Hopefully the management were competent enough to understand that in 2021 many players contracts would expire at the same time, and had a strategy in place for the eventuality. One thing I can say with confidence, taking performances into consideration, is that if contracts are extended for this same set of players and manager we will almost certainly be relegated next season. So what's the alternative given that PL survival is a means to an end?
Offer new short term contracts to a couple, bring forward a couple of youth players, search the market for young affordable talent and make use of judicious loans?
"Manager required with forward thinking vision and known experience with young players to take the club to the next level" will read the ad.

I entirely agree. Standing still for next season (which ironically is about all our players will be good for next year), makes us an almost nailed on certainty for relegation (provided of course we escape this season).

Do you seriously believe Fulham are favourites to stay up?

In all this relegation talk why does everybody ignore Newcastle, they re in a more precarious position than us,

Conjunctivitis.com - A site for sore eyes.

Aside from Sheffield Utd and possibly WBA we have looked the weakest team in the last couple of weeks, but if we can beat both those teams and avoid defeat against Fulham that should see us safe.

Newcastle, like ourselves, have been beset by injuries and the loss of Wilson until April is about as significant as us losing Wilf. Nevertheless, there have been signs in recent weeks that with the new coach onboard they should still have enough to get enough points on the board, plus they should have Wilson fit for the key final two games against Sheffield Utd and Fulham. The only question mark is whether Bruce feels the pressure and resorts to negative football again, as they looked worse than us when they were playing that way (yes, I know our results against them suggest otherwise, but really we should have won the first game and they should have won the second!)

In the unlikely event Brighton lose against us they suddenly look in a precarious position again. They have to face 5 of the current top 6 in their last 9 games, so they will be looking at the coming games against us, WBA, Southampton, and Newcastle as games they have to take points from to secure safety. They look like the best team in the bottom half though, so I think they'll be fine providing the goals don't dry up again.

The main thing for us is we don't lose to Fulham. They have played some nice football, but they just seem to lack that added bite. After us you look at their fixtures and you can't see where the wins will come from aside from possibly Burnley and Newcastle. It's a funny season though, as Liverpool have shown, so who knows what will happen.

And it pains me to say it but if I had a manure scarf I would be wearing it with passion tonight.

Boys, do you see what you have done?