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Will continue to support him. That said the red flags are increasing with alarming frequency. To continue to play Keane, at all, is nothing short of appalling. Godfrey is not a fullback, and never will be. The lack of and, when they are made, questionable subs has serious Bobby Brown Shoes vibes. If Keane starts at Brighton and anyone but Patterson is playing at RB I'll be f***ing fuming.

Leicester 0 - 0 Everton None

4 teams for 2 spots: Us, Leicester, Forest, Leeds. Very small chance West Ham get dragged back in. Shite away 1 (0) leeds home 3 (3) Villa home 3 (0) Arsenal away 0 (0) Forest away 1 (1) brentford home 1 (3) chelsea away 0 (1) Spurs home 0 (1) utd away 0 (0) fulham home 3 (0) Palace away 1 (1) Newcastle home 0 (0) leicester away 1 Brighton away 0 city home 0 wolves away 1 bournemouth home 3 Original projected points: 36 points Current projected points: 33 points WHU (15th on 34pts) - City (a), United (h), Brentford (a), Leeds (h), Leicester (a) Leeds (16th on 30pts) - Bournemouth (a), City (a), Newcastle (h), West Ham (a), Spurs (h) Forest (17th on 30pts) - Southampton (h), Chelsea (a) Arsenal (h), Palace (a) Leicester (18th on 29pts) - Everton (h), Fulham (a), Liverpool (h), Newcastle (a), WHU (h) Everton (17th on 28pts) - Leicester (a), Brighton (a), City (h), Wolves (a), Bournemouth (h) Southampton (20th on 24pts) - Newcastle (a), Forest (a), Fulham (h), Brighton (a), Liverpool (h) `

Right on cue. Our only chance here is a red card or two penalties.

In a squad full of wretched footballers Keane stands alone. Absolutely abysmal.

Don't see a way out of this without 4 pts from the next two. Leicester is a can't lose regardless and a must win if we only manage a draw tonight. I think we should just be hoping we have something to play in the last match against Bournemouth.

Everton 3 - 2 Newcastle McNeil

Palace 0 - 1 Everton DCL

The loss to Fulham leaves us royally fooked. Palace and Wolves basically safe. Bournemouth and West Ham need 3-4 points from their remaining 7/8 fixtures. Leicester still scare me. So two of Leeds, us, Forest and Leicester go down. Massive fixutres coming up: Leicester-Wolves, Bournemouth-West Ham and Leeds-Leicester. 27 points from 31 matches leaves us at 33.1 points after 38 matches. Shite away 1 (0) leeds home 3 (3) Villa home 3 (0) Arsenal away 0 (0) Forest away 1 (1) brentford home 1 (3) chelsea away 0 (1) Spurs home 0 (1) utd away 0 (0) fulham home 3 (0) Palace away 1 Newcastle home 0 leicester away 1 Brighton away 0 city home 0 wolves away 1 bournemouth home 3 Original projected points: 36 points Current projected points: 33 points Palace got to 36 pts so they're safe. Really didn't see that coming. Wolves (13th on 34pts) - Leicester (a), Palace (h), Brighton (a), Villa (h), United (a), Everton (h), Arsenal (a) Bournemouth (14th on 33pts) - WHU (h), Southampton (a), Leeds (h), Chelsea (h), Palace (a), United (h), Everton (a) WHU (15th on 31pts) - Bournemouth (a), Liverpool (h), Palace (a), City (a), United (h), Brentford (a), Leeds (h), Leicester (a) Leeds (16th on 29pts) - Liverpool (h), Fulham (a), Leicester (h), Bournemouth (a), City (a), Newcastle (h), West Ham (a), Spurs (h) Everton (17th on 27pts) - Palace (a), Newcastle (h), Leicester (a), Brighton (a), City (h), Wolves (a), Bournemouth (h) Forest (18th on 27pts) - Liverpool (a), Brighton (h), Brentford (a), Southampton (h), Cheslea (a) Arsenal (h), Palace (a) Leicester (19th on 25pts) - Wolves (h), Leeds (a), Everton (h), Fulham (a), Liverpool (h), Newcastle (a), WHU (h) Southampton (20th on 23pts) - Arsenal (a), Bournemouth (h), Newcastle (a), Forest (a), Fulham (h), Brighton (a), Liverpool (h)

Everton 1 - 0 Fulham Own goal

Was curious if there is a trend in promoted sides immediately being relegated so did a little digging. Bolded are teams that only lasted one season in the league. 14/15: Hull, Burnley, QPR 15/16: Newcastle, Norwich, Villa 16/17: Hull, Boro, Sunderland 17/18: Swansea, Stoke, West Brom 18/19: Cardiff, Fulham, Huddersfield 19/20: Bournemouth, Watford, Norwich 20/21: Fulham, West Brom, Sheffield 21/22: Burnley, Watford, Norwich 17/18 is an anomaly, if trends hold it will be Forest, Bournemouth and Southampton relegated. While we should be confident we're certainly not out of the woods yet. COYB.

27 points from 29 matches leaves us at 35.38 points after 38 matches. Shite away 1 (0) leeds home 3 (3) Villa home 3 (0) Arsenal away 0 (0) Forest away 1 (1) brentford home 1 (3) chelsea away 0 (1) Spurs home 0 (1) utd away 0 fulham home 3 Palace away 1 Newcastle home 0 leicester away 1 Brighton away 0 city home 0 wolves away 1 bournemouth home 3 Original projected points: 36 points Current projected points: 36 points @Aidan breakdown of remaining fixtures is great so I'll add that here and keep it sorted by position in the table. Palace (12th on 30pts) - Leeds (a), Southampton (a), Everton (h), Wolves (a), WHU (h), Spurs (a), Bournemouth (h), Fulham (a), Forest (h) Leeds (13th on 29pts) - Palace (h), Liverpool (h), Fulham (a), Leicester (h), Bournemouth (a), City (a), Newcastle (h), West Ham (a), Spurs (h) Wolves (14th on 28pts) - Cheslea (h), Brentford (h), Leicester (a), Palace (h), Brighton (a), Villa (h), United (a), Everton (h), Arsenal (a) WHU (15th on 27pts) - Newcastle (h), Fulham (a), Arsenal (h), Bournemouth (a), Liverpool (h), Palace (a), United (h), Brentford (a), Leeds (h), Leicester (a) Everton (16th on 27pts) - United (a), Fulham (h), Palace (a), Newcastle (h), Leicester (a), Brighton (a), City (h), Wolves (a), Bournemouth (h) Forest (17th on 27pts) - Villa (a), United (h), Liverpool (a), Brighton (h), Brentford (a), Southampton (h), Cheslea (a) Arsenal (h), Palace (a) Bournemouth (18th on 27pts) - Leicester (a), Spurs (a), WHU (h), Southampton (a), Leeds (h), Chelsea (h), Palace (a), United (h), Everton (a) Leicester (19th on 25pts) - Bournemouth (h), City (a), Wolves (h), Leeds (a), Everton (h), Fulham (a), Liverpool (h), Newcastle (a), WHU (h) Southampton (20th on 23pts) - City (h), Palace (h), Arsenal (a), Bournemouth (h), Newcastle (a), Forest (a), Fulham (h), Brighton (a), Liverpool (h)

Everton 1 - 1 Spurs Iwobi

Massive point. We can score goals away all of a sudden. Going to simultaneously enjoy and miss not having this stress next week.

Chelsea 1 - 1 Everton Doucoure

Haven't won in the league at the Bridge since 1994!!!! Didn't do the research on the other grounds but this has to be our worst away record. Winless in our last 27 league games there, and if you add in the cups we have 1 win at the Bridge in our last 33 visits (FA Cup replay in 2011). We managed to score a goal in our league game there last season for a 1-1 draw, prior to that we went 5 league visits without even scoring a goal. Sorry for the doom and gloom but if anyone thinks we will get a point or three this weekend I definitely want whatever you're on.

25 points from 27 matches leaves us at 35.19 points after 38 matches. Shite away 1 (0) leeds home 3 (3) Villa home 3 (0) Arsenal away 0 (0) Forest away 1 (1) brentford home 1 (3) chelsea away 0 Spurs home 0 utd away 0 fulham home 3 Palace away 1 Newcastle home 0 leicester away 1 Brighton away 0 city home 0 wolves away 1 bournemouth home 3 Original projected points: 36 points Current projected points: 34 points @Aidan breakdown of remaining fixtures is great so I'll add that here and keep it sorted by position in the table. Palace (12th on 27pts) - Brighton(a), Arsenal (a), Leicester (h), Leeds (a), Southampton (a), Everton (h), Wolves (a), WHU (h), Spurs (a), Bournemouth (h), Fulham (a), Forest (h) Wolves (13th on 27pts) - Leeds (h), Forest (a), Cheslea (h), Brentford (h), Leicester (a), Palace (h), Brighton (a), Villa (h), United (a), Everton (h), Arsenal (a) Forest (14th on 26pts) - Newcastle (h), Wolves (h), Leeds (a), Villa (a), United (h), Liverpool (a), Brighton (h), Brentford (a), Southampton (h), Cheslea (a) Arsenal (h), Palace (a) Everton (15th on 25pts) - Cheslea (a), Spurs (h), United (a), Fulham (h), Palace (a), Newcastle (h), Leicester (a), Brighton (a), City (h), Wolves (a), Bournemouth (h) Leicester (16th on 24pts) - Brentford (a), Palace (a), Villa (h), Bournemouth (h), City (a), Wolves (h), Leeds (a), Everton (h), Fulham (a), Liverpool (h), Newcastle (a), WHU (h) WHU (17th on 24pts) - City (a), Southampton (h), Newcastle (h), Fulham (a), Arsenal (h), Bournemouth (a), Liverpool (h), Palace (a), United (h), Brentford (a), Leeds (h), Leicester (a) Bournemouth (18th on 24pts) - Villa (a), Fulham (h), Brighton (h), Leicester (a), Spurs (a), WHU (h), Southampton (a), Leeds (h), Chelsea (h), Palace (a), United (h), Everton (a) Leeds (19th on 23pts) - Wolves (a), Arsenal (a), Forest (h), Palace (h), Liverpool (h), Fulham (a), Leicester (h), Bournemouth (a), City (a), Newcastle (h), West Ham (a), Spurs (h) Southampton (20th on 22pts) - Brentford (h), Spurs (h), WHU (a), City (h), Palace (h), Arsenal (a), Bournemouth (h), Newcastle (a), Forest (a), Fulham (h), Brighton (a), Liverpool (h)

Everton 1 - 0 Brentford Gray

Record is West Brom with 34. Certainly hope you're right.

Wasn't sure exactly where to put this thought but here it goes. Spent a lot of time recently thinking about Goodison. Obviously no one wants to see us relegated it very well could lead to a disaster we can't even fathom. That said and considering how special the Old Lady is, I wonder if her last dance is meant to save us from oblivion. In other words she's largely responsible for getting us promoted back immediately and transform our fortunes as we enter the new stadium and premier league again with solid finances and hopefully, by then, a functional board. Again in no way am I suggesting I want to see this happen and I'm not a religious man at all but sometimes sport seems to have this feel of destiny about it and I'm thinking this might be hers.

22 points from 26 matches leaves us at 32.15 points after 38 matches. Shite away 1 (0) leeds home 3 (3) Villa home 3 (0) Arsenal away 0 (0) Forest away 1 (1) brentford home 1 chelsea away 0 Spurs home 0 utd away 0 fulham home 3 Palace away 1 Newcastle home 0 leicester away 1 Brighton away 0 city home 0 wolves away 1 bournemouth home 3 Original projected points: 36 points Current projected points: 32 points

I agree this was a must not lose. But by not winning it's also made Saturday a must win. We needed 4 pts from these two games. Six more home games this season - Brentford, Spurs, Fulham, Newcastle, City, Bournemouth. If we can't win away we sure as hell need to win at least 3 of those. Realistically 4.

Forest 0 - 1 Everton Mykolenko

Arsenal 0 - 0 Everton None

Back home. Another unforgettable visit to Goodison and my last. Will be back in Fall 2024 for the new stadium. Reading through this thread and unsurprisingly everyone's opinions are spot on with mine. The ref certainly didn't cost us the game but he was abysmal. Absolutely abysmal. He didn't even see the foul on Onana, I promise you and 38,000 other people can verify that as well. He booked him based on the player's reaction and was incredibly late in doing so. That really fucked us as Onana had to be careful for 80 minutes. We were by far the better side box to box but we will be relegated if DCL doesn't get fit soon. Points are earned inside the 18yrd boxes and we haven't got the goods in either at the moment. The balls into the box were plenty good enough and there were quite a few of them but Maupay was never going to win one. He is the most useless player I've seen in a long time. Anyways despite the result still had an amazing visit and like everyone here I will really miss the Old Lady. One of the last true proper football venues.