gpirlo68 0 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 If we had McClaren we would have lost that game, being one nill down he would have panicked but Rafa was composed and calmed the players down while still keeping us tight and organised We needed a win today, but it was also a must not lose. Fuck the six in a row Howay Rafa HWTL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 863 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 If we had McClaren we would have lost that game, being one nill down he would have panicked but Rafa was composed and calmed the players down while still keeping us tight and organised We needed a win today, but it was also a must not lose. Fuck the six in a row Howay Rafa HWTL howay way the lads? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gpirlo68 0 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 howay way the lads? Howay Rafa HWTL? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 2,769 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Something to build on. I feel we needed to win that to give ourselves a fighting chance. We're going to need to win at least half our remaining games now. Unlikely given we've only managed six victories all season Edited March 20, 2016 by Dr Gloom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howay 2,064 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 I think it's all a bit late sadly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trooper 402 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 I think it's all a bit late sadly. Aye I agree he should have been brought in earlier to give us a fighting chance. "Rafa the manager we nearly had" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Renton 1,877 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 We're down imo. Awful, awful performance. Really hoped Rafa would change things. True, we would have lost under mclaren, but we couldn't win with benitez, and we needed to. Sunderland are coming down with us imo though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trophyshy 564 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 We're down imo. Awful, awful performance. Really hoped Rafa would change things. True, we would have lost under mclaren, but we couldn't win with benitez, and we needed to. Sunderland are coming down with us imo though. Still 8 games left, have to play Norwich and Palace. Hate to be in the trenches with you. Etc etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trooper 402 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 It's really hard to see now were enough points will come from, next up Norwich & Southampton away. Then we have 7 days that will see us play Swansea & Man City at home & Liverpool away. Even if we do well against Norwich & Southampton (they're away games I know) I can't help thinking those 3 games in 7 days will really hurt us . Any anger you have must be directed at Ashley & Co for not acting quicker regarding McClaren. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 2,769 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 The away games are going to be what send us down. We simply couldn't afford to lose to Bournemouth at home and only draw today if we're losing on our travels every other week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dickie 0 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) My hope is that I do think we will improve in the next 2-3 games as Rafa and his coaches hopefully start to have an impact on the squad, whereas the mackems and norwich probably will still be the dross they have been all season. With a bit of luck I can see us beating Norwich and Swansea, which would have us on 31 points with 5 games left. 2 wins from those 5, with the confidence, momentum and a proper manager behind us, wouldn't seem like such a daunting prospect. Of course that's all pure conjecture but it does give me a bit of hope. As things stand you've got to have use favourite to go down at the moment, but there is still hope. It wouldn't be the most unlikely escape in football history. Need to beat Norwich and Swansea though. Edited March 20, 2016 by Dickie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheGingerQuiff 1,579 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Norwich is a must not lose though or we really are gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 2,769 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Norwich is a must not lose though or we really are gone. If today's game wasn't must win, Norwich is for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trooper 402 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Norwich is a must not lose though or we really are gone. You do realise Norwich is an away game & we've lost our last 7 away games Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kitman 493 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 I think we badly needed to win today to get some momentum. As it is, we couldnt score more than once at home against one of the league's worst teams. Its going to be very hard to stay up now, Rafa or not, we need some massive slices of luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howay 2,064 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Aye joint 2nd worst defence in the league (tied with us ) and we only managed one goal at home against it, really struggle to see us scoring enough goals to keep us up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gpirlo68 0 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Valid points. I still think Rafa deserves credit for today imo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheGingerQuiff 1,579 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Stop being fannies. The equaliser gave us a chance. Anything can happen in derby games, at least we got through it without them pulling further away from us. Avoiding defeat at Norwich is vital though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howay 2,064 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Valid points. I still think Rafa deserves credit for today imo Aye he does, it would have definitely been a loss under McClaren. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 2,769 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 We've got beat them to give ourselves a chance man. We can't expect to stay up if we don't start winning games soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gemmill 2,607 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Just less than a quarter of the season left to play. Anyone giving in now needs a hiding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheGingerQuiff 1,579 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 There's still games we can win. We're not going to pull out of it and be safe with a few games to go or anything. If any of them pull away from us we're fucked. I'd say Palace, Swansea and Villa are our most winnable games. Norwich is going to be tough because they're fighting. A win would be huge but a draw keeps them close. Need West Brom to sort their shit out vs the mackems mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trooper 402 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Time to face the truth this team isn't good enough for the Premiership. The 2nd game of the season we dropped to 15th position & have been no higher since. In fact we've only attained 15th position once more since & have spent 21 games in the bottom 3. We have been rock bottom twice. The lack of investment in the team has finally come back to haunt us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Fish 645 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Just less than a quarter of the season left to play. Anyone giving in now needs a hiding. we're 1pt behind Norwich with a game in hand. Palace are in free fall. It may become 2 from 4 by the time the next fixtures are done. Mackems aren't winning, Norwich are still in trouble, Palace are shit, Swansea aren't much better. We've got games against 4 of the bottom 6. It's too soon to be adamant we're down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trooper 402 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) we're 1pt behind Norwich with a game in hand. Palace are in free fall. It may become 2 from 4 by the time the next fixtures are done. Mackems aren't winning, Norwich are still in trouble, Palace are shit, Swansea aren't much better. We've got games against 4 of the bottom 6. It's too soon to be adamant we're down. We're 3 points behind Norwich mate unless we beat them 4-0 at their place we're still in the bottom 3. Edited March 20, 2016 by trooper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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