Relegation 2022/23

[catcherintherye]

The Dyche effect:

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And we would be higher still if it just showed the 9 games he has been in charge.

The other take outs from this for me are:

Look at the bottom 7. I make that all 7 of our rivals, all in pretty awful-average form.

Secondly, we have played the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th twice. Our run in is easier.

 

[catcherintherye]

Leicester play Bournemouth
Southampton play City

Got you.

Whoever doesn't win out of Bournemouth and Leicester is in serious, serious trouble.

 

[toffee-L]

Wouldn’t surprise me if Forest try a Hail Mary managerial change now, they’ve completely run out of steam. Their fixtures look horrific though whether it’s Steve Cooper managing them or somebody else.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Defo.

That draw last night was essential to keep our confidence up.

Overall though I see a lot of rank teams at the bottom and none of them can match our organisation and will to win.

Our defensive play has improved a lot as well. Against Chelsea and Spurs we allowed one real chance against us (Kane free header from a cross). The three goals have been two pens and a mistake that was finished brilliantly by Felix. We’ve been extremely harshly punished in both games given how few chances we’ve allowed.

That’s been the story for ages though under Dyche and Lampard before. We give a team half a chance from anywhere and it’s in the top corner. Johnson for Forest, Felix for Chelsea, Ward Prowse both goals for Southampton. You then see them miss tap ins against other teams, so frustrating.

Dyche is doing an incredible job and with a bit of evening out of luck could very easily have had two or three more points.

 

[catcherintherye]

That was a very long time ago now though mate.

They've taken 3 points from the last 24.

At the beginning of February it all looked under control for them, but they've run out of steam and they have a lot out injured.

They're going down IMO.

They look like Watford/Norwich in other seasons who just go down with a whimper. I honestly wouldnt be surprised if they ended up on about 31 points. They're done, and changing the manager will just accelerate that process.

Them and Southampton done for me. Then it's any 1 from about 7 for the remaining places, but Bournemouth and Leicester have both just lost must win games.

 

[Del-boy]

All well and good these results but we need wins. If we get beat at United, it’s massive massive pressure for us to win against Fulham.

 

[Bazlar]

In fairness Silva has done a good job with Fulham

Mitrovic on an 8 game ban although they are appealing it

 

[DanEFC92]

That was before tonight’s games

It has the wrong time but it updated after tonight's games. Had us bottom 3 still before them.

 

[davek]

I'm quietly confident we can stay up, but it's game by game now. A bad loss at the weekend and panic will set in again. People are easily triggered in our predicament. By the same token, a result there is not out of the question and would be another huge fillip.

Either way, I see a path to safety now for the first time. Up to now it was a case of keep cutting the long grass and hope to see a clearing. Now, we can see it. We cannot ease up now.

I see a p[ossible point at OT, tbh.

Fulham at home is one we have to get 3 points from. Do that and I'm very confident.

 

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[jinkyali]

I see a p[ossible point at OT, tbh.

Fulham at home is one we have to get 3 points from. Do that and I'm very confident.

Just imagine..

If we beat Utd and Fulham I put it that is us done.

 

[davek]

Bizarre isn’t it when the recent stories have been:

West Ham a game away from firing Moyes
Lopetegui has transformed Wolves
Spurs are in free fall
Silva is doing a great job at Fulham

The results don’t back any of them up

I actually fancy Everton to pick up more points than in the first 9 games under Dyche in our last 9.

12 has been a good return, but if we start taking more of the chances we create then we can get another 15/16 points. In fact, I'll be disappointed if we dont get more than 12 points in the last 9 games.

 

[davek]

Just imagine..

If we beat Utd and Fulham I put it that is us done.

Make it happen!!

 

[catcherintherye]

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Complete panic, and a stupid decision with their upcoming fixtures.

 

[sbbefc]

Finally in a position where we're equal on games played and three teams below us have a worse GD. Starting to see a way out now, but we're still in a very precarious position.