Relegation

[allen]

If we'd beaten Burnley there'd now be 10 points between us and the relegation zone.

9 points, but yes, the general point stands.

Wednesday night is one of those that’s going to sting for a while. Hopefully it’ll be a distant memory come May and not something we rue for years to come.

 

[blue61]

Level on GD but we've got the RS and Chelsea to play.

The team plus the crowd can get something from Chelsea, another team who don't like it up em.

 

[davek]

I'd love to see that walloper Dyche taking that shower of pie munchers into the Championship.

I reckon what he said post match will be pinned to our dressing room wall.

 

[tommytowne]

I never like more than singing the blues when Norwich win and Burnley lose.

 

[Big_Duncs_Fod]

Thank god this weekend has gone for us. Think we're safe now.

 

[hktoffee]

Dyche’s arrogance does not work anymore. Did he tell his players that Norwich forgot how to win a game? Do one Sean you are going down.

 

[davek]

I actually know his real address, I wouldnt have missed.

We know you do...we saw your banner.

 

[lungo]

Getting Mina back soon would be massive

Thats true. Minor problem is Minas fitness. Will he last more than 2 matches?

 

[Goat]

Thank god this weekend has gone for us. Think we're safe now.

I would agree if we didnt have to play all the best teams in the league in the next few weeks.

 

[Connor]

Haven't Leicester won 3 of their last 5?

Was looking at their line up today and tbh Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes etc going to be tricky to contain. That said their backline was a bit makeshift so different to them having Evans-Fofana back which is their best CB combination by a mile.

Think first 20 minutes of that will say a lot, whether they shy away from 50/50s early on or knock the ball around with ease. They might be out of europe by then aswell. Vardy not being around is a big plus at least as his runs would kill the backline even with Mina hopefully returning.

We're off for 10 days, they play PSV and Newcastle before us, which will both be tough, high-energy games

Moody midweek Goodison can get us through

 

[Dixie1sixty]

Not safe yet at all. Still huge games to come.

 

[davek]

Thank god this weekend has gone for us. Think we're safe now.

Big call that mate.

I've seen this lot beat Leeds and thiught we were safe...then Newcastle and thought we were finally safe....now we cant watse this last chance.

 

[Zatara]

You take a draw from any of reds***, Arsenal, Chelsea and Leicester away imo. Bit dangerous to be writing them all off as defeats imo which is half the games left.

Was going to add Watford away in that but honestly that's a must win now given they're all but relegated after losing to Leeds. Really can't mess that up like last away game.

Still dangerous just losing the last four away games imo despite the good upturn at Goodison as Leicester are on a good league run again now they've got key players fit.

Well 3 wins and a draw would leave Burnley needing 5 wins or 4 wins and 2 draws so a fair comment.

If they lose to West Ham (we dont play) then we'll be in a really positive position.

Imagine spending +£500m on a squad, having Nil Satis as your motto, and this is the sorry state of reality 3/4s of the way through a season. Astonishing.

The Benitez factor.

Three wins and not losing to Watford should do it. Looking at the remaining fixtures we really need to win the home fixtures against Leicester, Brentford and Palace.

I think 3 wins for us does it

Now this season is pretty much sorted, we need to prepare for next season. Get rid of Lampard or we’ll just be here again.

What possible reason would there be to "get rid of Lampard?

He'll be the manager who saved us from the Benitez driven dross served up and destruction of our players confidence.

I back him 100%

 

[Lob]

Never thought i would ever say this but thank god we have Delph fit and available for this run in. We look so much better with him back in the team. Then add Yerry coming back imminently, Allan back in the middle again, Mykolenko doing a Digne, Iwobi doing a Mo Farrah, Gordon and Richy doing a Gordon and Richy. Try and keep them all fit and we will be far stronger all over the pitch and especially defensively which has been our biggest weakness.

COYB's

 

[knowing your history]

The team plus the crowd can get something from Chelsea, another team who don't like it up em.

That's true. Chelsea excellent team but aside from yesterday they don't score 3-4 on regular basis so need to keep it tight like v Man. City. Think their record at Goodison is as bad as Arsenal's in recent seasons so one of those need to keep tight at 0-0 and see what happens on the break.

Also pretty much the youth team out earlier in the season down there and somehow got a 1-1 so that was the one result I thought fair play from FSW although ultimate false dawn and indeed the last point won away from home four months ago!

Edit: Just had a look at away match. Got a 1-1 at Chelsea with all of Gbamin, Onyango, Dobbin, Branthwaite.....and Iwobi on the pitch at the end!?

And conceded just the once with a back 4 of Kenny, Holgate, Keane and Godfrey.