Relegation

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

We thought that tonight against a massively inferior side

Exactly!

Some were predicting cricket scores!

 

[nsno-chris]

I mean we could. But it would be highly unlikely given our home form. We have been beating sides far better than Palace/Brentford for fun.

I mean, you do know that palace and Brentford won’t be setting up like Chelsea, Leicester or Utd

They’ll place the emphasis on us to attack which can be our achilles heal

 

[sbbefc]

I mean we could. But it would be highly unlikely given our home form. We have been beating sides far better than Palace/Brentford for fun.

We haven't beaten anyone for fun for months now. If you re-played the United, Leicester and Chelsea games another ten times we'd probably lose most of them. The Newcastle game was another miracle given how we played and the red card.

If we beat Brentford it'll be another nail biter. We are where we are because the team's crap and nothings a given. Granted same can be said for Leeds and Burnley, but equally they can string a few results together too.

 

[catcherintherye]

Yeah. Given the teams’ respective performances over the season, it wouldn’t surprise me if we stay up by virtue of both losing all their remaining games!!

That remains a distinct possibility. There is a chance 1 of them only get 1 point from their remaining games.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Can anyone justify today without mentioning the previous two results?

 

[catcherintherye]

We haven't beaten anyone for fun for months now. If you re-played the United and Chelsea games another ten times we'd probably lose most of them. The Newcastle game was another miracle given how we played and the red card.

If we beat Brentford it'll be another nail biter. We are where we are because the team's crap and nothings a given. Granted same can be said for Leeds and Burnley, but equally they can sting a few results together too.

We have been winning those games. Yes it's been tight, but theyve been wins. I expect us to win at least 1 more. Brentford/Palace are pretty handy fixtures, and definitely have 4-6 points written all over them.

 

[navidson]

Can anyone justify today without mentioning the previous two results?

We were a bit tired?

 

[steven]

I mean we could. But it would be highly unlikely given our home form. We have been beating sides far better than Palace/Brentford for fun.

You have a very different idea to fun than I have…

 

[Lob]

I know strange things can happen at this point in the season in a relegation battle but i really cannot see this Leeds team beating a very organised Potter team and likewise a Mike Jackson team beating a Conte team tbh.

Hopefully we can put this relegation thread behind us on Sunday and breathe a massive sigh of relief.

 

[blue to the bone]

It's staggering that people see us not getting almost anything more and Burnley and Leeds getting 2 or 3 wins .
The most logical thing Is we all drop a few more points . Which suits us

 

[Wat Tyler]

We were a bit tired?

“no pressure on Watford”

“Fans will sort us at home”

 

[Jamiednm]

Remember that as founding members of the Premier League, we have a veto against getting relegated if we choose to exercise it.

Obviously these things get forgotten about because it would be seen as poor sportsmanship to use our veto, but given the amount of money on offer in the Prem these days, I’d hope we’re unscrupulous enough to exercise our veto and stay in the league even if we were to be relegated on sporting merit.

 

[catcherintherye]

It's staggering that people see us not getting almost anything more and Burnley and Leeds getting 2 or 3 wins .
The most logical thing Is we all drop a few more points . Which suits us

Yes. The most likely thing is one of Burnley/Leeds go down.

 

[steven]

I think the good thing with our recent resurgent is that we now have the safety net of Burnley and Leeds…one of them might pull out some mad results over the next 2/3 games but for both of them to do so (and us dropping off) would be unexpected.

 

[BlueToff]

Since Lampard has come in, we have defeated Chelsea and United at home who are much better than Palace. We also deserved a draw v City. Hammered Brentford and Leeds too.

What happened before Lampard is irrelevant as I clearly stated "since Lampard". Objectively, you would fancy us to win against Palace at home. In all honesty far more so than even Watford away, as the away form has been woeful.

we hammered a second-string Brentford, in the cup, when they were in an awful run of form. I am also talking strictly about our league form and, frankly, Brentford are not better than Brentford anyway.

As you did state 'since Lampard', then like I said we have beaten Chelsea and United, deservedly but hardly 'for fun', who are better than either Palace or Brentford, at home.

We drew with Leicester, who are below both of those sides, and lost to Wolves and Man City (unfairly so in the latter's case). But your statement was nonsense so I called it out.

I like you a lot mate so I'm not meaning to be a prat, but I'll call a spade a spade.

I also fully agree that I think we have enough to get the 4 points we would definitely need to guarantee safety from those two games. But a win tonight would have made that 2 points needed.