Embrace the Reality

[brieverton]

Its the four games between Stoke and Swansea that are the big problem as going on trend we will lose all four whilst rival teams pick up points.

But the amount of teams below us means that they will also take points off each other and have to play top six sides too.

Things will feel massively uncomfortable if we fail to beat Brighton and we have no right to expect that as a given.

 

[sportset]

I think it would be the worst possible thing to happen to us mate.Once we are automatically safe we need to get rid of BFS and his clowns, the board hopefully have a shortlist, the new manager gets rid of the deadwood and is given some time.Would you really want us to go the way the likes of Leeds have?

The board is actually the biggest problem in my opinion.

 

[degsy]

Good afternoon (well not really) fellow blooos. After another disheartening defeat delivered by the fat man, I think it might be time to look reality in the eyes.

The funfair that some on here created by championing the saviour seems to have back fired. The glorified survival specialist who was brought in because we were going down (as they’d have us believe) has now sent us spiralling into free fall.

Coming in we sat 13th and 5 points off the relegation zone, fast forward 16 games and £40m spent on attacking reinforcements we are 7 points ahead with a worrying set of fixtures ahead.

Everton v Brighton
Stoke v Everton
Everton v Man City
Everton v Liverpool
Swansea v Everton
Everton v Newcastle
Huddersfield v Everton
Everton v Southampton
West Ham v Everton

The road to survival will include lots of twists and turns and it’s conceivable that 40points may not be enough.

Burnley managed to have 20+ shots today, if the RS and City turn up at the old lady with a lob-on then we could see 2 double figure games

Looking at the above fixtures I can only see us picking a maximum of 7, at a push. A reality that we may need to accept that our £300m team could be playing football in the championship next season.

I, admittedly, got to far carried away in the summer. A huge outlay casted a shadow on my judgement, now reality has gripped me by the balls.

So, my fellow blues, I adhere you not to hide behind the old “we’re too good” argument and prepare for a run in that made men of us in the 90’s

The fear is real, embrace it

We're mid table because we've won, just, more than those below.
Those below us have to start winning at a faster rate than they have been doing and we have to start losing more...hard, but we can do it.
Unlikely to happen mind
But it is Everton here.
I said at the W Ham home game it might all go down to the last/W Ham game, that may still be true

 

[Papa Shango]

I genuinely thought we were going down before the appointment of BFS. Team needs a shake up, we are a soft touch. The experienced heads collectively offer little.

Is Beningame worth a shout CM? Thought he did ok under Unsworth.

He was pretty average. Did nothing wrong, was solid if unspectacular.

Williams needs putting on gardening leave.

Baines in for Cuco.

Baines cant defend either.

Funes-Mori and Jags.

Both crap if we are being totally honest.

I despair, fully embraced.

We are a mess.

 

[Eggs]

..it’s dreadful watching games like Brighton v Arsenal, really wanting Brighton to get beat. That’s Everton, as is Brighton winning 2-0.

 

[Igrok]

Brighton will overtake us...

 

[Wat Tyler]

Brighton will overtake us...

Scandalous.

 

[The_Street_End]

We're the worst 'team' in this relegation scrap.
We also have the 'best' players.
Think we will be ok, but it's still terrifying.

Useless barstools.

 

[D410]

We won't get anything out the derby mate, not off the back of a 5/6 nil hammering at home to city. Expect the heaviest loss at goodison in a derby for a long long time

Predicted when we hired him, he'd be sacked after that derby, so far not seeing anything that changes that original timeline.

We'll then change manager, and the incoming one will get the bounce aided by a nice set of fixtures and go into the summer looking to build in those results.

If I was being cynical, I'd say leaving Sam in charge up until after the derby is out the way is not exactly the worst idea, stops a new manager getting a bad derby loss early doors.

Sam will be gone before Necaslte - If we get done in our next home game they may have to pull the trigger right after that game.

 

[nsno-chris]

embrace it gents

The trouble is real

 

[Brisan123]

Lads saying we will beat Brighton
They are schooling Arsenal right now

 

[pooliogeordio]

What's that splattering sound?

Ah, yes. It's the [Poor language removed] hitting the fan...

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

I think Big Sam will just about keep us up, but there's no way we will finish in the top 10.

We have a squad that's full of mediocre players. That's not their fault and it's not Sam's fault, but it's true.

 

[PeregrineT]

Oh their not crazy.2 league wins since December 18th.20 goals conceded in the last 11 league games.That's relegation form.Whatever way you look at it.We will probably stay up.Not because of our own "brilliance" or that of the manager.

It will be mainly because there is still 4 or 5 teams in the league, that are worse than us.If it wasn't for that initial honeymoon period under Big Sam, then we would have been screwed.People are not crazy.They are just angry and bewildered, about what a pitiful shambles our club is right now.

We have a less than 1% chance of being relegated.

 

[catcherintherye]

We won't get anything out the derby mate, not off the back of a 5/6 nil hammering at home to city. Expect the heaviest loss at goodison in a derby for a long long time

Predicted when we hired him, he'd be sacked after that derby, so far not seeing anything that changes that original timeline.

We'll then change manager, and the incoming one will get the bounce aided by a nice set of fixtures and go into the summer looking to build in those results.

If I was being cynical, I'd say leaving Sam in charge up until after the derby is out the way is not exactly the worst idea, stops a new manager getting a bad derby loss early doors.

Best case scenario would be winning against Brighton, and winning the derby to get over 40 points. Would be great trolling for us to sack a manager after beating them to be fair.