[Football] Are the Nigels going down?

[Iggle Piggle]

A Champions League spot, FA Cup win and Palace relegated is all achievable. What a treble that would be

 

[5Ways Gull]

I voted yes purely out of childish immaturity, but looking at the table I think the most likely scenario will be for Leeds to use the fact that they snatched a draw against a big team on Saturday to generate some momentum.

I think the likes of Everton, Wolves, West Ham and Leicester will finish above them. Forest I'm not sure about? At the end of the day I can't see the footballing gods giving me my perfect relegation trio of Bournemouth, Palace and Saints though.

 

[stss30]

No chance I’m afraid, they’re more defensively resilient than some teams down there and they have a favourable fixture list

 

[Left Footer]

Not a chance of them going down.
Let`s be honest they were on top and playing some decent stuff when we scored last night.
Definitely three worse teams than them.

 

[Jim in the West]

Nope. For me it’s not so much the points they’re on, more their league position; we need 6 teams to pull above them which is highly unlikel.

True, but 3 could quite easily go above them on Saturday.

 

[Simster]

A Champions League spot, FA Cup win and Palace relegated is all achievable. What a treble that would be

You say all that, but I noticed a Palace fan sneering that the lyrics to GOSBTS appear on the jumbotron, which I believe trumps all those things.

I mean, what a win for Palace that is.

 

[Swansman]

Yeah maybe. But it's more costly to lose to a team that's involved in the fight one is fighting.

Lots of six pointers, though, and any slip up against teams around them will pull them further down towards the fiery couldron.

But for what it’s worth, i think we’d miss Palace if they went down, no?

The maximum number of points you can give away to a team is only six though: if they take seven more points in total against Southampton, Leeds, Bournemouth, West Ham, Leicester and Nottingham than against Arsenal, City, United, Tottenham and Liverpool - which I believe is likely - they will have helped themselves by collecting more points than they can give to any specific team.

So far this season they have a terrible record against the "big six". 10 games, 0 wins, 3 draws, 7 losses. Include Brighton and Newcastle and it is 14 games, 0 wins, 5 draws, 9 losses.

Meanwhile four of their total five (5) wins comes from winning against the bottom six (with the other wins being vs Villa and Wolves at times where they may have been in the relegation zone).

I think they will be very pleased not to face teams like Brighton anymore and instead go against opposition at their own/below their level.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

You say all that, but I noticed a Palace fan sneering that the lyrics to GOSBTS appear on the jumbotron, which I believe trumps all those things.

I mean, what a win for Palace that is.

And we said "You're shit aaarrgghhh" to their work experience Goal keeper which means they should be awarded all 3 points.

Some fans should know when they've been beaten by a far superior team.

 

[Hotchilidog]

I think they will stay up, but they are right to be nervous at the moment. Pretty much every team at the bottom have shown signs of life recently. Palace are genuinely mediocre right now. Tight at the back but desperate up front, I can see them getting another 8 draws to stay up.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Anyone from them down could go. There are just too many poor teams this season to know who's going. The league is split in two with Villa at the bottom of the top.

I voted "next season" though. Poor squad, terrible ground, noddy fanbase, they are the opposite of us and their long term prospects are appalling. They can't replace Wilf either. Olise is absolute dogshit.

 

[Gonzo BHA]

I voted yes more in hope than expectation. That said, I think it will go down to the wire.

 

[Bodian]

If they play like yesterday, I don't think they'll have much problem staying up. Their April fixture list looks like it should bring them the points they need.

But then if Leeds play like they did against us, they'll also stay up. And so on! Something's got to give.

 

[Official Old Man]

Just been speaking with my CPFC supporting mate and he says that he knows of ST holders at Palace have put £50 each at 25/1 at the start of the season for relegation.

 

[Mackenzie]

No I don’t think they’ll go down, not on last nights showing. I thought they played pretty well, certainly much better than some of the teams we’ve faced this year. They do look a bit toothless up front though which might cause them a bit of concern.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Nope. My mate is notorious for getting football predictions wrong every time and he has tipped them for relegation. So, they're safe

 

[Muzzman]

Could go down to the last game for them against Forest... I'm hoping for a 90'+10 goal to send them down by goal difference...

 

[erkan]

Would be good to hear about this from one of the many Palace fans who used to post on NSC...

Most likely scenario for their forseeable future is kicking around the lower reaches of the Prem not scoring many goals or winning very often. Love it.

 

[Perkino]

It is so tight that in two matches time the bottom 3 could all be out of the relegation zone.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

One mid table always goes into freefall after Christmas …. Palace is that team.

 

[beorhthelm]

relegation is wide open, with their lack of goals and wins (only Leeds won fewer) they will struggle. maybe they'll grind out enough draws.