[Football] Huge game and a huge test for Hughton Saturday

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

We won’t win and that’s all there is to it. In fact I might go all out on a limb here and say we won’t score either!!

Let’s get on with relegation, a new manager and a new team. I don’t want to watch this one any longer, it’s embarrassing. We shouldn’t be in the PL, it’s not in our DNA and has been the most hopeless, predictive football to watch (relative to the division) since 97/98. Can’t wait to get back into the Champ and see some entertainment again.

Bollocks. Fact.

 

[hart's shirt]

Not if we score with that one shot, and defend like we did tonight!

With a grand total of 1 shot on target in the last 2 games, let's hope it goes in.

 

[TottonSeagull]

What makes you think we will suddenly change form/tactics? If we couldn’t get up for the Cardiff game why will Newcastle be any different from any of the games this year!
Hughton hasn’t got it in him to motivate a win! I can’ see Cardiff picking up 6 points as they have a manager and players with motivation!

 

[zefarelly]

I agree, but this is football . . . . We might lose on Sat or just draw, and then go an do the Arse 3-1. Brighton likes a bit of Arse, easy prey

What makes you think we will suddenly change form/tactics? If we couldn’t get up for the Cardiff game why will Newcastle be any different from any of the games this year!
Hughton hasn’t got it in him to motivate a win! I can’ see Cardiff picking up 6 points as they have a manager and players with motivation!

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Spoken to a couple of Fulham friends who are both very sure their players will want to take Cardiff down with them. Think there is some bitterness from last season there.

 

[Easy 10]

We won’t win and that’s all there is to it. In fact I might go all out on a limb here and say we won’t score either!!

Let’s get on with relegation, a new manager and a new team. I don’t want to watch this one any longer, it’s embarrassing. We shouldn’t be in the PL, it’s not in our DNA and has been the most hopeless, predictive football to watch (relative to the division) since 97/98. Can’t wait to get back into the Champ and see some entertainment again.

Wow.

The footballs clearly not been great, but then we are in an almighty scrap. Hughton did EXACTLY the same when he first arrived here - set us up to be hard to beat, playing some dreadful football, and it just about stopped us dropping into League One. It doesn't matter how you get the points by this stage, you just have to get over the line. Yes its been shithouse since the turn of the year, the new signings have not performed, the last 2 home games have been truly gruesome. But that whole inquest is for the summer. Right now its all about salvaging the season and saving ourselves.

I will ALWAYS want to see us playing at the highest level, otherwise whats the point ? The Championship is a great league, but it is still a means to an end - the entire objective is to get OUT of it (going the right way, obvs). I'll still be there regardless what league we're in next August, but the mentality of "lets just go and get relegated so we can win more games next season" is utter bobbins. We'd be winning games just to try to get back to WHERE WE ARE NOW.

The PL is not the be-all and end-all, far from it. But I certainly don't want to see us drop out of it just yet.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Another cup final! How many do we need?


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Our record in cup finals isn't that great, unfortunately ...

 

[Nottseagull]

Portlock Seagull wants us to be a big fish in a small pond next season. I want the opposite.

I'd take that now,
especially if Cardiff had already lost!

Your post implies you would take a draw whatever Cardiff do. You cannot be serious!

 

[Hamilton]

The issue for me is that we are incapable of attacking football. Even against Huddersfield we were nervy. Against Palace we got lucky with two counter attacks.

We haven’t shown guile in front of goal for far too long. We know how to defend, but little else. And when we do go forward, our defensive line looks exposed.

We really need to play a little higher up the pitch, but that’s not going to happen, so Murray is going to be isolated again. Unless a March/Knockeart pairing starts with instructions to push forward, and unless our midfield is instructed to turn and attack, then I can’t see us doing anything other than being conservative and hoping for a break.

God help us if they score first.


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[Hamilton]

We won’t win and that’s all there is to it. In fact I might go all out on a limb here and say we won’t score either!!

Let’s get on with relegation, a new manager and a new team. I don’t want to watch this one any longer, it’s embarrassing. We shouldn’t be in the PL, it’s not in our DNA and has been the most hopeless, predictive football to watch (relative to the division) since 97/98. Can’t wait to get back into the Champ and see some entertainment again.

An occupational hazard of playing successfully is that you get promoted, which is why we are here.

We are adapting, or trying to, that’s all.


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[Deleted member 2719]

So how will he set us up.

To win the game and all but survive... or to not lose and get a 0-0 and take it to the wire.

....I think we all know!

I really don't want the wire.

I don't trust that shifty Warnock not to win all 3 matches or win 2 and draw against Man u.

 

[crookie]

Wow.

The footballs clearly not been great, but then we are in an almighty scrap. Hughton did EXACTLY the same when he first arrived here - set us up to be hard to beat, playing some dreadful football, and it just about stopped us dropping into League One. It doesn't matter how you get the points by this stage, you just have to get over the line. Yes its been shithouse since the turn of the year, the new signings have not performed, the last 2 home games have been truly gruesome. But that whole inquest is for the summer. Right now its all about salvaging the season and saving ourselves.

I will ALWAYS want to see us playing at the highest level, otherwise whats the point ? The Championship is a great league, but it is still a means to an end - the entire objective is to get OUT of it (going the right way, obvs). I'll still be there regardless what league we're in next August, but the mentality of "lets just go and get relegated so we can win more games next season" is utter bobbins. We'd be winning games just to try to get back to WHERE WE ARE NOW.

The PL is not the be-all and end-all, far from it. But I certainly don't want to see us drop out of it just yet.

Spot on

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[dadams2k11]

So as I see it we need to match Cardiff's results for the next 3 games and can afford to drop 3 pts.

Fulham v Cardiff - Draw
Brighton v Newcastle - Draw

Cardiff v Palace - Cardiff Win
Arsenal v Brighton - Brighton Lose

Brighton v Man City - Brighton Lose
Man Utd v Cardiff - Cardiff Lose

Not beyond the realms of possibility.

If Fulham and Palace can do us a favour, then even better.

 

[LamieRobertson]

We won’t win and that’s all there is to it. In fact I might go all out on a limb here and say we won’t score either!!

Let’s get on with relegation, a new manager and a new team. I don’t want to watch this one any longer, it’s embarrassing. We shouldn’t be in the PL, it’s not in our DNA and has been the most hopeless, predictive football to watch (relative to the division) since 97/98. Can’t wait to get back into the Champ and see some entertainment again.

Hopefully you won’t bother coming ...oh hang on you’ve said you don’t want to watch any longer ...good ..you won’t be missed

 

[LamieRobertson]

Bollocks. Fact.

At least he’s consistent

 

[colonies man]

I would not be surprised if Cardiff get something at Fulham maybe a point.I think we are going to have to beat Newcastle.I just can’t see us getting any other points whereas Cardiff have some hope in all their games.

 

[Wardy's twin]

We were good against Cardiff until they scored and we really should have had a penalty on 10 mins when Dunk was pulled down. So 3 points is possible if we can get some energy in the team so can defend like tonight but also have some cutting edge.


Ryan
Montoya Duffy Dunk Bernardo
Stephens
March Bissouma AK
Murray Andone

 

[BadFish]

We were good against Cardiff until they scored and we really should have had a penalty on 10 mins when Dunk was pulled down. So 3 points is possible if we can get some energy in the team so can defend like tonight but also have some cutting edge.


Ryan
Montoya Duffy Dunk Bernardo
Stephens
March Bissouma AK
Murray Andone

My worry is if Newcastle score first, we seemed to fall apart once Cardiff.... and Bournemouth did that. We need to keep it tight and get one on the break.

 

[View from the Pier]

Wasn't the Spurs goal fest a lot of us feared. Shame with such a late goal but we have to move on.

GD is not an issue now so a Spurs goal fest would not have made much of a difference other than team morale and that's rock bottom anyway

 

[View from the Pier]

So as I see it we need to match Cardiff's results for the next 3 games and can afford to drop 3 pts.

Fulham v Cardiff - Draw
Brighton v Newcastle - Draw

Cardiff v Palace - Cardiff Win
Arsenal v Brighton - Brighton Lose

Brighton v Man City - Brighton Lose
Man Utd v Cardiff - Cardiff Lose

Not beyond the realms of possibility.

If Fulham and Palace can do us a favour, then even better.

Palace have done us favours all season