Relegation

[jinkyali]

I'd take a one nil defeat at Anfield now.

Our goal difference taking a battering is not what we need.

 

[blue to the bone]

We might be going down like. Its hardly bedwetting on 21 April. If we drop to 18th, do they have the fight and bottle to respond...

Where did I say bed wetting.
We might. But we have 7 games left . Tonight's result does not mean we are down does it .
People really need to get a grip or just not watch. Every goal is the one that sends us down. We scored a 97th minute winner and a 93rd minute equaliser lately. That showed bottle I'd have though. There is no middle ground with most here .

 

[Mashtray]

On course for 7 points from last 4 games. They repeat that for next 4 which isn't out of the question and would leave them on 35 points with still games left.

They know what a relegation fight is about

 

[Colonel Getafe]

Why? What gives you that confidence? The spectacular run “our lads” have been on for the last near 7 months??

It's clearly all part of a cunning plan, to lull the bottom third of the league into a false sense of security then BAM! just when they think we're done we win all our remaining games eleventyfive nil and finish 10th....... ?

 

[Toffeepot]

Quite likely but the game hasn’t been played yet. It looks a For gone conclusion but you never know try to keep faith, I know it’s hard though.

No faith in getting anything from it. Only game I won't be watching this season because they're going to hockey us and laugh while they're doing it. They have a league to play for and are a quality team. We're crap and won't lay a glove on them
I want us to go there and put everyone behind the ball to try to keep the score down
If we try and attack it'll be a rout

 

[PhilM]

They don't have to keep winning.

One more - Wolves at Turf Moor puts us in the relegation zone. I really can't see where we get points from in our next 3.

Indeed. If they end up above us, all they need to do is match our points tally to regain safety. If we keep dropping points, it’ll play into their mindset too.

 

[Kev The Rat]

What would that achieve?! We'll still be run by the people who have orchestrated this mess in Moshiri, Kenwright and the rest of the stupid squad on the board. We'll still have a mid-table championship side for a team. How would sacking Lampard change anything......

Agreed, but the people in charge arent going to blame themsleves for this, are they?

 

[Oddson]

Not over until it’s mathematically impossible, stuff the pessimism, COYB

 

[jinkyali]

…I’ve reconciled myself to this since the Benitez slump started and he turned the club rotten from the inside and a shambles on the pitch. Player against player, staff against staff, board member against board member. To think some regulars backed him.

It‘s the perfect storm, the coup de gras if he’s appointed at Burnley next week. You couldn’t write the script but it’s falling perfectly into place, something weird is at play here.

Liverpool to win all four trophies at the same time makes me think similarly

 

[Swagger]

Shame we're playing them again in 3 games' time

True. However it is after they likely have a hard game in Europe

 

[Grogu the blue]

It hit him ffs

 

[Fansince1988]

He deffo will, villa season over so will "conveniently" play the kids against them

Tbh I think he’s more professional than that, all talk like this is a bit pointless

 

[Buzz Lightroom]

FFS Burnley, stop being better than us. ?

 

[Colonel Getafe]

Chelsea are very beatable. But probably not by us.

You just know big Rom will bash in a hattrick or two after not being able to hit a barn door all season... ? ?

 

[knowing your history]

Not sure what happened to Hasenhuttl's selection....just looking at their bench and Salisu, Livramento, Che Adams all first choices for them so not even playing their strongest 11.

Has to stick Adams and possibly Redmond on at half time and go two upfront just to give Burnley defence something more to think about as it's too easy for them to play through Southampton.

Have to say Tarkwowski's been class for Burnley...him and Pope are warming up as a brick wall for the run in.