Relegation from epl ?

[Ozymandias]

who will be relegated from the EPL this season

Derby are gone realistcally

Fulham are cast adrift at the moment and look dead certs fro the second spot

Who will the third team be Sundrland,bolton,midlesborough,reading,wigan or birmingham........or possibly newcastle if their slide continues...it looks to be between these teams

[Ceirtlis]

Derby,Fulham,Wigan. Sunderland just seem to have enough to pull out home wins when they really need them despite being hammered in other games and if you can do that it is better than getting draws and unlucky defeats.

[KevB76]

Derby, Fulham, Bolton

[Ozymandias]

bolton losing anelka is huge for them also with bad boy diouf away at the ACN they could struggle

If middlesbrough lose woodgate and downing as rumoured then they could struggle too

The bottom of the table at the mo is more interesting than the top

[TheBoss]

Derby and Fulham are certs for me, the last place is up for grabs.

[NeilMcD]

bolton losing anelka is huge for them also with bad boy diouf away at the ACN they could struggle

If middlesbrough lose woodgate and downing as rumoured then they could struggle too

The bottom of the table at the mo is more interesting than the top

The top is pretty tight also. Man Utd and Arsenal level and Chelsea only four points behind.

[shakermaker1982]

Fulham and Derby are certs now to go down IMO.

Brum, Sunderland, Bolton, Wigan and Boro are duking it out to stay in the league and it will be interesting to see if any of these teams make any more significant purchases.

[Block G Raptor]

I Really Really Really hope it's sundIreland
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[Ozymandias]

I Really Really Really hope it's sundIreland
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why...why would you want murphy,miller,connolly,kavanagh,o donovan, stokes,mcshane to get relegated while middlesbrough stay up I would want the teams with Irish lads in them to stay up in preference to the ones without...purely selfish reasons for our national side

[gustavo]

why...why would you want murphy,miller,connolly,kavanagh,o donovan, stokes,mcshane to get relegated while middlesbrough stay up I would want the teams with Irish lads in them to stay up in preference to the ones without...purely selfish reasons for our national side

If they are good enough they will get bought back up to that league.

[shakermaker1982]

why...why would you want murphy,miller,connolly,kavanagh,o donovan, stokes,mcshane to get relegated while middlesbrough stay up I would want the teams with Irish lads in them to stay up in preference to the ones without...purely selfish reasons for our national side

some people hate Keane that much they'd love to see him fail. :eek:

[Block G Raptor]

some people hate Keane that much they'd love to see him fail. :eek:

I'm sure some do, I however do not I think he was the best player we ever had and believe that McCarthy was to blame for Saipan , I do however hate Niall Quinn and his consortium for pumping money into an English club when clubs at home here are going bust, thats why I want them to fall on their collective Ar$€$

[Ozymandias]

If they are good enough they will get bought back up to that league.

Andy Reid???

[gustavo]

Andy Reid???

Didnt do it often enough in Premiership to be bought back into it.

[Ozymandias]

my point is there are some players that we need and if they drop out of the Prem mightn't get back in like andy reid..who is vital to us at the moment..would rather if they stayed in the prem and hopefully progress there

[Sonic]

For me Bolton losing Anelka I dont care for how much was bad business for them! Will be tough for them and can see them going but Fulham are in trouble also. Fulham Derby and just on the last day Bolton!

[tetsujin1979]

If Bolton use the money they got for Anelka to bring in another top striker then they will stay up. If they do get relegated, then they'll have a far bigger transfer budget than the rest of the Championship and will probably come straight back up

[Ozymandias]

whole picture changed again at the bottom after tues and wed results

getting to squeaky bum time

[OwlsFan]

Interesting that no one had tipped Reading. Obviously hope from an irish point of view they stay up instead of Fulham but from a Championship point of view (as a Wednesday fan) not worried about the quality of the teams coming down.

[gilberto_eire]

I don't think it would be the worst thing for Reading to go down, Doyle and Hunt should be able to pick up premiership clubs. Reading are never going to go anywhere in the prem' so maybe they could end up at a lower end prem' club with higher prospects!

[shaneker]

Can't see Doyle getting a move to an EPL club. He hasn't scored in months and has been played on the wing for many of his games, which just isn't his position. He's in bad form at the moment in a poor side, really hope Reading stay up, otherwise I can see Doyle in the Championship next season.

If Reading do go down, I could see Hunt getting a move back to the EPL, probably with Sunderland, the way things are going!

[bellavistaman]

Can't see Doyle getting a move to an EPL club. He hasn't scored in months and has been played on the wing for many of his games, which just isn't his position. He's in bad form at the moment in a poor side, really hope Reading stay up, otherwise I can see Doyle in the Championship next season.

If Reading do go down, I could see Hunt getting a move back to the EPL, probably with Sunderland, the way things are going!

i reckon doyle would be snapped up, hunt defiintly to sunderland. If fulham stay up hodgson should be given freedon of london, that would be a real escape, nobody gave them any hope of gettin a win between now and the end of season.

[Block G Raptor]

Wigan have a gem in Antonio Valencia. Would love a big club to buy him next season.

I've read somewhere that Benitez is looking at him

[Pike B]

I've read somewhere that Benitez is looking at him
Please God!!!!! He's a lovely player.

[shakermaker1982]

I've heard Man Utd are tempted too.

[rambler14]

Reading and Birmingham will probably join Derby in the Championship. It's a pity as both teams have great players and great managers. Certainly the likes of James McFadden, Liam Ridgewell, Stephen Hunt and Kevin Doyle will be snapped up. I can't see the managers staying either.
Reading have no one to blame but themselves for their relegation. While everyone else was out spending money, Steve Coppell was at home twiddling his thumbs.

Fair play to Fulham, they looked doomed but Hodgson has come in and finally got them playing good football.

[Kingdom]

Funny ridgewell was the one Bormingham player I've seen consistently make mistakes the past few months. Not saying he's brutal, just that I remember him more for good than for bad.

[jmurphyc]

Reading are away to Derby on the last day of the season. Obviously that game could have a huge say on who stays up.

[OwlsFan]

. Certainly the likes of James McFadden, Liam Ridgewell, Stephen Hunt and Kevin Doyle will be snapped up. I can't see the managers staying either..

On what basis do you think Kevin DOyle will be snapped up? Certainly not on his scoring record this season.


. Reading have no one to blame but themselves for their relegation. While everyone else was out spending money, Steve Coppell was at home twiddling his thumbs...

And you don't think Coppell would have spent money if he'd been offered it :confused: Reading are a very small club and must live within their means otherwise they'd go to the wall if they were relegated with huge debts.

[OwlsFan]

Great effort by Fulham. Sorry to see Reading go but at least Doyle scored. How bad are Derby under Jewell (our nearly manager).

[pineapple stu]

Watched most of the game to see what Derby were like. Had seen their record obviously, but none of their games. Dear God, but they were shambolic at the back. The second goal was unreal - not one player following up a rebound. Basic stuff. I wouldn't be surprised to see them go down next year too. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see UCD take them!

[Red&White Rover]

What on earth happened to City?!

[NeilMcD]

Hodgson showed how good a manger he is in the last few weeks and had them playing good football too. Top class manager in my view and while we have got a great manager I am even more convinced now that he would have been a great Ireland manager.

[DmanDmythDledge]

I think Fulham may have qualified for Europe through the fair play. :eek:

[Closed Account 2]

Is it still not City despite the red card for Dunne

[DmanDmythDledge]

Is it still not City despite the red card for Dunne
Other stuff like fans' behaviour comes into it, as well as cards. Here (http://www.premierleague.com/page/FairPlayTable/0,,12306,00.html)'s the table with two games left to play. I think Fulham may have just nicked it.

[pineapple stu]

Losing 8-1 won't help you with the attacking play score!

[Poor Student]

I'd love to see Fulham nick it. I've tremendous respect for Hodgson for digging them out of this mess. Is this the best Premiership escape ever? I know the 04/05 escape by West Brom was impressive but I feel Fulham looked even more dead and buried closer to the season's end.

[pineapple stu]

They had a feature in yesterday's Irish Times on it. West Ham last year, Bradford in 2002, Coventry in 96, Oldham in 92 and Luton in 83 were mentioned. Though it'd be hard to beat Dunfermline winning all their last six games in the early 60s to stay up by a point. They'd appointed a new young manager for the last six games, Jock Stein.

[Stevo Da Gull]

I'm delighted for Fulham! If it weren't for their terrible luck with injuries they would never have been in this mess. Thrilled to bits for them!!:ball:

[superfrank]

Well done to Fulham. That was a pretty miraculous escape. Coming into the last week I did feel they were going to stay up. They had a pretty easy match.

I'll be sad to see Reading go. I liked some of their players and especially Steve Coppell.

I've always detested Birmingham and, well, Derby are embarassing.

[OwlsFan]

Hodgson showed how good a manger he is in the last few weeks and had them playing good football too. Top class manager in my view and while we have got a great manager I am even more convinced now that he would have been a great Ireland manager.

He did well to get them out of trouble and that was his brief but the overall record isn't anything to write home about. Since Hodgson took over at the turn of the year Fulham took 21 points from 18 matches. Prior to his arrival they had 15 from 20 and were 19th. Indeed, prior to the last 5 games they had taken 9pts from 13 games and if he had started off that badly with Ireland, he wouldn't have lasted. Sad but true. Since tournaments come round just every two years the window for a manager to succeed in terms of games is much shorter.