Even being kind, you’d say Everton were 50-50 to get relegated, and though I know their fans will hate the suggestion, it may just be a blessing for them.
I’ll qualify that by saying it could only be a blessing if they come straight back up. And I’m not saying they’re doomed, though it’s two of four with them, Leicester, Leeds and Forest, so a 50 per cent chance, with the visit to Leicester now absolutely massive. Of course from the club and fans’ perspective it will be a disaster, I get that. But it may just be the biggest boot up the backside they’ve ever needed.
Let’s face it, the club and their eccentric owner need a reset. We’re not talking about a single bad season. This is the third time they’ve (more than) flirted with relegation under him, and it seems inevitable it’ll happen one day if nothing changes. In the eight years since he arrived at the club, they’ve finished in the top half only three times, and the second highest position they’ve achieved was eighth, when they had to call the Sam Allardyce cavalry to save them!
