2025-26 Relegation thread

[Tom]

The battle is to finish about 2 of Oxford, Pompey and Charlton as others said. 
 

all 4 of us poor teams, interestingly Charlton are at Leicester for the early kick off Saturday so we’ll go into our game with a chance to go above them with a win or could be starting 6 behind but in turn with the points deduction that could pull Leicester in but they’ll have enough to get back out.

[wilsdenrover]

I don’t understand how people can look at WBAs form and not include them in the equation.

 

[MarkBRFC]

Yeah WBA are right in it.

Far too much football to be played to say "x is definitely going down" apart from Sheffield Wednesday of course.

[JHRover]

Two things with West Brom - on paper they shouldn't be in trouble, and I don't think their ownership will sit back and risk their investment going down the drain and not act. I expect if this new manager of theirs doesn't shape himself quickly he'll be replaced.

For some strange reason they seem to be wedded to this obsession with employing young inexperienced head coaches. But that will change if they are at serious risk of League One.

[G Somerset Rover]

2 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Two things with West Brom - on paper they shouldn't be in trouble, and I don't think their ownership will sit back and risk their investment going down the drain and not act. I expect if this new manager of theirs doesn't shape himself quickly he'll be replaced.

For some strange reason they seem to be wedded to this obsession with employing young inexperienced head coaches. But that will change if they are at serious risk of League One.

This is why I think they'll be fine. They clearly have big issues but they have a good handful of players who would get in 75%+ of the teams within this league. Gut tells me they'll start moving upwards soon.

[wilsdenrover]

WBA could be this year’s ‘too good to go down’.

One thing’s for sure, that label doesn’t fit us.

[RevidgeBlue]

Whilst I don't think it would take a huge amount for one or more of the Clubs to claw their way out of trouble, one win in the last 14, two home wins in 14 all season, we're going to have to improve dramatically to have a chance of staying up - and I just don't see it under this manager.

So near and yet so far..........

[TheKitGuy]

I think we are lucky in the fact that Sheffield Wednesday are in the league. As only 2 teams fighting for the play offs makes it a touch easier. however on paper we are the worst team in the league at the moment. 

[Tom]

Leicester down to 10 men after 15 minutes against Charlton is horrific for us, need Charlton to lose that 

just seen it - last man but further from goal than the Ipswich lad vs us 

Edited Saturday at 13:10 by Tom

[lraC]

11 minutes ago, Tom said:

Leicester down to 10 men after 15 minutes against Charlton is horrific for us, need Charlton to lose that 

Charlton 1 up

[Ricky]

Charlton lead 😞 

[Tom]

Just now, lraC said:

Charlton 1 up

Imagine going 6 points behind them, they are a team we need to be above 

[simongarnerisgod]

charlton,portsmouth  and oxford got lots of fight and effort in them and they are hard sides to beat at home,thats a worrying fact because i don`t see that in rovers and our home form is shocking

[Tom]

West Brom v Pompey today, suppose we need a draw there 

[Ricky]

Charlton 2-0 up with Dykes getting the second. I know nobody was keen on him coming here but he’s a handful. Not enough goals but he puts himself around 

[duckson]

10 minutes ago, Tom said:

Imagine going 6 points behind them, they are a team we need to be above 

2-0 now.....we need to start pulling our finger out starting today.

Edited Saturday at 13:22 by duckson

[simongarnerisgod]

Just now, Ricky said:

Charlton 2-0 up with Dykes getting the second. I know nobody was keen on him coming here but he’s a handful. Not enough goals but he puts himself around 

he`s exactly what we needed,a real threat from set pieces and holds the ball up well,we could`nt compete with the mighty charlton on wages 😰

[Hasta]

You wouldn’t put it past Oxford beating Big Club today.

[Tom]

I’m almost resigned to the pain of relegation; it’s going to be bloody horrible but seems inevitable. Think I may just try to totally disassociate with the whole club.

[Upside Down]

12 minutes ago, Tom said:

I’m almost resigned to the pain of relegation; it’s going to be bloody horrible but seems inevitable. Think I may just try to totally disassociate with the whole club.

May as well. The club disassociated itself from the fans 15 years ago.

[Tom]

Pompey 3-0 😞 

[wilsdenrover]

2 from us, WBA and Oxford. 

[Tom]

4 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

2 from us, WBA and Oxford. 

Said in the other thread we have the worst manager and by far the worst set up behind the scenes that will help aid our relegation and it will be fully deserved sadly (not for the fans but no fans deserve it)

[wilsdenrover]

Just now, Tom said:

Said in the other thread we have the worst manager and by far the worst set up behind the scenes that will help aid our relegation and it will be fully deserved sadly (not for the fans but no fans deserve it)

I wouldn’t disagree but WBA are currently giving us just the faintest whiff of a hope.

 

[lraC]