The Relegation Thread (15th edition)

[arbitro]

I think anybody who believes we won't be in a relegation scrap is either deluded or has fallen under Mowbrays spell. I predicted a battle against relegation before a ball was kicked and I have seen nothing (apart from spells in some games) to change that.

Mowbray just can't get any more out of this bunch despite lots of personnel changes, different formations and tactics.

[G Somerset Rover]

I really do fear for us if Barnsley do a Luton/Charlton on us. Looking at our fixtures after that:

- Brentford home: they’re on absolute fire away from home at the moment. Loss

- Stoke away: O’Neill will outsmart Tony, no problem. Loss.

- Derby home: you feel we need to win it but can see a draw.

- Swansea away: easy home win

- Bristol City away: easy home win

Takes us to Wigan at home just before Christmas. Gulp.

Edited November 10, 2019 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[Cherry Blue]

Just now, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

I really do fear for us if Barnsley do a Luton/Charlton on us. Looking at our fixtures after that:

- Brentford home: they’re on absolute fire away from home at the moment. Loss

- Stoke away: O’Neill will outsmart Tony, no problem. Loss.

- Derby home: you feel we need to win it but can see a draw.

- Swansea away: easy home win

- Bristol City away: easy home win

Takes us to Wigan at home just before Christmas. Gulp.

Let's hope a new Rovers manager will come in and change negatives to positives.

[rigger]

Just now, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

I really do fear for us if Barnsley do a Luton/Charlton on us. Looking at our fixtures after that:

- Brentford home: they’re on absolute fire away from home at the moment. Loss

- Stoke away: O’Neill will outsmart Tony, no problem. Loss.

- Derby home: you feel we need to win it but can see a draw.

- Swansea away: easy home win

- Bristol City away: easy home win

Takes us to Wigan at home just before Christmas. Gulp.

You have us getting 1 point from those games. I can see us getting 7.

[G Somerset Rover]

Just now, rigger said:

You have us getting 1 point from those games. I can see us getting 7.

Exclusive of the Barnsley game I’d say 1-3 points is a fair estimate as there’s a chance we could do Derby. Not a chance of 7.

[davulsukur]

Just now, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Exclusive of the Barnsley game I’d say 1-3 points is a fair estimate as there’s a chance we could do Derby. Not a chance of 7.

We ain't getting 7 with Mowbray in charge.

The Barnsley game is one he's likely to balls up as well.

[philipl]

The squad is good enough to achieve top half comfortably.

The majority of our defeats have been caused by the dug out getting it wrong.

[Blue blood]

On 10/11/2019 at 15:32, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

I really do fear for us if Barnsley do a Luton/Charlton on us. Looking at our fixtures after that:

- Brentford home: they’re on absolute fire away from home at the moment. Loss

- Stoke away: O’Neill will outsmart Tony, no problem. Loss.

- Derby home: you feel we need to win it but can see a draw.

- Swansea away: easy home win

- Bristol City away: easy home win

Takes us to Wigan at home just before Christmas. Gulp.

I think you are correct that we will get drubbed in most of those games. Right now with how the team is playing you don't fancy us against many teams. 

I also think we aren't as bad as TM makes us and are capable of pulling off the odd win when we shouldn't and expect one of these to be sandwiched somewhere in this run of fixtures. This along with perhaps a draw in there too will be more than enough to keep TM as safe as houses and no questions to be asked. 

All that said whether I prove to be correct or you do, 1 point or 4 points is utterly appalling return from these games and shows we are in trouble. 

A win at Barnsley is a must to help us keep some.distance from the bottom 3. 

[Husky]

Bearing in mind how bad the bottom 3 are I think we're all but safe already with 40 points. ?

[Admiral Nelsen]

6 minutes ago, Husky said:

Bearing in mind how bad the bottom 3 are I think we're all but safe already with 40 points. ?

Stoke's upturn makes it so hard for the three at the bottom. 5 point gap between Barnsley and safety if they see out a win today, and you think that after their dodgy start that Hudds will continue to pick up enough points to get them over the line.

Doing us a favour beating Swansea too!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Put the thread on ice until next August.

[Admiral Nelsen]

2 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Put the thread on ice until next August.

Don't know, can see us finishing above at least the Dingles, West Ham and Bournemouth without breaking sweat ?

[Glosrover]

On 10/11/2019 at 15:32, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

I really do fear for us if Barnsley do a Luton/Charlton on us. Looking at our fixtures after that:

- Brentford home: they’re on absolute fire away from home at the moment. Loss

- Stoke away: O’Neill will outsmart Tony, no problem. Loss.

- Derby home: you feel we need to win it but can see a draw.

- Swansea away: easy home win

- Bristol City away: easy home win

Takes us to Wigan at home just before Christmas. Gulp.

Nostradamus has nothing to fear!!  These prophesies of doom don’t look great in retrospect, but hats off for putting it out there.......

[Blue blood]

On 25/01/2020 at 18:42, Glosrover said:

Nostradamus has nothing to fear!!  These prophesies of doom don’t look great in retrospect, but hats off for putting it out there.......

Whereas the run with Wigan Brum and someone else low down over Christmas yielded very few points. 

Getting the unexpected points is BD the battle and from.a promotion pov totally undone by not being able to best the weaker teams. Bare in  mind our winless runs are quite common and you can see how any fan gets uneasy. 

This year though we are safe as houses with a shambles.of 3 clubs in the bottom.3. 

[G Somerset Rover]

On 25/01/2020 at 18:42, Glosrover said:

Nostradamus has nothing to fear!!  These prophesies of doom don’t look great in retrospect, but hats off for putting it out there.......

You win some you lose some. If only I'd predicted the following 6 matches instead eh?

Edited January 27, 2020 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[Husky]

On 25/01/2020 at 17:49, Admiral Nelsen said:

Stoke's upturn makes it so hard for the three at the bottom. 5 point gap between Barnsley and safety if they see out a win today, and you think that after their dodgy start that Hudds will continue to pick up enough points to get them over the line.

Have Barnsley had loads of first team injuries since they played us?

As it's really a bizarre one. According to Tony T they played like Real Madrid against us, but don't seem to have done that against any other team. ? Weird!

[oldjamfan1]

Bristol City fans were saying that about us recently. 
Sheff Wed fans may well be in a week or two as well. It’s that kind of league. 

[DE.]

5 hours ago, Husky said:

Have Barnsley had loads of first team injuries since they played us?

As it's really a bizarre one. According to Tony T they played like Real Madrid against us, but don't seem to have done that against any other team. ? Weird!

Tbf they had some really good results after we beat them. They got a 3-1 win against Hull a couple of weeks later, beat QPR 5-3 and got a 2-1 away win at Millwall. Also respectable draws against WBA and Swansea. Their form has declined again recently but they had a pretty good little run going towards the end of November to the end of December.

[Tom]

Hoping that Wigan go down, up against it but if they land Rhodes on loan you never know 

[Mattyblue]

They can go for me, but as someone that likes a local away day it’s looking barren next season.

No Wigan, Bolton, Burnley (), just PNE (unless they somehow scab a promotion).

Wigan will be back to the old Lancashire hotbed of the third division.

Edited January 28, 2020 by Mattyblue

[Colt Seavers]

2 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

They can go for me, but as someone that likes a local away day it’s looking barren next season.

No Wigan, Bolton, Burnley (), just PNE (unless they somehow scab a promotion).

Wigan will be back to the old Lancashire hotbed of the third division.

Or we do.

We might play Burnley (unless they get relegated) 

Edited January 28, 2020 by Colt Seavers

[Guest]

On 10/11/2019 at 12:46, arbitro said:

I think anybody who believes we won't be in a relegation scrap is either deluded or has fallen under Mowbrays spell.

 Just spotted this gem...

[arbitro]

4 minutes ago, JoeH said:

 Just spotted this gem...

There is time yet ??.

I will be happy to eat humble pie but I won't oscillate like so many on the back of a couple of wins.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, arbitro said:

There is time yet ??.

I will be happy to eat humble pie but I won't oscillate like so many on the back of a couple of wins.

True. We'll finish 12th, said that months ago. We're the epitome of mid table. One week we're the best thing since sliced bread, the next we look League One again.

[Stuart]

30 minutes ago, JoeH said:

True. We'll finish 12th, said that months ago. We're the epitome of mid table. One week we're the best thing since sliced bread, the next we look League One again.

I’ll get the bunting up.