Can we stay up?

[army88]

I see people are getting carried away with our recent good luck.Although the recent draws were welcome news-they were more down to luck(Bindippers) and out of sorts opponents(United)rather than Parker changing tactics.I have seen nothing to support a yes answer to the question in the post.
We are already down in my humble opinion.Cardy should have been outed in November to have any chance of survival and some serious signings added this month.As neither of these has happened that tells me ALK are resigned to relegation under Cardy and are tapped out regards debt limits.
My only wish is that Cardy leaves at the end of the season because I could not face another season with Parkerball and I believe luck will not strike twice and he will not produce a defence as successful as last season after the predictable squad decimation and rebuild come July.I do not think he would get us promoted a second time.
I have already donned my tin hat.

What for CIB telling the truth - my old man?s 90 this year and if I?m honest it?s a borefest so unless he goes we probably won?t renew - and he?s been going on 65/70 years.
Nothing against Parker as a fella - just feels like we?ve wasted a season again to me.

He might be alright back in the championship but I?ll see how I feel if he?s staying.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

What for CIB telling the truth - my old man?s 90 this year and if I?m honest it?s a borefest so unless he goes we probably won?t renew - and he?s been going on 65/70 years.
Nothing against Parker as a fella - just feels like we?ve wasted a season again to me.

He might be alright back in the championship but I?ll see how I feel if he?s staying.

About sums it up for me too army88.

[Supersub6]

They sack the manager it costs them money. New manager would want new players but you can't buy players without money.
Look at things as they are guys ---they can't afford to sack him, they can't afford to get anyone new, either manager or players and who knows where we go from here.
I jsut hope that the HMRC bills are being paid.

[sinkov]

who knows where we go from here.

Owen Coyle did say that we were ten years behind Bolton, he might yet be proved right, give or take a year or two.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

It's the total lack of noise from Alan Pace that is worrying me.

[ClaretinBudapest]

Despite my opinion I strongly believe our overiding problem is not Scott Parker.The last 3 seasons have proved that it is ALK who are not PL quality as owners.
It is looking like both Leeds and Sunderland will stay up-the former although being a bigger club than Burnley have been nowhere near the PL in the last 8 years yet despite scraping in via the playoffs have put together a squad capable of comfortably staying up.
On the other hand ALK have already had experience in the PL and should have a good idea of what is needed to avoid relegation yet they have failed at their now second attempt.
The club is run by people who have spent tens, even hundreds of millions yet cannot keep us up despite parachute payments and PL standard training facilities.They stuck with a manager who had a proven track record of failing in the PL.They stuck with a recruitment team and system that had failed spectacularly after our promotion under VK.
Parker is merely a sympton of the underlying problems at the club.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

A few posters on her never rated Vincent Kompany who was after all a Pace choice. I'll bet a few quid he's the next Citeh manager - and soon.

[malwayne]

It's the total lack of noise from Alan Pace that is worrying me.

BT , you may recall that before Xmas ,I mentioned this valid point that you have again raised, and for the life of me, I just cannot work out why Alan Pace has remained silent all this time. Surely ,if you have a business that is not producing the standard required, you at least try to find out what can be done , to put the matter right. Last season, when we were on our way up , both Pace and his American football mate were everywhere to be seen, posing for photos with fans etc. Where are they now ? I refuse to believe that neither of them are interested in the clubs present position, but that?s the way it looks to me. It sums up everything that is wrong with our club right now.

[lancaster100]

CLARETS PREMIER LEAGUE COUNTDOWN.
By my reckoning we need another 25 points from what for us will be our own Fifteen Cup Finals to have any chance of staying up.
Loads of comments I could add, but I will leave that box open for your own thoughts.
Spurs ? Home. (24.01.26)
Sunderland ? Away. (02.02.26)
West Ham United ? Home. (07.02.26)
Palace ? Away. (11.02.26)
Chelsea ? Away. (21.02.26)
Brentford ? Home. (28.02.26)
Everton ? Away. (04.03.26)
Bournemouth ? Home. (14.03.26)
Fulham ? Away. (21.03.26)
Brighton ? Home. (11.04.26)
Forest ? Away. (18.04.26)
City ? Home. (25.04.26)
Leeds ? Away. (02.05.26)
Villa ? Home. (09.05.26)
Arsenal ? Away. (17.05.26)
Wolves ? Home. (24.05.26)
Can we do it? Believe#

Not a chance

[mnrht]

True BT, there have been improvements but do the selection committee know why? No question that we have had more than our fair share of luck recently. It's not looking good but it's not impossible yet.