[Albion] We are getting relegated ......... according to the bookies

Bozza

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• #21

As a minor point of order, 5/2 means the bookies are saying we are significantly less likely to go down than we are to go down.

The odds suggest there is little to choose between West Ham, Stoke, Palace, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Huddersfield and us.

 

Bognor Seagull

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• #22

For the first time this season I think we will get relegated. Just don’t think there are three sides worse than us. Really don’t believe we will strengthen much in the New year either. I’ll still watch the side in the championship - which let’s be honest is our natural home these days

 

neilbard

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• Dec 16, 2017

• #23

Devoid of goals, of course we’re fav’s to get relegated with the bookies.

 

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• Dec 16, 2017

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I wanted 4 points in this and the Watford game. Thats 1 out of the way and a promising return to some form. Not stressing yet

 

Bry Nylon

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• Dec 16, 2017

• #25

Zero goals from open play in the last 6 games. Will we stay up?

On present form, no.

 

Bognor Seagull

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Bry Nylon said:

Zero goals from open play in the last 6 games. Will we stay up?

On present form, no.

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Draw 0-0 every match & I think we may stay up. Hughton is no doubt looking for another couple of defenders whilst we speak

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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• #27

Steve Foster said:

After today’s goal shy performance - only 2 shots on target & all of our 4 wins against the bottom 4 sides, the bookies now have us to be relegated in 18th spot, with Swansea & WBA below us.

At 5/2 do you think it is a fair odd?
Thoughts on whether we are good enough to stay up.
Would we be doing better if the team had a more gun ho approach like Huddersfield
When are we going to win next?
When are we going to score a goal next?
Are we panicking or should we be?
Chris Houghton needs help from us NSC posters - so let’s give it to him LARGE

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It all boils down to the fact that at some point very soon we're going to have to start scoring some goals.

Maybe TB could run the sums through his much-vaunted football prediction model.

Then he can decide whether to go for broke on staying in this division by properly investing in proven strikers, or just stick with the parachute payments and hope for another chance at the top table another day.

 

durrington gull

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• Dec 16, 2017

• #28

Huge task to stay up when we don't score

 

Bozza

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Bry Nylon said:

Zero goals from open play in the last 6 games. Will we stay up?

On present form, no.

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Yet if Murray had converted his penalty we'd be on 20 points, with a decent chance of being on 23 points at the half-way mark and still without a goal in open play in the last 6 games...

 

dazzer6666

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• Dec 16, 2017

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maffew said:

I wanted 4 points in this and the Watford game. Thats 1 out of the way and a promising return to some form. Not stressing yet

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This. Much better performance today after the 3 match blip. Win against Watford and I’ll be pretty optimistic.

 

CorgiRegisteredFriend

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• Dec 16, 2017

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I really don’t care if we get relegated. Based on my experience of Wembley on Wednesday, Old Trafford and Arsenal the premier league is nothing to get excited about. I had much better days out at Burton Albion/ Brentford/ Birmingham etc last year.

 

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• Dec 16, 2017

• #32

Today was the first time I think we will go down. My only hope is that a striker is signed very early in the window. Any faffing around like the summer will leave us doomed i fear

 

GT49er

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• Dec 16, 2017

• #33

CorgiRegisteredFriend said:

I really don’t care if we get relegated. Based on my experience of Wembley on Wednesday, Old Trafford and Arsenal the premier league is nothing to get excited about. I had much better days out at Burton Albion/ Brentford/ Birmingham etc last year.

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It's all very well saying you don't care if we get relegated - you should care. In the Championship this club loses millions of pounds every year (and not just a few millions either), and that is simply not sustainable in the long term. We can't just expect Uncle Tony to go on forking out £20M or £30M every season - and cutting our budget to League 1 or 2 levels wouldn't financially support the Amex stadium and Lancing.
Relegation, with parachute payments and bouncing back quickly is all very well, but it is a much higher risk than staying in the PL.

 

Pretty pink fairy

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• Dec 16, 2017

• #34

CorgiRegisteredFriend said:

I really don’t care if we get relegated. Based on my experience of Wembley on Wednesday, Old Trafford and Arsenal the premier league is nothing to get excited about. I had much better days out at Burton Albion/ Brentford/ Birmingham etc last year.

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that wont please the glory hunters on here
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DR

 

Pretty pink fairy

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• #35

as I pointed out last week, Brighton on the slippery slope into the bottom three
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DR

 

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Gazz15

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• Dec 16, 2017

• #36

The noose is tightening fast now, if we go down and I expect us to being honest, we wont get back anytime soon is the worry!

 

Pretty pink fairy

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More importantly the club made a million pound in revenue last week
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Bozza said:

Yet if Murray had converted his penalty we'd be on 20 points, with a decent chance of being on 23 points at the half-way mark and still without a goal in open play in the last 6 games...

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If!!!

But he didn't, and we didn't score AGAIN.

 

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bhawoddy

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GT49er said:

It's all very well saying you don't care if we get relegated - you should care. In the Championship this club loses millions of pounds every year (and not just a few millions either), and that is simply not sustainable in the long term. We can't just expect Uncle Tony to go on forking out £20M or £30M every season - and cutting our budget to League 1 or 2 levels wouldn't financially support the Amex stadium and Lancing.
Relegation, with parachute payments and bouncing back quickly is all very well, but it is a much higher risk than staying in the PL.

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Why go and be all sensible and realistic.......

 

CorgiRegisteredFriend

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• Dec 16, 2017

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GT49er said:

It's all very well saying you don't care if we get relegated - you should care. In the Championship this club loses millions of pounds every year (and not just a few millions either), and that is simply not sustainable in the long term. We can't just expect Uncle Tony to go on forking out £20M or £30M every season - and cutting our budget to League 1 or 2 levels wouldn't financially support the Amex stadium and Lancing.
Relegation, with parachute payments and bouncing back quickly is all very well, but it is a much higher risk than staying in the PL.

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What I’m saying is this season does not live up to expectation. Mingling with plastic fans at soulless grounds is not for me.