The Now-Irrelevant 2024/25 Relegation Battle (Without Everton!)

[Dublin blue 75]

So we could be 19th after the next series of games. Wonderful.

 

[gazzaa2]

If any of the 3 promoted teams can put a decent run together we are in big trouble. Doubt they will but results like the one Ipswich got tonight are enough to keep us worried.

Only Ipswich have anything in them. Southampton and Leicester have already used up their new manager trump card and have only got worse. Wolves's change has paid off so far.

Worry with Ipswich is they've got positive vibes and a manager everyone there loves, whereas we're in a rut under a manager nobody wants. They pretty much expect to go back down but the spirit has kept them going, a bit like Luton last season until they fell away. We need Ipswich to ultimately fall off like Luton did. That's the first game they've won at home.

 

[windymiller]

So United have lost five out of six.

Guess who the statistical outlier is. Nice one Sean. Do one you plumb.

Remember when all the Dychettes said "what could he do? We never win at United"? They all have a loser mentality. It's why they love Dyche.

 

[Blue peter]

Here comes 2025, same as 2024..

I’m determined that one day I’m going to be able to watch Everton and not have to bloody panic that some other dodgy side might get a freak result..

I always watch Everton with a brown paper bag in hand to combat the hyperventilating

 

[dannyboy]

One of them most likely will on the law of averages.

They've all looked terrible - worse than us. Maybe one of them will adapt better to the league in the second half of the season though. Bad times for us if that happens because we're at that point of not knowing where our next win is coming from.

 

[blackie_jones75]

 

[larrygobfiend]

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

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

 

[dannyboy]

Only Ipswich have anything in them. Southampton and Leicester have already used up their new manager trump card and have only got worse. Wolves's change has paid off so far.

Worry with Ipswich is they've got positive vibes and a manager everyone there loves, whereas we're in a rut under a manager nobody wants. They pretty much expect to go back down but the spirit has kept them going, a bit like Luton last season until they fell away. We need Ipswich to ultimately fall off like Luton did. That's the first game they've won at home.

Nailed it there with the Luton comparison. Very unlikely it'll click for them but if it does we are in a lot of trouble. A good spell of form for us this season seems to be 1 win in 10 but with a few draws.

 

[ah11984]

Some of you have got far too optimistic a view of the January transfer window.

A. PSR will restrict what we can spend.
B. Our recruitment has been absolutely abysmal for a long, long time.

 

[AirMo]

Only Ipswich have anything in them. Southampton and Leicester have already used up their new manager trump card and have only got worse. Wolves's change has paid off so far.

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.

 

[kenada_blue]

To be fair Pickfords been out man of the match for the majority of our games, including the magical draws.

Makes a 1 or 2 big saves a game.

Stats like this kid and Sa or Leno against us last season for example are keepers getting peppered.

 

[goldfinchmule]

I always watch Everton with a brown paper bag in hand to combat the hyperventilating

Ive started watching with one over my head,its just as entertaining.

 

[jazzy]

I hope that TFG pull the trigger on Dyche tomorrow but if they don't then Saturday's game at Bournemouth must be last chance saloon for him .

After Saturday we don't play in the league until 15 January when we then have consecutive home games v Villa and Spurs.

That period interrupted only by the Peterborough FA cup game gives a new manager time to get a couple of new faces in and work with the players ahead of those crucial home games.

Leave it any later and it could be disastrous.

 

[matty1878]

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

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

we won’t come back up.

we simply can’t go down

 

[ToffeeTim]

Very bad results