2025 relegation dogfight thread

[denzel ecfc]

I reckon wins for Posh and Shrews (or a point) on Saturday and it's done and dusted. A Cambridge win would be funny though

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

Funny? It's all we've got left this season!

 

[thewwfc]

Feels like the bottom 3 are gone now, Burton are the lone one you think might still might have had a ghost of a hope, but they have a major bitch of a run-in.

 

[Conker]

Burton do have a couple more wins in them I feel, not saying that will be enough mind.

 

[YEO YEO YEO]

That is a tough run-in for Burton. Shrewsbury needing 5 wins from remaining 9 games just to get out the drop zone without others picking up points. You can see some relegations confirmed in 3-4 games time.

 

[dannylad01]

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Feels like the bottom 3 are gone now, Burton are the lone one you think might still might have had a ghost of a hope, but they have a major bitch of a run-in.

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Based on today I can't see Burton staying up. The only hope they have is if Burrell stays fit. Bristol Rovers looked marginally a better team when we got a draw against them a couple of weeks ago

 

[dannylad01]

That is a tough run-in for Burton. Shrewsbury needing 5 wins from remaining 9 games just to get out the drop zone without others picking up points. You can see some relegations confirmed in 3-4 games time.

Especially as our next 2 games are Birmingham and Wycombe both away

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

Big ask for Burton but maintain their form and it's not impossible. Think they're top 8 since they appointed a manager.

We talk about not sacking Monk sooner, as if it would have solved owt, but if they take it to the last day and go down they'll be fuming.

As for the other 2 down here? See you next year!

 

[Conker]

Yeah they are 8th since the New year, got to give Bowyer some real credit for that.

 

[Stocky]

At some point these bottom teams who are on a decent run, get enthused, get a few results and look at the table and think "fuck, we're still absolutely nowhere near it" It's like running up a massive road up hill, you're doing well but it never feels like the end is getting closer and with that a lot of your motivation depletes. That's the current bottom four and only Burton are yet to hit that point but I think it will come and the current bottom four will go.

 

[thewwfc]

Good rant from Harris, would far rather hear that than the “we pick ourselves up and go again next week, and will believe till the end” platitudes that most managers in this situation come out with.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1900965317901165051

 

[Casey]

Nice guy, Rob Elliot, said he was angry with his players after they let in 4 goals in the first 30 minutes. Imagine spending your own money and time travelling bloody miles then watching that.

Not quite sure why he is angry. The club went out and recruited players who are clearly not up to league 1 then it blames them for not being good enough. It's the same as me going to a local cafe and complaining the food is not good enough for a Michelin star. You get what you pay for in this world. We paid very little and got...very little.

Actually, most of the players are not up to National League football on the evidence of those first 30 minutes.

Casey

 

[Stocky]

Good rant from Harris, would far rather hear that than the “we pick ourselves up and go again next week, and will believe till the end” platitudes that most managers in this situation come out with.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1900965317901165051

Pandering to the fans after losing a derby. Managers who put everything down to "heart and desire" all the time are a massive red flag.

Has Neil Harris ever done anything anywhere as a manager apart from walk out all the time either when a) a better offer has come along or b) the going has got too tough for him

 

[Throbber_for_Dunk]

He talks more about lack of quality and the like than heart and desire, but yeah. It's a decent rant. Think we'll be seeing Barry Corr shuffled on and Livermore in next year.

As for the second part, Gillingham and Millwall in 2 of his last 3 jobs? The one with us in the middle quite notable for being the opposite.