Duncan_K Posted 1 November 2022 Share Posted 1 November 2022 What concerns me is the January transfer window and long drawn out sagas involving our best players. We are only a few good results away from getting out of the danger zone at the moment and the table is very tight up to the top 5. But coming back from the break to Newcastle and Liverpool is a difficult start and the wheels could be very wobbly at a key time for matches vs Fulham, Forest and Brighton. Really important couple of away games now before the break as many others have said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Weller 2 Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 On 01/11/2022 at 09:22, ARM1968 said: Yeah I said back when we bottled 4th again that it was the beginning of the end. Obviously I got pilloried because we won the FA Cup. However the enormity of losing CL has indeed caused the ripple effect I feared and I can see no other outcome than our eventual fall back into the Championship. Still, most of us have been through that and worse. Actually enjoyed league 1. You really are a ray of sunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 (edited) Losing to Everton or West Ham away in isolation isnt horrific but if we lose both, we could be looking at zero ppints in 5 games if you factor in the Man City game before and Newcastle/Liverpool after Christmas. Unless a few teams drop off a cliff we really need to win at least one of our next 2 you'd feel. Edited 5 November 2022 by Nalis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 1 hour ago, Mr Weller 2 said: You really are a ray of sunshine Truth hurts man. But it’s always the truth. Or it’s just something I said and it won’t happen, so there’s that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Fox Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 2 hours ago, Mr Weller 2 said: You really are a ray of sunshine Was a balanced post I thought. All the negatives were justified. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taupe Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 There's some really thoughtful, perceptive and considered posts above - giving me loads to think about. Thanks guys, FT at it's best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 On 31/10/2022 at 16:27, coolhandfox said: We need to go back to finding those little gems, easy to forget Maddison was just a Championship player when he arrived a Tielemans was a player Monaco didn't want. Plenty of good players at a decent price in lower leagues and aboard, just about finding the right ones, look at Wout Faes for example. I'm convince one of the reasons we went for Glover from Southampton as head of recruitment is due to he work at Southampton operating on a lower budget. ...we did spend £25m on Maddison to bring him in, it wasn't as if he was hidden away and we unearthed a little gem!!! Bringing in Glover seems to be pointing to the talents that we have seen mentioned on this forum and he seems to be getting these acquisitions at the right price. This was what we needed after Puel, to find quality at a low price and build a team loaded with talent. Looking to spend £40- 50m on Trincao was where we went wrong, there were enough posters on here, saying there was affordable players just as suitable out there. We spent far too long looking in the wrong direction. A top 6 club perhaps would not take a look at Glover, they would have the money and the clout to bring in anyone they want, so someone like Glover would not be needed. We are about the right size for him, at the moment a Villa or Everton like club with finance would suit him. I had my reservations regarding another Southampton connection turning up on our doorstep, but if he continues to pull gems out like Faes, it starts to give you a Pearson vibe. The player has talent, we know he will fit the team ethics, because we did our research. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrefelderFox666 Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 Today could be a bad day for us. Leeds, Forest and Wolves could all win before we play. Back to bottom of the pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 1 hour ago, KrefelderFox666 said: Today could be a bad day for us. Leeds, Forest and Wolves could all win before we play. Back to bottom of the pile. Or they could all lose. Just one of those things, we need to focus on our job and win regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 2 hours ago, KrefelderFox666 said: Today could be a bad day for us. Leeds, Forest and Wolves could all win before we play. Back to bottom of the pile. On the flip side, Brentford and Bournemouth would still be within reach. Although we are still in a poor position, had the last month gone badly we could be well adrift right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston. Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 4 hours ago, KrefelderFox666 said: Today could be a bad day for us. Leeds, Forest and Wolves could all win before we play. Back to bottom of the pile. Bad day it is. A loss tonight would plunge us into a very negative and toxic place. Lost all hope that Top will sack Rodgers so it really is a must win just to keep the shitstorm at bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobyfox Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 5 hours ago, KrefelderFox666 said: Today could be a bad day for us. Leeds, Forest and Wolves could all win before we play. Back to bottom of the pile. It’s only a bad day if we don’t win. Doesn’t matter what others do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrefelderFox666 Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 1 hour ago, Royston. said: Bad day it is. A loss tonight would plunge us into a very negative and toxic place. Lost all hope that Top will sack Rodgers so it really is a must win just to keep the shitstorm at bay. The other results were OK for us, could have been better but much worse too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrefelderFox666 Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 1 hour ago, Jobyfox said: It’s only a bad day if we don’t win. Doesn’t matter what others do. Yes but we also rely on others. So far so good though. Our points are the most important as you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobyfox Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 6 minutes ago, KrefelderFox666 said: Yes but we also rely on others. So far so good though. Our points are the most important as you say. We really don't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFox Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 Win at West Ham too and I’ll be very confident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 someone made a joke when we were getting battered that we were doing our season the opposite way around and would have the champions league form later in the season instead…. they might just be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 5 November 2022 Share Posted 5 November 2022 Close thread. We’re staying up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Col city fan Posted 12 November 2022 Share Posted 12 November 2022 (edited) Interesting that this thread has now been 'relegated' to page 3. I hold my hands up, a few weeks ago i could not see how we got out of the hole we were in. I don't think many could. But the last few games have been Rodger's masterclasses tbf. How many would be 'Rodgers out' now i wonder? Edited 12 November 2022 by Col city fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Honour Posted 12 November 2022 Share Posted 12 November 2022 Didn’t think we’d go down, but now we have beaten the other teams in and around us I know we won’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy G Posted 12 November 2022 Share Posted 12 November 2022 Pray for Matt during this difficult time - I hope he is managing to post some rays of positivity in the forum somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 12 November 2022 Share Posted 12 November 2022 2 minutes ago, Tommy G said: Pray for Matt during this difficult time - I hope he is managing to post some rays of positivity in the forum somewhere He must be hating it. Really hating having nothing to moan about 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 12 November 2022 Share Posted 12 November 2022 'old yer' 'osses. January could see us lose Madders & Tielemans and we' re not that far above the trapdoor. If our WC players come back knackered then we could get dragged back in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dames Posted 12 November 2022 Share Posted 12 November 2022 Past 2 wins have shown we’ve got what it takes to stay up and maybe even finish top half. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealingfox Posted 12 November 2022 Author Share Posted 12 November 2022 Not out of the woods yet but hugely relieved that they seem to be turning it round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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