Anyone starting to look nervously at the table?

[hackedoff]

The one person who might be nervous is the owner. Best sell now Gao,just in case.

[cloggy saint]

Anyone starting to look nervously at the table?  Newcastle fans probably, maybe Brighton fans too.

[Dark Munster]

6 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

If Fulham were to win their three most winnable games - Palace, Newcastle and Burnley - That would put them a whole point ahead of where we are now. We would have four games in hand, including Fulham, Brighton, Palace, West Brom, Burnley and two games against Leeds. All their other games would be against 10 of the top 13, Saints being theoretically the worst.

 

We aren’t in a relegation fight.

6 pointer. 😉

[sad saints fan]

I have just been looking at the teams below us remaining fixtures . Newcastle in particular is horrific . I worked out that 35 points will be enough to stay up, then I realised that I had both Newcastle and Fulham winning the last game of the season . Basically 2 more wins and we are safe .  

[Yorkshire Saint]

Yes again 

[supersonic]

Start brightly, better team in first half.

Absolutely implode in the second half.

 

Week, after week, after week, after week.

 

Very much in relegation trouble. 

[saint lard]

For all you twats that don’t think we are embroiled in a relegation fight....wake up. 
we have been shite for weeks and now we have a run of games that we are very unlikely to get much from at all. 
put your Ralph tinted glasses away and give your heads a wobble. 
we are utter shite. 
in fact fucking embarrassing under Hassenhutle. 

Edited 23 February, 2021 by saint lard

[BotleySaint]

22 minutes ago, Nick75Sfc said:

Yes again 

People need to wake up and look at our recent form. Last 8 games table looks like this.

Unless something changes... 

Edited 23 February, 2021 by BotleySaint

[aintforever]

I think it’s fair to say we are in a relegation fight now, we are awful.

[Dusic]

Just now, aintforever said:

I think it’s fair to say we are in a relegation fight now, we are awful.

Yep. Given two of the next three are Everton and City away, we badly need to beat Sheff Utd or we will be bang in trouble.

We have lost the same number of games as Fulham.

[AlexLaw76]

Very much in a relegation scrap.

Reminds me a bit like Bournemouth last year.  3rd or so early part of the season, then fell away

[bpsaint]

Yep. Going to look even worse after we lose to Everton.

[Daft Kerplunk]

Bet Gao is regretting the decision not to sell now. We are absolutely in a relegation battle on this form

[jawillwill]

Anyone who thinks we're in zero danger of relegation is deluded. I can only hope that is not what the players and Ralph think.

Yes, we shouldn't go down. But at the moment I'd say there is about a 10% chance (up from about 0.0000001% chance at new year).

[JRM]

1 win in 13. If that's not relegation form I don't know what it. 

[JRM]

Just now, Daft Kerplunk said:

Bet Gao is regretting the decision not to sell now. We are absolutely in a relegation battle on this form

🤣 he wanted more money when we were top of the league 

[BotleySaint]

1 point from the last 24 available.

For reference, here is the current table:

Edited 23 February, 2021 by BotleySaint

[Lighthouse]

We will stutter and dribble our way another 6/7 points in the games against Palace, Brighton, Fulham, Sheff Utd, Burnley, Leeds and possibly a surprise draw at somewhere like Spurs or West Ham. No amount of Saints sh*tiness will make the teams below us good.

[BotleySaint]

2 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

We will stutter and dribble our way another 6/7 points in the games against Palace, Brighton, Fulham, Sheff Utd, Burnley, Leeds and possibly a surprise draw at somewhere like Spurs or West Ham. No amount of Saints sh*tiness will make the teams below us good.

All the other teams, bar West Brom are picking up the odd win. Some against us.
It's not as unlikely as you think. Where do you see us getting the next point? Can't see us beating Sheff Utd away.

Edited 23 February, 2021 by BotleySaint

[Micky]

3 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

We will stutter and dribble our way another 6/7 points in the games against Palace, Brighton, Fulham, Sheff Utd, Burnley, Leeds and possibly a surprise draw at somewhere like Spurs or West Ham. No amount of Saints sh*tiness will make the teams below us good.

I wouldn't be quite so sure.   As somebody else said above it would be very Saintsy for us to top the table and then get relegated.  It's what we do. 

[DT]

7 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

We will stutter and dribble our way another 6/7 points in the games against Palace, Brighton, Fulham, Sheff Utd, Burnley, Leeds and possibly a surprise draw at somewhere like Spurs or West Ham. No amount of Saints sh*tiness will make the teams below us good.

Can’t immediately see where those points are, myself. 

[S-Clarke]

We are in relegation form, as much as Sheffield United have been in all season.

But I'm still thankful we got the points on the board we did. We still have a decent cushion and some favourable fixtures coming up, maybe not immediately, but I still can't imagine us not getting 6-7 points from those remaining games and that will do us.

Season closed.

[DT]

McCarthy is really not very good at goalkeeping. He really isn’t. 

[DT]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

We are in relegation form, as much as Sheffield United have been in all season.

But I'm still thankful we got the points on the board we did. We still have a decent cushion and some favourable fixtures coming up, maybe not immediately, but I still can't imagine us not getting 6-7 points from those remaining games and that will do us.

Season closed.

Which games and how?

[Chapel End]

1 minute ago, DT said:

McCarthy is really not very good at goalkeeping. He really isn’t. 

Dont forget to mention Redmond will you

[Archers Road Stand]

We've been toothless upfront since the away game at the Emirates. We are 100% in a relegation battle as things stand. 

Really good from the club not to strengthen the options at full back in January. Shambles all round. 

The club is toxic as fuck. 

[whelk]

2 minutes ago, DT said:

McCarthy is really not very good at goalkeeping. He really isn’t. 

Appalling double negative 

[S-Clarke]

1 minute ago, DT said:

Which games and how?

Granted, it doesn't look likely at the moment - as it wouldn't do for any team on this run of form, but we will get points in our remaining games. Of that I have no doubt.

Even this rabble can do that.

[Jeremy]

What if first half form also falls away? I, like all of you, can't believe this. Car wreck.

[DT]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Granted, it doesn't look likely at the moment - as it wouldn't do for any team on this run of form, but we will get points in our remaining games. Of that I have no doubt.

Even this rabble can do that.

Really hope so. Looks pretty difficult for Ralph to turn this around. 

[Lighthouse]

Just now, S-Clarke said:

Granted, it doesn't look likely at the moment - as it wouldn't do for any team on this run of form, but we will get points in our remaining games. Of that I have no doubt.

Even this rabble can do that.

I agree. This team isn’t 2007 Derby. We’ve been in games, even if we are mentally weak and devoid of confidence. The fact that we got a point at in form Chelsea and were good for a win against Wolves until that penalty shows we have something about us.

 

If I’m wrong and Chelsea ends up being our only point in 20 consecutive games then whatever, I’m giving up football.

[whelk]

Still 40/1 to get relegated 

[Chapel End]

6 minutes ago, whelk said:

Still 40/1 to get relegated 

What is it for next season?

[S-Clarke]

13 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I agree. This team isn’t 2007 Derby. We’ve been in games, even if we are mentally weak and devoid of confidence. The fact that we got a point at in form Chelsea and were good for a win against Wolves until that penalty shows we have something about us.

 

If I’m wrong and Chelsea ends up being our only point in 20 consecutive games then whatever, I’m giving up football.

I'll start supporting Woman's netball if that is the outcome.

At least there will be a benefit to watching that.

[Lord Duckhunter]

42 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Very much in a relegation scrap.

Reminds me a bit like Bournemouth last year.  3rd or so early part of the season, then fell away

Pony. 
 

They got 34 points, we have 30 already. 
 

we won’t go down. End of. 

[Lighthouse]

3 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I'll start supporting Woman's netball if that is the outcome.

At least there will be a benefit to watching that.

I’ve genuinely been getting into women’s biathlon skiing during the lockdown. Also, having just seen the draft for The Hundred, I’ll probably be more into that come summer. We’ve got a decent side, especially with the ball.

[LGTL]

As unlikely as it is, it would be peak saints to go top of the PL for the first time in our history and then get relegated after having 29 points at the start of January. 

[Whitey Grandad]

27 minutes ago, Chapel End said:

Dont forget to mention Redmond will you

I’d prefer Forster in goal over Redmond

[Chapel End]

1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I’d prefer Forster in goal over Redmond

🤣  Made me laugh, thanks

[DT]

Palace supporting mate texts me to say Ings wants to leave. End of a perfect day

[trousers]

Just now, DT said:

Palace supporting mate texts me to say Ings wants to leave. End of a perfect day

Does he also have any news on whether or not the Pope is a Catholic?

[CB Fry]

2 minutes ago, DT said:

Palace supporting mate texts me to say Ings wants to leave. End of a perfect day

Jesus wept.

[DT]

3 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Jesus wept.

Bellend

[DT]

4 minutes ago, trousers said:

Does he also have any news on whether or not the Pope is a Catholic?

He mentioned something about a bear in the woods but it cut out

[SaintTex]

7 minutes ago, DT said:

Palace supporting mate texts me to say Ings wants to leave. End of a perfect day

Does he know if Ings has plans to score any more goals while at Saints?

[Turkish]

Remember 88/89. Top after a few games, playing good football then we went on a 20 match winless run from November to April, we weren’t playing that badly but just kept losing. This feels exactly like that. In that run we got a last minute penalty at home to Newcastle to hand us a 1-0 win, we ended up finishing the season fairly well, the following season we were brilliant and finished 7th with one of the best saints teams I’ve ever seen.

[Teddeer]

It's getting exciting and embarrassing in equal measures.

[Noodles34]

9 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Remember 88/89. Top after a few games, playing good football then we went on a 20 match winless run from November to April, we weren’t playing that badly but just kept losing. This feels exactly like that. In that run we got a last minute penalty at home to Newcastle to hand us a 1-0 win, we ended up finishing the season fairly well, the following season we were brilliant and finished 7th with one of the best saints teams I’ve ever seen.

I was thinking about that before. But what happened the following season ? Wasn’t that another 19 game winless run. In fact I feel sure that’s the season you’re on about mate. That 89 team was superb, well at attacking anyway. Then the next season we had a good start and then collapsed before, like you say, a,late penalty against Newcastle, think it was Razor that scored. Then I think we beat Blackburn when Timmy saved a Shearer penalty. That was 90/91. Or am I wrong? 

[Noodles34]

Then we appointed Branfoot. 😂

[Noodles34]

That season Chris Nichols (bless him, genuinely nice guy, sad what’s happened to him now) tried to resign after we lost to Forest away in the cup (and we got battered on the Trent Bridge, though we got our own back later that night).