Relegation 2022/23

[perth_blue]

Leeds/Forrest game in hand over us is at Elland Road, so you'd strongly argue Leeds case in that match.

Soton home to Brentford, so again, it's up in the air.

Bournemouth home to Brighton.

Leiciester home to Villa.

 

[ToffeeTim]

We need to win our home games. My opinion on whether we can stay up will be a lot clearer at 4.55pm on Saturday.

A couple of red cards and suspensions for Brentford tonight wouldn't do us any harm.

 

[perth_blue]

Further to that West Ham home to Newcastle.

 

[Terrarian]

For us to stay up, the players really really need to stop the stupid mistakes, they're killing us and probably morale as well. It seems every single game, one of our players presents the opposition with a goal scoring opportunity.

They're mentally weak, they aren't confident and they don't back themselves, they certainly don't put their bodies on the line bar one or two.

It's sickening watching us self sabotage.

 

[Pabbers]

On the game alone for me t was an ok ish point, and we have improved alot.

But, those next 4 games scary and makes the 1 point look a pretty poor result.

Plus everyone has a game-in-hand on us.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

Not sacking Lampard after the Bournemouth games is on par with not signing a striker.
I think Dyche is improving us slowly but it's too little too late - with each game we are running out of runway. Had he been given the 6 week world cup break and proper chance to get this shambles organised we might have had a chance. All ifs and buts, but I'm sure had he been in change against the likes of Wolves and Southampton at home... even Brighton, we would be nearly 10 point better off.
Their decision to delay the inevitable (when we could all see Lampard was done) has killed us!

 

[Simon Buttle]

On the game alone for me t was an ok ish point, and we have improved alot.

But, those next 4 games scary and makes the 1 point look a pretty poor result.

Plus everyone has a game-in-hand on us.

Brentford is a must win by any means we can, and I'm not too worried about Chelsea or Spurs. I know Chelsea fans down here who say if you get stuck into them and put pressure on their backline then without Thiago Silva they will give chances away and Spurs seem to be heading for a bit of a mess at the moment. Fans are getting very frustrated with the style of play and want Conte gone, they looked very poor the other day against a team that like us doesn't really score many goals.

 

[GoldenToffee]

When is Toney being banned ffs? Gonna sign off against us with 6 goals?

 

[perth_blue]

When is Toney being banned ffs? Gonna sign off against us with 6 goals?

Course.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Because the bulk of our wins come from our home games. In your world why should we have beaten Arsenal who are a demonstrably better side than Brentford?

We may arse it up but home I feel more confident than away.

So true.

With 40,000 blues behind the players from the first whistle to the last we are usually a different animal.

 

[brieverton]

The one hope is that Dyche is accustomed to this situation and the majority of his peers in this fight are not, and do not have his record of keeping sides up.

Relegation is in the DNA of Leeds, Bournemouth, and Soton, and a few more besides. With us it is not.

Now we may learn a hard lesson in relation to that yet. But there is some hope. The game in hand for the others is a big issue though when games are running out.

The evidence suggests we are not good enough. The acid test would be getting out of the relegation zone and staying out if that happened, with the blow that would deliver to the others. Our form has improved, but it has not improved by enough.

I'm generally sanguine though. Some of the parallels from last season don't apply and we all have had fair warning.

 

[perth_blue]

Players coming back will be very welcome as well, a more balanced bench to select from.

DCL back will allow us to change it up quite a bit as well, allow us to push Gray wide so we have pace on the wing.

 

[MACCA75]

Would still say it’s highly probable. It’s difficult to argue that we aren’t one of the 3 worst sides in this division, although 2 decent forward players would see us comfortably mid table.

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

The one hope is that Dyche is accustomed to this situation and the majority of his peers in this fight are not, and do not have his record of keeping sides up.

He is desperately trying to stop the players crumbling and to keep buying into the process. Massively focusing on the performance not the result despite points slipping away. And recent howlers have been highlighted but he’s at pains to say the TEAM made a mistake in their shape and that’s what contributed to conceding the chance/goal.

Must be biting his lip not to just call them out on lack of focus. Maybe a bit more fear would have made Gana/Doucoure look after the ball more instead of their recent gaffs. Who knows.

Will certainly have earned his cash if he keeps this lot fighting as one. Horrible situation (relatively obviously compared to real life)

 

[Pabbers]

Not sacking Lampard after the Bournemouth games is on par with not signing a striker.
I think Dyche is improving us slowly but it's too little too late - with each game we are running out of runway. Had he been given the 6 week world cup break and proper chance to get this shambles organised we might have had a chance. All ifs and buts, but I'm sure had he been in change against the likes of Wolves and Southampton at home... even Brighton, we would be nearly 10 point better off.
Their decision to delay the inevitable (when we could all see Lampard was done) has killed us!

This is looking more and more one of the worst decisons in a lont time, and I was one of those with faith he could turn it around.