The Relegation Thread

[philipl]

Wigan have a nice run in in terms of playing teams which almost certainly don't absolutely have to beat them in the games they play against Wigan in the order in which they come.

Whereas our next two opponents will be totally wound up in life or death struggles against us.

 

[Mercer]

Just now, philipl said:

Wigan have a nice run in in terms of playing teams which almost certainly don't absolutely have to beat them in the games they play against Wigan in the order in which they come.

Whereas our next two opponents will be totally wound up in life or death struggles against us.

 

Brighton and Reading away, Cardiff and Leeds at home.  If Wigan get three points from those four games, I'd be very, very surprised.  They are done for.

[Gav]

Just now, Mercer said:

Brighton and Reading away, Cardiff and Leeds at home.  If Wigan get three points from those four games, I'd be very, very surprised.  They are done for.

Your enthusiasm would have been welcome in years gone by, and just for the record I don't think Mercers on the wind up either.

We all hope you're right, whilst we have points to play for we're in with a chance, but the nature of the Barnsley defeat seemed so cowardly from that lot masquerading as Rovers players it's another Mercer long shot in my opinion.  

2/9 on with Skybet to go down.

[Stuart]

We don't need to worry too much about Wigan. If we catch Bristol then we must have done better than Wigan by default.

[roverandout]

56 minutes ago, Mercer said:

You live in hope.

We could lose both this Easter and even win our last three to stay up!  There is always a club in a relegation battle somewhere that defies the odds and produces some stonking results to come through.

It's Easter celebrating THE biggest miracle of all time - anything is possible.

Those clubs have players with fight

[OJRovers]

Stay up and we're almost certainly down next season anyway, right?

[AggyBlue]

Just now, OJRovers said:

Stay up and we're almost certainly down next season anyway, right?

Right

[Stuart]

Just now, Suhail Slayer said:

its entirely possible / likely that wigan will escape and bristol will go down with us rather than instead of us.

Agreed but we would still be below Bristol.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

We better hope the academy kids have a bit more backbone (unlikely tbh).  We will be the 'big scalp' team in league 1 and everyone will be well up for taking us on.  This current lot couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag.  

It could actually get worse...

[arbitro]

Following on from the Barnsley debacle I don't think we will get above three points from our remaining games. In all honesty I felt our chance of staying up disappeared when Mulgrew and Lenihan picked up their injuries at Reading. At such a crucial time any team would struggle without their two best and possibly most influential players in really important positions and such inadequate replacements.

[den]

When things are going your way 

Edited April 14, 2017 by den

[AllRoverAsia]

Just now, den said:

When things are going your way 

The Barnsley keeper and Ref are pie eaters.

Seriously the Ref is a 9 bob note after giving that penalty. What for? I have watched it over and over in slomo to and there is nothing to give. Nothing. So why give it? TwoHat.

[McClarky]

Wigan probably need to win all their games. If they do that they deserve to stay up.  

[den]

Reminds me of the Crystal Palace play off penalty at Selhurst Park.

[arbitro]

Just now, den said:

When things are going your way 

Has the Barnsley keeper morphed into Steele?

[Mercer]

Just now, AllRoverAsia said:

The Barnsley keeper and Ref are pie eaters.

Seriously the Ref is a 9 bob note after giving that penalty. What for? I have watched it over and over in slomo to and there is nothing to give. Nothing. So why give it? TwoHat.

They say you make your own luck in football! 

The harder you work the luckier you get!

We've had some bad decisions go against us this season, conversely, we've had the rub of the green a fair few times.  It's only the costly ones that go against you that you seem to remember and not the fortunate decisions that give you a point or points.  The bellyaching of managers when something goes against them is a pet hate of mine.  Take the rough with the smooth and get on with it.

[davulsukur]

2 hours ago, Mercer said:

It's Easter celebrating THE biggest miracle of all time - anything is possible.

If you believe in that miracle (i.e one that never happened), then I'm starting to see where your relentless, baseless optimism comes from.

This board will be a proper grim place to be come this evening.

[McClarky]

Luck doesn't come into it. Noone can seriously say we are where we are due to bad luck.

[TurkishDelightFan]

Wigan super lucky to be gifted that win yesterday. The keeper and ref handing them the goals on a plate. 

[Mercer]

Just now, davulsukur said:

If you believe in that miracle (i.e one that never happened), then I'm starting to see where your relentless, baseless optimism comes from.

This board will be a proper grim place to be come this evening.

Presumably, you do not participate in Christmas at all then ?  If you do, is that not just gross hypocrisy ?

Edited April 14, 2017 by Mercer

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, TurkishDelightFan said:

Wigan super lucky to be gifted that win yesterday. The keeper and ref handing them the goals on a plate. 

You would just wonder though, if we were handed gifts on a plate, would we take them? 

[blueboy3333]

12 hours ago, Gav said:

Look no further than the Pune rats to lay the blame.

Plane crash or terminal illness would work a treat and I don't say that lightly.

That post says more about you than them. 

[TurkishDelightFan]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

You would just wonder though, if we were handed gifts on a plate, would we take them? 

Our full strength team, yes. Today's current team, no.

[AllRoverAsia]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

You would just wonder though, if we were handed gifts on a plate, would we take them? 

Only if

1. Steele was the keeper for the opposition

2. Rovers budget has enough coppers left for the brown envelope.

I fear we would miss the penalty anyway.

[onlyonejackwalker]

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

That post says more about you than them. 

Yeah dieing is a tad harsh, but corns, piles, std's, ulcers, warts and nasty infections are perfectly acceptable.

The relegation thread! But not from the PL. Some right old tosh in he division below. We might win a few games.