WBA 0 CIty 4 right on half time

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:56 pm

Bournemouth next up in the cup it is then.

Would’ve preferred Crawley.

In Wilshire, Brooks, King, etc, have some players who can hurt you. Hope we go full strength-ish.

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:03 pm

WBA 0 CIty 4 right on half time

Might even score more than they do against us!

WBA showing as much fight against Citeh as we usually do.

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:05 pm

Might even score more than they do against us!

well City never let up, title could well go down to goal difference (doubt it though) so it's in their interest to pump WBA by 8

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:05 pm

Would’ve preferred Crawley.

In Wilshire, Brooks, King, etc, have some players who can hurt you. Hope we go full strength-ish.

We might have bought King by then.

Big Sam hasn't made West Brom hard to beat has he?

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:59 pm

Perhaps not, but they'll have to make a change soon if results don't turn, whether it's Benitez or someone else, otherwise they're in severe danger of going down. As a Burnley fan I'm more than happy for Bruce to continue in post, and I strongly suspect fans of all the other teams down there will feel the same.

Think they're in severe danger of going down no matter what they do.

I'm sure opposition fans were saying the same about us a couple of seasons ago when we'd lost nine of eleven games and just been hammered by Everton at home.

Mathematically its still quite possible for WBA to catch us up, (though I don't expect it).
However I can't imagine any scenario after this evening's result that WBA could end the season with a superior GD to us, so effectively we are 9 points clear of them and they have 18 to play. So they would need to win 3 more games than us in those games. It's not going to happen.

and absolute thumping will also make it harder for Alladouche to sign players

Tall Paul wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:10 pm

Think they're in severe danger of going down no matter what they do.

I'm sure opposition fans were saying the same about us a couple of seasons ago when we'd lost nine of eleven games and just been hammered by Everton at home.

I think people also forget Leicesters run to stay up in 2014/15

nil_desperandum wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:16 pm

Mathematically its still quite possible for WBA to catch us up, (though I don't expect it).
However I can't imagine any scenario after this evening's result that WBA could end the season with a superior GD to us, so effectively we are 9 points clear of them and they have 18 to play. So they would need to win 3 more games than us in those games. It's not going to happen.

Don't forget their goal difference stands at a staggering -32 compared to our -12

In the 7 matches they've played since Big Sam took over they have conceded 21 goals - so far.

I would love it if Ashley took Mags down for the third time.

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:07 pm

We might have bought King by then.

Think that involves placing a bid, so I’m not so confident!

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:17 pm

I think people also forget Leicesters run to stay up in 2014/15

That's rare though for teams to hit such a purple patch, and can you really see any of the bottom 3 hitting that level of form.

To put it into perspective we've amassed 9 points in our last 6 games, and yet many feel we're in poor form, West Brom have 11 points in the entire season.

And in total the bottom 3 have the grand total of 5 wins to their names this season, if any of them stay up from here they'll be doing incredibly well, and the teams above them will have to seriously implode, I can't see it, but in this game you can never rule anything out I suppose,

dpinsussex wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:17 pm

Don't forget their goal difference stands at a staggering -32 compared to our -12

make that -33

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:27 pm

That's rare though for teams to hit such a purple patch, and can you really see any of the bottom 3 hitting that level of form.

To put it into perspective we've amassed 9 points in our last 6 games, and yet many feel we're in poor form, West Brom have 11 points in the entire season.

And in total the bottom 3 have the grand total of 5 wins to their names this season, if any of them stay up from here they'll be doing incredibly well, and the teams above them will have to seriously implode, I can't see it, but in this game you can never rule anything out I suppose,

NO

0-5 City

5-0 Citeh now Fat Sam Out

Easy eh?

WBA 0 CIty 5

Cheltenham gave City more of a game than West Brom have tonight, I do wonder if Bilic will have a wry smile on his face watching this.

BTW heading for 4 away wins in the PL in tonight's games, hope that's not an omen for tomorrow.

Tonight’s football. East Lancashire’s second club are well on course for promotion...Stanley 2-0 Hull. Bloody amazing and they have a zillion games in hand on most. If fans are back next season (bloody hope so) I’ve promised to take the family to the home game against East Lancashire’s other team.

I cant see West Brom going down tbh...

saints 3 1 down

Really pleased we got Jason's mob, I could only see bad things against Crawley. This is much more familiar territory.

tim_noone wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:44 pm

I cant see West Brom going down tbh...

I'm curious based on what exactly tim, they have 2 wins out of 20, and are leaking goals like a sieve, and unlike Sam's previous roles they don't have the money to spend their way out of trouble.

Getting super annoyed by Arsenal Fannies simply feiening injury and staying on the ground...

Fannies

dpinsussex wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:17 pm

Don't forget their goal difference stands at a staggering -32 compared to our -12

That was exactly the point I was making wasn't it? (We're effectively + 9 points,, not 8).
Anyway it's - minus 33 now!

BFS will try to deflect the result he'll be racking his brain at the moment.

Assuming Leicester (Vardy now out injured) and West Ham drop off a bit, it'll be the usual suspects in the top 6-7 places, including Everton.

For all the talk of a strange season it will probably end up like every other year.

Shows how remarkable our Europa league qualification was.

I would not want david luiz anywhere near my football team

I think WBA are just trying to copy us with that scoreline, quite flattering really.

Wile E Coyote wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:58 pm

I think WBA are just trying to copy us with that scoreline, quite flattering really.

Yes following Sean Dyche’s blueprint!

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:30 pm

5-0 Citeh now Fat Sam Out

Quite right, must be a terrible manager to be losing 5 - 0 to City ..... oh, hang on a moment !

gsyclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:56 pm

I would not want david luiz anywhere near my football team

I don't think you need to worry too much about that.

huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:26 pm

Fantastic win for Stanley. 2-0 over table topping Hull.

Best result of the night

Clarets4me wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:03 pm

Quite right, must be a terrible manager to be losing 5 - 0 to City ..... oh, hang on a moment !

It was only yesterday pep was calling big Sam a genius in his press conference

houseboy wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:43 pm

Tonight’s football. East Lancashire’s second club are well on course for promotion...Stanley 2-0 Hull. Bloody amazing and they have a zillion games in hand on most. If fans are back next season (bloody hope so) I’ve promised to take the family to the home game against East Lancashire’s other team.

Surely they wont be playing Bacup Borough will they?

Stayingup wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:10 pm

Best result of the night

Great result for Stanley, and I’m happy about it! But the results that directly affect us have been perfect!

West Brom's goal difference is worth a point to all around them.

Bye Bye BFS

Wow! these stats are frightening for West Brom if true, taken from the BBC text feed so if they're wrong don't blame me, but they have had a lot of doings this campaign, reminds of the Coyle/Laws season when you needed an abacus at some of our matches.

4th time this season West Brom have concede five. 5th time they've conceded at least 4. 8th time they've conceded at least 3. Just saying.

You have no chance of winning games if your conceding goals so readily, and even the game they won recently at Wolves they had to bag 3 to win, unless they seriously tighten up and quick, there's only one place they're heading.

Clarets4me wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:03 pm

Quite right, must be a terrible manager to be losing 5 - 0 to City ..... oh, hang on a moment !

It's not just City though, they've shipped goals for fun all season, and even the appointment of BFS hasn't improved this fact, thumped 3-0 by Villa, 5-0 by Leeds and 4-0 by Arsenal, and that's all in the space of a few weeks, if you can't keep yourselves in games then you've no hope of getting points in this league, and that's the big difference between us and West Brom, yes we're struggling to score goals, but we rarely get thumped, and it's this strong base that will more than likely keep us in this league relatively comfortably.

Reecey1987 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:12 pm

It was only yesterday pep was calling big Sam a genius in his press conference

And Pep will call SD a genius (or similar) next week before we play them

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:05 pm

... it just shows why fans and owners should give managers a real chance to implement their style on a club, instead of the revolving door strategy which many seem to employ...

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:59 pm

Perhaps not, but they'll have to make a change soon if results don't turn, whether it's Benitez or someone else, otherwise they're in severe danger of going down...

Make your mind up!

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:17 pm

I think people also forget Leicesters run to stay up in 2014/15

You can't compare Leicester with WBA with the players they had. There was never any doubt in my mind that Leicester would have been relegated and the same applied to Arsenal this season who are now challenging for a top 6 finish

bfcmik wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:48 pm

And Pep will call SD a genius (or similar) next week before we play them

Lets hope Pep calls Dyche a duck egg next time we play them

Stayingup wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:13 pm

Surely they wont be playing Bacup Borough will they?