West Ham United 25/26 relegation thread

[muskie]

Odds slashed from 5/1 to 7/2.

Watch this space.

I think we're fucked.

[onsideman]

17 points at this stage
25 points from the last 15
Better squad than this one though by some distance
 

[Massive Attack]

What was the exact numbers of the year we went down on record 42 points out of interest?

[onsideman]

We had 19 points at this stage in 2006/07. We then got 22 points from our last 15 games, and while everyone points at 7 wins and 2 defeats in our last 9 games, from this stage of the season we actually lost 5 and drew 1 of the next 6
 

[El Scorchio]

Oh it's definitely a long shot and I think I wouldn't even be entertaining it, if it were not for the Glasner situation plus losing a load of their best players in quite short time likely blowing the club morale to pieces.

[Eerie Decent]

Palace need 10 points from 15 games, realistically. That would leave us needing 19 points from 15 games, and we still have to play Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal & Villa.

I love the spirit, but it's not happening. We've had 2 genuine good halfs of football in our last 8 games, I'm really not sure where the confidence is coming from.

[El Scorchio]

Yeah, looking at Palace and Leeds mainly. Forest have a fairly easy fixture list and clearly more quality in their squad than Leeds or probably Palace now. Them buying Mateta could be quite useful for us.

Leeds could go through Feb gaining zero points. We could end that month only a point or two behind them.

Palace's big moment comes when they play Burnley and Wolves one after the other at home. If they fail to win those which is slim but you never know given all the turnmoil then you struggle to see where points will come from for them. I'm hoping they don't sack Glasner TBH.

I'd love spurs to get dragged into it but I just can't see it. Again like Glasner the longer Frank stays it's helpful for everyone else around them but surely they'll sack him in the next few weeks.

[Massive Attack]

Yep, not a chance they'd go down.

[Eerie Decent]

Sunderland are on 33 points. 7 points from their next 15 games leaves them on 40 points, that's a mountain to climb for us. No chance they get sacked into anything.

[Manuel]

You can't keep losing ''six pointers'' and ''must win'' games and still keep trying to make a case, it's just a bit naive and a bit simple really. But you have to keep believing to an extent 'coz that's what football fans are meant to do, so fwiw (and others will disagree) IMO Leeds are the ones we might have some chance of overhauling, yes they have great home form but that may not always be the case. They have Forest next Friday, that aside they have a very tough run of games, if they lose or draw to Forest and IF we beat Burnley we won't be far off them factoring in we have them at home still. All if's and maybe's.

[Dick Shaftsbury]

After the next four games the lie of the land could be very different. 

Palace could be dragged right into it. And Spurs could be within spitting distance. 

[Tomshardware]

We have to hope that another team gets dragged into it. There's often a promoted team who start off really well and then results tail off and then get sucked into relegation fight.  While Sunderlands results before Saturday suggest they will be ok its not impossible they could continue on a really bad run.   

[Eerie Decent]

We definitely do need a football miracle.

As Manners said, the 4 games starting with Fucking Fulham done for us. Would love to be positive, but it's so hard to make up the points, the swings in points difference with a couple of bad results is monumental at this stage. I can't see us having more good weekends than bad, despite the last 2 good performances. 

Forest will beat Palace, Palace will eventually get it together, and Leeds have their home form, which we can't compete with. I've accepted the inevitable. 

[onsideman]

It's entirely possible that one of the teams above us will go on to do the same 
Better to do it in Dec/Jan than in March/April
We don't need a miracle.

Yet!

[only1billybonds]

Have to agree with Manuel. The 1 in 12 will very probably be the deciding factor in our fate.
With a little courage and conviction, that return could and should have read 9/12.

[Manuel]

Yep. They're full of confidence and we need someone to burst their bubble good and proper.

They've had one defeat in 11

And that was a 100th min winner for Newcastle. Arsenal will be desperate to bounce back so would fancy them.

[onsideman]

Yep. They're full of confidence and we need someone to burst their bubble good and proper.

They've had one defeat in 11

[Tomshardware]

Need Arsenal to turn up against Leeds at the weekend.  That would make a probable defeat at Chelsea less of a blow.  

[Manuel]

We need to be two points behind Leeds going into the last game, so need to make up 4 point on them.

[Manuel]

For me it's Leeds we should be targeting, we have them at home and they have a very tough Feb. Still not confident though, that 1 point from 12 has fucked us IMO.

[Alfs]

Leeds will be fine.  It's between us, Forest and Palace, IMO.

I don't agree

I hope you're right.  Leeds were cruising when I posted.

[Slim Shady]

Good time to player Chelsea. They are away at Napoli on Wednesday & then have Arsenal in the semi final 2nd leg on Tuesday.

[Westham67]

Point at Chelsea or more 
 

[Sir Alf]

We’d have taken a draw at HT.  Not ideal but after that first hslf Everton wete lucky to only be 1 down.  

How the fvck we get something at Chelsea gawd knows. We meet teams on new manager bounces a lot. Could have dome with facing Maresca’s Chelsea. Same witj the Mancs. We meet Carrick’s rejuvenated side. 

Still feels like we went down over xmas with those results but I suppose the “patient still has a pulse” metaphorically speaking.

[onsideman]

Leeds will be fine.  It's between us, Forest and Palace, IMO.

I don't agree
Although we also play Palace, the timing of the Leeds game is such that we just need 4 more points than them in the next 14 games and then beat them on the final day. 4 points more in a possible 42

Should've been 3 but for a Moyes special tonight 

[onsideman]

Was wondering why Dewsbury-Hall wasn't starting
Found out after he came on
His form has fallen off a cliff