[Albion] Nervous?

[Nobby]

Just the five (5) point gap to the bottom three now.

 

[moggy]

Absolutely

 

[London Irish]

Yes frustrating week really

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Going to be a long slow crawl to safety now.

 

[Tooting Gull]

We're in it, and no mistake. Which is not much different to what I expected, but slightly frustrating as we earned the chance to virtually get out of it and haven't done so.

Obviously the fact that the gap to the relegation places has been slashed to just five points tonight is the clear concern, but not the only one. This is how we have done points-wise relative to the teams below us over the last 10 league games - only better against Huddersfield, who are doomed anyway and therefore largely irrelevant, but much worse against most:

Hudd’field +5
Fulham -2
Cardiff -5
Southampton -9
Burnley -9
Newcastle -5
Palace -8

Now clearly if that continues we are in very real danger of relegation. It's not panic time, but we do badly need a win to settle everyone down, and it can't come soon enough.

 

[Dr. No]

No.

 

[stss30]

We're in it, and no mistake. Which is not much different to what I expected, but slightly frustrating as we earned the chance to virtually get out of it and haven't done so.

Obviously the fact that the gap to the relegation places has been slashed to just five points tonight is the clear concern, but not the only one. This is how we have done points-wise relative to the teams below us over the last 10 league games - only better against Huddersfield, who are doomed anyway and therefore largely irrelevant, but much worse against most:

Hudd’field +5
Fulham -2
Cardiff -5
Southampton -9
Burnley -9
Newcastle -5
Palace -8

Now clearly if that continues we are in very real danger of relegation. It's not panic time, but we do badly need a win to settle everyone down, and it can't come soon enough.

True, but feels like we've barely played a bottom half team in recent games excluding the Fulham debacle. If i'm not mistaken we have a lot of the teams below us still to play at home. Win against Burnley and we're firmly back on track. 35 points may see us safe this season.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Yep, first half today too many going through the motions. We could easily get dragged in.

 

[studio150]

Not in the slightest, the next 6 home games are all winnable, and win 4 and draw 2 of these games are we are on 41 points and safety without picking up anything away from home

 

[albionfan37]

Beat Burnley next week and it’ll be rosey in the garden again

 

[LVGull]

Just the five (5) point gap to the bottom three now.

No? Grow some and believe.

 

[Honky Tonx]

Of course. Wins against Newcastle, Huddersfield, Burnley, Cardiff and Southampton would take the pressure off.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

No.

 

[BLOCK F]

Concerned but not yet nervous.
Anyone who isn't slightly concerned, possibly should be.
I bet Chris Hughton is and I dare say, Mr. Bloom.

 

[Durlston]

Not yet but Burnley feels like the biggest match we'll play this season up to now.

Win - A lot of the pressure lifted of not winning in the league so far this year. A huge understatement!

Draw - Winnable home games are getting shorter but another point towards safety. Keeps Burnley in trouble and they'll find the last couple of months tough having been in the Europa League last July.

Lose - starting to fear the worst. Team selections by Hughton will be seriously questioned by fans.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

No.

The time for nerves is if we lose to both Burnley and Cardiff at the Amex.

As it is, 3 more wins will keep us up still ( 2 more wins if 1 of them is v Cardiff ).

 

[Thunder Bolt]

No. Huddersfield are gone.
Fulham lost, And Burnley v Southampton cancelled each other out.

Watford struggled to keep us out today, relying on two finger tipped saves from Foster.

 

[DumLum]

We have not scored in the last three home games.

 

[portslade seagull]

3 more wins and were fine

 

[Icy Gull]

We are going to be playing a cup final in nearly all our remaining home games, of course I’m nervous. Nearly all our opponents are in the relegation mix. It is quite likely to be way more difficult to win these games than all you complacent NSCers seem to think. Home advantage may not be that big an advantage with a very nervous crowd. Fortune generally favours the brave and we are not that brave once we take the lead.

I have given up on getting anything at all away from home, even WBA in the cup