2024/25 Relegation Battle (Without Everton!)

[ToffeeTim]

Good weekend overall so we shouldn't lose perspective

Good away win for us

Wolves lost at home

Ipswich got thumped again

Southampton already down

Leicester win not ideal

But now only 1 point behind 15th and we have a game in hand.

Go and win next weekend at home and take a big step to safety

 

[johnjoeefc]

That Leicester game next week really looks like a real banana skin type game. Been seeing it for years and years. When we go into a home game we are expected to win we get done. They have players who love to score against us too like vardy, ayew. Would much prefer a Brentford or Fulham at home than Leicester at home

 

[blindbert]

No worries. We've had a great run of teams below us losing every week. They will win the odd game from time to time.

 

[lieneverton]

Such is the level of discourse nowadays too, I imagine people will then go "oh so you think they'll finish above us then". Terrible straw man argument.

No, but we are not in a position yet to be taking things for granted.

 

[Rich1878]

Would be kin funny if we go above Spurs next week

Ice literally just seen one of them suggest to try and get Dyche

 

[NSNO1878EFC]

Relegation zone is still the same number of points away as it was before the game. First result in weeks that hasn’t gone our way. Shame but not sure there’s any need to panic at this point, still nearly half a season left to play yet.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

A Leicester win next week puts us in trouble again. Not a good result that today

Only if you think we won’t win. I think we will win at a canter. Ange sacked this week, RvN sacked next week,

 

[CielosGrises]

Wonder how we will approach Leicester without DCL ?

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

The toughest matches to win in sports are the ones you’re expected to win.

 

[MikeH72]

some of the shouts of wanting to catch tottenham ridiculous .

you keep the teams below below

Well… they are still below? Quite a way below as well??

 

[Lloydaldo11]

Awaits the “Spurs stadium - best ground in the championship” shouts…

 

[Victus]

Such is the level of discourse nowadays too, I imagine people will then go "oh so you think they'll finish above us then". Terrible straw man argument.

No, but we are not in a position yet to be taking things for granted.

You sound way too scared

 

[DownunderToffee]

I get that Leicester winning isn't ideal but they've basically brought Spurs into the dog fight with the win as well.

Beat the Foxes and we're further from the drop than Spurs.

 

[NSNO1878EFC]

Also just goes to show what a nonsense the whole Opta stuff is. Was something like 90 95% chance of them going down; day later they're 17th.

I think that looks at the potential difficulty of the games remaining although in the end, it’s all about what happens in the actual games rather than on paper.

 

[blaze]

Win next week, we're potentially 9 clear and above Spurs. Is a win today for Leicester ideal? Not really, but we should still be beating them regardless which would put us in a good position. Spurs in their current form are the ones who should be more worried about relegation, they look like a side who are just strolling their way into it.