drop in that Pep must be concentrating on the big cups

Or learn from the last god knows how many years and just keep schtum until you know they don’t also end up winning the PL and CL

 

[Deleted member 48881]

finally we are good, mods should lock the thread

 

[BlueToff]

As others have pointed out, if results go our way, rather like last weekend, then we might only need 2 more wins to stay up. Personally think 7 points should be enough, but 9 more definitely sees us safe.

Brentford and West Ham wins before we play Leicester would be fantastic, and for what it’s worth I think we’ll beat them. If all that goes to plan I’ll likely breathe easy for the first time in months.

I'm erring on the side of caution tbh. I think we need 9-10 points to be absolutely sure. We need to avoid a slip up at home, we just need to be as perfect as possible there in our record.

 

[BlueToff]

I think a result away from home is coming. A point or two away from home plus a couple of wins at home may just do it.

If the performances match the level of West Ham, Burnley then a win should come. But they have to cut out the mistakes. That's on the players.

 

[Yarrgh]

I can

We hired a terrible manager and our owners are useless

Pretty much this. Could have had a dig at the weasels in the playing squad though.

 

[jinkyali]

What a god awful season. Sat here doing mental gymnastics about what Burnley sacking a manager will mean for us and caring about the result in Watford v Brentford.

I don't really have a point other than desperately wanting this season to end and us scraping survival.

Same.

 

[Zeitgeist]

I really thought we were down.

Beat Leicester, we stay up.

Yeah I'm being that drastic from one extreme to to the other because I've had a few g&ts and feel like being radical

 

[SJB]

If we beat Leicester and Palace beat Leeds, then Leeds are easily within reach when you look at their remaining fixtures.

 

[witchdoc187]

If we beat Leicester and Palace beat Leeds, then Leeds are easily within reach when you look at their remaining fixtures.

Don't do it to yourself

 

[NathDogg]

Still gotta handle our own business, but they were two good results for us today - would love to pick up a few points on our travels, especially from the next game.

 

[Ring master]

I really thought we were down.

Beat Leicester, we stay up.

Yeah I'm being that drastic from one extreme to to the other because I've had a few g&ts and feel like being radical

I never thought we were down, but said since Dec/Jan if we were close to the bottom 3 going into April we were in Trouble, and that till the end of the season can always be the case, but in the other way if we are 7 points ahead by Wednesday night, i wont take it that we are safe either - though it off course gives us a great chance (Even better if Saints do us a favour on the the Thursday as well)

 

[blaze]

A 4 point gap with 8 games to go isn't comfortable, it looks a lot better than it did the other week but the players have to make sure they're picking up some wins to keep us safe. Anything can happen at the end of the season, especially when teams in the middle of the league just decide not to turn up with nothing to play for. We don't have the best fixture list so picking up points against Leicester is important, then hope Burnley/Leeds drop points.

 

[Zeitgeist]

I never thought we were down, but said since Dec/Jan if we were close to the bottom 3 going into April we were in Trouble, and that till the end of the season can always be the case, but in the other way if we are 7 points ahead by Wednesday night, i wont take it that we are safe either - though it off course gives us a great chance (Even better if Saints do us a favour on the the Thursday as well)

I know I agree but tonight I'm being radical

 

[billyblue80]

I never thought we were down, but said since Dec/Jan if we were close to the bottom 3 going into April we were in Trouble, and that till the end of the season can always be the case, but in the other way if we are 7 points ahead by Wednesday night, i wont take it that we are safe either - though it off course gives us a great chance (Even better if Saints do us a favour on the the Thursday as well)

A 4 point gap with 8 games to go isn't comfortable, it looks a lot better than it did the other week but the players have to make sure they're picking up some wins to keep us safe. Anything can happen at the end of the season, especially when teams in the middle of the league just decide not to turn up with nothing to play for. We don't have the best fixture list so picking up points against Leicester is important, then hope Burnley/Leeds drop points.

Agree it will still go to the wire because of our away record, we can't be complacent home form is key. We have to hope the wire means after Brenford because I can't see us getting much at Arsenal. Burnley and Watford don't(currently) look capable of winning two or three on the bounce though which is comforting.

 

[MikeH72]

I really thought we were down.

Beat Leicester, we stay up.

Yeah I'm being that drastic from one extreme to to the other because I've had a few g&ts and feel like being radical

Since that defeat at Burnley I think every single result has gone in our favour. Fingers crossed we capitalise now.