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Charlie Bennett

Everton fans react to Premier League survival as 'incompetent' and 'total commitment' claims made

Everton have avoided relegation from the Premier League after a nerve-wracking final day against Bournemouth.

Sean Dyche's side began the day in 17th spot - two points above the drop zone - and briefly fell into the relegation places when Leicester went ahead against West Ham.

But Abdoulaye Doucoure's stunning second-half strike gave the Blues a vital 1-0 victory over the Cherries which rendered the Foxes' 2-1 win over West Ham irrelevant, although the Goodison crowd still had to endure 10 excruciating minutes of added time before the full-time whistle.

In the immediate aftermath of Everton's survival being confirmed we want to hear your thoughts.

How do you feel after the Blues beat the drop? Does Sean Dyche deserve the majority of the credit? How big a role did the Everton fans at Goodison Park play on the final day? What needs to change to avoid a repeat of this season?

GET INVOLVED: Post your views on Everton's survival in the comments section below

One optimistic Everton fan published a four-point plan in response to an ECHO article urging for change at Goodison Park. The comment read: "Something has to change - and quickly too. We have to avoid being in the 'you know what' end of the table, with the move to Bramley-Moore Dock ready for the the 2024-25 season.

"Dyche will need to spend money, which we haven't got at present, to rebuild a team that he and Lampard both inherited. The ideal situation would be: immediate changes at board level, deal with the FFP fall out, new capital injection to be spent wisely and a total commitment from the club and the supporters to work together to achieve a mid-table finish next May.

"Unless something is done along these lines, we face being in the drop area in a year with fixtures that might not go our way."

Another blasted the board as "incompetent" - while hailing Dyche for bringing Doucoure back into the fold. Reports in January suggested the midfielder could be heading for a Goodison Park exit before Frank Lampard's sacking in January.

"The irony here is the player that Lampard exiled and didn't rate - has returned to actually save us," the response read. "Well done Doucoure. Well done Dyche. This board - none of them should ever run to the club again. They are incompetent."

One disgruntled Evertonian called Rillo urged Moshiri to show a mean streak by firing the entire board. Surprisingly, the fan suggested former boss Rafa Benitez could have been a success - if given the time to turn the club around.

"Since firing Benitez, Kenwright and his inept board have been clamouring for their firing," the post read. "Kudos to Dyche for getting them over the line but Moshiri needs to look at Bayern Munich and ruthlessly do the same. Fire the entire board.

"They are stealing the man's money blind and spending it as if there is no end to it. Well Moshiri needs to get a hold of his club and be ruthless. Fire them by Tuesday if not sooner. No emergency meeting needed like they did to fire Benitez.

"About Benitez, I am sure this club would have been aspiring for a top-10 finish had he been given time."

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