The Relegation Thread

[smat]

So Marveaux earns double the money of Mahrez... Odd policy you've got there.

Snore.

Let's see how much Mahrez's next contract is for.

 

[JimJams]

Will Barca reveal that information?

 

[Christian Slater]

How much did Vardy get when he re-signed?

 

[On_The_Piss_My_Lord]

Free coke

 

[Christian Slater]

All the cheesy chips and mayo he can handle.

 

[JimJams]

How much did Vardy get when he re-signed?

80k, I think Mahrez has been offered that.

 

[mistermagic]

6 games to go + quite a few games in hand (all of the candidates bar Norwich).

Here's the run-in:
Palace: Norwich (h), Arsenal (a), Man Utd (a), Everton (h), Newcastle (a), Stoke (h), Southampton (a).
Norwich: Palace (a), Sunderland (h), Arsenal (a), Man Utd (h), Watford (h), Everton (a).
Sunderland: Leicester (h), Norwich (a), Arsenal (h), Stoke (a), Chelsea (h), Everton (h), Watford (a).
Newcastle: Southampton (a), Swansea (h), Man City (h), Liverpool (a), Crystal Palace (h), Aston Villa (a), Tottenham (h).

As much as I hate giving reason to our local Pardew-hater GB, Palace's winless streak of 14 league games simply one of the worst in league history. I know they're far behind Derby and their 32 games but how come a side be so good in the first half of the season and so out of form in the second? If Palace lose at home to Norwich today, they will be equal on points with a side that many predicted to go down. The other games are tougher on paper and you can see them losing at Newcastle if the run is extended to 18 games.

Norwich have destiny in their own hands. Win their next 2 games and they're safe. I honestly think they will. I can also see them beating Watford in the penultimate game at home.

I think the two northerners are up against it. Sunderland is a game Leicester are destined to drop points in but we've spouting that kind of crap for game at Watford and Palace (ahem) and they keep winning away. So a 0-1 defeat is on the cards. The other games are that winnable on paper but there's still the Allardyce factor. Will Big Sam suffer relegation for the first time of his career? I still have trouble seeing it.

I'm not quite sure what Benitez's arrival has done apart from the customary new manager boost. They showed great character against Sunderland but that loss at Norwich was one that needed to be avoided and now they're going to have to win against sides who are comfortably better than them with Europe to play for (Man City, Liverpool, Tottenham).

It is possible that Sunderland beat Palace to it. A lot depends on what happens at Selhurst today.

 

[JoshBCFC]

Looking like Palace could quite easily go down now!

 

[G.B]

As much as I hate giving reason to our local Pardew-hater GB, Palace's winless streak of 14 league games simply one of the worst in league history. I know they're far behind Derby and their 32 games but how come a side be so good in the first half of the season and so out of form in the second?

Why mate? There's no shame in admitting you were fooled in to believing something that holds no truth. That's what con artists do and Pards is up there with the best of them tbf to him.

As for you question, the answer is "cos he's not good at his job" as I previously stated.

PM or public apology, not bothered which mate just make it snappy, yeah?

 

[SUTSS]

Not the end of the world that defeat. Of course it looks even worse if Sunderland win tomorrow. Still think we need two wins and we definitely have the games left to do that.

 

[G.B]

think you'll be alright now sutss. the current bottom 3 will go down imo.

 

[JaseTheVillain]

Tell ya what, Norwich have done their best to try and keep us up for as long as they can. Gifted us a 2-0 win, and now they lose to Palace to keep us up. Bless 'em. We will go down if Sunderland win tomorrow mind you.

 

[SUTSS]

think you'll be alright now sutss. the current bottom 3 will go down imo.

We have to win, or at least not lose, against Sunderland next week. Sunderland lose tomorrow and we beat them next week then I'll be confident. Can see it going either way at this stage, especially if Klose is going to be out for more than a couple of games.

 

[Super_horns]

One more win will do it for us..

Well done Bourenmouth

 

[SUTSS]

One more win will do it for us..

Well done Bourenmouth

You've been safe for a long time.

 

[Super_horns]

I would feel safe once we get past 40.

We will beat Villa..

 

[JaseTheVillain]

I would feel safe once we get past 40.

We will beat Villa..

Who won't?

 

[epic73]

I thnk it's only the current bottom 4 (Villa, Sunderland, Norwich, Newcastle) that would go down. Crystal Palace 10+ points above seem OK.

 

[JaseTheVillain]

Having delayed our relegation today, Palace are safe.

 

[Super_horns]

Who won't?

Well we are usually rubbish against teams at the bottom.

Sunderland are bound to beat us if they need to in the final game!

 

[Art Morte]

Sunderland have been playing quite OK recently, just one defeat in last seven games. But their problem is they've also got just one victory in that time. Should have won one or two of their recent draws where they were the better team. I'm backing them to beat Leicester tomorrow.

 

[SALTIRE]

we're down and in an awful position going in to next season with multiple contracts running out this summer, further emphasising how poorly the club is run.

 

[G.B]

i'd like to request a cat related avatar salty my good mate. always liked you me. you good ppl.

 

[PDS]

We've now passed the magic 40 which in official circles is safe.

Considering the crippling injuries and just downright bad luck of this season to be sat 11th on 41 points is a remarkable achievement by Eddie.

Equally as amazing is that we've been bang average for large parts of the season yet still find ourselves one win from the top half. Shows the strength of the league

 

[AFCB_Mark]

We've now passed the magic 40 which in official circles is safe.

Considering the crippling injuries and just downright bad luck of this season to be sat 11th on 41 points is a remarkable achievement by Eddie.

Equally as amazing is that we've been bang average for large parts of the season yet still find ourselves one win from the top half. Shows the strength of the league

Can't disagree. Missing large chunks of our best spine for long periods, and with a squad lacking in depth to the point where just a couple absentees puts us back to our League One lineups, yet here we are, currently 11th at this second.

Thats what is most exciting for me. We have some obvious flaws to address and obvious room for improvement, its not like we're here breaking our neck and playing out our skin every week. There appears to be more room to grow this squad before hitting a ceiling. It's one hell of a benchmark to build upon.

 

[mistermagic]

Why mate? There's no shame in admitting you were fooled in to believing something that holds no truth. That's what con artists do and Pards is up there with the best of them tbf to him.

As for you question, the answer is "cos he's not good at his job" as I previously stated.

PM or public apology, not bothered which mate just make it snappy, yeah?

He just beat Norwich: he must be good at his job.

Palace aren't going down it seems. Enjoy Leeds away GB. Must say I'm going to miss you.

 

[SUTSS]

I'm nervous about next week already.

 

[Munkiki]

He just beat Norwich: he must be good at his job.

haha, you don't have to be good at your job to beat Norwich.

 

[Super_horns]

We will relegate one of Norwich or Sunderland..

Probably lose to both!

 

[mistermagic]

haha, you don't have to be good at your job to beat Norwich.

I know Steven. I was being ironical.