Ricey Posted 21 May 2023 Share Posted 21 May 2023 Leeds result today just makes me more annoyed about Everton’s late point yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 21 May 2023 Share Posted 21 May 2023 2 hours ago, Jobyfox said: Why so high? You know me, ever the optimist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeseHead Posted 21 May 2023 Share Posted 21 May 2023 So its in our hands, win both games and we're safe. The beauty of it! Brendan would be pleased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 21 May 2023 Share Posted 21 May 2023 1 minute ago, CheeseHead said: So its in our hands, win both games and we're safe. The beauty of it! Brendan would be pleased. Testament to his sterling work this season that it's still ours to lose, especially with the squad we've got. What an achievement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMike Posted 21 May 2023 Share Posted 21 May 2023 3 hours ago, sishades said: Russell Martin is the new Saints manager. !! Good! Brendan Lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridFox Posted 21 May 2023 Share Posted 21 May 2023 6 minutes ago, CheeseHead said: So its in our hands, win both games and we're safe. The beauty of it! Brendan would be pleased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Sionnach Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 If it happens it will be the twelfth time from the top flight , a record . It makes you wonder what we keep getting wrong. A city like Leicester , with only one club , should be more consistent. I have no doubt we will soon be back but we have to stop doing this . Mid table teams like Palace often get criticised for lack of ambition but playing consistently in the top level is an achievement in itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 1 hour ago, An Sionnach said: If it happens it will be the twelfth time from the top flight , a record . It makes you wonder what we keep getting wrong. A city like Leicester , with only one club , should be more consistent. I have no doubt we will soon be back but we have to stop doing this . Mid table teams like Palace often get criticised for lack of ambition but playing consistently in the top level is an achievement in itself. Is that correct? Wikipedia seems to suggest otherwise - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-yo_club Quote Birmingham City have been promoted to and relegated from the top division more times than any other English club, with 12 promotions and 12 relegations Either way, we're up there. But I'm not sure it's an indication of us doing some 'wrong'? Surely it's more an indication that we've spent our entire history (barring one season!) in the top 2 divisions and we somewhat regularly get promoted (a good thing). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFCJohn Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 1 hour ago, An Sionnach said: If it happens it will be the twelfth time from the top flight , a record . It makes you wonder what we keep getting wrong. A city like Leicester , with only one club , should be more consistent. I have no doubt we will soon be back but we have to stop doing this . Mid table teams like Palace often get criticised for lack of ambition but playing consistently in the top level is an achievement in itself. We just seem to have extreme peaks and troughs. Burn bright and crash down but with a trophy haul better than most to show for it. Your example of Palace, I know you make your luck etc but it seem more luck than judgement that they have stayed up so long. Humans can still only live for so long and medicine has not made us live forever yet so basically, one day Woy will not be around and they will be done for!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim5000 Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 It’s better to burn out than fade away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes4life Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 3 hours ago, An Sionnach said: If it happens it will be the twelfth time from the top flight , a record . It makes you wonder what we keep getting wrong. A city like Leicester , with only one club , should be more consistent. I have no doubt we will soon be back but we have to stop doing this . Mid table teams like Palace often get criticised for lack of ambition but playing consistently in the top level is an achievement in itself. Doing alright the the size of the city in fairness, look at Leeds, Bradford, Portsmouth, Southampton or Bristol(know they have 2 teams but they're always both really bad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazly Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 17 hours ago, Ricey said: Leeds result today just makes me more annoyed about Everton’s late point yesterday. It was the Maddison penalty miss against Everton that could be the difference, but I doubt it as I doubt we will pick up more than 1 point from the remaining 2 games. I'm expecting nil point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Sionnach Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 35 minutes ago, foxes4life said: Doing alright the the size of the city in fairness, look at Leeds, Bradford, Portsmouth, Southampton or Bristol(know they have 2 teams but they're always both really bad) That is true but we have a tendency to boom and bust. We have had a very good few years but it would have been better to have drifted into mid table for a while rather than losing our status as a PL club. The expectations have been too high and that's what makes the current disappointment hard to take for some people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 Implied chances of survival after tonight. Current 15% Lose 4% Draw 16% Win 52% 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxdiamond Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 3 hours ago, LCFCJohn said: We just seem to have extreme peaks and troughs. Burn bright and crash down but with a trophy haul better than most to show for it. Your example of Palace, I know you make your luck etc but it seem more luck than judgement that they have stayed up so long. Humans can still only live for so long and medicine has not made us live forever yet so basically, one day Woy will not be around and they will be done for!! Our most consistent period in top flight was 1957 to 69 and 71 to 78 so 19 out of 21 in top division. Also 10 years from 1925 to 35. Shame it seems we could not match that spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lcfc-1992 Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 I worry for us financially even if we stay up. After apparently offering 100k a week to Jack Harrison in January despite the struggles we’ve had just makes me think will try and throw more money at the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthyfox Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 The writing is now on the wall. I can't see Everton losing and us winning. Thanks for keeping Rodgers too long Top- I wanted him gone in November. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonb Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 2 minutes ago, filthyfox said: The writing is now on the wall. I can't see Everton losing and us winning. Thanks for keeping Rodgers too long Top- I wanted him gone in November. Agree.. Everton will be clear by half time and gray will score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue blood Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 How long is Calvert-Lewis out for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 5 minutes ago, blue blood said: How long is Calvert-Lewis out for? Hopefully at least 6 days… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierzz Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 At least we might go down fighting now rather than sleepwalking to relegation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 32 minutes ago, Kierzz said: At least we might go down fighting now rather than sleepwalking to relegation Would have been good to show the same fight several games ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 33 minutes ago, Kierzz said: At least we might go down fighting now rather than sleepwalking to relegation I don’t think turning up for one game counts haha. I’ve seen more fight in a cemetery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 (edited) Tonight’s point (and clean sheet) gives the players some belief Without that point I wouldn’t have given them much hope of beating West Ham we still have a pulse - I expected us to be in icu on life support by now with the last rites being said and the machine switched off …. it’s up to Everton - tbh, they had to win anyway in case Leeds smash spurs - now they’re checking two results and if both of us are winning then it puts huge pressure on them still expect to be relegated and it could be done and dusted by half time but at least they showed some grit tonight - enough to sneak a loint Edited 22 May 2023 by st albans fox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQuik Posted 22 May 2023 Share Posted 22 May 2023 We just have to beat West Ham, a team notorious for having our number almost every time we play them, and hope Everton are so shit they can't beat a Bournemouth side who couldn't care less in front of their fans going mental at Goodison Park. What could go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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