we’re going down, we don’t have enough quality going forward and we concede way too many chances to sustainably get results. the gulf between us and even just the Fulhams, Palaces, Evertons etc is massive. Our only hope is if Burnley, Luton and Bournemouth continue at the rate they are and something like 25 points is enough to stay up. If any of those properly turn a corner then we’re doomed

having said that though we’re also probably somewhat unlucky to only have 5 pts so far, 8-0 vs Newcastle and 5-0 vs Arsenal aside we’ve atleast been fairly competitive in most games (especially at home) and have fallen victim to a lot of late goals. we’re a bit crap but we’re not going to break unwanted records or anything

We’ve also not been helped by a fucking abhorrent injury list (something like 12 first team players out at its peak). This was especially prevalent in our first 2/3 games where we could genuinely barely even field a team and had u18s coming off the bench. This situation wasn’t helped by us selling Ndiaye and Berge the week before the season started and taking way too long to get players in

Jack Robinson has been our best player by a country mile so far with Foderingham, McBurnie, Baldock and Hamer behind him. Trusty has improved us defensively since he’s come into the team too. Archers been ok and definitely has something about him but often looks totally isolated in games (granted not really his fault)

Looking rough. It’s not helping that a lot of the teams that were predicting to have tougher seasons have been doing really well. Wolves, Forest, and Everton have all exceeded expectations. Likely to go down, but Burnley and Bournemouth are big question marks as to whether they can turn things around. Especially Burnley as they seem to have full trust in Kompany despite the poor results.