[Archived] The Relegation Thread

[Exiled in Toronto]

Ha! I missed that one for some reason but my brother in law was there.

Hereford did us 6-3 at Ewood and we went up in season 74/75!

Pretty sure that was away.

I saw us let in 6 goals once in my first 40 years of watching - away at Forest in a cup tie after the mighty Joe Craig put us in front. I've see 3 6's and 2 7's in the last 5 years

[Barnesy]

Cheer up, I was there when we got beat 7-1 at SHREWSBURY.

So was I!

Didn't little Johnny Price score our consolation?

[rigger]

So was I!

Didn't little Johnny Price score our consolation?

I think so, like most defenders they probably didn't see him coming.

[Waggy76]

Ha! I missed that one for some reason but my brother in law was there.

Hereford did us 6-3 at Ewood and we went up in season 74/75!

That was away just before xmas 74 , the Shrewsbury game , wasn't Roger Jones injured for most or sent off ???

[Mike Graham]

Ha! I missed that one for some reason but my brother in law was there.

Hereford did us 6-3 at Ewood and we went up in season 74/75!

I went to that game, one of only 50 or so Rovers present a week before Xmas.....it was at Hereford not Ewood. We were better then than under the present chicken idiots.

[FourLaneBlue]

I think if we lose on Saturday then the bookies might as well start paying out. With Man City away after that, and a possibility of them bettering Arsenal's seven against us, then there really will be nothing left for us in Pandora's Box. Hope will have left the building.

[Hughesy]

I think if we lose on Saturday then the bookies might as well start paying out. With Man City away after that, and a possibility of them bettering Arsenal's seven against us, then there really will be nothing left for us in Pandora's Box. Hope will have left the building.

This weekend is key with the bottom 6 playing amongst themselves.

Bolton v Wigan

Wolves v West Brom

Rovers v QPR

[47er]

This weekend is key with the bottom 6 playing amongst themselves.

Bolton v Wigan

Wolves v West Brom

Rovers v QPR

Hm, a critical home game against a fellow struggler----------how are we doing with those type of games???

[FourLaneBlue]

This weekend is key with the bottom 6 playing amongst themselves.

Bolton v Wigan

Wolves v West Brom

Rovers v QPR

A loss for us combined with home wins in the other two games - not at all unlikely - will leave us six points away from safety, with no longer a relatively decent goal difference, and as good as relegated.

[Audax]

I won't use a lot of words here, things really got exciting in the table with Rovers and Wigan winning today.

http://www.soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league/2011-2012/regular-season/

Villa Man City and Wolves West Brom, "the Black Country derby", Sunday the 12th.

11. Swansea 30 points

12. Fulham 30 points

13. Stoke City 30 points (4 straight losses)

(30 point teams rather safe)

14. Aston Villa 28 points

15. West Brom 26 points

16. Wolverhampton 21 points

17. Queen's Park Rangers 21 points

18. Rovers 21 points

19. Bolton 20 points

20. Wigan 19 points

16-20 are neck in neck. Almost any sequence of results could see these clubs totally flip-flop.

Next matches in 2 weeks, weekend of Feb. 25.

Wigan Aston Villa

WestBrom Sunderland (WBA seemingly would lose this)

Newcastle Wolverhampton (Still would go with Newcastle at St. James)

QPR Fulham (I've been sceptical of QPR even with Hughes)

Man City Blackburn (City are not totally invulnerable)

Chelsea Bolton

Rovers Goal Differential after the Arsenal fiasco came back down and per surrounding clubs, respectable.

Really time to look at the remaining fixtures for all of these.

I'll keep it short, it would surprise me if the Wolves lose this match later today.

[roverandout]

has there ever been a closer relegation battle than this?

[LeChuck]

has there ever been a closer relegation battle than this?

Last year?

[roverandout]

yes maybe but i think there will be more teams involved this time

[incy wincy little spider]

Wolves 1-1 WBA. Not sure what I want the result to be.

[Hughesy]

Wolves 1-1 WBA. Not sure what I want the result to be.

Stay like this would be good. With the added bonus of an injury to Fletcher

Drags West Brom in slightly (Next 3 games Sunderland H, Chelsea H, United A) and leaves Wolves in trouble (Newcastle A, Fulham A, Blackburn H)

[DE.]

I take heart from watching this WBA/Wolves match... Wolves are at least as bad as we are. Their fans were booing the team plenty of times in that first half, assuming they'll be demonised like we were in the press

[Hughesy]

Bassong has just done his hamstring!

[K-Hod]

WBA just gone 2-1 up at Wolves. Poor goalkeeping for both goals- particularly the second goal.

[RibbleValleyRover]

Gap widening between the bottom 5 and the rest of the league.

[G Somerset Rover]

Stay like this would be good. With the added bonus of an injury to Fletcher

Drags West Brom in slightly (Next 3 games Sunderland H, Chelsea H, United A) and leaves Wolves in trouble (Newcastle A, Fulham A, Blackburn H)

WBA were always going to be okay. They'd have to go on a truly abysmal run not to make the magic 40 number.

Good result for us if it stays like this; was and is always going to be 3 from 5.

[K-Hod]

3-1. Looking like game, set and match.

[Pugg]

4-1 Andrews

[cn174]

Andrews just sealed it for wba

[Beta Ray Bill]

Good old Keef!

[Lurid Coat]

Crikey. Super Keef just scored WBA's 4th goal v Wolves - very good goal as well.

We're now out of the relegation zone on GD (won't last long, I suppose, considering City's coming up next weekend)