The Now-Irrelevant 2024/25 Relegation Battle (Without Everton!)

[windymiller]

I agree. Screwed.
If we go down, I fear it could be for a long time. Our present squad would probably finish up in league 1.
We have lost the ability to attack, never mind score goals.
On our present form can you imagine us beating Leeds Sheffield and now even Burnley and Sunderland.

Yes, because there is a huge drop off in quality between the PL and the Championship. However, we won't have this squad of we go down. Half of them are out of contract and players like Pickford, Tarkowski, Branthwaite and even McNeill would be sold. About 7 or 8 of our current squad would still be here should we be relegated.

 

[ToffeeTim]

They need to start that investment now because rebuilding a team as a Premier League team, rather than a Championship one is the priority.

Yes, but that would be with 1 or 2 smart signings, not a squad overhaul. Not enough can be done in 3 weeks to fix the squad to get us safe without a managerial change.

 

[spectateur]

Alexander Arnold. Laugh. Worth 80m. Choking

Don't change the subject.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

I agree. Screwed.
If we go down, I fear it could be for a long time. Our present squad would probably finish up in league 1.
We have lost the ability to attack, never mind score goals.
On our present form can you imagine us beating Leeds Sheffield and now even Burnley and Sunderland.

I could see us finishing just outside the relegation zone in the Championship, no more.

Saw Burnley last week on Sky and ex Man U Hanibal came on as a sub for them. He’d likely be a starter for us right now. Our squad, as many have said, is deplorable.

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

Playing Burnley would feel like playing ourselves. 0-0 draw twice a year every year. The ball would sit at midfield for 90 minutes.

 

[Timbucktoo]

I agree. Screwed.
If we go down, I fear it could be for a long time. Our present squad would probably finish up in league 1.
We have lost the ability to attack, never mind score goals.
On our present form can you imagine us beating Leeds Sheffield and now even Burnley and Sunderland.

On the plus side if we go down 3 of those four teams will have gone up.
We`ll be seen as a big scalp for any of the teams that play regular in the championship, and every game will be hard fought. We`ll also have to cope with another 6 games in the season so our thread bare squad would be even more stretched and I could see us signing a few journey men just to boost numbers. When villa went down last time they had a mid table finish in their first season and if we were to do similar I`d be worried we might have a hard time trying to recover and could be fighting it out to get back up for a while.

 

[matty1878]

On the plus side if we go down 3 of those four teams will have gone up.
We`ll be seen as a big scalp for any of the teams that play regular in the championship, and every game will be hard fought. We`ll also have to cope with another 6 games in the season so our thread bare squad would be even more stretched and I could see us signing a few journey men just to boost numbers. When villa went down last time they had a mid table finish in their first season and if we were to do similar I`d be worried we might have a hard time trying to recover and could be fighting it out to get back up for a while.

therye is not any plus side of going down

 

[Tramps_mate]

I've just seen a stat which surely isn't true..

We only won 8 games in the whole of 2024..!!!

Wtf!!!

 

[everton1953]

therye is not any plus side of going down

Yes there is. No more derby games.

 

[Amokachi1995]

They need to start that investment now because rebuilding a team as a Premier League team, rather than a Championship one is the priority.

Ideally in players who will be here next season and invested in keeping us up. Too many set to walk away at the end of the season at the moment.

 

[Goat]

They need to start that investment now because rebuilding a team as a Premier League team, rather than a Championship one is the priority.

Dont we find out our PSR position middle of the month?

Maybe they are waiting for that.

Just a suggestion.

 

[matty1878]

Yes there is. No more derby games.

ha ha!

 

[matty1878]

Dont we find out our PSR position middle of the month?

Maybe they are waiting for that.

Just a suggestion.

and give dyche more games to let us fall more

 

[ToffeeTim]

Dont we find out our PSR position middle of the month?

Maybe they are waiting for that.

Just a suggestion.

Yes, but for the 12 months to June 2024

Any transfers this month effect the June 25 accounts and beyond.

 

[windymiller]

Playing Burnley would feel like playing ourselves. 0-0 draw twice a year every year. The ball would be sailing over midfield for 90 minutes.

Fixed that for you.