Should we be worried about relegation

[UsualSuspect]

Had a feeling some sort of posting regarding this would come up because some people just have not got a clue. Look at the injuries. Look at how, at times, we've played in these games. Sooner or later the results will come with some of the good play we have shown we are capable of.

hmm, with the injuries to come back, reo coker petrov and heskey, a rookie in the shape of albrighton and you think we have not got a clue?? I tell you now, we aint v good and there is no shape to us at the moment! The manager that has been appointed needs to be backed seriously in january if we arent to sink like a stone!

Totally agree

We missed gabby most of all yesterday but apart from that do people honestly think that if petrov, NRC and Albrighton had played we would have got a result?

The first half was one of the most one sided I have ever seen in 35 odd years and tactical ineptitude at its very best.

Should we be worried - yes Liverpool away, baggies at home, man city and spuds over xmas

[KevinGage]

Fancy us to beat Spurs, oddly enough.

The Christmas period normally throws up a few surprise results and that will be one of them. Sad state of affairs when a win against that shower would now be seen as a surprise result but there you go.

Our chances of getting something at Anfield might also have improved after Carragher's injury today. No Gerrard for them either.

[Legion]

New thread started.

[Mark H]

I dont think we are in relegation trouble just yet but I also dont think we should not realise it far too easy to slip into the mire.  I really do believe when we get some of our more senior players back especially forwards and maybe get a couple of new ones in we will be ok.  I do now find myself looking down the table and not what I prefer and normally do in looking up to where 3 points would take us.

[Legion]

9th.

[DB]

The young 'uns did their best yesterday but sooner we get the injuries back the better. Our team is looking nothing like what I would be barring injuries. Glad to see CC back on Mon.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

23 points from the remaining 23 games means the 40 point "usual" safety mark. Winning 7 games is therefore the probable requirment. They need to do 7 times what so far they have done just 4 times.

[SoccerHQ]

Yes but we can't get any gameplan going, our whole week of changing was probably based around Gabby leading the line today as he did magnificently against Manure so him being ill overnight throws that into turmoil and we get Carew inflicted upon us.

Albrighton was MOM against Manure so playing so well in such a big game would I'd imagine herald a Bale like run of form from him, instead we lose him for 3 weeks.

We can't get any momentum going as we can't even get a consistant 11 out at the minute.

When we can do that for say 5-10 games in a row then I'll judge Houllier properly.

we cant just bitch about players being out or injured! We are in a bit of shit i think!

That's what I said yesterday, We do have an injury crisis but there are some good players out there, minus Cuellar that was a first choice back 5. They are making mistakes left right and centre, look at Arsenals first goal yesterday bad play by two experienced players, Friedel & Warnock are becoming liabilities.

We have nothing up front Agbonlahor has been injured & Carew looks like a bag of shit, Heskey is injury prone anyway. We have to back the manager in Jan, I don't want to blame him I think we have to give the man a chance! We better start getting some results and quick and stop conceding silly sloppy goals, this reminds me of that run under O'neill

We were keeping clean sheets and not conceding many with a bit more experience in central midfield e.g. NRC and Petrov.

I think that's the key at the minute.

[alanclare]

Of course not. If you get worried about something as unlikely as that then you are approaching paranoia. Start researching for a half-decent shrink right now.

[N'ZMAV]

We're 15th. We're in it now. But, we might not be come May.

[Drummond]

One (very good) win and we'd be 7th. One regular win would have us 9th.

No problem.

[Concrete John]

I think that given our league position and current form it would be complacent not to acknowledge we are in a precarious position.  Doing so might actually makes you concentrate more on the points/position than the 'transitional phase', which would be correct right now.

But ultimately I don't think we'll be in any real danger.

[john e]

not worried,
we are only 3 points away from the relegation zone, and 3 points away from joint 7th, so its all very tight,
we have far better players than teams that will be scrapping it out at the end of the season,
i think we'l finish comfortably in the top half

[cheltenhamlion]

We won't even be close to a relegation scrap.

[The Left Side]

I think we will be fine and with a few new faces and the injured players to return we will finish in 10th spot.