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

[knowing your history]

Agreed, football in general is of a low standard, compare the squads of the last world cup to those in 98 or a few others

It is all far too samey. Teams trying to replicate peak Man.City from 2022 and failing miserably. Was bored to tears watching Chelsea-Spurs on Thursday and went out this afternoon so missed the Manchester derby and seems that was even worse.

As much as I dislike them as much as everyone else on here I begrudgingly admit I'd rather watch Klopp's lot at their peak in a neutral match than what Guardiola comes up with as it is too robotic for my liking. Give me lots of full back attacks and crosses and quick passes up for a Salah type to run onto rather than just passing for passing sake. Not much different to Ferguson's great Man. United sides.

It's a shame it all went wrong for Marco here in the end as Fulham are a great example of team that plays out from the back but also mixes it up with the full backs getting to the byline and getting crosses in for a targetman striker. They've still got a chance of finishing in a european spot.

 

[knowing your history]

I'd love nothing more than that, but I've been burned by this club to many times to allow myself to be that optimistic so I'm content with the top ten dream and a serious crack at the cups.

Moyes will give the league cup a serious go I'm sure. That's another competition Dyche treated with mild disdain for some reason.

 

[Gilbert..]

We're gona be a pub quiz question in years to come....

Question 23.
In 2025 Southampton were officialy the worst team ever. However they managed to beat a team twice. Who were that team?

Cheers Sean.

 

[Blue Alert]

We're gona be a pub quiz question in years to come....

Question 23.
In 2025 Southampton were officialy the worst team ever. However they managed to beat a team twice. Who were that team?

Cheers Sean.

Yes the answer won’t be “Everton”, it’ll be “Sean Dyche’s Everton”.

 

[Tipp blue]

We've played three games against the "top two" recently and haven't been "out of our depth",I may be going mad/senile but I do not see it being beyond possible with some astute summer additions to at least "do a forest" next season

It's the hope that kills you.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

We're gona be a pub quiz question in years to come....

Question 23.
In 2025 Southampton were officialy the worst team ever. However they managed to beat a team twice. Who were that team?

Cheers Sean.

And if the answer they have is Everton I will be quickly up to the quizmaster to explain that the Carabao Cup game technically ended in a draw.

 

[knowing your history]

Southampton sacked Juric.

 

[Delargeinho]

Southampton sacked Juric.

Him and Martin make Dyche almost look like a good manager.

 

[ToffeeTim]

And if the answer they have is Everton I will be quickly up to the quizmaster to explain that the Carabao Cup game technically ended in a draw.

They still won the tie. They beat us on the night and went through.

 

[OneTrueLegend]

Southampton sacked Juric.

Can just imagine them going in for Dyche now, building for next season.

So our last game ever at Goodison with have Dyche in the opposition dugout and will end in a 0-0 draw with Southampton keeping 11 men behind the ball for 90 minutes.

 

[Bryan+]

Southampton sacked Juric.

Came to England, beat us twice, got relegated and sacked and never had an Easter egg.

 

[HKContractDave]

Came to England, beat us twice, got relegated and sacked and never had an Easter egg.

Both wins were under Martin I think

 

[Tony’s Carp]

They still won the tie. They beat us on the night and went through.

They didn’t beat us. The match was a draw with progress determined by a penalty shootout.

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[matty1878]

Him and Martin make Dyche almost look like a good manager.

we was therye only victory in 23 games

 

[Delargeinho]

we was therye only victory in 23 games

Bitter taste that for sure, but one game doesn't make someone a good manager. As bad this team is Martin got 5 in 16, Juric 4 in 14, that's terrible from both managers.

Because would anyone say Dyche is a better manager than Kompany in general, just because we won all 3 duels last season with 6:0 goals in total?