[Football] A straightforward poll. Who in your opinion is in the worst position to avoid relegation.

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

There's more than half a dozen new ones on the same theme. A new thread for each opinion. Well, not opinion, really, each different way of criticising and handwringing. As a regular and sensible poster wrote yesterday, NSC becomes unreadable after each draw or defeat.

So, sure, no problem. Discuss, share opinions. And I can share mine, too.

But nobody, as far as I can see, has called you idiotic or something similar for sharing your opinion. The nuts and bolts of it are that you can’t tolerate people being upset or frustrated when things go sideways, it’s football, you’ve walked these corridors for long enough to appreciate the highs are high but the lows are subterranean. Football fans are passionate, fickle, irrational and emotional. Off the back of 3 straight losses this place was never going to be full of cheer and many discussions were bound to be had, just that they’re topics that you don’t enjoy. When we’re playing well this place is awash with threads celebrating players, coaches, recruitment, management hierarchy etc, it’s going to swing both ways.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

I didn't sense the OP was angry, disappointed or miserable. Simpley a bit of a prat. I think that all I said was this is a shit thread. A silly arse poll that includes only two of our 3 relegation rivals? The respondent seems to think I'm odd for finding it tedious. How sad. Never mind.

Disappointed in your replies Harry I am neither a prat or attention seeking by ringing my hands at our recent defeat, quite the opposite in fact. I posted the poll to gauge how other supporters felt the chances our nearest relegation rivals have of avoiding the drop. In my opinion Fulham are still in a worse position than us. West Brom dont come into it cos they would have to go on a tremendous run to relegate 2 of the mentioned 3......not impossible granted but not what I perceived as probable.
All about opinions dont you think?

 

[RossyG]

I went for the fence option.

It’s a straight three-way fight and impossible to call at this stage.

 

[smiler]

Confident we can find one more win before the season's out.

But that won't be enough to avoid relegation

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Disappointed in your replies Harry I am neither a prat or attention seeking by ringing my hands at our recent defeat, quite the opposite in fact. I posted the poll to gauge how other supporters felt the chances our nearest relegation rivals have of avoiding the drop. In my opinion Fulham are still in a worse position than us. West Brom dont come into it cos they would have to go on a tremendous run to relegate 2 of the mentioned 3......not impossible granted but not what I perceived as probable.
All about opinions dont you think?

Apologies. Fair enough. I stumbled across a few Porter Out posts elsewhere, and multiple threads on the same theme and instead of doing what I did yesterday (not look at NSC) I reacted. For what it's worth I think that of the 3 (WBA, Fulham and Newcastle) WBA are the most dangerous because of Big Sam. At the same time (i) I'd be astonished if we go down (ii) if we do go down I'd expect Potter to bring us back up in one go and (iii) yet I'd not blink if the owner decided to change the manager. Maybe I'm a dullard but having lived through Albion times from 1969, the mediocrity, the rise, the fall, the near death and the slow recovery, I can understand that 3 defeats on the bounce in the EPL is annoying, but it is extremely hard to discuss the real issues (reasons why have we so few points) when it takes only minutes for some 'Potter out' goon (not you!) to tackle the thread from behind and disable it with the equivalent of a cruciate ligament rupture. Anyway, apologies for calling you a prat.

 

[studio150]

The losers of our game against Newcastle

 

[Taybha]

Newcastle 100% , their squad depth will find them out , I actually feel a bit sorry for Person Potato Head, he's working in a hostile environment with a awful owner self entitled fans and bang average players .

 

[Garfield]

It looks like us v Newcastle may be season defining!

Fulham are spirited if nothing else, and I can only look in sheer jealousy at them having a very good fearless striker like Mitrovic on their bench, week after week....

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

I'll let you know at 4 o'clock

 

[Official Old Man]

Running TheFishy this morning I have us on 31, Fulham on 30, WBA on 25 & Sheff Utd 19.
That's with Fulham winning v Newcastle.
For us Leeds and West Ham at home are the biggest mid table must wins along with the game against Newcastle.

 

[vagabond]

Another poll. Fantastic. More please.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

What does the ‘tracker’ say, since that’s often used as concrete evidence of how things are going?

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Apologies. Fair enough. I stumbled across a few Porter Out posts elsewhere, and multiple threads on the same theme and instead of doing what I did yesterday (not look at NSC) I reacted. For what it's worth I think that of the 3 (WBA, Fulham and Newcastle) WBA are the most dangerous because of Big Sam. At the same time (i) I'd be astonished if we go down (ii) if we do go down I'd expect Potter to bring us back up in one go and (iii) yet I'd not blink if the owner decided to change the manager. Maybe I'm a dullard but having lived through Albion times from 1969, the mediocrity, the rise, the fall, the near death and the slow recovery, I can understand that 3 defeats on the bounce in the EPL is annoying, but it is extremely hard to discuss the real issues (reasons why have we so few points) when it takes only minutes for some 'Potter out' goon (not you!) to tackle the thread from behind and disable it with the equivalent of a cruciate ligament rupture. Anyway, apologies for calling you a prat.

No worries

 

[Farehamseagull]

Discounting Sheff Utd and West Brom - it’s Fulham and then Newcastle.

 

[Yoda]

The next six games could make or break the season for one of us.

The average position of opposition is fairly similar, with Newcastle's being 8th, Ours, 10th and Fulham's 12th.

Although that doesn't tell the whole story as Fulham's actual opponents are Liverpool, Man City, Leeds, Villa, Wolves & Arsenal, who on their day this season, either one could steam roller them.

 

[Frankie]

If I had a free bet it would go on Newcastle, the whole club is in turmoil looking from the outside in .

 

[Don Tmatter]

Our final 2 fixtures have a worrying look about them.

 

[Seasidesage]

We are the best side of the three by a distance. Better team in all three games against the others, our problem as shown by those three games is we only won one.
No idea how it will actually pan out but I'd take our squad over either of theirs...

 

[Peteinblack]

Fulham winning @ Liverpool at half-time

 

[Mo Gosfield]

The next six games could make or break the season for one of us.

The average position of opposition is fairly similar, with Newcastle's being 8th, Ours, 10th and Fulham's 12th.

Although that doesn't tell the whole story as Fulham's actual opponents are Liverpool, Man City, Leeds, Villa, Wolves & Arsenal, who on their day this season, either one could steam roller them.

Well, Liverpool are on their day again...i.e bloody awful....and Fulham are winning.