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This. We aren't going down this season but we could well finish 17th as I fail to see where another point is coming from for us. Leeds now look most likely for the drop. One thing to say... if we were in the relegation battle proper, with say 34 points, I'd tip us for relegation. I agree with others that the Arsenal win and the Brighton draw have saved our bacon... 36 points and a poor goal difference may not have been enough.

FFS. But I had a few quid on Everton so it's not all bad.

With Lukaku on the bench. I feel he's been mismanaged this season.

Another cracking save from Pickford. Damn.

Awful miss by Gray. Will it matter?

The few decent players Everton have have stepped up to the plate today. Richarlison and Pickford been excellent. Chelsea creating but no end product.

Everton are going to win this aren't they. 🤦‍♂️

If we offer Long a new contract I despair of our management. He's on about £60k a week, wages that can definitely be spent on better.

Chelsea still making chances though. Need them to take one...

That was quality from Pickford

We're safe enough, it's just annoying that we're still being talked of as being in the relegation battle. (On Talksport just now). Our goal difference doesn't help. Chelsea still have Lukaku to come on. If Everton screw up this gift they don't deserve the Prem. Come on Chelsea.

Arse

I was thinking Everton could win today but then I looked at their form - they have only amassed 15 points since gameweek EIGHT! And I thought we were bad... I think Burnley have possibly done enough to stay up, looking at their fixtures (they have to play Villa twice - they'll get something out of one of those at least). 37 points should be the safety mark this season. That's one more win for Leeds and Burnley but 8 points for Everton. For me it's Leeds or Everton - but I'd rather have the points on the board right now, even though Leeds have the toughest fixtures left. It will probably go down to the last day.

My thoughts exactly. I would love us to keep JWP for the rest of his career and he's dug us out of a lot of crap this season with his goal/assist contributions, but if we could get £80 odd million for him, I think the club have to sell him to rebuild a poor first XI. Yes we'd need another CM but it would enable us to sign 4 x £20 million players (or say 3 if we include wages) and that would transform the first team. We were recently told the owners aren't rich and not much would change, so I'd be surprised if they put much in the transfer kitty - hence why we need to sell a jewel. Life after JWP is a horrible thought but it may better us as a team. 1st choice (not back up) IMO - we need a GK, CB, AM x 2 and Str (without sales) and then a goalkeeper and striker back up (or renewal of Broja loan). Valery can be back up to KWP while Tino recovers so I don't think we need a RB, but KWP on the right means we either need more faith in Thierry Small next season as back up to Perraud or we need to be looking at another FB. IMO our squad should look something like (excluding sales and any youngsters): GK: New 1st choice GK/McCarthy/3rd choice back up RB: KWP/Tino/Valery LB: Perraud/Small (possibly loanee back up if Small not favoured) CB: New CB/Salisu/Bednarek/Lyanco/Stephens CM: JWP, Romeu, Diallo, Smallbone AM: New 1st choice/New 1st choice/Armstrong/Redmond/Djenepo/Elyounoussi STR: New 1st choice/Adams/New back up (or loanee..Broja?)/Armstrong/Walcott. As a Long replacement back up for one season sure, but he'd probably want first team football. He's 32 so he hasn't got much life left. Had Burnley gone down (can't see it now, I'd have taken a punt on Weghorst. Ok, 29 and not started brilliantly but his stats speak for themselves at previous clubs and he works hard and is tall. Leads the line well Pelle-style.

I can't see any points from Liverpool or Leicester (unless Leicester's European exploits mean they put out a crappy team but even that would probably beat us right now) so Brentford marks the last chance to score some points. However unlikely that seems right now, I'd take a draw if you offered it to me. We need to mix the team up. Forster, KWP, Lyanco, Salisu, Perraud, JWP, Romeu, Diallo, Smallbone, Armstrong, Adams. I'd try that. More solid in midfield (JWP could even push forward with Romeu and Diallo holding) and I'd like to see the Lyanco/Salisu partnership. Adams up top still as, really, we have very little else with AA out of favour, Long shyte, Broja out of form and Walcott...reminiscing of days gone by. More of the same though I fear. 2-0 Brentford.

I’d take Broja on another year's loan if his attitude was right but we’d need an immediate first choice striker too. The problem is, with Long on his way out and Walcott unlikely to play next season, if we do sell Armstrong we’re only left with Adams up front. That’s why I think we’ll keep Armstrong and Adams, sign one striker and loan one striker.

Of course they care about results. The difference between 9th (where we could have finished had we not been shit) and 16th (where we could finish as I don’t see us getting another point) is nigh on £15 million. That’s an entire player’s transfer fee and close to our record signing transfer fee. For a club with owners that aren’t expected to put much of their money in this summer to a club that traditionally sells to buy, £15 million is a hell of a lot of money to miss out on for have a whimpering end to the season. Yes we won’t go down but our recent form is woeful.

I don't think he knows what it is. On top of that our first XI is still poor. A top GK and CB would at least sort the back 7 out but the attacking 4 player choices we have are rubbish. Championship strikers, youngsters under pressure and fricking Shane Long. There's so much surgery to be done and we don't have a pot to piss in apparently. Short of selling JWP and spending the money I fail to see us improve next season and think we will be in for a long, bad season. I like Ralph but I'd still like to see fresh ideas.

16th beckons the way we're sliding. Hard to see another point. Might beat Liverpool though. 😏

No surely...

Come on Saints. Need this win or I think we could kiss goodbye to top ten. This is perhaps our easiest fixture left. UTS

We winning? My daughter has decided Paw Patrol is more important than SSN.

I heard Zaha was on the bench and I thought... he's bottled it. Shit scared of our JWP is that Wilf. I still think draw but depends on how Redmond and Tella get on.

Just seen an article that Spurs want £6 million for him. The last defender we got from them was decent. 😜

Ah I thought he was 6'4'' for some reason. I must be thinking of someone else! Not that 6'1'' is teeny. The trouble is to sign a complete CB would cost us £30 million plus. We're shopping in the £10 to £20 million bracket which probably gets us a 'prospect' that 'can be improved upon'. (i.e Salisu) Unless our scouting is bang on and we find a gem...