Let's also be honest about this (and honesty is what we need at this point in time) the fact that our supporters have not got behind a manager for a large chunk of this season has contributed to where we are right now. Outsiders to the club would have no problem in observing that. Most got behind Benitez and gave him a chance; many many others refused to do that and when the results were turning poor their impact was enormous in affecting the way the majority of Evertonians felt about the season and the manager.
We have to be big enough to recognise that as a major issue for where we are now if we're to use the rest of the season to get behind these dossers in blue shirts to get them over the line. There has to be a mea culpa here because it's a big dimension to this predicament.
There's a lot of blame to go around here.
Moshiri
The board
Players
Manager
Certain fans
...in that order.
Anyone who got behind the appointment didn't have the best interests of the club at heart - it's as simple as that.
You cannot call yourself an Everton and support the appointment of a manager with no credentials to succeed. Even worse was the continued support well after the point of no return. If we are relegated, it will be because we didn't replace the manager until late January, rather than early December, when it was already more than clear this could never work. People were more interested in not being wrong on the internet, than seeing the club get back on its feet.
The only fans to blame are those who continued to support a manager who was taking the club towards certain relegation, whilst being allowed to sell a key player. The division was caused by the ludicrous appointment, and it wasn't fans who made the appointment.
