Championship 2025/26 Season

[Sky Blues]

6 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

As shite as us and West Brom are, the sides you'd expect to be down there are probably fairly wary that if something does click with either of us we'd be capable of pulling away

Certainly. But present form is a better indication than what might happen. 

 

How about all the teams within 10 points of the bottom 3?

 

Norwich 5 wins from last 6

Charlton 2 wins and a draw from last 4

Blackburn 3 wins from last 4

Portsmouth 2 wins from last 4

WBA and Leicester a total of 4 points combined from their last 6 games each. 

 

Yes a win would change things. But the most realistic target should be getting above WBA. 

 

[fox_favourite]

56 minutes ago, Stopharage said:

I think we’ll be safe. Rowett’s pragmatic, defensive approach will be the focus we’ve needed all season. Add in some promising loan players. 
 

But more importantly, the utter arrogance of some of our squad will be the defining factor. They won’t want to go down and I think we’ll see quite a few of them really step it up. Winks will have a key part to play and I think Fatawu will show a level of consistency he’s not shown all season. 

I want the drugs you're on. 

 

We can't defend, we are mentally made of broken glass and we have players that just given up. 

 

But today will be telling if Rowett has made a difference. 

[Sky Blues]

14 minutes ago, HP1 said:

Blackburn looked the worst team in the league the other week and now they're safe (not necessarily in my view yet) because they've won a couple.

 

I didnt think I would need to point out to a league table expert that the same can happen to West brom and ourselves and then Portsmouths mighty 4 point gap diminishes in to nothing at all.

Blackburn brought in a good manager and turned things around immediately. You could also do the same.

[Tommy Fresh]

2 minutes ago, Sky Blues said:

Certainly. But present form is a better indication than what might happen. 

 

How about all the teams within 10 points of the bottom 3?

 

Norwich 5 wins from last 6

Charlton 2 wins and a draw from last 4

Blackburn 3 wins from last 4

Portsmouth 2 wins from last 4

WBA and Leicester a total of 4 points combined from their last 6 games each. 

 

Yes a win would change things. But the most realistic target should be getting above WBA. 

 

Hence why I said wary "if" 

[marketharboroughfox]

The vast majority of teams in this division are pretty streaky with their form. Yes Blackburn and Portsmouth have had good runs lately, they've had them at other points in the season too and followed them up with bad form as well. 

 

That said, next week's fixtures are pretty daunting and there's no denying we really need a result today. As opposition goes, you couldn't ask much better than a Stoke side in even worse form than ourselves. Come the close of play we could well be out of that bottom 3.

[Finnegan]

This guy wants Leicester to go down more than he wants Cov to go up

 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

12 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

I want the drugs you're on. 

 

We can't defend, we are mentally made of broken glass and we have players that just given up. 

 

But today will be telling if Rowett has made a difference. 

Totally agree, if Rowett’s tenure as manager starts with a defeat then I think we’re doomed.

[Sky Blues]

27 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

This guy wants Leicester to go down more than he wants Cov to go up

 

Point out one comment that isn't true.

 

I enjoy the edge to our games. If you get relegated we might have to wait years before we play again. 

[Sky Blues]

27 minutes ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

Totally agree, if Rowett’s tenure as manager starts with a defeat then I think we’re doomed.

Stoke have a massive injury list. Today is a bigger chance of a win than most seem to think.

[StevieH]

If we don't start winning now we'll be cut adrift and confidence will be even lower. Next 4 games crucial for our survival. What a mess. Problem is players don't give a toss. They'll be off somewhere else.

[fox_favourite]

11 minutes ago, Sky Blues said:

Stoke have a massive injury list. Today is a bigger chance of a win than most seem to think.

Leicester City - hold my beer

[Raj]

14 minutes ago, Sky Blues said:

Stoke have a massive injury list. Today is a bigger chance of a win than most seem to think.

We aren't called Charity FC for nothing you know😎

[Sol thewall Bamba]

5 hours ago, Sky Blues said:

Charlton are safe. 7 points ahead with 14 games to go. That's half a point a game. 

 

Blackburn are safe. Northern Ireland boss O'Neil took over 2 games ago and they've won both. That's the difference a decent manager makes.

 

Portsmouth look safe. 4 points ahead and a game in hand. W2 D2 L2 in last 6.

 

 

5am on the Leicester forum

 

The Specials weren't lying were they.

[FoxFossil]

Might get something at Home, but expecting zero from next two Away. Still win all home games, and we'd be in with a chance of staying up.

[Stopharage]

1 hour ago, fox_favourite said:

I want the drugs you're on. 

 

We can't defend, we are mentally made of broken glass and we have players that just given up. 

 

But today will be telling if Rowett has made a difference. 

 

1 hour ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

Totally agree, if Rowett’s tenure as manager starts with a defeat then I think we’re doomed.

You’re condemning the team before we’ve seen the impact that Rowett can have. 
 

The unrelenting hatefest on here is laughable at times. Loads of people moan that we didn’t get Rowett in earlier but then also moan that he’s not going to be able to save us. The slavish devotion to existential misery and utter pessimism is pretty impressive, I guess. 
 

We might well go down but there’s 14 games left. Today isn’t last chance saloon. Loads of twists and turns to come. 

[87fox]

1 hour ago, Finnegan said:

This guy wants Leicester to go down more than he wants Cov to go up

 

I want Cov to not go up more than I want Leicester to stay up.

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, 87fox said:

I want Cov to not go up more than I want Leicester to stay up.

 

Bit weird 

 

[Corky]

Hopefully, if we are relegated and they are promoted, the authorities will cancel football.

[OntarioFox]

Torn between wanting Cov to lose and West Brom not to pick up any points today. Either scenario is shit. Obviously for us it's got to be a Cov win, but I can't bear the thought of them actually getting over the line.

God I hate what Top and Rudkin have done to us.

Edited 21 February by OntarioFox

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

1 hour ago, Stopharage said:

 

You’re condemning the team before we’ve seen the impact that Rowett can have. 
 

The unrelenting hatefest on here is laughable at times. Loads of people moan that we didn’t get Rowett in earlier but then also moan that he’s not going to be able to save us. The slavish devotion to existential misery and utter pessimism is pretty impressive, I guess. 
 

We might well go down but there’s 14 games left. Today isn’t last chance saloon. Loads of twists and turns to come. 

We need the new manager bounce, it starts today, not hating on anyone, we don’t need to go straight back into how we were before Rowett. 
Actually not sure where you see the “hate” in my post. Very odd. 

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

Cov winning at HT doing us a favour 

[Ted Maul]

Just a toss-up on who's the least shit between us and West Brom from here on in.

Edited 21 February by Ted Maul

[StanSP]

3pts separate 6th to 14th. Hard to call who gets that playoff spot. 

[Number 6]

Sounds like West Brom may be about to sack Ramsey

[Langston]

Pompey 1 up....