Relegation

[Ring master]

We will do so well to survive this season, I honestly dont think it does not look good, and we cant keep relying on a few Home wins to get us through, as once we dont win at home we are in more trouble, the only good thing is we have a few teams around us that we are close to , but we need wins just to keep pace, and we rarely spring a surprise result, while others seem to do that more than they should

 

[MACCA75]

It’s at this point Palace are relying on “the likes of Palace” to save themselves.

Haha! Your lot are fine. We need you to help us this week.

 

[ToffeeTim]

City is absolutely not a free hit. There is no such thing as a free hit in our position.

We need to get after them and make them earn it if they win. I saw huge defensive issues yesterday which we need to exploit. They didn't defend a ball into the box properly all day.

 

[Alan Whittle]

You worried about palace going down?

We’ve won five games. We haven’t won this year. The last team we beat were Norwich.
We are not getting beat by much but we are getting beat. Despite having a wide choice of strikers we cannot score. We could be dragged into it.
Vieira is an interesting character. He picks a team and sets them up to face each different opposition. The consequences of that are changes every week. We maybe just need to pick our best team and, if they are all fit, play them.
Big week this week, beat Watford and Burnley and I’ll be dreaming of Europe.lol

 

[4737carlin]

City is absolutely not a free hit. There is no such thing as a free hit in our position.

We need to get after them and make them earn it if they win. I saw huge defensive issues yesterday which we need to exploit. They didn't defend a ball into the box properly all day.

See I think we will but plenty of teams have done that to them but they still get the job done, the quality will over come, just like our lack of it will eventually see us lose.

 

[efcforever]

That odd ball manager seems to have total fan support too which is odd,

They are back in the Premier League after 15 plus year absence from the top flight. He's got plenty of good will in the bank.

 

[davek]

If the lads were willing to put the same shift in away as at home then I wouldn't be as concerned. If we go down then it's because the players couldn't be arsed playing away from goodison.

...they cant be arsed playing at Goodison either. But home form (IF the crowd inspire) will just see us out of this.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

If we fail to get something from the match against the champions on Saturday and the match against Spurs on 7th March then we will almost certainly find ourselves in the relegation zone.

The only league match in which we as a team have looked energised and dominant this season was the Leeds match. We fans were 100% up for that one, though. We were like a 12th man. Even the Leeds players commented on the effect we fans had on that match. Can we fans replicate that? I’m not so sure. We as fans only really seem to ‘get up’ for a couple of matches a year.

 

[ToffeeTim]

See I think we will but plenty of teams have done that to them but they still get the job done, the quality will over come, just like our lack of it will eventually see us lose.

If we give them a game and lose because they are too good, then fine. But a loss is still nothing to be proud of. We need points.

 

[HSWR]

If we fail to get something from the match against the champions on Saturday and the match against Spurs on 7th March then we will almost certainly find ourselves in the relegation zone.

The only league match in which we as a team have looked energised and dominant this season was the Leeds match. We fans were 100% up for that one, though. We were like a 12th man. Even the Leeds players commented on the effect we fans had on that match. Can we fans replicate that? I’m not so sure. We as fans only really seem to ‘get up’ for a couple of matches a year.

I feel the fans will be up for it next week but we know how the game will go anyway so it will be harder to get up for future games until we are really in danger.

 

[Evertonthat]

Concerning to see the teams below us all raising their game!

 

[Milk]

Concerning to see the teams below us all raising their game!

And teams above are losing theirs (Brentford, Villa, Leicester).

All to play for and plenty of teams in a “relegation scrap”

 

[Evertonthat]

And teams above are losing theirs (Brentford, Villa, Leicester).

All to play for and plenty of teams in a “relegation scrap”

This is true. Brentford are in full on freefall. A couple of wins and we will be with those teams you've mentioned. However, so might Watford, Norwich and Burnley. This could be an epic end of season for the neutral...

 

[Bluestar]

When I look at the fixtures, I can only see three or four wins at Goodison and almost nothing away.

That puts us on circa 34/35 points which is right on the border of safety / relegation.

We could do with grinding out a draw with City and Spurs. We simply have to start getting some points.

 

[Zeitgeist]

When I look at the fixtures, I can only see three or four wins at Goodison and almost nothing away.

That puts us on circa 34/35 points which is right on the border of safety / relegation.

We could do with grinding out a draw with City and Spurs. We simply have to start getting some points.

Yep, however we seem to struggle to grind out anything