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[Albion] Will we stay up?
- Thread starter Bozza
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
3pts tonight undoes all the bad work at Huddersfield to be fair.
Of course, I jest.
But a couple of games ago Mourinho told the press that we’d given United their hardest game and we did look strong.
Since then we’ve played Liverpool in a rich vein of form and met our Huddersfield nemesis.
I’m not expecting to win tonight, but I am expecting us to hold our own against others.
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But a couple of games ago Mourinho told the press that we’d given United their hardest game and we did look strong.
Since then we’ve played Liverpool in a rich vein of form and met our Huddersfield nemesis.
I’m not expecting to win tonight, but I am expecting us to hold our own against others.
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With the current squad, just probably, to be one of the three losers.
With some quality forward additionS in January, plus a RB, staying up.
With some quality forward additionS in January, plus a RB, staying up.
Good post.
But TB needs PL football, otherwise it's a broken financial model long term.
grubbyhands
Well-known member
We'll finish 16th.
Napier's Knee
New member
This is the problem isn't it? For financial reasons the club needs the PL, but for me, apart from the joy of seeing on song Liverpool (I know we lost but they were good) the competition, excitement, fun is much greater in the Championship
Sussexscots
Fed up with trains. Sick of the rain.
Voted Yes, but I think we'll need a ten-point January to do it.
I can appreciate both arguments on the football side.
In the Championship, unless we have a Hyppia type squad & management, we have a chance of winning most home games.
Whilst the PL occasions are immense, and rare wins even sweeter.
Unfortunately the financial side overrides all and (post-parachute payment seasons) a club with a cost base of £45m is unsustainable. TB knowing this more than anyone, I'm sure he's focused on early January transfers, to increased the odds of maintaining PL income.
seagull_special
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To be honest that performance against H’field was genuinely demoralizing, against L’Pool we played a team who were simply scintillating On the counter and although defeats alway hurts, I wasn’t that upset, a bit of luck and Murray taking his chances and the game could have been different. We need a performance even more than a result tonight to rebuild confidence. Two or three serious signings and AK and March hitting Form and I would be confident of survival. Courage skill and belief and we should be fine.
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
I very much doubt we'll get the striker or strikers some people assume will be arriving in January. Probably every team in the Prem and Championship is hoping to make similar signings. There aren't enough quality goalscorers around to make everyone happy and I'm ready for the usual Twitter moaning and groaning on deadline day. "How come all the other clubs signed good players except us?" etc etc.
I suspect we'll be relying pretty much on the current squad to keep us in this division. It's possible, if we rediscover our good defensive habits, and some of non-striking players start contributing the goals we know they're capable of, especially from set pieces.
I suspect we'll be relying pretty much on the current squad to keep us in this division. It's possible, if we rediscover our good defensive habits, and some of non-striking players start contributing the goals we know they're capable of, especially from set pieces.
No.
But I am a shit pundit, so that means we will.
Now I have said it, we won't.
Lucky I don't have OCD.
Or do I?
But I am a shit pundit, so that means we will.
Now I have said it, we won't.
Lucky I don't have OCD.
Or do I?
Sorrel
Well-known member
If we're lucky, yes. If we get no luck, no.
maltaseagull
Well-known member
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Saturday was a real shock to the system - not just the result (and it could easily have been 3- or 4-0) but the manner of the performance, in a game that was arguably our most winnable remaining away fixture. There is history of newly-promoted sides having a decent start to a campaign but then suffering a long, poor run of results that ultimately leads to relegation. We really need to have a positive result sooner rather than later.
Having said all that, I remain a predominantly optimistic fan and this manager and squad have the capacity to find the necessary points to stay up.
Having said all that, I remain a predominantly optimistic fan and this manager and squad have the capacity to find the necessary points to stay up.