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The relegation battle thread

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Toonitus, Mar 8, 2021.

  1. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    My money is on Fulham beating Leeds on Friday night and Brighton beating nufc on Saturday.

    Nufc in bottom 3 from Friday night
     
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  2. Prince Isak (GG)

    Prince Isak (GG) Well-Known Member

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    And Steve Bruce still in charge the following week?
     
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  3. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    Probably

    I mean I just look at think nufc need 4 wins and who are the realistically capable of beating?

    Brighton.. No
    Tottenham. No chance
    Burnley yes
    West ham I don't think so they've improved
    Man City not a chance in hell
    Arsenal no
    Liverpool no
    Leicester no
    Sheff United yes
    Fulham maybe


    Nufc will finish on around 35 points max
     
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  4. GeordieHalfbreed

    GeordieHalfbreed Well-Known Member

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    Just watched the Southampton - Brighton game.

    We are going down. Southampton weren't great, but Brighton played decent football, created chances, took their chances, pressured their opponents and didn't give up.

    Don't see Newcastle matching that. And I'm not sure we deserve to stay up, on merit.
     
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  5. It's_all_Greek_to_me

    It's_all_Greek_to_me Well-Known Member

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    Brighton beat us and Fulham win we are on our way down.
     
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  6. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    Its just plain wrong to call it the most important game in our history - even if the matter is subjective. If we win and stay up we may not get taken over. That's a fact. If we lose and go down, we still could get taken over. That's also a fact.

    Maybe retrospectively you could say it is, if things work out a certain way. At this stage, its a ridiculous assertion because we have no idea what will be riding on it.
     
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  7. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    Brighton are far better than their league position inducates they just usually miss glorious chances.

    It's a shootout between nufc and Fulham and if they get a win from Leeds wolves and vor villa I think we're going to be going into city Leicester arsenal and pool already in the bottom 3.

    I honestly can't see nufc staying up... We're absolutely useless and the side was useless before the injuries and covid.

    Bruce's going to take nufc down and he's going to fill the tabloids with stories about how covid and injuries halted a great start.
     
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  8. Prince Isak (GG)

    Prince Isak (GG) Well-Known Member

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    I still think it was. It’s my opinion and I’m sticking with it.

    We are sleep walking towards relegation. The form has us going down.

    We have the worst manager we have had in recent times still managing us despite the results.
     
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  9. Toonitus

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    He can say the next most important game though.. Without next it's a ridiculous claim
     
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  10. It's_all_Greek_to_me

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    We are going down. We deserve to.

    We deserve to drop to league one given the way we are managed.
     
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  11. Prince Isak (GG)

    Prince Isak (GG) Well-Known Member

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    Bruce’s excuses.

    There’s one man who won’t be very happy though as his big get out and pay day will disappear.

    At least we get to see Bruce work himself out of it for a bit. That might be entertaining.
     
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  12. Prince Isak (GG)

    Prince Isak (GG) Well-Known Member

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    When I said it. It was 1 hour before the kickoff. It was the next game.
     
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  13. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    The media did a sterling job trying to keep Bruce in a job mind.. I knew why and so do they! The wanted nufc to go down and Bruce was doing so badly it suited their agenda
     
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  14. Prince Isak (GG)

    Prince Isak (GG) Well-Known Member

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    When you have the worst owner, using the worst chairman using the worst manager. It all seems pretty grim doesn’t it.
     
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  15. Darren Peacock’s Ponytail

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    Don't fret. It's in our hands.

    We will get at least 3 more wins this season.
     
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  16. Dorty Dogbreath

    Dorty Dogbreath keeper of the glow

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    Meh. I hate Gayle.
     
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  17. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    I know mate but you Keep reinforcing your claim without using the word next and you're providing them their out.
     
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  18. It's_all_Greek_to_me

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    This is worse than any previous relegation under Ashley.
     
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  19. Toonitus

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    Who can they beat?
     
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  20. Prince Isak (GG)

    Prince Isak (GG) Well-Known Member

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    Nah: I’m just pointing out that in the context of things now. Things have gone exactly the way I expected it too.

    Stick with Bruce and this is what you get. He’s a bad manager and his stats prove it.
     
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