The Relegationometer™ (2023/24)

[et tu brute]

2 hours ago, Ankles Bennett said:

Im still concerned that if we get relegated the other EPL clubs will collectively collude to amend the O&D test in our absece to ensure PIF are excluded from being a director once we are promoted back to the EPL.  Its therefore essential that we ensure the EPL are not given the opportunity to effectively cut the clubs supply of financial support from PIF.

 

 

 

 

So the Premier League have stated that the Saudi state and PIF are seperate, so what are the other clubs going to disquaify PIF on, without immediately falling foul of UK law concerning anti-competition and restraint of trade? With them being officialy seperate (according to the Premier League), how can they also amend the O&D test to disqualify PIF? UK law is a lot more powerful than the Premier League clubs that's for sure and I'm also pretty certain that the Government (trade partners with KSA) would also stop any attempt. Absolute pie in the sky concerns.

 

 

Edited December 3, 2021 by et tu brute

[NG32]

Almost nailed on for me. 

We've dropped far too many good points at home to fellow strugglers, Its a recipe for relegation 

[Ben]

Might be about time we started planning for the championship 

[Superior Acuña]

So I suppose if we're done, all the bottom 3 are and Watford, Brentford and all can take the season off. :-)

[Kaizero]

What's that? Three points off safety with 23 matches to go? But we were 100% going down, wasn't it? Eh?  

[The Prophet]

5 for me. I wanted 7 from Brentford, Norwich and Burnley, we got 5 which is recoverable. 

[54]

That win is going to breed so much confidence into the club, into everyone, the management, the players, the staff and the fans. We can fucking do this!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Need City to beat Watford and suddenly things don't seem too disastrous 

 

If we can stay within 6 points of safety by the transfer window we have a chance

 

 

Edited December 4, 2021 by Geordie Ahmed

[Fantail Breeze]

Lock the thread, it’s done. We’re safe.

[Decky]

Still think we’re in deep shit but if we can get through the brutal run of fixtures coming up and still be within touching distance of safety I’ll change my mind.
 

If we can’t get a win in the next five then it’s one win in 20 which doesn’t bode well but if we’re reasonably close to 17th for that run of decent fixtures between January and March then we have a chance. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Still think a 7 ish, but back in the mix at least. 

[Yorkie]

Didn't realise Leeds had Chelsea, Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal all in December. There's a few six pointers dotted around featuring our rivals as well. 

 

I'd say there's a reasonable chance that 17th will still be in catching distance even if the rest of December goes horribly. 

[frankpingel]

Pull a, near miracle, win out of these next 4 games and even I'd have hope. 

[Danh1]

5. Up the Mags. 

[The Prophet]

I think we'll get something from Leicester.

[Dr Venkman]

14 minutes ago, frankpingel said:

Pull a, near miracle, win out of these next 4 games and even I'd have hope. 

Beating Leicester away or Man U at home wouldn’t be a miracle TBH

[Dr Venkman]

Down to a 7

[Pilko]

Still an 8 for me. What we do in January is too much of an unknown and the next lot of fixtures are a bit rank.

[Ketsbaia]

A shame that we get close to Watford just as their fixtures turn great and ours fall apart.

 

7

[frankpingel]

4 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said:

Beating Leicester away or Man U at home wouldn’t be a miracle TBH

"Near" but point taken 

[MrRaspberryJam]

Just now, Ketsbaia said:

A shame that we get close to Watford just as their fixtures turn great and ours fall apart.

 

7

Wouldn't say their fixtures turn great like. 

[samptime29]

Dec 30th we play Everton, then it's Southampton, Watford, Leeds, Everton, Villa, West Ham, Brentford, Brighton. As long as we're in touch, we do have winnable games in that run. So important we won today, thank fuck we did. 

 

 

[midds]

Still well and truly in the shit but the table looks a little kinder than it did this morning. We will probably need a freak result over Xmas to stay in touch but 4 points in a week has made it much more doable now. 

 

Still livid at Clark for Tuesday night, I reckon his utter fucking stupidity cost us another 2 points. 

[samptime29]

Nee chance against Liverpool or City but Leicester and Man Utd we might have a bit of a chance imo.

[Ankles Bennett]

On 03/12/2021 at 18:33, et tu brute said:

 

So the Premier League have stated that the Saudi state and PIF are seperate, so what are the other clubs going to disquaify PIF on, without immediately falling foul of UK law concerning anti-competition and restraint of trade? With them being officialy seperate (according to the Premier League), how can they also amend the O&D test to disqualify PIF? UK law is a lot more powerful than the Premier League clubs that's for sure and I'm also pretty certain that the Government (trade partners with KSA) would also stop any attempt. Absolute pie in the sky concerns.

 

 

 

The EPL  have only accepted that PIF is separate from the KSA state because yhey received written assurance of such.  All they need to do is undermine that written assurance by casting reasonable doubt upon its veracity and therr are your grounds to disqualify PIF!