brommy Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) On 07/02/2021 at 14:20, TheStagMan said: No, sorry, not Coventry. We need Blues to be relegated but Coventry to remain, and become the dominant club in St Andrew's. Then I am happy for both Cov and Blues to be relegated next year (Cov to the Championship and Blues to League 1) just to keep the gap. West Brom can yo-yo to keep the hope and despair cycle continuing and six guaranteed points for us every other season. That would be perfect, and frankly, as it stands at the moment, very possible! I’m on board except I assume you meant cov relegated to League 1 and sha relegated to League 2. Edited February 8, 2021 by brommy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 8 hours ago, brommy said: I’m on board except I assume you meant cov related to League 1 and sha relegated to League 2. I did. Doh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 If big sam keeps them up i think that would be his biggest miracle yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: If big sam keeps them up i think that would be his biggest miracle yet There is no way WBA are surviving Dem. 15 games left to go for them which include; Burnley, Man Utd, Chelsea, Everton, Villa, Leicester, Arsenal, Liverpool and Hammers. In all of their 15 games left this season I will be very suprised to see them gather any more than 12 points. I think it's too big a task given who they still need to play and the current gap of points in the league that they're behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: If big sam keeps them up i think that would be his biggest miracle yet It would beat their so called ‘great escape’ of 2005. At that time they were 5 points behind 17th place with 19 games to go and there were 6 teams who all had less than one point per game. They got 13 points from their last 10 games to finish on 34 points. I think only because they were bottom at Christmas did it become part of their folklore when they survived, because realistically they merely finished 3rd when starting with a 5 point disadvantage in a mini league of 6 crap teams over 19 games. This season they are 11 points behind 17th with only 15 games to go and the bottom 3 appear to be cut adrift from 17th place. Even at their ‘great escape’ rate of 1.3 points per game, their remaining 15 games would see them finish on 32 points (31.5). That would require currently 17th place Burnley to only get 8 points from their remaining 16 games or 16th/15th place Newcastle/BHA to only get 6 points from their last 15 games. In fact, assuming Burnley muster a measly point per remaining game, Allardyce would need 28 points from now - that’s 8 wins, 4 draws and only 3 defeats from 15 games! If he achieves that he deserves the England job... oh wait... The boggies survival isn’t an impossibility but can anyone see it happening? I can’t. Besides any team whose fans chant ‘boing boing’ deserve to do exactly that - after every bounce there’s a drop. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) Albion are going down. They are terrible and have not invested. Fat Sam is on autopilot picking up his paycheck. The bottom 3 are doomed. Shef Utd massively overachieved last season and they can't score goals. Fulham are half decent but draw too many. Also their away kit looked like something Ronald Macdonald would wear whilst working from home. Edited February 8, 2021 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted February 8, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 8, 2021 I thought he would make a fist of keeping them up but they are down, can’t see much in that squad to make me think they will bounce back either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 8, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 8, 2021 44 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: I thought he would make a fist of keeping them up but they are down, can’t see much in that squad to make me think they will bounce back either. I didn't, and it doesn't even look like BFS's heart has been in it from the moment he took the job. It looks like it's just a payday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted February 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 8, 2021 If they kept Bilic they would have had a better chance of staying up and indeed a return next year. As is they will have players for 2 kinds of football and will be screwed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Them and Sheffield United are down. Fulham have a slight chance of surviving but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Fulham are not surviving for me. Fulham didnt do a villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 39 minutes ago, blandy said: I didn't, and it doesn't even look like BFS's heart has been in it from the moment he took the job. It looks like it's just a payday. Yep. He has become a parody of himself since he left West Ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 42 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Fulham are not surviving for me. Fulham didnt do a villa Fulham have a chance - just depends if Burnley can continue to be awful. (I have no idea how they've got 4 points from us). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 31 minutes ago, bobzy said: Fulham have a chance - just depends if Burnley can continue to be awful. (I have no idea how they've got 4 points from us). Dyche should keep them up. However if they go down they could be screwed financially given the new take over is a leveraged buy out. I wouldn't be suprised if Dyche goes elsewhere in the summer, maybe to Newcastle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Dyche should keep them up. However if they go down they could be screwed financially given the new take over is a leveraged buy out. I wouldn't be suprised if Dyche goes elsewhere in the summer, maybe to Newcastle. Dyche has done a decent job at Burnley, but they are **** awful. Scored 14 goals all season - 3 in one game against us (I mean, what the...). In the other 21 games they've scored 11. They're honestly woeful. Fulham are a better side IMO - but they had a terrible start. Edited February 8, 2021 by bobzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, bobzy said: Dyche has done a decent job at Burnley, but they are **** awful. Scored 14 goals all season - 3 in one game against us (I mean, what the...). In the other 21 games they've scored 11. They're honestly woeful. Fulham are a better side IMO - but they had a terrible start. Yes the football is dire but he does it every year. The question is if he had better resources would Dyche play better football? Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 3 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: Albion are going down. They are terrible and have not invested. Fat Sam is on autopilot picking up his paycheck. The bottom 3 are doomed. Shef Utd massively overachieved last season and they can't score goals. Fulham are half decent but draw too many. Also their away kit looked like something Ronald Macdonald would wear whilst working from home. Reminded me of a packet of Frazzles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Raver50032 said: Reminded me of a packet of Frazzles. Frazzlers, Tangy Toms and Quarterbacks. The taste of my childhood. You could smell the E numbers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 8, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 8, 2021 3 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: Yes the football is dire but he does it every year. The question is if he had better resources would Dyche play better football? Probably not. I think it would be better. I think he's a fantastic coach. Ican remember watching them play on the telly v someone like Chelsea a year or two ago, maybe 3 and they were utterly brilliant given the limitations of the players. Fabulously coached and they played really well that night and won. And it wasn't all stop start free kicks and corners - it was, when they had the ball really effective and attacking football. Kind of like Chelsea when Mourinho first went there - not flamboyant, but still fine to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 5 hours ago, S-Platt said: If they kept Bilic they would have had a better chance of staying up and indeed a return next year. Exactly. Biggest mistake that club has made was the day they dumped Bilic out the door. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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