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I have a funny feeling we can win this one, compared to Citeh Pool have a glass jaw. Pressure of the situation + on the back of a big win against Spurs we can blindside them. So it's a loss then.

Big win even if the game wasn't anything to write home about. Hopefully Cardiff will get beat tomorrow and then they have to play Citeh & Pool (2 losses) + Burnley and Brighton (so points will be lost around us). Looking brighter but still a long way to go.

Sheepskin coats and dodgy moustaches.

Big, big game. Get 3 points here and assuming Chelsea do us a favour then Cardiff will need realistically 6 points from 7 games to overtake us. This is one of those games it could go either way but if we play like we did against Utd and 2nd half against Spurs then 3 points is certainly there for the taking.

Showed great heart and got a huge 3 points, just need to keep our heads, play like we've played over the last 2 games and we should be OK. A win at Brighton would IMO get us close to safety. Can't see Cardiff getting much more than 6 points from the remainder of their fixtures. If I was a Spurs fan I'd be sick, total implosion from them but they've always been mentally weak for as long as I can remember. Laughable defending for our first.

Good performance but can Ralph can get that level for the rest of our games? If he can then a point against Spurs is possible with Spam hopefully doing us a favour against Cardiff. With a 3 point gap, superior GD, 8 games left and our tails up I'd fancy our chances.

Got to take it to them, go into our shells and we are guaranteed to get beaten.

Already booked this one as a loss so anything, even a narrow defeat, would be a bonus.

My Cardiff predictions: Wolves (a) - 0 ; Spam (h) - 1 ; Brighton(a) - 1 ; Chelski (h) - 0 ; Citeh(h) - 0 ; Burnley(a) - 0 ; Pool(h) - 0 ; Fulham(a) - 1 ; Palace(h) - 3 ; Utd(a) - 0 That makes 31 points. Less than I previously thought TBH but still a bit more than 2 points. They could get 2 points, it's certainly not out of the question but seems very unlikely to me.

RIP fella, made some of the best 80s/early 90s music out there. His solo album was also a stunning piece of art. I remember playing my cassette of 'Colour of Spring' to death back in the day.

Posted from another thread ............Optimistic......Pessimistic Ful(h)....3..................1 (should be 3 points here but after Cardiff??) Utd(a)....0.................0 Spurs(h).1.................0 BHA(a)...3.................0 Liv(h).....1.................0 Wolves(h).3...............0 New(a)....1................0 Bmth(h)..3.................0 WHU(a)...1.................0 Hudd(h)...3.................1 Watfd(a)..1.................0 TOTAL......20...............2 Avg = 11 points which puts us on 35 in May. With a GD as bad as Cardiff's can they get 11 points? IMO at this moment in time it feels like a coin toss.

No real change, had this one down as a loss anyway. We absolutely need 3 points against Fulham though.

Time for predictions yet? ............Optimistic......Pessimistic Arse(a)..1..................0 Ful(h)....3..................1 (I would have put 3 points here but after Cardiff.....) Utd(a)....0.................0 Spurs(h).1.................0 BHA(a)...3.................0 Liv(h).....1.................0 Wolves(h).3...............0 New(a)....1................0 Bmth(h)..3.................0 WHU(a)...1.................0 Hudd(h)...3.................1 TOTAL......20...............2 The average = 11 points which puts us on 35 in May. Ralph's pulled up trees to get us to where we are but damn it's going to be tight.

Maybe but when you pay 200M + for something you should have a good idea of what you are buying and what you are letting yourself in for. Paying over the odds and not understanding what is even going on is not an excuse.

I wouldn't feel sorry for the guy, he's no wallflower. He was initially blocked by the prem league chairmen over his dodgy past (including giving evidence that led to a corrupt politician getting the lethal injection) but somehow Kat (who did a number on him) managed to squeeze him through. Doesn't help us though, we and him are stuck and any potential suitor (if there are any) would want to drive an extremely hard deal which he probably couldn't even afford. Had big doubts about him all along, the best thing he did was bring in Ralph but Ralph isn't going to hang around too long under a guy who is probably content with 17th place ad infinitum.

We were nailed on when Sparky left, what Ralph has achieved just to get us to a position where there is still all to play for is herculean. We've had a recent blip but my money is still on him getting us out of it. The trouble is even if we do stay up without an injection of quality especially upfront we'll be here next year too and sooner or later we'll be relegated.

I can't get my head around Shane Long's continuous inclusion in the first team. He doesn't score goals and doesn't even look close to scoring so why is he still being picked? If he's our spearhead for the rest of the season we are in trouble. I'd rather play with an extra midfielder, he'd probably have a better chance of scoring than Shane Long. Bad day at the office, need to pick ourselves up and get back on track. But please don't handicap the team by picking Shane Long.

A young fit guy banging on the sides fighting for his life sinking in icy water in the dark is not a nice thought. I hope he was unconscious at the time. A single engined 30+ y.o banger of a plane, a barely proficient pilot, a night crossing in January, multiple take off attempts - what a death trap and all for the sake of an extra 12-18 hours or so....

The 1st was a penalty IMO so we got away with that, the 2nd was some very cute play by Crouch but overall we can't complain - that was a fair result. Main thing was not to lose, have to be happy with points on the road.

That's how you play a guy like Gabbi, fast flowing football up front. We never played to his strengths.

Felt like the first game, no shortage of effort but low on quality. Thought Derby looked the better of the two teams TBH but to throw away a 2 goal lead in 30 odd minutes again is really poor. Get rid of Long and Moi, both completely sub standard.

He's an ambitious guy so May 2020 is my guess but it won't be the end of the world as there'll always be another up and coming manager behind him. We profited very well when we were seen as a progressive stepping stone club that was happy to introduce and let go of bright talent like Poch. I'm hoping that with the appointment of Ralph that the club is moving back to that kind of model rather than the get a'manger at our level' mindset (Hughes??). We need to be attractive to talent and that means we're OK to let them pass through. Give me 1-2 seasons of Ralph over 5-6 of an average Joe any day.

Fantastic win, and what a run of results under Ralph. I've done an almost 180 deg turn from being convinced that we're going down to thinking we're almost certain to stay up. such is the guy's impact. We punched above our weight with him, IMO he's a top 6 manager.

New signing from China?

God I hope Long isn't selected up front, I'd rather recall Forster and play him up front instead. Big lump like that up front, I'd back him to score before Long. If Ings is injured then Charlie and\or one of the kids gets the nod up front. Long's time with us should be finished. I'd keep with Gunn too based on the Chelsea shutout. There's a potential point up for grabs here with comatose Claude in charge up there.