Relegation watch

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by IRB, Dec 12, 2017.

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Are we going to get relegated?

Poll closed May 24, 2018.
  1. No

    87 vote(s)
    79.8%
  2. Yes

    22 vote(s)
    20.2%
  1. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Oh I thought wfc4ever meant Palace?
    I did at any rate!
     
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  2. Mollyboo

    Mollyboo First Year Pro

    Hahahaha, you tw*t, just quoted my post before I could delete it!
    Thanks for that.
     
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  3. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Sounds like one of my old reggae cassettes, blithely mashed up with my Latino cds.

    I & I & Shakira.
     
  4. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Top 5.

    Please keep up.
     
  5. jw-

    jw- Reservist

    If Saints go down, and if we lose Doucoure, we should go for Lemina.
     
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  6. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Defo. I've seen he's linked with Liverpool, not sure if that's legit or the papers putting two and two together and getting five, he's been good, but not THAT good
     
  7. lancyclaret

    lancyclaret Academy Graduate

    I also hope all 3 promoted teams stay up - Newcastle will always struggle as long as Ashley is there; Huddersfield's enthusiasm and "spirit" will be less effective next season; Brighton CANNOT be so fortunate again with hardly any injuries plus a "soft" schedule which has allowed them to get points in the bank before their bottom-half rivals.

    Coming up? Wolves (14th-16th), Cardiff (straight back down), Villa (struggle ...ageing squad), Fulham (struggle), Derby (don't make me laugh), Boro (look at last season + Bamford).

    Hope Cardiff come up = 20th sorted.
     
  8. kVA

    kVA Reservist

    What about Butplug from Stoke?
     
  9. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    I get this won't be universally popular, but if Southampton go down, I'd take Redmond. Yes, he's inconsistent, but we need a winger, and realistically, anyone who is consistent will be looked at by the bigger teams. We'd all love someone of the calibre of Zaha (not necessarily Zaha himself for obvious reasons), but would they choose us over a top 6 team? Besides, we've revived Clev after his career was floundering
     
  10. I’d take Zaha if the price was sensible, ive heard a laughable £70 mill on Talk***** the other day
     
  11. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Of course he's not worth that to anyone else, but if it weren't for him, Palarse would be relegated by now, understand that tbf
     
  12. lutonh8a

    lutonh8a Squad Player

    I wouldn't mind us going for Lemina even if we keep Doucoure and dropping Capoue. I am half hoping Southampton go down just for this possibility.
     
  13. wingco

    wingco Reservist

    Liverpool are after him apparently
     
  14. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    My opinion is that Zaha only signed the new deal to get Palace as much money as possible if they stay in the Prem. I would not be surprised if the bargaining chip to have him sign such a deal, is a relegation release clause for a considerable cheap amount. If they get relegated I wouldn’t be surprised if he only goes for £20/25mil because of a release clause. Just a guess.
     
  15. Clive_ofthe_Kremlin

    Clive_ofthe_Kremlin Squad Player

    If Southampton go down, I'd like Boufal & Lemina
    If WBA go down, I'd like Gibbs
    If Stoke go down, I'd like Buttkiss & Zouma
    If Newcastle go down, I'd like Merino
    If Huddersfield go down, I'd like Mounie
    If West Ham go down, I'd like Lanzini

    If Palace go down, they can keep all their players as far as I'm concerned, but I would like to say "ha, ha, ha".
     
  16. PowerJugs

    PowerJugs Doyley Fanatic

    On loan from Chelsea. Not a chance.
     
  17. Hairyfrog

    Hairyfrog Squad Player

    Same with Tammy Abraham at Swansea but I'd still like to have him here, I think he'd offer more than Gray.
     
  18. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Missed out on a fair few of them first time around...
     
  19. PowerJugs

    PowerJugs Doyley Fanatic

    Rather not develop talent for another team in the league if we can avoid it.
     
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  20. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    No word from Liz recently?

    Last seen striding off purposely, armed only with his Daniela Hantuchova 2004 calendar.

    I, for one, am concerned.
     
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  21. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    A lot of chat these days about formations but I couldn’t help but notice that, on a meta level, the Prem itself is lining up as 1-4-1-13-1.

    Co incidentally, Pulis’ dream system.
     
  22. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    IF you ask me, which I'm sure everyone would have, in time, it's more of a 1-4-1-6-7-1.

    We are 9 points outside any relegation spot, when that represents a third of the team in that spot's entire points tally, and 6 points above Swansea in 13th. We have earned a distinction, especially when, whilst Bournemouth in 12th are a whole win/3 points away from Swansea directly below them, there are then only 3 points blanketing the entire rest of the group from the Swanees to the relegation spots.
     
  23. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Good point.

    We have now established our mid table mediocrity.

    Actually, that's a big step forward. We can now start looking up, competing in cups & prove a more attractive proposition for transfers.
     
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  24. Liz? Stride? Are we doing a Jack the Ripper thread?
     
  25. Hairyfrog

    Hairyfrog Squad Player

    I was thinking more about buying than loaning him Dunc.
     
  26. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Anything but football.
     
  27. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    We don't need more Royal Family talk on here tbh.
     
  28. PowerJugs

    PowerJugs Doyley Fanatic

    Chelsea aren't going to sell him unless its for far more than he's currently worth, and because they're in a position of power, unlike Chalobah who had 1 Year left and expressed a desire to leave and more akin to Aké who they had years left on his contract they can insert a buyback clause as well as a sell on percentage. Homegrown will further inflate price. Pass.
     
  29. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    His celibration is the best bit.
     
  30. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    Probably because they work at the uranium-farm at Windscale.
     
  31. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    This is Zaha we're talking about - the feeling is mutual. No, I wouldn't want the self-regarding, cheating, whinging play-actor here.
     
  32. Cthulhu

    Cthulhu Keyboard Warrior Staff Member

    For those predicting Palace going down please remember they are he luckiest bunch of ***** in the league and every time you think it’s going bad for them they somehow survive. They’ll survive. They always do
     
  33. Forzainglese

    Forzainglese Reservist

    Not bad summary, although I don't know much about the Championship. But Wolves might develop into a handful if they come up - they have been a sleeping-giant of a club.
     
  34. Luther Bassett

    Luther Bassett Reservist

    Speaking of Woves, that obese oaf Samuel is lauding their rule bending (allegedly) to the skies in today’s DM - yes, the same Martin Samuel that crucified us over the Udinese loans. Effing hypocrite.
     
  35. andrew2209

    andrew2209 First Year Pro

    The classic Football Manager tactic, scout a relegated team to get their best players on the cheap
     

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