Newcastle with the position they’re in are probably pleased with playing a team with nothing to play for coming off a huge emotional high on the final day of the season. With taking bribes from Gulf State monarchs being all the rage, perhaps we can agree to take a dive and get a shiny new central midfielder out of it.
We might have ended up free falling down the league pyramid without Doucs. I’m going to miss him. He’s up there near the summit of my favorite Toffees.
This was his choice btw. The club did offer him a new contract. A never ending engine and some of the most key goals in the last 3 years. Thanks Doucs.
Pickford stole those 3 points. Great way to close out the season. What's that feeling.... optimism for the future??
Cautiously. Squad is gonna look way different and we’ll learn a lot based on signings. Alcaraz seems an easy buy for me tbh, price and potential to build on threat he provided
Bittersweet feeling having to go back to playing games with consequences. We’re at our best when the matches are inconsequential.
Optimism is more about the club being in competent hands. Shouldnt be in relegation fights any longer.
At the very least we can move forward without the constant fear of the club going into a death spiral if we were to get relegated.
From the athletic: For some quick trivia, Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin finishes the season having scored fewer goals than his xG for the sixth campaign running. Since 2018-19, no Premier League player has underperformed by more than his 17.2 goals below expectation. Ouch