Everton actually enjoyed quite a comfortable end to the season, despite threatening to become embroiled in a relegation scrap on a few occasions.
However, that sudden drop in the Premier League table was seldom born from their own poor form, despite enduring their worst-ever winless run mid-season, but instead from the two separate points deductions which tossed them back down into the mire.
When others might have wilted, Sean Dyche instead managed to provoke a reaction from his squad, and a whole host of heroes stood up.
Some introduced themselves to Goodison Park for the first time, but others have been consistently starring now for far too long.
Ashley Young shares what all Everton players agree on
Ashley Young, speaking live on talkSPORT (21/05, 5:11 pm) yesterday afternoon, kickstarted his summer as a pundit, having agreed to work for the broadcaster over a summer that will be rammed full of European Championships action.
Having made 39 appearances for England, he is in a fine spot to wade in on the countless debates regarding the national team, however, on this occasion, his focus was on club football.
Whilst he did seek to laud Jordan Pickford, the man in question, Young also admitted how many of his teammates actually ignore the protestations of the £30m shot-stopper whilst on the pitch.
He revealed: ‘You (Gabriel Agbonlahor) are not the only one who tells him he needs to chill. We all say it as well. He is one of them where he gets into the game and he is like at times he is shouting and many times we hear him and we are like, you alright, Picks? People just ignore him. He is just in game mode.
‘His distribution, at times his talking, his shot-saving, he is a shot-stopper. He has been fantastic, and the clean sheets he has had this season have been great. Obviously, it is down to the goalkeeper and the defenders, but when it comes to shot-stopping, he’s been great for us.’
There is method to Jordan Pickford’s madness
Despite Pickford having come under scrutiny for the manner in which he often reacts to being forced into action, screaming at his teammates and gesticulating wildly, few can argue with the quality that Young outlines.
After all, were he to struggle to do his job, often letting his team down with huge errors and an inability to make simple saves whilst also shouting, it would be justified.
But the 30-year-old is one of the Premier League’s finest goalkeepers, and any way he can bring the best form out of himself should be celebrated, not lambasted.
He is one of few footballers nowadays who is bursting with personality, and in a game so watered-down by media training, he bucks the trend.
So, if it’s not people’s cup of tea, then so be it. But for Evertonians, he is deservedly a hero, and could edge himself towards legendary status with a few more years of sparkling service.