2025 relegation dogfight thread

[Casey]

If it's not all over by the last day, Shrewsbury v Crawley will be massive

I honestly think we will be gone by then.

Casey

 

[Bartonyellow]

How's JJ McKiernan doing for you? See he's getting a few assists and a goal too.

Pleasantly surprised with him. Delivery is wayward at times but he has impressed of late. Decent player overall.

 

[Pedlar]

Are Peterborough in this thread now?

 

[thewwfc]

Well I did include them at the beginning of the thread, but thought that either Ferguson would have been canned by now or he’d have been backed to bring in panic signings, and neither seems to have happened (think they have shipped a bunch out, and signed a couple, but nothing major).

Looking at their form over the last 10, it’s not good:

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Are Peterborough in this thread now?

Absolutely they played like we have for most of the season

 

[Stocky]

Peterborough have a smell of MK Dons a few years ago at this level.

Play off side one year and then dropped the next. "Too good to go down" and just eventually got done by sides who had more battle and spirit. From what I can see the bottom four have plenty of fight in them to varying degrees. They won't all stay up but got a feeling they won't all go down.

 

[AmberAndy]

Just signed Nathan Bishop as a replacement, replacement goal keeper. Stags fans I believe he had a spell with you in league 2. Observations?

 

[BRFC_Gas]

Peterborough have a smell of MK Dons a few years ago at this level.

Play off side one year and then dropped the next. "Too good to go down" and just eventually got done by sides who had more battle and spirit. From what I can see the bottom four have plenty of fight in them to varying degrees. They won't all stay up but got a feeling they won't all go down.

I couldnt believe how poor they were, it was as comfortable as a (also poor) side like us will get this season. Ricky Jones and Conn-Clarke were the only threats the rest were awful. Just a shame we dont play them again.

Also why do Sky Sports always get that pleb MacAnthony on for an interview on deadline day. Already accused us of deliberately putting the kibosh on the JCH deal. Blinding decision in hindsight!

 

[AdamStag]

It’s one of those where i’m certainly glad we’ve got the early points on the board, january turned out to be rather the disaster.

With a bit more of a break of the lads and a new signing or 2 hopefully we can get those 2/3 wins we need.

Having played the bottom 3 (and losing to all 3!) it’s easy to see why they’re there, but also hope for them - i’d say out of the 3 (cambridge were the worst, then shrewsbury and crawley)

We were poor and that’s why we lost, shrewsbury were pretty average, but other Ainsworth in charge and their home form they’ve the best chance to save themselves from what i’ve seen in general.

Just my take of course.