Relegation 2022/23

[barneygumble]

It's their choice and their right I suppose, but I cant get my head around the people who say they'll walk out on the final whistle, apparently wanting to drum up some mass flounce.

We've been in two relegation threatened seasons on the bounce. Do some people believe we have the right not to be involved in those?

I get that it would be a statement against the poor governance of the club, but this is football at the very top level. There's no certainties even if you are well governed.

Other clubs face this a lot. We've been very fortunate to only have had to face 4 such seasons in the last 70.

Maybe remember that before flouncing...and saying that's what you'll do undermines the effort before the game too.

I just don’t think being 4th worst team in the league is worthy of running onto a pitch.

If we’d won something, laud them, and why not? But to celebrate being garbage doesn’t set the right marker for me.

It’s not arrogance, it’s not self entitlement, it’s genuinely a case of not celebrating mediocrity.

Last year, first time in 25 years we’d really been in a battle to that extent, we’d came from the brink and I get the burst of enthusiasm and relief being let out.

Don’t let it become the norm. It shouldn’t be waxed lyrical about by certain board members for the next 12 months, that’s my only issue.

 

[Leedsfan1919]

Compared to Leeds and Leicester. Leeds for example have never been big boys. Leicester had a great moment in their championship year but they really don't compare.

Take it you're not much of a football historian mate.

 

[davek]

I just don’t think being 4th worst team in the league is worthy of running onto a pitch.

If we’d won something, laud them, and why not? But to celebrate being garbage doesn’t set the right marker for me.

It’s not arrogance, it’s not self entitlement, it’s genuinely a case of not celebrating mediocrity.

Last year, first time in 25 years we’d really been in a battle to that extent, we’d came from the brink and I get the burst of enthusiasm and relief being let out.

Don’t let it become the norm. It shouldn’t be waxed lyrical about by certain board members for the next 12 months, that’s my only issue.

I'm not saying people should be delighted, just questioning why it's so difficult to handle a couple of seasons scrapping for our top flight status.

And, btw, this manager will have done one of the greatest managerial jobs in our history if he's managed to keep us up...a team without a forward, a club in civil war, and the constant threat of points deductions.

I'm pretty sure that his effort and his team's wont deserve a mass flounce out of the ground if we stay up.

 

[DL100]

First season back was a novelty and was half decent under Bielsa (though sod's law was the Covid season so didn't get to witness it live)
Last 2 have been torture, totally uncompetitive, no chance of achieving anything, plastic fans at most clubs (present company excepted), losing most weeks, and players who don't give a damn about the club. When the reality is that you're just playing to stay in the league, it's a very depressing experience.
Of course I don't want us to go down but the reality is, we'll win a few games, have a chance of success, have a total reboot and may get to play some of our promising youngsters.

I want us to win on Sunday because ultimately I want us to stay in the PL. Why? not a clue, its a boring corrupt league made out to be better that what it is.

Like you said the last 2 seasons have been truly miserable.

 

[Leedsfan1919]

I want us to win on Sunday because ultimately I want us to stay in the PL. Why? not a clue, its a boring corrupt league made out to be better that what it is.

Like you said the last 2 seasons have been truly miserable.

And this is the problem, there's only one thing worse than being in the PL, and that's not being in it. Modern football is sh1te

 

[DL100]

I'm not saying people should be delighted, just questioning why it's so difficult to handle a couple of seasons scrapping for our top flight status.

And, btw, this manager will have done one of the greatest managerial jobs in our history if he's managed to keep us up...a team without a forward, a club in civil war, and the constant threat of points deductions.

I'm pretty sure that his effort and his team's wont deserve a mass flounce out of the ground if we stay up.

I can cope with a bad season. but after seeing the Palace pictures blown up and put around the head offices and celebrated i really dont think we should be giving them the satisfaction.

Come off it, he has won 1 game in 10 or whatever ridiculous stat it is. His in game management has been shocking and some of his personnel decisions have been baffling. Playing Keane for 5 games or so was criminal. I'm not against Dyche as such but lets not over do it on the praise for him.

 

[DL100]

And this is the problem, there's only one thing worse than being in the PL, and that's not being in it. Modern football is sh1te

I imagine the Burnley fans had their most enjoyable season last year and will probably miss that feeling being back in the Prem.

 

[Jeff Jones]

It would be disastrous mate, also the possibility of job losses too.

I can sympathise with people who lose their jobs but why would it be a disaster? Lots of clubs have been relegated from the Premier
League and come back. Burnley just did it and Fulham have done it 3 times since 2017/18

 

[Leedsfan1919]

I imagine the Burnley fans had their most enjoyable season last year and will probably miss that feeling being back in the Prem.

Aye, if there was a guarantee to have that kind of season, I'd be all for it. Problem is, last time it took 16 years.

 

[Jamiednm]

I'm going to hate it if we go down, but I can see us fighting the same battle next season if we stay up. I haven't enjoyed Everton since
the early days of Ancelotti, and a tiny bit of me would enjoy us winning a lot of games and at least competing at the top in the old second division.

I know that our overall situation won't magically just improve if we stay up, but I'd like to think that the desperate necessity for decisive action would mean some changes in the Summer that would at least have us as a lower mid-table club next season, where relegation isn't really an issue for us.

I think going down will just compound the problems and make them worse.

 

[Daytripper]

I can sympathise with people who lose their jobs but why would it be a disaster? Lots of clubs have been relegated from the Premier
League and come back. Burnley just did it and Fulham have done it 3 times since 2017/18

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[davek]

I can cope with a bad season. but after seeing the Palace pictures blown up and put around the head offices and celebrated i really dont think we should be giving them the satisfaction.

Come off it, he has won 1 game in 10 or whatever ridiculous stat it is. His in game management has been shocking and some of his personnel decisions have been baffling. Playing Keane for 5 games or so was criminal. I'm not against Dyche as such but lets not over do it on the praise for him.

It's all about context with Dyche. What he's been forced to operate under.

 

[Terrarian]

We're not going down lads and lasses, if we all type it we can manifest it lol

 

[DualityNSNO]

It's all about context with Dyche. What he's been forced to operate under.

Ah yeah it's a shame we had no other defenders that he replaced specifically to play his favourite boy Keane, who cost us points.

Coady, Mina et al, stopped existing I see.

 

[blueblue]

Just heard someone say on TalkSport the most pressure is on Everton because we HAVE to win.

No mention of the fact that, even if we don't win, a draw is no good to Leeds or Leicester.

We're actually the only team out of the 3 who could stay up without winning.

We could lose and stay up.