West Ham United 25/26 relegation thread

[muskie]

Odds slashed from 5/1 to 7/2.

Watch this space.

I think we're fucked.

[Come On You Irons]

Well, well, well. We live to fight another day.

CHEERS Fulham and Brighton, sons.

[stubbo-admin]

It has shocked me how positive and nonchalant some have been about our situation, seem to be completely convinced we'll be alright because we performed the same miracle 20 years ago. Bizarre thinking.

It is the slimmest of slim chances that we stay up, and has been since the moment we lost to Fulham at home. That loss properly set up the pressure cooker, and we absolutely flunked the next 3 games. Yeah we've rallied, but we are not going to win at Anfield, or beat Man City, so we absolutely had to beat Bournemouth to stay in the fight, and we couldn't, the XG we apparently had is irrelevant.

A poster on here said he wasn't worried about collecting points when Nuno first came in, just performances mattered at that point. Crazy. Once you are down there like we've been, the chances of getting out of it are so slim. I've accepted it, the worry now is what sort of signings we're going to be making this summer after the fire sale, with our catastrophic financial state and owner as incapable as ours. Could be a double drop.

 

ffs what can anyone do? We are here now. Whats the point of being negative?? 
That stats of changing a manager twice in one season and staying up are ridiculously low, so it was not an option. Yes, we threw some points away, yes its fucked us. Everyone knows that. Why keep pointing out the obvious as if saying it over and over again will take us back in time and change it.

The positives are we are generally playing better, more watchable football, and have had pretty good run.And I'm not sure if we have this better way of playing by winging a few wins earlier on in the season that would have papered over the cracks, the reality of us being a shit football team. Nuno has improved many players. Wilson isnt the fucking messiah either as we have seen many times he has played. He's an option just like everyone else, but just that an option.

We are where we are for numerous reasons, we all know that. Just keep calm and carry on as they said in the war. Its all we can do.

Amen. Exactly that. Hold the fucking line, and hope on the last day we still have a dog in the fight.

[Westham67]

So we need a fulham rout, followed by a massive ruck where they all get sent off. 



 

LOL

[threesixty]

It has shocked me how positive and nonchalant some have been about our situation, seem to be completely convinced we'll be alright because we performed the same miracle 20 years ago. Bizarre thinking.

It is the slimmest of slim chances that we stay up, and has been since the moment we lost to Fulham at home. That loss properly set up the pressure cooker, and we absolutely flunked the next 3 games. Yeah we've rallied, but we are not going to win at Anfield, or beat Man City, so we absolutely had to beat Bournemouth to stay in the fight, and we couldn't, the XG we apparently had is irrelevant.

A poster on here said he wasn't worried about collecting points when Nuno first came in, just performances mattered at that point. Crazy. Once you are down there like we've been, the chances of getting out of it are so slim. I've accepted it, the worry now is what sort of signings we're going to be making this summer after the fire sale, with our catastrophic financial state and owner as incapable as ours. Could be a double drop.

 

 

ffs what can anyone do? We are here now. Whats the point of being negative?? 
That stats of changing a manager twice in one season and staying up are ridiculously low, so it was not an option. Yes, we threw some points away, yes its fucked us. Everyone knows that. Why keep pointing out the obvious as if saying it over and over again will take us back in time and change it.

The positives are we are generally playing better, more watchable football, and have had pretty good run.And I'm not sure if we have this better way of playing by winging a few wins earlier on in the season that would have papered over the cracks, the reality of us being a shit football team. Nuno has improved many players. Wilson isnt the fucking messiah either as we have seen many times he has played. He's an option just like everyone else, but just that an option.

We are where we are for numerous reasons, we all know that. Just keep calm and carry on as they said in the war. Its all we can do.

[honky cat]

So we need a fulham rout, followed by a massive ruck where they all get sent off. 


 

[Westham67]

I reckon 39 points will be enough to stay up Forest and Spurs have five games in March

[nychammer]

it would be VERY interesting if we did win at Fulham 

[Massive Attack]

We will stay up then we can go through it all again next year..Woo hoo!!

Fucking hell, one crisis at time if you don't mind.

[Mad Ferret]

No chance we go to Fulham and win on Wednesday.

[Tomshardware]

Spurs are worse than us, takes some doing.

[Bow_Bells]

We will stay up then we can go through it all again next year..Woo hoo!!

[onsideman]

Absolutely gorgeous strike from Iwobi. Class

[goose]

Spurs 2-0 down 

[Beef&Tomato]

Looking very grim for Spurs.  

[goose]

Forest & spurs both losing.
early days though.

[nychammer]

we are selling players in the summer regardless of whether we stay up and we're properly fucked next season especially with Sullivan in charge. Might as well get relegation over with now and stop the pain of watching us shoot ourselves in the foot season after season.

What an absolute mess, it would be more acceptable if hadn't actually spent hundreds of millions to get us to this point. Absolute recklessness and I reckon we have one foot in administration. 

[Westham67]

I agree ED I can see us in League 1 the season after we go down 

[Mad Ferret]

Erectile Dysfunction,

Weren’t you being all overly positive just a couple of weeks ago?

[Eerie Decent]

It has shocked me how positive and nonchalant some have been about our situation, seem to be completely convinced we'll be alright because we performed the same miracle 20 years ago. Bizarre thinking.

It is the slimmest of slim chances that we stay up, and has been since the moment we lost to Fulham at home. That loss properly set up the pressure cooker, and we absolutely flunked the next 3 games. Yeah we've rallied, but we are not going to win at Anfield, or beat Man City, so we absolutely had to beat Bournemouth to stay in the fight, and we couldn't, the XG we apparently had is irrelevant.

A poster on here said he wasn't worried about collecting points when Nuno first came in, just performances mattered at that point. Crazy. Once you are down there like we've been, the chances of getting out of it are so slim. I've accepted it, the worry now is what sort of signings we're going to be making this summer after the fire sale, with our catastrophic financial state and owner as incapable as ours. Could be a double drop.

[Gary Strodders shank]

If we fail to beat Fulham and with Man city up next m pretty sure we will be relegated.

We will simply run out of road to pull the then likely 5 /6 point deficit back.

I have always thought if we could get to the end of March within 4 points we would have a chance looking at the remaining fixtures but I can't see us being within touching distance unless we get that win at the cottage.

It would take Forest or more unlikely Leeds or Tottenham to have a prolonged and catastrophic run of results for us to get close otherwise 

Although we have improved (yesterday aside) we have failed to convert better performances into wins and that will of been a big part of our undoing.

Losing games from winning positions ,poor substitutions  and game management at key times coupled with a lack of leadership and poor recruitment the other reasons.



 

[Dick Shaftsbury]

Half the attendance next season will be free tickets given out to STABBY kids from NEWHAM SCHOOLS

Good might keep the away fans out.

[iphammer]

So many millions in debt. If we go down, what are the chances of a points deduction? 

[Sir Alf]

Possible Miike but I think the Brady leaving was triggered by that recent Observer/Guardian piece that lambasted the way the club is run ( run is too generous a word to describe the 30-50 year old operating model ) . The article suggested Brady would quit if we were relegayed but that cpuld just be speculation.  

[Takashi Miike]

was the 'brady is about to leave' shit in the week just another spin doctor distraction away from the sex case allegation story? they are filth

[Sir Alf]

Im hearing that the club not contemplating reducing season ticket prices on the basis you get extra home games in the championship. Thats already the message being put out or hinted at.  Beggars belief but then again this is Sullivan and Brady. 

20 or 30 odd thousand at best in the bowl as many more sack it off.  The arrogance, ignorance and narcissism of our leader knows no bounds