Everton just don’t do relegation historically, but they are showing classic relegation tendencies this season - it’s only their misleadingly good start that is keeping them, just, above water and if your take away the big club label they have, there would be nothing that would prevent them being everyone’s relegation tip. I’d be very worried if I were an Everton fan that Lampard’s appointment has seen the tiniest of new manager bounces and angry that they have spent £400 million or so in recent years to get to this point.

I think they may well go down and I hope they take Leeds and Watford (really dislike that club under their present ownership) with them.