afar Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I really hope we can get clear of trouble with a few games to go. Be class if we're safe, and we can chill and watch the madness of the last few games. Really interesting relegation fight this season. That's the dream isn't it. From a neutrals perspective you are right, it's a hell of a battle down there, even at this stage it's difficult to pick the two that will surely joining WBA in the champo next year. We often say that there is little quality beyond the top 6 in the PL, but I think this year we've got a lot of teams including ourselves that have not really looked like relegation fodder, yet can't escape it. There is still a massive gap to the top 6 of course, but I think generally the quality at the bottom has improved a little, a lot of the reason for that has been that the three teams that came up last year have been competitive, usually at least one of them gets cut a drift, while as this season we've not season Huddersfield, Brighton our ourselves in the relegation zone much at all. Think we spent like a couple of days in total down there, while Huddersfield dropped in there for a week or so but bounced back up and Brighton I don't think have ever been in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Our dream is CL you fickle bastard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 In our first 9 games we only lost three games, in our last 12 games we've only lost 3 games. If it wasn't for that period of 9 games where we lost 8, we'd be around Burnley right now imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 In our first 9 games we only lost three games, in our last 12 games we've only lost 3 games. If it wasn't for that period of 9 games where we lost 8, we'd be around Burnley right now imo. That’s not really opinion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 In our first 9 games we only lost three games, in our last 12 games we've only lost 3 games. If it wasn't for that period of 9 games where we lost 8, we'd be around Burnley right now imo. That’s not really opinion Yeah, I know, but I was looking at the fixtures, and figured i'd just state the obvious tbh, our form has been decent this season other then that shite period Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Our dream is CL you fickle b****** LOL, we are all deluded man, ftm, 9-1, 6 in a row. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Stoke are down imo. Can’t defend for s***. They have goals in them but not loads. They've only conceded 7 in 7 since Lambert came in, and two of them were against Man City, but have only scored 5 in 7. So tbh your statement is the complete opposite to the truth. Could be said of most of his posts. I'm convinced he's a bot. Stoke have conceded the second highest amount of goals in the PL. They've only managed to stem the flow by being very defensive and now they can't score goals. If they attack teams they'll be very vulnerable because their defence is poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 In our first 9 games we only lost three games, in our last 12 games we've only lost 3 games. If it wasn't for that period of 9 games where we lost 8, we'd be around Burnley right now imo. And this thread would be called the EUROPALEAGUEOMETER. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 http://imageupload.co.uk/images/2018/03/14/RelegationRunIn2.png Shamelessly stolen from a Huddersfield forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 In our first 9 games we only lost three games, in our last 12 games we've only lost 3 games. If it wasn't for that period of 9 games where we lost 8, we'd be around Burnley right now imo. Coincidently that run of losses came during the period of whether new ownership was happening or not. I know Rafa and the players will absolutely deny it but there's no doubt in my mind it had an impact on the team rightly or wrongly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 It definitely did. The absence of Lascelles and Dummett was the more critical factor though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 In our first 9 games we only lost three games, in our last 12 games we've only lost 3 games. If it wasn't for that period of 9 games where we lost 8, we'd be around Burnley right now imo. Coincidently that run of losses came during the period of whether new ownership was happening or not. I know Rafa and the players will absolutely deny it but there's no doubt in my mind it had an impact on the team rightly or wrongly. Lascelles was hurt too, right? Whoops Yorkie said it first, spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 That run was Rafas true colours IMO. Out of his depth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 It definitely did. The absence of Lascelles and Dummett was the more critical factor though. Lascelles sure but if memory serves Dummett was injured at the start as well as that middle period of losses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I know Southampton are much, but a possible new-manager-bounce worries me. 5pts ahead of the drop, but all it takes is one bad week- we lose, results go against us- and it's 2pts with 7 games to play. In saying that, I'm confident we will stay up but there's so much hinging on this Huddersfield game imo. Win that and we'll be fine, but it's another must-not-lose. I'm optimistic but this is football, this is NUFC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I know what you mean, but logically we are OK. We just need to collect a point a game and we won’t need to worry about what anyone else is doing. Not that I’m not nervous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpingel Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 16/1 to get relegated with skybet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackandWhite Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I know Southampton are much, but a possible new-manager-bounce worries me. 5pts ahead of the drop, but all it takes is one bad week- we lose, results go against us- and it's 2pts with 7 games to play. In saying that, I'm confident we will stay up but there's so much hinging on this Huddersfield game imo. Win that and we'll be fine, but it's another must-not-lose. I'm optimistic but this is football, this is NUFC. Exactly, as Richie warned us in the press it is not over yet! A loss to Huddersfield and a couple of results going against us and we could start to sweat again. We should be fine from here but it is still not certain at all. Therefore I think the folk voting 0 are getting just a little ahead of themselves. I can see why they are confident, but there are no guarantees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 11th, I’ll take that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Pardew stink all over it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 11th, I’ll take that. Rafa should be Manager of the Season if so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Burnley are flipping us off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Big game for Stoke tomorrow, at home to Everton. And they might have to do it without Shaqiri, who hasn't trained since Monday and has been left out of the Swiss squad. If they don't win, I'm not sure they can stay up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 That same fella has calculated win probabilities for the rest of the season. I guess everyone else is shit too, because these are our win probabilities: We better fucking beat Huddersfield full grid: https://cognitivefootball.wordpress.com/schedule/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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