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

[Runub]

Bit more pressure on the Leicester game thanks to the useless aussie, that being sad win that game and no chance those horrible tories overhaul a 9 point gap

I’m actually surprised he hasn’t been sacked immediately after the game. Yes they have injuries but Ange really is not up to this level by a long way

 

[Gallaeo]

Assume you're new to this. Moyes doesn't win big games for us. Never has and never will.

Yesterday was a big game which we won ?

 

[Neiler]

 

[matty1878]

we can finish above west ham and united
tho lads.

 

[Gallaeo]

We’ve lost less games than everyone in the bottom half bar Palace (yes derby still to play but we don’t lose many of them at home). We’ll now be playing to win more games rather than looking for a draw. Yes, we’ll prob lose a few more but we’ll win a few more too.

Not out of the woods yet but I’m feeling a whole lot better than after Forest / B’mouth

 

[PITA]

Now THAT is bad for us

Do you really expect that the teams below us will lose every game this season (other than when they play each other)?

 

[ValBlue]

Do you really expect that the teams below us will lose every game this season (other than when they play each other)?

No? It was just a statement at the time

 

[PITA]

Technically that is not correct. Leicester are now on 17 points rather than the 16 Wolves and Ipswich are

We were 7 points above the releagtion zone before the Leicester win. We are 7 points above the relegation zone after that game so could you explain what you mean?

 

[PITA]

they’ve lost every game bar us

and a draw at the seagulls

Matty they haven't. If they had they would be on just 4 points. They have 6 points which means they have won one and drawn three.

 

[knowing your history]

I’m actually surprised he hasn’t been sacked immediately after the game. Yes they have injuries but Ange really is not up to this level by a long way

Brentford will turn over this Spurs next weekend.

I can only guess they just want to give him the domestic cups which are in two weeks. Lose both and he is 100% gone.

Then the next one gets the brief to win the Europa league to get them back into the CL but that's a big ask.

 

[matty1878]

Matty they haven't. If they had they would be on just 4 points. They have 6 points which means they have won one and drawn three.

silly me! they’re poo and can’t see them staying up

 

[knowing your history]

We’ve lost less games than everyone in the bottom half bar Palace (yes derby still to play but we don’t lose many of them at home). We’ll now be playing to win more games rather than looking for a draw. Yes, we’ll prob lose a few more but we’ll win a few more too.

Not out of the woods yet but I’m feeling a whole lot better than after Forest / B’mouth

That's the key in relegation battles. Anyone can win a game here and there e.g. Southampton infamously in November...

What really changes the narrative is winning back to back games. So this is the chance for Leicester. Will they kick on now or not be able to handle a fired up Goodison? Ipswich also won v Chelsea but again one point since.

Think only other team who've won back to back games is Wolves but they were so far behind everyone else they had to do that just to catch up.

Will be different if they do that again in next few weeks. They certainly can't be writing off the Villa game given Mings went off and they had to play Digne at LCB for an hour against West Ham.

 

[Lawrence]

It was good weekend until Leicester and WHU. I still think the onus is on Leicester against us. A point wouldn't be disastrous a loss would be though. I do think Wolves will go on a run.

 

[Titus Bramble]

I’m gonna miss this thread when it’s gone

 

[hallamblue]

I’m gonna miss this thread when it’s gone

Next season when we're in the Championship you mean?