Everton v AFC Bournemouth

Nice to see some fight and some quality but we fully deserve to go down. Shocking performances since December and we were so slow to get going after the restart.

Still beggars belief that we didn't play any friendlies after a 3 month break. I fully believe we would have got at least a point more if we had.
 
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "It hurts. I'm trying to keep it together, I'm really sad for the fans of this club. They've not been here for the last part of the journey and that makes it harder.
"It's a time for refecltion, a time to see what the next step is. Everything at the club is based around staying in the Premier League and I'll speak to the people that I need to speak to. It's a very quick turnaround and we have to make the right decisions now.
"It's small margins, there has been loads of moments during the season, it's never down to one thing. As the manager I make hundreds of decisions and I haven't been good enough this season.
"Throughout the season there are ebbs and flows, I'm not going to sit here and criticise the players in any way, I have to back them and support them. First I have to look at myslef and that I will do.
"My commitment, I can't question. It is not down to a lack of effort. I am so sorry for the fans, you never plan not to achieve. I always wanted to bring success to the club and to play an entertaining sort of football, that's always the aim."
 
Now we will see what our owner and Board are made of. Let's hope for stability in one way shape or form. Radical enforced change is inevitable, but I hope the real movers and shakers LEAD honorably and calmly.
 

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