Match Thread Chelsea 2-0 Everton. Sat Dec 13th. 3pm

[degsy]

Of course. I suspect the fans are a little bit ahead of the owners on Moyes, though. We know what he is and isn't capable of. The owners might be very satisfied with him, and mid-table might be fine for them this season. If they are, I think they'll prove to be transitional owners - necessary for stabilising us, but bereft of real ambition, and whose main intention is to flip the club (stadium) when the opportune moment comes.

Not the most outlandish senario ever

Some people convince themselves that these owners will sack if Moyes is not top half. I see no evidence for that. As keen as I am to see a new manager in the summer backed by serious ambition, I strongly suspect Moyes will hang on as these guys are happy with nursing their investment in mid-table obscurity. If they are truly ambitious, I think they'll make a change in the summer

or risk being very disappointed with Moyes in time.

This is why I was not totally pleased with the who.e 'Vibe' of his appointment...I mean its Moyes ffs.

But like I think you (or somebody) said - we're...some of us...are further ahead on the 'How will Moyes go' curve than TFG.
In the short term both we and TFG got lucky with Sean-I can't take them any further-Dyche's replacement.
The longer he stays, we will probably go to consolidate where we are now - 14th to 8th in our little yo-yo section of the League and compared to this time last year that's pretty good. so fairplay to all.
Moyes can - on past form take us into the top half of our mini yo-yo League - 9th to 5th on a good day

But to my mind, with a medium to long term (3 yrs+) Moyes there always seems to be a law of diminishing returns.
Because deep down

Moyes will be Moyes.