Weekend’s other games

Swansea are in it as well

 

 

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they have us, Stoke and West Brom left. The rest of their games look tough so another must win for Saints.

If we can beat West Ham they could go, their fixtures look worse than ours.

2 points adrift makes a win against West Ham essential. I don’t understand the confidence about us overtaking Huddersfield when their form is much better than ours. I actually think it will be between West Ham and us for the last relegation place. Our Board has given Hughes a mountain to climb - win or bust in his first Premier outing. No pressure then.

It was always very likley we'd be adrift come the end of play today, so don't let that get you down too much.

Today's results have been a huge bonus. Didn't expect the Stoke outcome at all.

Failure to get 3 points from those "winnable" home games in the first part of the season is what is hurting us badly now. Fact is our fate is still in our own hands - at the moment. West Ham game looks very important.

It was always very likley we'd be adrift come the end of play today, so don't let that get you down too much.

 

Today's results have been a huge bonus. Didn't expect the Stoke outcome at all.

No I thought Stoke were a dead cert. Never been so happy to lose a fiver.

Any result from Hudd-Palace could be viewed positively or negatively. Personally I think Palace are the better side and have more chance of getting out of it, so a Huddersfield win would probably have been the worst outcome.

 

I know it puts us in the relegation zone, but it keeps Huddersfield in the mix and Palace are still in there for the time being. I didn't think Bournemouth would go down but it would've been nice for them to still be down there. Think that win has put them on the brink of safety now.

 

Obviously the Stoke result is great, but the West Ham game is huge for us.

Same sort of gravitas as the away game against Forest all those years ago. Who will step forward to fulfill the Mickey Evans role??

Same sort of gravitas as the away game against Forest all those years ago. Who will step forward to fulfill the Mickey Evans role??

My first instinct is "no-one, because this team isn't like the one back then", but I do at least feel positive that IF the players have got it in them, then the West Ham is their best chance to show it, given the circumstances of our position, new manager etc.

No I thought Stoke were a dead cert. Never been so happy to lose a fiver.

Not sure why tbh, but I just fancied Stoke today. Thought they had to take the chance with their remaining fixtures, and Everton don't travel well.

So i'm chuffed!

Great set of results IMO, that Palace result will be another big kick in the 'nads for Huddersfield.

Huddersfield - 8th defeat in 11 league games.

Stoke - 1 win in 3 months (against 'Udders)

West Brom - Basically gone

My first instinct is "no-one, because this team isn't like the one back then", but I do at least feel positive that IF the players have got it in them, then the West Ham is their best chance to show it, given the circumstances of our position, new manager etc.

Gabbiadini for me. Criminally under/misused by our (thankfully) previous "manager".

Failure to get 3 points from those "winnable" home games in the first part of the season is what is hurting us badly now. Fact is our fate is still in our own hands - at the moment. West Ham game looks very important.

the 2 points we dropped at Watford to the hand ball goal too.

I don’t understand the confidence about us overtaking Huddersfield when their form is much better than ours.

They’ve picked up 1 more point than us over the past 6 games. Their last 2 games were both at home, to teams right in the relegation mix, they picked up 1 point and didn’t score in either. We have a game in hand on them.

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the 2 points we dropped at Watford to the hand ball goal too.

That's one of those one off freak events which happens. Annoying at the time but you can't really complain when talking about our position in the table.

Excellent results. Just need to beat West Ham now....

the slight flaw in the master plan...

Aside from the fact those 2 points would (today) be the difference between staying up and relegation. If you can’t be aggrieved by that what can you be?

Aside from the fact those 2 points would (today) be the difference between staying up and relegation. If you can’t be aggrieved by that what can you be?

Because we've put ourselves in a position whereby that one moment is life or death and it's completely our fault. It's like drink driving down a country road at 100mph in the dark, then having a massive fatal accident and saying, "oh if only that fox hadn't run out and distracted me on that bend."

I can't be aggravated by it because it's one fleeting moment in a season of sh*te, it's almost irrelevant to the bigger picture. You could also say Zabaleta's push on Yoshida was pretty soft for a penalty and that's 2 points lost against West Ham.

We have to beat West Ham, no ifs, no buts. Thankfully, Hughes has come out and said as much, which is refreshing from the 'a draw is as good as a win' approach.

We have to beat West Ham, no ifs, no buts. Thankfully, Hughes has come out and said as much, which is refreshing from the 'a draw is as good as a win' approach.

''We have to believe in our approach and believe in the philosophy to build a good spirit, we need to continue to grow. We can make good possibilities''

A Claude and MP waffle-combo.

''We have to believe in our approach and believe in the philosophy to build a good spirit, we need to continue to grow. We can make good possibilities''

 

A Claude and MP waffle-combo.

....in the moment

Totally in our own hands, we have to put points on the board, 'other results' won't keep us up. Beating West Ham and Swansea looks to be our escape route..... squeaky bum time.

The West Ham game is the biggest game since we played them them at home under Koeman 3 years ago; we would have made the Champions League imo that season if we won that but we bottled it.

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The West Ham game is the biggest game since we played them them at home under Koeman 3 years ago; we would have made the Champions League imo that season if we won that but we bottled it.

 

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we beat them 1-0 at home that season? the one where yoshi scored? the 2015-16 season?

we beat them 1-0 at home that season? the one where yoshi scored? the 2015-16 season?

The nil nil in which their keeper was sent off.

The nil nil in which their keeper was sent off.

I assume that's the game he is referring to, although how winning it would have given us another 11 points I'm not sure.

The nil nil in which their keeper was sent off.

Osvaldo missed a relatively easy chance and their balding ginger defender missed a sitter.

I assume that's the game he is referring to, although how winning it would have given us another 11 points I'm not sure.

.............

The vvank fest about Salah will be unbreable.over the next week or so

''We have to believe in our approach and believe in the philosophy to build a good spirit, we need to continue to grow. We can make good possibilities''

 

A Claude and MP waffle-combo.

Both Puel and Pellegrino beat West Ham

The Puel win in particular was one of our best away performances. Hopefully we'll see a repeat in endeavour, spirit and determination.

The vvank fest about Salah will be unbreable.over the next week or so

Well deserved tho, terrific player. One that got away from the #blackbox.

Not sure why tbh, but I just fancied Stoke today. Thought they had to take the chance with their remaining fixtures, and Everton don't travel well.

 

So i'm chuffed!

I watched most of it and believe me, that game could just as easily have gone the other way. Grim conditions and both teams going for it, a very iffy sending off (which given the conditions I can't understand at all, and had a massive impact on the game...) on balance Stoke were hard done by not to come away from that with a point at least. About time the fates did us a few favours.

Well deserved tho, terrific player. One that got away from the #blackbox.

#blackbox was at Tottenham when Liverpool signed Salah, and they already had Harry Kane. He's at RB Leipzig now so it will be interesting to see what players and managers they sign in future.

The vvank fest about Salah will be unbreable.over the next week or so

Thankfully he won't be at the victims for very long. World class.

They’ve picked up 1 more point than us over the past 6 games. Their last 2 games were both at home, to teams right in the relegation mix, they picked up 1 point and didn’t score in either. We have a game in hand on them.

 

 

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The other thing is Palace look to have too many class/impact players to be relegated, so Huddersfield are probably more realistic to hope for. Zaha, Benteke, Sakho at the back, even Townsend are match winners and savers - an area in which we are lacking.

#blackbox was at Tottenham when Liverpool signed Salah, and they already had Harry Kane. He's at RB Leipzig now so it will be interesting to see what players and managers they sign in future.

Where was #blackbox in 2013 when he was tearing it up for Basel? Don't tell me, we had Adam Lallana so didn't need him.

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The other thing is Palace look to have too many class/impact players to be relegated, so Huddersfield are probably more realistic to hope for. Zaha, Benteke, Sakho at the back, even Townsend are match winners and savers - an area in which we are lacking.

Agree apart from Benteke. If they had a centre forward they’d be higher than Burnley

we beat them 1-0 at home that season? the one where yoshi scored? the 2015-16 season?

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