The Race to be Relegated 24/25 Thread

[jd1981]

One for the preferring the Championship brigade. Only 5 of the 12 games this weekend are kicking off 3pm Saturday.

This is it think there’s at least 9 midweek fixtures anyway.
We’d be lucky to have more than 10 home fixtures at 3pm Saturday.
I despise Friday night football it’s a devil’s invention unless you’re trying to attract fans from bigger clubs ie what Tranmere, Crewe etc use to do.

 

[HanDoJin]

Hmmm. Nobody currently 14th or below is finishing 13th or higher. Certainly not without new management

 

[HanDoJin]

Also, West Ham fans have had it with Lopetegui already. Unsurprisingly

 

[The Bear]

Also, West Ham fans have had it with Lopetegui already. Unsurprisingly

Flopetegui as some fans on Talksport were calling him on my drive home.

Not sure what they expected tbh. He kept us up off the back of a string of 1-0 home wins, not exciting football. Basically the Spanish Moyes.

 

[HanDoJin]

Glasner's also winning few friends. A decent coach and we'd have brushed them aside last week, they look bereft up top.

 

[jd1981]

West Ham will sack Lop soon enough and probably employ someone capable of getting them comfortable.
Everton have the ultimate shithouse ability currently to draw 0-0 or win 1-0 if needed and will be fine.
Palace I’m not sure but are probably still better than us and have a better coach.
It’s down to whether we can be less shit than the 3 promoted sides.
Personally I think we’re shocking and think we’re in competition with 2011/12 side to see who gets the lower points total.
Anybody 13th or above will have little problem in our scoring us 9/10.

 

[ROVERT47]

Listened to which was obviously O’Neil doing his fist pumps and what was left in the South Bank responding on my way out after having a piss, pathetic.

 

[Jolemai]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1855295203638182128

Is he supposed to ignore the South Bank then?

 

[ROVERT47]

Pretty sad, that so many of our fans are not able or not willing to comprehend what’s been happening on the pitch for so long.

 

[jd1981]

It’s the crowing by so many (not on here) about this being a vindication for GON and the fact it’ll all come good.
ITS ONE FUCKING WIN YOU MORONS
We’re still in the bottom three and it’s largely down to the decision and tactics of the man you keep backing.
Today feels more like a climbing of Everest as opposed to the start of a steady climb up the table.

 

[prawnking]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1855295203638182128

Is he supposed to ignore the South Bank then?

A humble clapping of the fans would have done.

Recently he's shot down the tunnel pretty sharpish at the end of a game, so yesterday was a bit of a self-indulgent reaction to one win (after nearly 200 days)

 

[Langers]

It's one win, it was far from convincing, a better team would probably have punished us, I certainly don't think O'Neil is the man for the job but I can't begrudge the guy celebrating a very valuable 3 points ffs

 

[Kenny]

It's one win, it was far from convincing, a better team would probably have punished us, I certainly don't think O'Neil is the man for the job but I can't begrudge the guy celebrating a very valuable 3 points ffs

Especially as he knows his job is on the line.

Fully in the zone of deciding what he does and says as being wrong. He could do an interview today and says its Sunday and folk will be scrambling to find ways that prove he is wrong.

We often forget the human element here. Defeat and he is clearing his desk, of course he celebrated the win and so he should.

Shouldn't be here but not going to go 2 footed on him for celebrating getting 3 points.

 

[Mel Evo]

It's one win, it was far from convincing, a better team would probably have punished us, I certainly don't think O'Neil is the man for the job but I can't begrudge the guy celebrating a very valuable 3 points ffs

Yep, take that point. He’s been under pressure [uhm, has he??], the last time we won a game it was a different geological era, and you’ve got to celebrate success. I mean, I left the ground happy - it is what it’s all about.

However, his immediate appearance on MOTD and victory lap around the pitch comes with a boatload of baggage. Also, it’s ‘unfortunate’ at best that having dug him out of a hole, GON leaves the casual viewer with the impression that Cunha is a lazy waster who he’s patiently coaching to become more of a team player. This is not on. He’s single handedly saved his job despite been played in a nonsense setup that’s wasting his talent. I found it a bit insulting.

He should have taken the applause humbly, kept his mouth shut and started thinking about how the hell he gets a result at Fulham. I look at those next two fixtures and don’t see it at all.

 

[Kenny]

He should have taken the applause humbly

Nah, enjoy the moment Gazza. Getting sacked soonish, so take whatever you can.

The relief for him at FT must have been huge. Be more concerned if he just did a feeble clap back and fucked off down the tunnel.

Time to question him celebrating is when he does a victory lap after a home draw like Klopp did v Albion once..

 

[Mel Evo]

Nah, enjoy the moment Gazza. Getting sacked soonish, so take whatever you can.

The relief for him at FT must have been huge. Be more concerned if he just did a feeble clap back and fucked off down the tunnel.

Time to question him celebrating is when he does a victory lap after a home draw like Klopp did v Albion once..

I completely accept I’m too far gone to interpret anything he says objectively now, so you’re probably right.

 

[Kenny]

you’re probably right.

Printing that off and getting it framed...

 

[prawnking]

I think I'd have preferred him just to highlight the players efforts rather than revel in it himself, especially as he rarely does anything but deflect and make excuses after a defeat

 

[Mel Evo]

Look at that ‘probably’. Looks like mealy mouthed Gonsense, aghh, I’m as bad as him!!

 

[PuntsWolf]

I’ve got to say. After just watching MOTD we’ve definitely been on the right side of VAR there.

Semedo does step across and “initiate the contact”. You could argue he has a right to do that, but we give Anthony Gordon et al. pelters for doing that and winning fouls, but Semedo isn’t actually playing the ball or in control of it so does he have the right? Given the goal was given it 100% isn’t a clear and obvious error given there is actually some form of argument the other way. Personally as a defender I’ll go with a foul on Semedo, same as the Konate/Watkins incident.

To get both fouls not given for the second goal is also a bit generous but certainly not overturnable.

I certainly think we’d be livid if we were on the Saints end of it