2024/25 Relegation Battle (Without Everton!)

[gazzaa2]

It’s not been long enough to say that for sure. Some managers might take a bit of time to get things across, I think Leicester have the players to pick up points and do better.

Do they? I know we let them off the hook but they were woeful against us. The team they went down with was far stronger.

 

[Blue Willy]

Ah well, so what; relegation whilst the rs win the league and then playing in the championship in the new stadium doesn’t matter - we had good times eh.

 

[Toffeepot]

Do they? I know we let them off the hook but they were woeful against us. The team they went down with was far stronger.

they were a lot better than we were against city

 

[Blue peter]

Sheffield United, worst side in the league last season are second in the championship, Burnley are 3rd, why wouldn't we come back up ?

I don’t necessarily agree we wouldn’t come back up, but we would be by far the biggest scalp in that league and would be everyone’s cup final to use a cliche

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

I think Potter would take on the rebuild if we went down.

It’s definitely a possibility and something that needs considering.

It’s a common thought, but the Potter shouts for now or next season are bizarre to me. No offence meant.

The bloke hasn’t managed a club to a win since against 10 man Leicester on 11th March 2023. Whilst there was a lot of successful club building there, his win % at Brighton was 31%. With more losses than wins.

Thomas Frank has 41% at Brentford by comparison (and no, he won’t come here).

At Chelsea there was turmoil, like there is here, that needed strong management but there was plenty quality (unlike here), but all he brought to the party was a lovely new long black coat and a little beard. 7 months he lasted. Chelsea is a bonkers club, but we are worse. He’d last 5 minutes.

Obviously has shown flashes of good football, and players developing amazingly, but was that him, or the structures built around him?

I have never got the attraction. From close friends who studied with him, he’s a top bloke. But the media pushed him into a job his record in top leagues was nowhere near suited to.

 

[Blue peter]

Have to say aswell Man. United look every inch a team and club that is going to keep losing games for the next few months. Ignore the names and reputations, at 22 points they are far from safety given what they're producing currently. Annoying they'll probably have found something by the time they come to Goodison but can't write that one off.

They’ll buy their way out of trouble in Jan if they have to or use the loan market

 

[D. Amokachi]

A team that doesn’t score goals will always be in danger

 

[larrygobfiend]

we won’t come back up.

we simply can’t go down

There’s a huge chance we’d go straight back up with parachute payments. There’s also a lot of expensive deadwood that can be shed in the summer.
The reality is, the club needs a reset and it might involve a year or two in the championship.

 

[kenada_blue]

we won’t come back up.

we simply can’t go down

We won't go down.

However...the picture has changed now TFG have taken over that I don't think it would be as disastrous as it would've been in previous seasons under Moshiri.

14 players, DoF, and a manager all leave in the summer. A rebuild happens either way

 

[knowing your history]

Do they? I know we let them off the hook but they were woeful against us. The team they went down with was far stronger.

Ipswich have better than they do in the final third with Delap and Hutchinson.

 

[jceverton]

There’s a huge chance we’d go straight back up with parachute payments. There’s also a lot of expensive deadwood that can be shed in the summer.
The reality is, the club needs a reset and it might involve a year or two in the championship.

No mate the time for that was when we had opportunity of appointing Bielsa. We absolutely must stay up this season.

 

[Walken]

what? i didn’t say everton that

it’s to say as our luck we wouldn’t

relegation should not even being discussed utter criminal

Why shouldn't it? We have spent like a bottom 3 team for half a decade.

 

[Walken]

No mate the time for that was when we had opportunity of appointing Bielsa. We absolutely must stay up this season.

Bielsa refused to take charge of the first team didn't he?

 

[Ring master]

Bielsa refused to take charge of the first team didn't he?

Yep. The rumours he wanted to be the u21s/u23s boss for the rest of the season

 

[Chrismac]

Yes, relegation would be a disaster, historically embarrassing and would rid us of any final big club status we hold.. but unlike under Moshiri I don't think it would kill us.
We need to stay up by whatever means necessary but big changes are needed throughout the club either way, can only hope TFG realise this sooner rather than later.