Sentences with word «relegation»

They are now on the verge of relegation zone with 10 Points from the same number of matches played.

And hopefully the structure in place will then enable them to not be a club that is constantly involved in relegation battles.

Couple of good wins can get them back in the top half of the season and well clear of relegation zone which is the priority for the club.

He was recalled two months later and saved the club from relegation last season.

Surely his job is to look at both, including calculated risks to avoid relegation for greater financial reward the following season.

With both teams at the wrong end of the table, it was seen as a crucial six - pointer in the battle for relegation.

With relegation of course came a severe drop in projected turnover (40 %), but no club was better prepared to cope.

Without him we would be 3 points above relegation if we lucky, so please we ain't much better off for quality.

We are on our best winning run of the season, admittedly we have played some very average teams, most of whom are relegation threatened.

Seven points above the first relegation place with 17 points.

They've looked like relegation candidates for most of the season.

We had our best players sold but weren't staring at relegation for part of the season or finishing mid table.

Key game: Tough away games against relegation rivals and encounters with the top six lie ahead, so a win at home to Stoke this weekend is vital.

They would just add them to the league (21 teams) and have an extra relegation spot the year after in every league.

Quite an achievement for a team which was fighting relegation last term.

It's faced relegation for the last five seasons.

Another big achievement will be to escape relegation next season if both leaves.

We have no pride left to defend and we have nothing else to lose even if we suffered relegation now.

I don't know if it was the same mentality with which a team in relegation plays against a comfortably — placed team in the league table.

They are likely going to be going home empty handed and still in big relegation trouble.

It has been a really tough start for them and they are looking like relegation candidates already with just one goal scored and seven conceded in their opening three games.

Not many thought that the club would be able to survive relegation in their debut PL campaign.

Because the stakes are too high for the Gunners to consider showing any mercy to ease any team relegation worries to dash them a point.

What we all have in our minds is the near relegation form at the end of last season.

We scored 13 goals in the last 2 games against relegation fodder.

Stoke are having far from a vintage year, and they've spent most of the campaign worrying about relegation.

Yes, I would take outside top four and frankly even relegation if that's what takes to get rid of him.

I think that we can now narrow down the potential relegation candidates to eight teams as set out in the table below.

They're currently 19th in the table, which is the final of the four relegation positions.

As far as I know they lost several games to relegation bound teams, and are currently sitting below us in the table.

They could be set for a dreaded relegation into the third tier, not long after stating their aim to make the top flight.

He's been through relegation and looked to be on the way out, before becoming the key man and best player on the team at the tip of our twice - promoted diamond.

One way of coping with possible relegation, I guess.

So even if we never have a promotion - and - relegation system, this would mean a sustainable model for underdogs.

They are now fighting to save them from relegation area.

They aren't bad at keeping clean sheets compared to other relegation - endangered teams too, with five of their games so far ending without them allowing a goal.

At home we in a title winning form but away it is more of relegation material.

So that's four points form their last two league games now so they are looking to finish the season with a flourish even if it ends in likely relegation.

Their poor run has brought them just one point from their last nine games, and leaves them occupying the third relegation slot.

Still better than what you make out of it, you act like we play relegation football every year.

Then I think we could be staring relegation in the face each season and thank my lucky stars.

They are good enough to replicate that result tomorrow, but relegation seems inevitable, as a consequence of their horrific start to the season.

And, obviously it's caused by FA own relegation.

Except, of course, that promotion and relegation continues; teams lose and gain their status just as they always did.

Stoke will need to add some recruits in the summer but they should have enough to avoid relegation next season.

The winter transfer window has closed and teams battling relegation have done all they can to strengthen their squads.

They probably still will but at least they have a chance of avoiding this with a manager with real relegation experience in charge.