The more I watch highlights and games this season the more I believe the posts about us having a poorer squad than everyone else so we will get relegated is guff too. The quality of the bottom half this season is so bad that it isn’t even about quality players or quality football, it’s pretty much down to which team is going to work the hardest to ensure they win. Currently we are the side with the least fight in them.
They haven't quite hit rock bottom yet.
With each passing game they give Lampard's successor less and less a chance of survival. Their board is easily the worst in the league, they're practically on a kamikaze mission.
Moshiri clearly has money and getting relegated is going to cost him much more than sacking Lampard. I wouldn’t be surprised if Dixie is right in his thoughts of it being out of spite.
At this point it does nearly feel personal. Or at least complete apathy. Either way it's disgusting from the board to not act.
Spot on. The bottom of the league is shite. A good manager will get us out of this. But are the owners going to sack him? I've said it before, but I've never seen anything like this in my life. A manager not getting sacked to spite the fans? Wtf is going on! It's implosion!! We're going to need a new club to support next season.
Dyche would have been perfect for them. I'm quite surprised he's still unemployed, I think he's a good manager but perhaps can't shake off the 'burnley' vibes which makes him unappealing to most owners.
Why out of interest?
I guess I’m tired of this being a London centric league. Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Palace, Fulham, West Ham and Brentford right now - 35% of the league. Let’s say they go down and we have Watford up it’s even worse. I’d prefer more representation from other teams, preferably in the North.
Burnley vibes (apart from their final demise) are probably what they need for the next couple of seasons. They've got the ingredients for it. A British core at the back. Great home support that they can make a nasty place to visit IF they can change the mood. They're too easy to play against at the moment and that's never good if you're in a relegation battle.
I know they hate us, but who doesnt to be fair? I grew up with a load of Evertonian mates and I feel bad for them. So I dont want to see them go down.
That may be the reason Lampard is still there? The “preferred” replacement has not agreed a contract yet.
Im sure Allegri might be available soon
He is not renouncing his very lucrative contract until it is voided aka we are permaba….whooops!
Gerrard, Big Sam, Dyche and Duncan Ferguson I expect
Agreed. He also isn’t the relegation specialist he is made out to be.
Gerrard would also be a mistake. Better CV as manager than Lampard due to his time at Rangers. But didn’t set the world alight at AV.
I'd just have a little cry right now if I was an Everton fan.
Won't be surprised if they go back in for Rooney again
Good shout.
I’d disagree, now is about staying up. Huge hit if you go down.
We’ll surely he means there’s a board involved
What happened with that? I recall it being close, Howe grew up an Everton fan as well.
I don’t think I’d ever be able to stop laughing if Gerrard took over, it would certainly change the mood, but not in a good way.
Not if they back themselves to come back up. One year hit with parachute payments isn’t too bad at all if it lets them sort the structural flaws in the place.
