Relegation 23/24 Thread

[Gareth Gibson]

Goodison should be rocking after the other night. Putting city rivalry aside... the RS are a brilliant side. This is the best RS side I've seen during the PL years and Klopp is easily their best ever manager. And we dominated them, just as we dominated Newcastle and Chelsea at home.

Keep the bulk of this squad together and make a few additions... and we might finally be able to put these relegation battles behind us and move on to bigger and better things from our new waterfront home.

But it's a case of one step at a time. And first we as a club must ensure our survival with a positive result this Saturday.

 

[Victus]

Not a chance that's their best side. It's not even close to ones they have had.

 

[jonnyboy316]

Goodison should be rocking after the other night. Putting city rivalry aside... the RS are a brilliant side. This is the best RS side I've seen during the PL years and Klopp is easily their best ever manager. And we dominated them, just as we dominated Newcastle and Chelsea at home.

Keep the bulk of this squad together and make a few additions... and we might finally be able to put these relegation battles behind us and move on to bigger and better things from our new waterfront home.

But it's a case of one step at a time. And first we as a club must ensure our survival with a positive result this Saturday.

Sorry to break it to you but we will almost certainly have to sell any sellable assets when the window opens and won’t be able to fully invest the proceeds. It is going to be another fight for survival next season

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Not a chance that's their best side. It's not even close to ones they have had.

Yeah I agree, they've got talented players of course but that midfield looks a bit unbalanced and lightweight and the defence, especially VVD, look a bit creaky. Ironically, they are probably the team that could really use Onana and Branthwaite if they go but let's hopefully rule that out.

To be fair to them (if I must), they've surprised me to be up there this season, still a transitional side and on paper not the strength and depth City and Arsenal have. With Klopp off and Salah possibly leaving I think they'll struggle to challenge next year.

 

[Swartzy]

Without the points deduction, this would’ve been a perfectly cromulent season compared to some of the others we’ve had recently

The points Deductions surely could still come in to play..
If we get a result Saturday, can we not just pull out of the Appeal and say Goodbye to it all...

 

[Dougie]

so.. if luton lose and we win sat/draw

were up?

Luton lose or draw and we win, we are safe. As we would be 10 points clear with 3 games left.

 

[DanB90]

Not a chance that's their best side. It's not even close to ones they have had.

That Gylfi Szlobbagob is an absolute myth.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

If we are mathematically safe after this weekend I really hope we let Luton bum us again to help send Forest down.

Na I want Luton gone... especially how verbal their board member Gary Sweet has been about how lenient our apparent deductions have been.... I'll bask in their relegation.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Na I want Luton gone... especially how verbal their board member Gary Sweet has been about how lenient our apparent deductions have been.... I'll bask in their relegation.

Plus, getting tickets for them is a nightmare due to how small their ground is

At least getting tickets for Forest and Burnley is actually doable

 

[Eggs]

….after it all being about us, it’s great seeing posters have a preference to who goes down

Personally, there’s only one club I’d ever wish relegation on. If I had a choice, I’m more of a mind asking which team is most likely to finish below us next season.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

….after it all being about us, it’s great seeing posters have a preference to who goes down

Personally, there’s only one club I’d ever wish relegation on. If I had a choice, I’m more of a mind in asking which team is most likely to finish below us next season.

To be fair, I don't think I could ever truly wish relegation on someone after the past few years

Since Martinez's second season there's probably be 4-6 seasons where I've been genuinely worried that it might happen and it's been absolute hell each time. I don't want anyone to feel what I've been feeling, regardless of the team they support

I just hope that we get a win tomorrow and can take a breather from it for the rest of the season

If Dyche can get 40ish points again next season and we don't get hammered with points deductions, then I'll be a happy camper

 

[MikeH72]

Very rare the RS come to Goodison and win despite what the bedwetters would have you believe. Hardly on red-hot form themselves either.

Excellent prediction.

 

[MikeH72]

Luton Town 2-1 Brentford

Everton 0-3 Nottingham Forest

Everton 0-5 Liverpool

Everton 0-1 Brentford

Luton Town 2-1 Everton

None of these scorelines are implausible. Maybe the 0-5. That could be 0-9.

0/3, keep up the good work mert

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Na I want Luton gone... especially how verbal their board member Gary Sweet has been about how lenient our apparent deductions have been.... I'll bask in their relegation.

I don’t love either club or set of fans and from an Everton perspective it’s probably better if Forest go down.

But on principle….i hope the teams that amass the least points on the field go down. If Luton end up ahead of Forest on their “natural” tallies then fair play they’ve earned it but I don’t want to see it decided by the deductions, whether that’s ours or Forest’s.

I think the consequences for Forest of relegation could be pretty grave, and from their reaction to their defeat at Goodison I think they know it. When you’re talking about the whole future of a club being threatened, potential job losses etc, as a result of “sustainability” rules something’s gone wrong. The punishment far, far exceeds the crime and the purpose of the rules.

 

[Axlswhk]

will be funny to see Luton and forest finishing level on points and relegation decided by appeal committee.