2025-26 Relegation thread

[Exiled_Rover]

36 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

It doesnt suit the overall squad though, its a big chunk of games, lots of midweek games, all in a small space of time.

In defence, we would need Carter, McLoughlin, Miller and Alebiosu to all play every minute as we have absolutely no serious alternative.

Same up top, we need Ohashi and Gudjohnsen to play every minute and have nothing off the bench as Gueye is a joke.

Ok and who are you playing out wide in the 4-2-3-1? And which of our two strikers are you ineffectually playing as the 1 in said formation?

[Exiled_Rover]

2 hours ago, RTM08 said:

I don't see how anyone can look at a team that has lost ~60% of their games in all competitions and think they could flirt with the play-offs and aren't in danger of the drop, especially when that squad is now ravaged by injuries and suspensions.

Those three wins are a godsend, but it will take a miracle to stay clear during the Christmas period.

I think losing Toth for three months really fucks us over. However I don't think those three wins in a row were a fluke like many of you seem to.

[DE.]

They weren't a fluke, they were just played in fortunate circumstances. Generally such things probably even themselves out over the course of a season though (the Ipswich game, for example, turned out to be an unfortunate circumstance for us where we probably would have won), so the only thing anyone should be focused on is where we are in the table right now and how likely it is that our form will improve versus the teams around us in the coming months. 

[roversfan99]

45 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Ok and who are you playing out wide in the 4-2-3-1? And which of our two strikers are you ineffectually playing as the 1 in said formation?

The squad isnt good enough or deep enough regardless of formation to be honest. But a back 3 and front 2 means there is absolutely no alternative in either position and leaves 2 reasonable squad members in the squad (left backs) out of the picture.

You at least have 3 wide men (Miroshita, De Neve, Hedges) for 2 positions and 2 strikers for 1 position.

[Bohinen1983]

4-1-2-3

 

GK:Pears

DL:Ribiero

DR:Alibeou

DC:Carter

DC:Mcloughlin

CDM: Tronstadt

 

CM: Hickman

CM: Morishita

CM:  Henrikkson

 

ST: Cantwell 

ST: Ohashi

 

Centre mid is absolutely horrific in my opinion. I wonder if we could loan Rothwell back in Jan,  get rid of Tavares and bring in a young hungry centre mid from league one or two. 

 

Also, still feel we're lacking up top.. I can only see this season ending one way- Relegation, unless we have a great Jan.  

 

Am I right in saying there's now no impediment to Venky's funding the club? Could there be somewhat of a war chest for transfers come Jan?

[Ghost7]

1 hour ago, Bohinen1983 said:

Am I right in saying there's now no impediment to Venky's funding the club? Could there be somewhat of a war chest for transfers come Jan?

 

You are right and no, the owners have no interest in investing properly.

I think we can be clear on that after 15 years of the same question being asked again and again.

[London blue]

No chance of relegation is so far wide of the mark for a team sitting a few points above it this early into the season.

The three wins weren't a fluke and showed there's a blueprint to success, but as we've seen with Hedges playing CB, we're very flimsy when it comes to depth.

Our first 11 stays up, pretty comfortably.

Having to start Gueye, Tavares, Foreshaw, Tyjon... big, big trouble.

[roversfan99]

4 hours ago, Bohinen1983 said:

4-1-2-3

 

GK:Pears

DL:Ribiero

DR:Alibeou

DC:Carter

DC:Mcloughlin

CDM: Tronstadt

 

CM: Hickman

CM: Morishita

CM:  Henrikkson

 

ST: Cantwell 

ST: Ohashi

 

Centre mid is absolutely horrific in my opinion. I wonder if we could loan Rothwell back in Jan,  get rid of Tavares and bring in a young hungry centre mid from league one or two. 

 

Also, still feel we're lacking up top.. I can only see this season ending one way- Relegation, unless we have a great Jan.  

 

Am I right in saying there's now no impediment to Venky's funding the club? Could there be somewhat of a war chest for transfers come Jan?

There will not be a warchest in January.

Its been made more difficult for them to send money in the past. But they dont willingly send money anyway, and this seems to be misunderstood. Barring one year in which we had the one off sale of a record breaking academy graduate, they HAVE to send money every year to cover losses. Basically all Championship owners have to do the same. Expenses exceed income for clubs at this level, only difference now is they dont have to provide the same level of guarantee to do so.