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The Relegation Dogshite 23/24
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Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
It used to be hope that killed us...
Now it's the waiting.
Now it's the waiting.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Very noble of you to respond to your own post Robbo.Bookies know best
Cloughie1975
John Robertson
Makes no difference if we start winning,Rocka.
The result tonight was fairly good-I think it’s just about still our own hands if we can find some wins.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Oh aye Cloughie... I'm very confident of wins. Very confident. It's the FFP that could be the problem.
Knowing our luck, the more we win... the more they'll take off us.
Cloughie1975
John Robertson
Yes,Rocka-but if they hammer us then they must surely do the same with Everton.Oh aye Cloughie... I'm very confident of wins. Very confident. It's the FFP that could be the problem.
Knowing our luck, the more we win... the more they'll take off us.
We need to start winning.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Absolutely.
Mr. Blonde
Jack Burkitt
The thing that gives me hope is there are very few games that we've lost recently where we've been played off the park
Even Arsenal only managed to beat us by one goal, and three 3-2 defeats where to be honest would should have drawn
I honestly think we're way better a side than either teams that played tonight and even with a points deduction we could well be fine
That's the hope anyway
Listen 'ere young man
Jack Burkitt
Just hope it doesn't go to VAR.
Larry Lansbury
Viv Anderson
Really hope Everton go down-don’t think they will though. They’re a dismal team to watch, but set pieces get them through. Another one tonight, it all pretty basic stuff.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Aye... Shoulda gone down back in '94.
Trents
John Robertson
That would be the dream, Everton to drop and have 500 champ away fans every other week echoing in their shiney new stadium.
I recon the Premier League are itching to see them go down too. A bit like The EFL were with Derby in the end.
I recon the Premier League are itching to see them go down too. A bit like The EFL were with Derby in the end.
DizzyBala
Jack Armstrong
No, no. Brentford going down would be the dream to be honest.
Going down for Everton would probably long term be the best thing for them, all their hangers on would want to actually f*** off, they'd still get a large attendance because it's a proper football club
Going down for Everton would probably long term be the best thing for them, all their hangers on would want to actually f*** off, they'd still get a large attendance because it's a proper football club
Major Oak Morgan
First Team Squad
Did anyone hear the guy on Forest Focus talking XG stats? Forest are near the top for both lowest XG against and highest XG for since Nuno took over . I know it could be considered a bollox metric but it does give some indication that we have played really well since Nuno has been here. Keep playing as we are and we should be fine, even with points deduction.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Saw the stats as someone posted them here - we're third best for shipping chances (xg against) in Nuno's games, which is pretty impressive, especially when conceding three goals a week for lots of it. While that points to xg being a bit shit as a stat (shipping three goals with Los xg against) it shows that If we can just sort the set piece thing out we are good to go at the back.
Felipe will help there. I like Niakhate a lot but no way does the handsome one allow that second Newcastle goal to happen.
Also great we are making chances, though I want to see us become more ruthless there. It's hard to criticise Elanga given his input, but he could have had a hattrick on Saturday (admittedly one of which he made himself). I'd love see see us become one of those prem teams who takes four out of their five chances week in/out. Seems to be what the really good teams do.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Aye… his name is Mark Southern. Talks a lot of sense and knows his stuff. I like listening to him.
Redemption
Chief Eye Roller
Oh, suddenly, we like XG now we're good at it. 
Monkman
Grenville Morris
3rd best shot conversion rate under Nuno, apparently, so we're not doing badly on that front
Trents
John Robertson
Now I don't like to Cooper bash and hate the overuse of xG but the numbers as they say do not lie.3rd best shot conversion rate under Nuno, apparently, so we're not doing badly on that front
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SCs main approach since promotion was defend first and catch out when possible so not surprised he was midtable for that xG against. I think the fact Nuno has improved not only on that base but on expected goals too speaks volumes.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Bet365 odds.
Seems about right...
Robertson
Viv Anderson
It’s the old adage that sometimes attack is the best form of defence I suppose.
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
I am surprised at the bookies giving any odds on Forest or Everton, given both could have significant points deductions.
Taken to it's logical conclusion, the odds given for any of the teams are a bit previous as the Forest and Everton situation could, theoretically see both relegated and 2 of the more likely candidates saved.
But I am not a betting man, as I don't really understand how the bookies calculate the odds and if don't know how the other party in the transaction is setting the parameters I don't fully undestand the bet, and as such I wouldn't be tempted.
Taken to it's logical conclusion, the odds given for any of the teams are a bit previous as the Forest and Everton situation could, theoretically see both relegated and 2 of the more likely candidates saved.
But I am not a betting man, as I don't really understand how the bookies calculate the odds and if don't know how the other party in the transaction is setting the parameters I don't fully undestand the bet, and as such I wouldn't be tempted.
Cloughie1975
John Robertson
Those odds may change today if the outcome of Everton’s appeal is announced.
This may give a slight clue as to Forest’s likely deduction and possibly shed some more light on what we
might need to survive.
Monkman
Grenville Morris
Not sure why Everton are considered less likely to go down than us, but OK.