Right, eleven games left in which to save ourselves. So much doom and gloom on here, already consigning us to relegation - unsurprisingly, knee-jerk reactions seem to be strongly correlated with illiteracy and awful grammar.
Now, I'm hardly saying it's certain we'll stay up. Fact of the matter is, though, that we're a mere two points from safety, with the 'easiest' run-in of the five teams who are scrapping for survival (could easily have been six, given Bent's injury, but I think Villa have enough points on the board, already). We've done well to stick with the teams around us in the last few weeks - well, by that, I mean the other teams have done dreadfully, whilst we've lost our last four league games.
But the key point is that we're still in contention for survival, somehow. We've played the toughest games of our season, bar Tottenham at home (who have never beaten us at the Reebok - although I doubt that'll count for much, this season).
Whatever your thoughts on Coyle, he clearly won't get sacked before the season's out. Therefore, let's get behind the team and try and turn the Reebok into a fortress for our final league games. Let's not get on players' backs when they do something wrong - it only adds to the already immense pressure. We can stay up and we have a great chance to - more by luck (other teams being dreadful, and, in the case of QPR, being unlucky and unable to keep eleven men on the pitch) than good judgement (performances).
Next weekend is huge. I'm quite worried, as I think QPR have a decent team on paper (better than ours) and we're awful at home. Positives to take, though:
We know 4-4-2 (or, at least, 4-4-2 with either/both of Kavies and Mavies) doesn't work now - pretty sure Coyle finally sees this;
After the Ciddy game, we know our centre-backs should be two of Wheater, Ream, and Ricketts, with Knight getting nowhere near the squad;
Alonso's on his way back;
Miyaichi looks top drawer and like he could, potentially, be Coyle's best loan signing yet.
COYWM
Season starts here
posted on 5/3/12
When is a good time for a knee-jerk reaction? another loss or two and it's over. So a knee-jerk is probably in order.
And why my leading scorer sits on the bench every week I can't fathom....but SKD is almost ready to return to rifle in a surprize hatrick and save us...oh the joy of it.
posted on 5/3/12
"unsurprisingly, knee-jerk reactions seem to be strongly correlated with illiteracy and awful grammar."
Brilliant! 5*
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wouldnt want to pidgeon hole largehat......?
posted on 5/3/12
Knee Jerk is a bit of a joke - take a look at the league.. my knee has been jerking since september. Not just the league, the performances, the post match reaction,
But my comment dusnie count as im un-literate, and the stupidest
posted on 5/3/12
If we are still in the relegation zone on the 30th of March then we don't deserve to stay up
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My view on this is we already "deserve" to go down. Its not the amount of defeats... it is by far the manor of the defeats. We look heartless and have no fight.....
Spose the scapegoat will be.. we sold cahill pah!!!!!!!!!!
posted on 5/3/12
The fact is we know how to win. That's the sickener - We've won the same ammount as Villa have and they've got 29 points. (or something).
The problem has been turning being in marginal losing positions into draws. - We did that in the early part of last season when things were going swimmingly.
posted on 5/3/12
^^^^^^and that is just confidence Zat
posted on 5/3/12
Now that I have digested it, good article Sutty.
I will stand firm and cheer on the lads all the way to the Championship if that is where we are headed (I don't believe that we will get relegated for one minute tho!) unlike some of the pillocks on here! It really does bother me that some people prefer to ignore the positive aspects of banding together to fight to the death and would prefer to take your article apart. Seriously it staggers me that some posters are so set in their depression that they would rather pick up the trivial things of the article. I wonder if these are also the people that stay away from the Bok when things are tough; those that shy away from rolling up the sleeves and getting stuck in. So, my message to them is.......
STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELVES and enjoy what could possibly be Bolton Wanderers' last 11 games in the top division. If we are going to go out, lets go out with a roar!
posted on 5/3/12
Go JAH, go.
posted on 5/3/12
Holdsworth
I'm old enough to remember relegations and they are about as funny as being diagnosed with necrotising fischitis.
Most fans end up crying and it ruins their life for at least a year.
And you want us all to roar. What you on???
posted on 5/3/12
I fail to see how most fans end up crying.
The other option is dont go out with a roar, in a slump of depression...booooooo. Id rather the prem remember us for trying, than rolling over "crying"