Relegation

[Mikey O]

There's no way we're going down - much improved performance and unlucky to not get a draw against the champions elect.

We have a number of decent options with Docoure back and kenny looks solid at the back.

Points will come.

 

[Brennan]

They are in my life mate. I’m a man of absolute’s.

Fair

 

[larbert toffee]

The geordies and Watford are fellow relegation battlers. I stand over what i said tbh!

And I stand by what I said, don't put your electric blanket on tonight, the amount of pissing the bed you're doing you will electrocute yourself.

 

[Marcus Halberstram]

Leeds and Burnley will probably switch places.

 

[lieneverton]

As encouraged as I, like everyone, will have been at that performance, I find it astounding anyone can say we have no chance of going down/100% going to be fine. Until we pick up the required points we are right in the thick of a relegation scrap.

The 3 home performances, great. The 2 away performances, utterly abject. Yes I think we'll have enough but we're a long long way from thinking we're definitely going to stay up.

 

[malfosse]

Like a broken record.

Drunk arl fella cracking the same joke down the pub.

Sad to see how so many have been completely broken by Benitez.

Are you including Everton in that sentence?

 

[Blueclouds]

Our last 8 games are scary

 

[LazarusMoon]

As encouraged as I, like everyone, will have been at that performance, I find it astounding anyone can say we have no chance of going down/100% going to be fine. Until we pick up the required points we are right in the thick of a relegation scrap.

The 3 home performances, great. The 2 away performances, utterly abject. Yes I think we'll have enough but we're a long long way from thinking we're definitely going to stay up.

Well said. As usual, people can't resist a knee-jerk reaction. Encouraging performance to be sure, but consistency is greatly needed.

 

[helpimonfire]

Norwich are gone, Brentford are going. Leeds look dodgy, Watford will mess up. Barcodes and Burnley will do enough. We look good again. Still dodgy, but we will stay up (and hopefully win the cup)

 

[Brennan]

Our last 8 games are scary

Good thing we’ve got 14 left then

 

[lieneverton]

Well said. As usual, people can't resist a knee-jerk reaction. Encouraging performance to be sure, but consistency is greatly needed.

The concern I have is our good performances seem to be largely based on the emotion of playing at home, fans being up for it, starting games fast (which don't get me wrong, is great). But it doesn't as yet feel like we have any more discernible tactical nous than we had previously as evidenced by 2 performances of nothingness away from home.

Unless we address this we're almost writing off half our games and we're going to end up dangerously reliant on home form. If we can back today's performance up with a good performance and positive result at Spurs, then maybe something deeper has changed.

My instinct says we'll have enough, and I'm optimistic that with time Lampard can really improve us, but we're in huge trouble still. That is irrefutable.

 

[PhilEFC]

We can take heart in todays performance

Still Newcastle, Leicester and Brentford to come to Goodison and I think we can take ‘em

Wolves and Palace should be winnable too If we keep up that effort playing at home.

 

[sheedys left foot]

We mayaswell accept that if we are to get relegated, it’s gonna be by 1 point.

Everton

 

[ToffeeTim]

You can only keep losing for so long. We were shafted in an extraordinary way, but that loss hurts. We didnt play like a bottom 3 side but we need points. With our dreadful away form we cant afford home losses.

Its going to be hard to react to that because it was a sickener.

 

[Brennan]

“If the table doesn’t look good for a couple of weeks then so be it. What I’ve seen in the time I’ve been here is a big improvement in performances. Of course we need results but we must not get caught up in the table. We’re gunna work…. My feeling is we’ll be fine”

This on toast.