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  6. General Weekend/Midweek Football

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    49 minutes ago, Formby said:

    Bayer Leverkusen came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 against Roma. Absolutely unreal achievement this season. Still unbeaten.

    Crazy. And in the last month or so, I honestly think they've had four or five games where they've scored the equalizer in stoppage time to avoid defeat

    Edit: yep I was right. That was their EIGHTH equalizer in the final 5 minutes this season, twice as many as any other team in Europe's top 5 leagues

  17. Ifs, buts and Maybes

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    16 minutes ago, Palfy said:

    If you are prepared to accept the longest run in our history without a win, and if you are prepared to accept some of the worst football played by an Everton team in my lifetime that’s for sure, and if you are prepared to accept some of the poorest managerial decisions especially in game time, then yes you have your successful season, but if you aren’t prepared to accept those qualities as I don’t then imo it’s been far from a success. 
    And all that you have said about points deductions, and our position in the league from last season, doesn’t make it a successful season it barely makes it bearable and just adds to how unsuccessful the seasons have been for many years now, from the running of the club and the football we have witnessed. 
    And if it still baffles you try setting your sights a little higher and you may then experience the disappointment that I and many others like me feel about how successful we’ve been. 

    There's no point in going back and forth on this, with both you and Haf. You two have your opinions, 95% of everyone else on here has ours 😂

    I'm a realist, and that's why I view this season as a success. My sights weren't set higher because of what this club has been through the last few years and will continue to go through. With the absolute dumpster-fire that this club has been, I think I quite rightly am allowed to have a pretty low bar for what a "successful" season is

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    Ifs, buts and Maybes

    in General Everton Discussion

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    3 hours ago, Palfy said:

    I’ve always maintained that we wouldn’t go down and have always said the 3 to go down would be Sheffield, Burnley, and Luton, and the 3 that come up next season will be the same 3 that go down. But that doesn’t in any way make me feel any better we have been absolutely terrible this season, and if people believe that the mark of a good season is too avoid relegation then crack on, but for me I’ve been embarrassed at some of the football we’ve played and won’t be looking at this season or last as a success. 

    I guess this is the part that baffles me about this point of view.

    We get hit with the largest points deduction in EPL history, and yet we still secure safety with 3 games to spare and will likely finish higher than we did the previous 2 seasons.

    How is that not a success?

  20. Sean Dyche

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    1 hour ago, Hafnia said:

    Tell me why they haven't?  

    you can't tell me that our passing and general play has been anything other than sub standard for the majority of the season.  Rafa did it to the players, 

    I repeat - these players can play football, maybe not Man City levels but they can play. The inability to do it is cos they aren't drilled. 

    Haf, I see your points. I do. The general style of play for large chunks of the season has been hard to watch, he did lose the dressing room at one point, and he is stubborn to a fault a lot of the time.

    However, I would count this season as a wild success. Romey just posted in the longest thread, but when you consider everything happening off the pitch and even STILL we're in 15th with 3 games to spare?

    He deserves all the praise for what he's accomplished

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