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[Football] Burnley, Everton or possibly Leeds

Who you THINK will be relegated (not necessarily who you want to drop).

  • Burnley

    Votes: 58 20.2%
  • Everton

    Votes: 131 45.6%
  • Leeds

    Votes: 98 34.1%

  • Total voters
    287






Acker79

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Nov 15, 2008
31,921
Brighton
I feel like there's justification for wanting each of them to go down, so I think I'll enjoy whatever the footballing gods decide.
 


Hamilton

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Jul 7, 2003
12,601
Brighton
I think Everton will lose today, but it could be the nature of the defeat that has the bigger impact. If they get thrashed then that could do for them mentally.
 


Seaber

Well-known member
Oct 20, 2010
1,130
Wales
As devastating for Everton relegation would be, it would be a chance to do the whole 'go down - rebuild squad - come back up with hungry new side' routine as they have looked fairly stale this season with obvious gaps in the team as well as having too many bang average players on what one would imagine are big salaries. A big clear out and a season or two in the second tier getting an identity back may be good for them.

Relegation wouldn't be so hard for Burnley with the very low budget they have to play with. It looks like they may be losing quite a few of their longstanding players as Vydra, Barnes, Mee, Tarkowski, Stephens and Cork, as well as a few others I believe are out of contract at the end of the season and are all 30+ except 29 year old Tarkowski.

I think relegation for Leeds would be the hardest. It looks like Phillips wants out and he is integral to their style of play. If they go down he is surely off.
 


Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,342
Surrey
I think Burnley ought to make it now. The other two both have Arsenal AND Chelsea whereas Burnley have just Spurs out of top 4 contenders.

I'd much rather Everton or Leeds went down so was delighted to see Burnley win yesterday.
 




Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
I think Everton will lose today, but it could be the nature of the defeat that has the bigger impact. If they get thrashed then that could do for them mentally.

I have a nasty feeling that as Chelsea are going to finish in the top four anyway, they may not be averse to helping club legend Frank out….
 




Hugo Rune

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Feb 23, 2012
21,981
Brighton
I think Burnley ought to make it now. The other two both have Arsenal AND Chelsea whereas Burnley have just Spurs out of top 4 contenders.

I'd much rather Everton or Leeds went down so was delighted to see Burnley win yesterday.

Oh dear. It’s getting very tight for Leeds Utd.

Looking at their fixtures, they really could be down. How incredibly funny that would be. The most entitled fans in the division, back in the Championship where the rest of the EPL want them!
 




BRIGHT ON Q

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
9,135
Leeds really are going to need to beat us. It's going to be raining paper balls.
 












Hamilton

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Jul 7, 2003
12,601
Brighton
I have a nasty feeling that as Chelsea are going to finish in the top four anyway, they may not be averse to helping club legend Frank out….

Looks like you were right.

What a great conspiracy theory. Chelsea will get a nice welcome at Elland Road on 11 May.
 






warmleyseagull

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Apr 17, 2011
4,265
Beaminster, Dorset
However improbable it might seem, the loser (if there is one) of Brentford v Southampton next week might start bending their neck in a backwards direction, especially Saints as have guaranteed 0 points in following game against Liverpool. Brentford play Everton and Leeds in final two games so could be in the mix or kingmaker.

In their combined last 12 games (i.e. 4 each) Everton, Burnley and Leeds have lost just twice so there is reason to believe others may get sucked in. From memory, one team (West Ham?) has gone down with 40 points.
 








Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo

Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
Oct 4, 2003
11,278
However improbable it might seem, the loser (if there is one) of Brentford v Southampton next week might start bending their neck in a backwards direction, especially Saints as have guaranteed 0 points in following game against Liverpool. Brentford play Everton and Leeds in final two games so could be in the mix or kingmaker.

In their combined last 12 games (i.e. 4 each) Everton, Burnley and Leeds have lost just twice so there is reason to believe others may get sucked in. From memory, one team (West Ham?) has gone down with 40 points.

West Ham got relegated with 42 points in 02-03

The only other sides to be relegated with 40 since the PL reduced to 20 teams are Sunderland in 96-97 and Bolton 97-98.
 


GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
47,096
Gloucester
If Leeds go down maybe we could lend them another one of our reserves to help them back up.

#freevanhecke

Nah - keep Van Hecke with us - give them #freeleoskinostigard - a much better player than most rate him on here. Some even wanting to give him away! :facepalm:

Coventry fans would have kept him rather than Gyokeres (a leader of the line that other Championship teams have their eye on) but reckoned he was too good/expensive for them to have any hope of keeping him. A good season at Leeds, with all the coverage that would give, and he could be a £10M plus player for us to put on the market.

I think he might be out of contract in June - but I wouldn't be surprised if our savvy management team hadn't got some sort of built in extension if we want it.
 


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