Beforehand, I would have agreed, but I think tonight's woeful performance may turn the tide. It's not just the score line that's awful, yet rather the performance.
The manner of the defeat is shocking: the players appear to have given up. Behind the scenes, they will be looking for a replacement as we have United next.
If we get bummed at Old Trafford, they will have to twist rather than sticking, which I suspect is their first choice. But where do we go from here?
Last time, it was Lampard or Pereira, so with a depleted squad and the purse strings likely to be held tight, who will they get that will do the job?
No wonder they're hoping that Lampard could turn it around because it's going to be another expensive dismissal and the replacements don't look bright.
Kenwright and Co. can't watch this and still think he's the man; they're watching Everton be battered by a second gear Brighton, and not touching the ball.