We played well today, so I'm not worried. We just need to stop taking the lead...
yeah playing well but not taking our chances could do with the board coming up with a bit of money to loan someone who can finish if there is anyone available ?
I'm 100% pro-Powell & glass half full but.....what worries me is the fact we have Hull away & Leicester away next, our away form is good but these are promotion chasing sides, we still have to play Middlesborough & Cardiff away as well - no way are we comfortably safe or not in trouble. Defeats at Hull & Leicester & we are in the mire, Barnsley have Wolves & Bristol City next up.
Safe enough is the answer. We were never going to go flying up the league and into the premiership, and honestly I think we're doing fantastically in terms of both on the pitch and in terms of points, in comparison to my expectations at the start of the season.
I really don't see relegation as a problem for us come the end of the season. Of course it's still mathematically possible and in football you can never rule anything out, but we are still playing well and look set for a mid-table finish.
That said, we need to learn to not switch off in games until after the final whistle. I don't know how many times we've conceded to drop points in the dying minutes of the game, but it's frankly ridiculous. Whether it's substitutions or concentration, it really needs addressing if we are ever going to be comfortable enough to stop looking over our shoulders at the relegation zone.
Defeats at Hull & Leicester & we are in the mire, Barnsley have Wolves & Bristol City next up.
In that case, give Barnsley 6 points and then Wolves and Bristol have both lost a potential three. There are half a dozen teams in a much worse position than we are. It's not like we're in 21st, we're 15th.
Safe enough is the answer. We were never going to go flying up the league and into the premiership, and honestly I think we're doing fantastically in terms of both on the pitch and in terms of points, in comparison to my expectations at the start of the season.
I really don't see relegation as a problem for us come the end of the season. Of course it's still mathematically possible and in football you can never rule anything out, but we are still playing well and look set for a mid-table finish.
That said, we need to learn to not switch off in games until after the final whistle. I don't know how many times we've conceded to drop points in the dying minutes of the game, but it's frankly ridiculous. Whether it's substitutions or concentration, it really needs addressing if we are ever going to be comfortable enough to stop looking over our shoulders at the relegation zone.
I'm 100% pro-Powell & glass half full but.....what worries me is the fact we have Hull away & Leicester away next, our away form is good but these are promotion chasing sides, we still have to play Middlesborough & Cardiff away as well - no way are we comfortably safe or not in trouble. Defeats at Hull & Leicester & we are in the mire, Barnsley have Wolves & Bristol City next up.
Watford are looking really strong to but we got the 3 points, this season is a little crazy and i would not be that surprised to see us get 4/6 points from the next 2 games.
Defeats at Hull & Leicester & we are in the mire, Barnsley have Wolves & Bristol City next up.
In that case, give Barnsley 6 points and then Wolves and Bristol have both lost a potential three. There are half a dozen teams in a much worse position than we are. It's not like we're in 21st, we're 15th.
As you said on the Pardew thread Callum, Newcastle are not safe..we are in the same boat. It's all reminiscent of the we're still 5th thread from a few years ago. A 6 point cushion with 15 games to go is nothing at all.
I'm 100% pro-Powell & glass half full but.....what worries me is the fact we have Hull away & Leicester away next, our away form is good but these are promotion chasing sides, we still have to play Middlesborough & Cardiff away as well - no way are we comfortably safe or not in trouble. Defeats at Hull & Leicester & we are in the mire, Barnsley have Wolves & Bristol City next up.
Watford are looking really strong to but we got the 3 points, this season is a little crazy and i would not be that surprised to see us get 4/6 points from the next 2 games.
Fair enough Oakster and I know we're by no means out of the woods but 15 points from the last 15 games will see us safe (if it doesn't, it's a freak season). We've had a bad three games but our form will pick up at some point, it's been that kind of season if you look at our results.
Powell is a good man manager and the team's worth ethic is five times that of the team a few years ago. That'll be enough to see us safe IMO. And that's not to say that we won't need to work hard, because we will have to work hard but this squad is full of hard workers.
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Or people can panic, whatever gets you through the week. :-)
Why are we scoring first ?
FFS get Powell out !
Think we will be mid table.
Still, a bloody frustrating three weeks we've just had.
http://www.footballformguide.net/form/npower-championship wolves are bottom Millwall 2nd bottom
Sometimes in football it just doesn't go for you.
I really don't see relegation as a problem for us come the end of the season. Of course it's still mathematically possible and in football you can never rule anything out, but we are still playing well and look set for a mid-table finish.
That said, we need to learn to not switch off in games until after the final whistle. I don't know how many times we've conceded to drop points in the dying minutes of the game, but it's frankly ridiculous. Whether it's substitutions or concentration, it really needs addressing if we are ever going to be comfortable enough to stop looking over our shoulders at the relegation zone.
Powell is a good man manager and the team's worth ethic is five times that of the team a few years ago. That'll be enough to see us safe IMO. And that's not to say that we won't need to work hard, because we will have to work hard but this squad is full of hard workers.