Relegation

[The_Riddler]

14 points from 9 games? Be shocked if they get remotely close to it

You mean us or Burnley?

 

[mistuhp]

Not that it's in any way important, but I was wondering about the "Dyche's Burnley has a history of getting out of this" narrative, which I'd taken on board for a while, but is easy enough to check. Dyche has completed six seasons in the Premier League with them, and here they are:

Season	Position with 9 games remaining	Finish
2014-15	18th	19th
2016-17	15th	16th (never in relegation zone)
2017-18	7th	7th (never in relegation zone)
2018-19	17th	15th (last in relegation zone 30 December)
2019-20	11th	10th (never in relegation zone)
2020-21	15th	17th (last in relegation zone 5 December)

Unless I have massively misread something, they do not seem to have a history of making escapes, just one of basically holding on when in the position Everton is in now.

 

[Death]

I think we can get another 12 points between now and the end of the season

By 'we' did you mean you and by 'end of season' did you mean before the bar closes?

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

We always play well at home - under Frank at least. Even when we played Man City and lost we played well. In fact we were robbed of a point. Why are we so good at home right now and relatively poor away from home?

Either way the players really gave their all against Man Utd and you could see that the win meant the world to them.

 

[Zatara]

Watched him tonight and in previous games for Villa, doesn’t look great at all.

I think we got the better end of that deal to be honest. Looks like a bit of a vanity signing by Gerrard, who has spent a small fortune there, to probably finish below where Dean Smith got them.

He seemed to want to stay at LW for most of the Spurs match. Didnt track back from what I could see and just stayed high up and wide to throw some (generally poor) crosses in.

Weve effectively swapped him for Mykolenko (22) and Patterson (20) with similar 'upfront' fees.

Stay up and it could look like a masterstroke next season as they both bed in.

If Lampard keeps us up then he'll have the fans and boards full backing -- something a manager hasnt had with us for a long time.

That puts Lampard in a strong position and he'll be able to dictate who is shown the door and the types he wants incoming.

 

[Zatara]

Leeds fixtures
A Palace
H City
A Arsenal
H Chelsea
H Brighton
A Brentford

5pts clear of us but weve got 2 games in hand.

They could lose their next 4 games while they feel theyre 'safe'.

Alot riding on our next game against Leicester...win that and opportinities may unfold.

 

[Steve EFC]

We always play well at home - under Frank at least. Even when we played Man City and lost we played well. In fact we were robbed of a point. Why are we so good at home right now and relatively poor away from home?

Either way the players really gave their all against Man Utd and you could see that the win meant the world to them.

We are better at home because of the fans inside Goodson 100%
It was said yesterday, they make our players better than what they really are, because they will not let them get away with not putting in twice as much effort as the other team.
“IF” we stay up that’ll be due to the Goodson crowd.

 

[coollino]

What time do the globe trotters (Burnley) play Norwich today?

 

[Kev The Rat]

We always play well at home - under Frank at least. Even when we played Man City and lost we played well. In fact we were robbed of a point. Why are we so good at home right now and relatively poor away from home?

Either way the players really gave their all against Man Utd and you could see that the win meant the world to them.

I think it’s to do with the overall mentality which is the most attacking I’ve seen in a very long time from an Everton side.

High risk away from home

 

[Kev The Rat]

What time do the globe trotters (Burnley) play Norwich today?

2

 

[kiss the crest]

We need a Norwich win today, then go and get a win v Leicester, once the players get confident we can start to play some good footie

 

[brieverton]

I expect Burnley to win today. It would be some turnover from Wednesdays despair and our result yesterday for that not to happen. They have to win today really. Come on canaries.

 

[coollino]

I'm not an expert but it seems Burnley draw a lot of games and don't win many

 

[Ron Swanson]

It’ll be amazing if the pivotal moment in the relegation battle was Dyche shooting his mouth off about us not knowing how to win. Burnley and Dyche belong in the Championship.

 

[Zeitgeist]

Leeds fixtures
A Palace
H City
A Arsenal
H Chelsea
H Brighton
A Brentford

5pts clear of us but weve got 2 games in hand.

They could lose their next 4 games while they feel theyre 'safe'.

Alot riding on our next game against Leicester...win that and opportinities may unfold.

Tbh the score absolutely flattered them Vs Watford, Watford were the better team, Leeds just happened to take their chances.

But I'd rather them have won that Watford

Our game v Leicester is massive, another home game against a team that doesn't really have much to play for. If we win that and Burnley lose today and their next game. It gives us some space and heaps pressure on them.

Big Norwich fan today me.