Never again could Everton, a permanent fixture in England's top soccer league since the 1950s, be dragged into the kind of end-of-season relegation scrap this storied club has found itself in far too many times for comfort over the last few years. “We need to realize the mistakes we made this season,” Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure said at the time. Three games in and Everton has no points and no goals.