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

[AndyP94]

….i always think where you after 10 games is a decent indicator.

I’ve said before, see where we are after 10 games. If we’re out of the drop zone then the team and dyche are doing just about the job required.

 

[matty1878]

Ipswich away straight after international break in October, Southampton away early November.

vital we get points in these i don’t expect a thing in december unless dyche isn’t here

 

[AndyP94]

Ipswich have only been beaten by City and the other lot, so they’re not getting rolled over really and they managed a clean sheet at Brighton, so they’re not too bad defensively. Southampton, Wolves and Palace have struggled much more so far.

 

[matty1878]

Ipswich have only been beaten by City and the other lot, so they’re not getting rolled over really and they managed a clean sheet at Brighton, so they’re not too bad defensively. Southampton, Wolves and Palace have struggled much more so far.

two of them at home

i still think ( and hope lol )

they’ll be crap awayv

 

[Tony’s Carp]

For all the talk of a much stronger league this year, our win yesterday is the only win in the current bottom 6, with 35 matches played between us. Another win or two in the next run of games will go a very, very long way.

 

[Goat]

For all the talk of a much stronger league this year, our win yesterday is the only win in the current bottom 6, with 35 matches played between us. Another win or two in the next run of games will go a very, very long way.

There are some very poor teams in this league.

We just need to hope we arent 1 of them.

I think we have the players, we just need a manager that can get the best out of them.

But you are only ever as good as your last game in this league and yesterday I thought the Gaffer did well.

 

[knowing your history]

Ipswich have only been beaten by City and the other lot, so they’re not getting rolled over really and they managed a clean sheet at Brighton, so they’re not too bad defensively. Southampton, Wolves and Palace have struggled much more so far.

Ipswich are far more positive in how they play than Leicester so I think that will translate to wins as the season goes on.

Southampton are the only one of the promoted teams to be complete no hopers with their style imo.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

One result this early in the season and we are already out of the relegation zone (and Jarrad is back in the team). I find it hard to believe we won’t be safe.

 

[MikeH72]

Good result for Ipswalona in their quadruple quest.

 

[hallamblue]

….i always think where you after 10 games is a decent indicator.

Depends who those 10 games are against. We supposedly had the easiest first 10 so should be top 6 after 10 games. I think after you've played everybody once is a fairer indication.

 

[CalBuckeye_Rob]

The 3 promoted squads for last season went back down with a combined 66 points. Luton was best at 26. Zero chance that will repeat and you have to expect that finishing with 35 or less is potentially fatal to staying up. I think Branthwaite keeps them up, but I would feel a lot better if they can get to 20 points by Christmas.

 

[Eggs]

Depends who those 10 games are against. We supposedly had the easiest first 10 so should be top 6 after 10 games. I think after you've played everybody once is a fairer indication.

…obviously, the further into the season the more it settles. Christmas is an obvious indicator but I’m talking of early benchmarks.

 

[hallamblue]

…of course, the further into the season the more it settles. Christmas is an obvious indicator but I’m talking of early benchmarks.

I think score against par is a better indication than points after 10 games. We are about 4 points worse than I'd expect at this stage.

 

[CalBuckeye_Rob]

…obviously, the further into the season the more it settles. Christmas is an obvious indicator but I’m talking of early benchmarks.

The difficulty with assessing it too early is that schedule is often the primary explanation. Bad teams can easily go through very bad stretches when matched against the top 6-8 sides. At some point the bottom 6 play each other and that is when you need wins, especially at home.

 

[hallamblue]

The difficulty with assessing it too early is that schedule is often the primary explanation. Bad teams can easily go through very bad stretches when matched against the top 6-8 sides. At some point the bottom 6 play each other and that is when you need wins, especially at home.

Yep don't lose to to the other teams at the bottom as it's a double whammy.