|
Post by blackpoolred on Mar 7, 2024 16:21:44 GMT
Blackburn, Stoke being the teams in freefall I suppose - can't argue with him really.
Not looking great for us, but the performance and effort from the last 2 performances provide a bit of hope
|
|
|
Post by Laughing Gravy on Mar 7, 2024 16:23:58 GMT
A few weeks ago I believed it was inconceivable that we would go down. Sadly it is now a possibility. We need teams around us to underperform. They are probably thinking the same about us. Preston is the first of many games we need to get a result whilst hoping that our competitors don't. You might be right mate we may go down but I'm astounded how you can say that a few weeks ago you thought it 'inconceivable' we would go down and now you think it likely? Up until a few weeks ago I thought it highly likely we'd go down. We'd lost 5 out of 6 games, not won in 8 and only drawn the previous two. Plus the one we won was a very streaky 1-0 against the worst side in the league. We were nailed on relegation fodder. Since we beat QPR a few weeks ago despite a couple of set backs I'm feeling way more positive from performances alone if not altogether from results. I agree though we do need to start turning those performances into results starting Saturday.
|
|
|
Post by Staffsoatcake on Mar 7, 2024 16:32:10 GMT
There will be a lot of people who would have a team who can't score or keep clean sheets to get relegated.
|
|
|
Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Mar 7, 2024 18:05:47 GMT
The one thing going for us is that we have gone into the bottom three with enough matches to realise we have an issue and do something about it - which is what has helped QPR and Sheffield Wednesday. It's the teams who drop into the bottom three for the first time with half a dozen games that will struggle to deal with the reality of their situation.
We have played well enough in the last couple of games but that in itself isn't enough. We need results, not good performances. I genuinely don't know which way it will go but I think relegation is a distinct possibility as well as believing we can avoid it.
|
|
|
Post by thisisouryear on Mar 7, 2024 18:13:55 GMT
We aren't going down, it feels like we have actually turned a corner as a club. The players are giving 110%, the fans are giving the players 110%. When Players and Fans are united anything is possible, positivity breeds positivity. If the fans keep roaring the team on for 10 minutes at the start of each home game the players will respond more often than not and everyone will have more good days than bad and maybe the fortress will be once more
|
|
|
Post by J-Roar on Mar 7, 2024 19:16:16 GMT
We aren't going down, it feels like we have actually turned a corner as a club. The players are giving 110%, the fans are giving the players 110%. When Players and Fans are united anything is possible, positivity breeds positivity. If the fans keep roaring the team on for 10 minutes at the start of each home game the players will respond more often than not and everyone will have more good days than bad and maybe the fortress will be once more Let's hope your username is wrong 😀
|
|
|
Post by hamsta2 on Mar 7, 2024 19:35:55 GMT
Audrey our puppy is driving me mad. But she’s very cute. Mrs H just said she wouldn’t swap her for anything despite being ‘ a wee shite’. I said I’d swap her for us staying up. I got the Lanark death stare, a load of Scottish swear words and told I’m on the sofa tonight.
|
|
|
Post by victory on Mar 7, 2024 20:17:49 GMT
What ability level championship/ league 1 or 2 are our under 23s at. ? To my reckoning that the league to be in. We have plenty of younger aged players in the first team who can fit in should they wish. Im fed up of us buying crap players. We might be better off watching our academy lads. Should they have the ability for the championship/ league one.
|
|
|
Post by yellowsnowman on Mar 7, 2024 20:23:46 GMT
We are still to play Wednesday, huddesfield, plymouth i think, its so tight its madness. Also scary.
|
|
|
Post by benjaminbiscuit on Mar 7, 2024 21:50:53 GMT
I’ll be amazed don’t go down , we gave since we-t had all the key ingredients of a relegated team watching cook and fox and the like go physically head to head with wba was a different world to us we have recruited none of the key ingredients to survive in this Let alone do well amd jan was more of the same Pin this on the dressing room door. That's the team talk right there. If they aren’t good enough you can pin 20 million quid on the wall it won’t make a difference.
|
|
|
Post by J-Roar on Mar 7, 2024 21:53:59 GMT
Pin this on the dressing room door. That's the team talk right there. If they aren’t good enough you can pin 20 million quid on the wall it won’t make a difference. Whooosh
|
|
|
Post by hotterpotter on Mar 7, 2024 22:31:19 GMT
Right. Time for me to place a bet on us going down to guarantee survival.
|
|
|
Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Mar 8, 2024 11:15:42 GMT
Well we are in the bottom 3 and won what? 2 games in 10? Not exactly a revelation we might go down. 3 to be exact. Putting a positive spin on it, we've won 2 of the last 4. That form till the end of the season will keep us up. We're capable of staying up, but I'm in the 'anything could happen' camp.
|
|
|
Post by Ron on Mar 8, 2024 12:49:41 GMT
The delusion of some is plain for all to see.. one win doesn't change anything... we're in the shit and unlikely to get out of it.
I cannot share the optimism and have run out of hope.
|
|
|
Post by milky on Mar 8, 2024 12:52:03 GMT
We rarely score more than 1 goal in a game and we rarely keep clean sheets.
Not exactly a good combination.
Somehow we need something to click like last March and have a purple patch somewhere.
|
|
|
Post by jesusmcmuffin on Mar 8, 2024 12:58:27 GMT
The delusion of some is plain for all to see.. one win doesn't change anything... we're in the shit and unlikely to get out of it. I cannot share the optimism and have run out of hope. Why are we unlikely to get out of it when nothing between 6 or 7 sides and some in far worse form than us ?
|
|
|
Post by Block 26 on Mar 8, 2024 13:02:39 GMT
Personally I think that we’re going down this year. The last 2 performances have been good but we are still struggling to score goals & the defending still looks ropey. We’re currently in the bottom 3 which means it’s not in our own hands until we are out of it. We’re up against QPR who beat the league leaders away last week & got a point against promotion chasing West Brom last night. Milllwall winning at Southampton, a team who is chasing the top 2. Just look at the current form of the teams in & around us, they’re winning games & picking draws up. I just cannot see us winning more than 1 game in a row. From what I’ve seen this season we cannot compete with that. Hope I’m wrong! It's entirely in our own hands as we still have to play Huddersfield and Plymouth (both within 3 points of us) Never thought of that, they are 2 massive games for us then.
|
|
|
Post by coomerson on Mar 8, 2024 13:14:24 GMT
We aren't going down, it feels like we have actually turned a corner as a club. The players are giving 110%, the fans are giving the players 110%. When Players and Fans are united anything is possible, positivity breeds positivity. If the fans keep roaring the team on for 10 minutes at the start of each home game the players will respond more often than not and everyone will have more good days than bad and maybe the fortress will be once more Let's hope your username is wrong 😀 The second half at Leeds was a really good performance. The two wingers superb and with a settled side we will push on now. I’m amazed how well qpr and the owls have done. Hopefully they can’t keep it up but it’s still in our hands with the games we have.
|
|
|
Post by trincostokie on Mar 8, 2024 15:38:24 GMT
I still think we'll finish a few places clear of the drop zone...I reckon 18th on 53 points
|
|
|
Post by Staffsoatcake on Mar 8, 2024 15:48:38 GMT
To stand any chance,we have got to start scoring from open play a lot more often,but have we got the players who can do that?
|
|
|
Post by independent on Mar 8, 2024 20:45:09 GMT
I still think we'll finish a few places clear of the drop zone...I reckon 18th on 53 points So you think that we will get 15 pts from our last 10 games. That would mean winning 5 and losing 5. Or we could win 4 and draw 3 and lose 3. I would remind you that we have 38pts from 36 games, have lost 18 already and Schuey is averaging a point a game.
|
|
|
Post by hotterpotter on Mar 8, 2024 20:48:28 GMT
I still think we'll finish a few places clear of the drop zone...I reckon 18th on 53 points So you think that we will get 15 pts from our last 10 games. That would mean winning 5 and losing 5. Or we could win 4 and draw 3 and lose 3. I would remind you that we have 38pts from 36 games, have lost 18 already and Schuey is averaging a point a game. My guess would be "yes"
|
|
|
Post by citynickscfc on Mar 8, 2024 20:56:23 GMT
So you think that we will get 15 pts from our last 10 games. That would mean winning 5 and losing 5. Or we could win 4 and draw 3 and lose 3. I would remind you that we have 38pts from 36 games, have lost 18 already and Schuey is averaging a point a game. My guess would be "yes" Unfounded optimism is so fucking dangerous. Like the idiots are the start of the season saying we would be challenging the playoffs. Or 7 years ago shitting this league (which grammatically is probably correct, we are shitting it big time).
|
|
|
Post by Ron on Mar 8, 2024 21:12:08 GMT
The delusion of some is plain for all to see.. one win doesn't change anything... we're in the shit and unlikely to get out of it. I cannot share the optimism and have run out of hope. Why are we unlikely to get out of it when nothing between 6 or 7 sides and some in far worse form than us ? I just don’t think we have enough goals or ability to stop conceding pathetic goals. Hope I’m wrong but been the same all season.
|
|
|
Post by independent on Mar 8, 2024 21:23:49 GMT
We need something from tomorrow's game or it could quickly become very unlikely that we can get to even 50 pts. At the moment we need 12 pts from 10 games for 50 pts. Lose, and we need 12pts from 9 games. You can run out of road very quickly in that situation.
|
|
|
Post by matelot1996 on Mar 9, 2024 2:16:45 GMT
Having reviewed the Fixture list I can confirm that all Stokies can rest easy. Sheff W and Blackburn have a Nasty fixture list. We will finish 2 points above relegation. If any of our players are reading this, the caveat is, you need to work and fight like your lives depend on it 👍
|
|
|
Post by J-Roar on Mar 9, 2024 10:09:05 GMT
Does anyone else read the title in a west country accent?
|
|
|
Post by jesusmcmuffin on Mar 9, 2024 11:17:02 GMT
I think we are doomed all the teams around us are improving even Wednesday who were dead & buried not long ago. The other thing that really bothers me is the plan to change things in the away end by moving the away fans. The last time any changes were made by filling in the corner we got relegated is this another unlucky omen. We are improving also with a couple of wins in the[last 4br] Some teams above us aren't . Doomed when a point from safety with 10 to play!
|
|
|
Post by musik on Mar 9, 2024 11:40:12 GMT
What was the question?
|
|
|
Post by J-Roar on Apr 27, 2024 16:09:30 GMT
Hope you're right. I can't see it. Will bet you a Mini Roll Not an M & S one, obviously. I'm not made of money like Michael Fish Do you like Classic or the ones with raspberry jam in them?
|
|