Port Said Red Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 With reference to @OliOTIB's other thread, which of the big boys do we think we may have to contend with next season? Perhaps this is a question that should wait until after the West Ham Vs Saints game today? Looks like it could be some big names either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 The Everton fan at work reckons they are down. As for the others; only a few weeks ago Bournemouth looked nailed on for relegation, not now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Saints , Leicester & Leeds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Before Palace's late winner, only 3 points separated 12th and 18th and a further 2 points to 20th Which team blinks first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Right at this moment most likely I think is Everton, Forest and Saints. But it's incredibly tight and I'd not stake anything on that trip being the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 A lot of those teams in the bottom half have to play one another between now and the end of the season. It's so tight...one win makes all the difference. I'd personally like Everton, West Ham and Leeds to come down. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Harder to predict than most of the football league, as they still have 10+ games to play and they're really clustered. Saints seem nailed on, but maybe Leicester and Everton for the other two? All three would make great away days, for different reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 I'd like Everton to come down as they'e the only PL team I've never seen play us - I missed the cup games we had against them in the late 90s/early 00s due to pneumonia & a gall bladder op. Other than that I've no real wish to see any of the other teams again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Southampton, Leeds, Bournemouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Any club currently under 30 points are at risk and most have to play each other so it’s all guesswork. It’ll will probably go down to last day of the season Whoever joins the Championship next season will obviously be favourites to go straight back up given the benefit of parachute payments. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 21 minutes ago, Robbored said: Any club currently under 30 points are at risk and most have to play each other so it’s all guesswork. It’ll will probably go down to last day of the season Whoever joins the Championship next season will obviously be favourites to go straight back up given the benefit of parachute payments. What a highly informative post. 1 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 It’s actually quite wild down the bottom of the table this season, could be one of the most exciting relegation battles in a while? Theres 8 teams there average less than a point per game, which means if they follow suit we could see a large number not make the typical safety net of 40 points. Teams having to play each other May of course affect that. Lookinh at this stage in past years there’s usually at least 1 team all but buried by now, often 2 leaving 3-4 teams to battle over the last place. As it stands, all of the bottom 9 are realistically at risk albeit Palace doing themselves a big favour yesterday 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliOTIB Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 How much I would kill for 3 30,000 seater away days next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliOTIB Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 I would say Bournemouth, Southampton and Leeds however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Southampton, Bournemouth, Forest to go down. But I'd like to see Everton , West Ham, and Leeds relegated, six great games for next season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Southampton and Leicester I'd say and the other one I can't decide on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robbored said: Whoever joins the Championship next season will obviously be favourites to go straight back up given the benefit of parachute payments. Some clubs will be coming down in a right FFP state so the last bit could be open to debate. Leicester in a year of European football and £214m revenue lost £92m pre tax by way of example. Upper Loss Limit if they dropped would be £83m to 2024...that could be fun to see how they would scramble compliance. Most of their squad lack relegation wage reduction clauses as well. Nottingham Forest and possibly even Bournemouth may have questions to answer. Everton certainly don't have relegation clauses. Woukd be expected to fall in line all the same. Lost £44.5m last year despite and including player sale profits of £60-65m though they're trending in the right direction relatively speaking. Some of these are not clubs who are used to yoyoing and have models that reflect it, Everton have been exclusively accustomed to top flight revenue and rules in modern times. Edited April 2, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 57 minutes ago, bcfc01 said: Southampton, Bournemouth, Forest to go down. But I'd like to see Everton , West Ham, and Leeds relegated, six great games for next season. Completely agree on all those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 42 minutes ago, W-S-M Seagull said: Southampton and Leicester I'd say and the other one I can't decide on. Agree with that Hope it is Bournemouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 (edited) Leicester are panicking - Brendon Rogers as left “by mutual consent”……..I guess Rogers didn’t want to have ‘sacked’ on his CV……. Edited April 2, 2023 by Robbored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Rogers sacked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Just now, Robbored said: Leicester are panicking - Brendon Rogers as left “by mutual consent”……..I gues Rogers didn’t want sacked on his CV……. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 West Ham beating Saints at HT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 From a rather optimistic look , hopefully we are top end next year ( big if ) I would be looking at the 3 teams who would be weaker by coming down and stay down . personally wouldn’t want Everton to come down as with Dyche in charge I think they would be nailed on to go back up ( this all depending on there ffp issues mind .) so Southampton / Bournemouth/ West Ham - I don’t think they are anything special and they will lose Declan Rice however they would probably be £100 million better off with his sale . Possibly Leicester as if they went down Maddison would be gone . The teams coming up are all big names but as Barnsley and Rotherham have proved recently it’s very hard coming from the first division to the championship and doing well . according to our friends north of the river who are allegedly coming for us the championship isn’t nothing special , let’s see when ( if ) they eventually arrive . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myol'man Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 2 hours ago, redkev said: according to our friends north of the river who are allegedly coming for us the championship isn’t nothing special , let’s see when ( if ) they eventually arrive . We're more likely to see Marvelous Marvin's Bristol Underground before the blue few ever make the top flight. If the ever crawled their way into the championship they would be nailed on to go straight back down 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, myol'man said: We're more likely to see Marvelous Marvin's Bristol Underground before the blue few ever make the top flight. If the ever crawled their way into the championship they would be nailed on to go straight back down They would probably with the lowest points total ever and in a worse financial mess than they are now. Mind you, the dribblers would consider they`d had a great season if they beat us twice......................................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 I reckon Southampton will struggle to stay up. Leicester’s sacking of Rodgers is a massive roll of the dice that could backfire. And I’d like to see Everton finish in the bottom three. It would be good to play them in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Table tonight, with this weekend’s results in blue…Everton v Spurs tomorrow night. I really couldn’t pick the three. Southampton look least capable of winning games, and 3 points for a win makes a difference, as we can see how it helped West Ham and Bournemouth this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkev Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 The way it’s going it really wouldn’t surprise me that the last game of the season any 3 from about 5 or 6 could go 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted April 2, 2023 Report Share Posted April 2, 2023 Bournemouth really need to go. A stain on the top flight of English football with their awful ground and fanbase. Southampton and Everton to join them please. I’ve got no interest in seeing Leeds or Forest again and I think the others have enough about them to stay up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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