oldtype Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 We're done. We may still be in it mathematically but our spirit has now well and truly broke. This was the easiest game we had left, and not only did we fail to get three points, we failed to even deliver a performance. With a moral-obliterating loss coming up at Anfield next week, even those few players who still gave a s*** will have given up completely by then. Moreover, we'll never be able to get the crowd to get behind the team like they did for the first 45 minutes today again. The people leaving early and the boos at the end tells the story, St. James Park will be a cauldron of hostility and apathy for the remainder of the season. If anything, we'll have a home "disadvantage," not an advantage. And who can blame them? They're paying their good money and showing up in the rain to see a bunch of players who well and truly couldn't give a toss. I can forgive being s***, but I can't forgive not trying. Quite frankly, the vast majority of our squad right now absolutely disgusts me. And to think that these very same bottlers will be off at other clubs in the top division with their lucrative new contracts next season while we wallow in the Championship makes me want to throw up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 good chance we'll finish bottom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 good chance we'll finish bottom been feeling that for a while now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 A lot will depend on how Shearer manages this result. It could either be a big boost because of how we played, or crush the remaining confidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Libertine Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 beat boro and we'll stay up on GD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJbarnes Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 gone up to an 8. we need something special to stay up now. we have shearer who could be our messiah, and what gives me hope is that west ham and fulham have previously managed to beat the drop against the odds. looking like we are going down now but who knows, a couple of results and we might be ok. i havent given up hope yet thouhg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Good call, oldtype. As the game wore on, I just found it increasingly frustrating but more worryingly increasingly hard to keep getting behind them. Apathy has well and truly kicked in, tbh. I just have that horrible feeling were done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 A lot will depend on how Shearer manages this result. It could either be a big boost because of how we played, or crush the remaining confidence. No way you can get any kind of boost from that man, everyone knows we had to win. Anything but is devastating, we're going to fall behind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montey Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Is it a knee-jerk to suggest we're a 10 yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 10. That performance and those players dont suggest we can beat Boro and Fulham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 At least you have an away trip to Watford to look forward to. Well, it's something for me to look forward to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Is it a knee-jerk to suggest we're a 10 yet? I think 9 is more appropriate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucaAltieri Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 A lot will depend on how Shearer manages this result. It could either be a big boost because of how we played, or crush the remaining confidence. No way you can get any kind of boost from that man, everyone knows we had to win. Anything but is devastating, we're going to fall behind. Aye... and Shearer put all our momentum into this one. "We must win our 3 home games"... we haven't. Now what? If we'd won today then it we'd have carried a lot of energy forward. Sadly the gamble hasn't paid off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godot Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I think we'll draw with Fulham and beat Boro. However I think Hull will beat Stoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Good call, oldtype. As the game wore on, I just found it increasingly frustrating but more worryingly increasingly hard to keep getting behind them. Apathy has well and truly kicked in, tbh. I just have that horrible feeling were done. Agree. That last 10 minutes i felt nothing. Not even frustration. They should have had addrenalin kicking in, forcing them on......they just sat back. Oh well. Im seriously going off football now....watching newcastle brings nothing but depression these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucaAltieri Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 beat boro and we'll stay up on GD. You mean providing we don't slip 6+ against Liverpool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieglory Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 At least you have an away trip to Watford to look forward to. Well, it's something for me to look forward to. f*** you and your s***hole club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 At least you have an away trip to Watford to look forward to. Well, it's something for me to look forward to. f*** you and your s***hole club. Wasn't an entirely serious statement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dr. Richard Kimble Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Its baked in now. At least we wont have to play Wolves. Watford are alright tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Well I think thats it, in my opinion the games against Wigan and Stoke at home are the ones that really sunk us. I look at this as an opportunity. Get Ashley out of the club, lose 25,000 of the fair weathers who have attached themselves to the club in since the halcyon Keegan days and get rid of some of the dross on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Well I think thats it, in my opinion the games against Wigan and Stoke at home are the ones that really sunk us. I look at this as an opportunity. Get Ashley out of the club, lose 25,000 of the fair weathers who have attached themselves to the club in since the halcyon Keegan days and get rid of some of the dross on the pitch. Sadly I cant see us getting rid of more than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Back upto an 8. Basically relying on Hull losing their last 4, Boro & WBA not gaining more than 3 points, us not getting smashed in terms of goal difference at Anfield on Sunday as well as picking up at least a win and a draw in the two home games just to stand a chance. I know we think it's over, but I tell you what, Hull will be bricking it now knowing they're one win away from being sucked into the bottom three for the first time all season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby_solano Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 it's looking like we're nailed on for it. i still think big al is the right man for the job, for what it's worth. you can't polish a turd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Well I think thats it, in my opinion the games against Wigan and Stoke at home are the ones that really sunk us. I look at this as an opportunity. Get Ashley out of the club, lose 25,000 of the fair weathers who have attached themselves to the club in since the halcyon Keegan days and get rid of some of the dross on the pitch. Normally I would say people who think this need to have their head examined, but hey, if we're going down might as well be positive about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LucaAltieri Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Back upto an 8. Basically relying on Hull losing their last 4, Boro & WBA not gaining more than 3 points, us not getting smashed in terms of goal difference at Anfield on Sunday as well as picking up at least a win and a draw in the two home games just to stand a chance. I know we think it's over, but I tell you what, Hull will be bricking it now knowing they're one win away from being sucked into the bottom three for the first time all season. Hull are bricking it? 4 games left, 3 points adrift, Liverpool up next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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