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Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:28 pm
by Dchans
If we lose tomorrow that opens up a pretty hefty gap to everyone above us, and kinda cuts the bottom 5 clubs adrift
Win tomorrow and we are hanging on to the teams above, with some breathing space below us
Must win, this is
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:11 pm
by Fynci
Bottom 5 will be the bottom 5. I’m pretty confident of that one.
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:36 pm
by HANNU
i think potter will slide west ham down there probably wont get relegated but i can see them sliding down the table
they have 3 shots on target i the last 2 games combined both at home and 2 of those came from fulham pissing about in there own box to gift them 2 goals
i think potter is a myth
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:44 pm
by toffee_scot
I wouldn’t be surprised if West Ham finish the season the same league position they are in. It could be some time after the summer before we see West Ham improve significantly, assuming West Ham will be patient with Potter
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:00 pm
by Dchans
Need Leicester to keep with RvN, that much is certain
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:07 pm
by Cereal Killer
HANNU wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:36 pm
i think potter will slide west ham down there probably wont get relegated but i can see them sliding down the table
they have 3 shots on target i the last 2 games combined both at home and 2 of those came from fulham pissing about in there own box to gift them 2 goals
i think potter is a myth
A completely sane, rational position having giving the guy a week and two matches to implement his vision and get them playing just how he wants
I assume you’ll be on the Moyes out train after tomorrow as well?
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:22 pm
by HANNU
Cereal Killer wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:07 pm
A completely sane, rational position having giving the guy a week and two matches to implement his vision and get them playing just how he wants
I assume you’ll be on the Moyes out train after tomorrow as well?
way to jump to conclusions
i am fully behind moyes and am happy we didnt get potter i dont like or rate him and would be more than happy to see him crash and burn
i didnt realise this was a west ham forum my mistake
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:26 pm
by Shogun
Leicester's squad is crap though regardless of manager.
Their first 3 CB choices are Vestergaard, Coady and Faes. 3 players nowhere near this level.
A bunch of CMs that are crabs but people will tell you are really good in Winks, Skipp and Ndidi.
Mavididi is good but not special. Fatawu can't hack the step up from the championship.
Vardy might grab a goal but is finished.
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:13 pm
by 74Blue
I don't doubt that Potter is a decent coach. However, I don't think he's the type who can come into a shitstorm and turn it around overnight. He's the type of coach who needs a bit of time and patience in order to fully implement his methods.
He would have been absolutely the wrong choice for Everton when we were showing Dyche the door, and I don't think that the powers that be at West Ham will show the patience that he needs to turn things around there either. I think he will, given the chance, but it's going to be a bumpy ride initially.
In our current position, we simply don't have the luxury of being able to allow a new manager to come in and have a slightly rocky transitional period. We need someone who can come in and stabilise us quickly, hence why we turned to Moyes.
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:36 pm
by Gary1878
Southampton are as bad as anything we have seen in the PL and Leicester are down. Unless something very strange happens and they sack RVN, they have no strengths to worry about. Just a bag of shite all across the pitch.
I think Ipswich at least have Delap and something about them in terms of fight to get results. Wolves have a terrible defence but can score goals and win games which gives them a better chance.
Like a broken record, we are bad, but fortunately I think there will be 3 teams worse than us at the end of the season. It will be tight but would back us over the others.
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:56 am
by Cereal Killer
HANNU wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2025 10:22 pm
way to jump to conclusions
i am fully behind moyes and am happy we didnt get potter i dont like or rate him and would be more than happy to see him crash and burn
i didnt realise this was a west ham forum my mistake

Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:11 am
by Fynci
Gary1878 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:36 pm
Like a broken record, we are bad, but fortunately I think there will be 3 teams worse than us at the end of the season. It will be tight but would back us over the others.
This. Basically the same as the past few seasons!
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:05 pm
by Shogun
4 point gap. Ipswich and Wolves to play City and Chelsea. Game in hand against the shite at home.
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:11 pm
by Cozzie
Thats a great spring board hopefully.
Winnable fixtures.
Hopefully a new signing or two.
I'll feel 95% confident if City do Ipswich later.
Re: Relegation Battle
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:12 pm
by Gash
Hopefully the good City turn up and the good Chelsea tomorrow and it'll have been a decent weekend.