CRISIS club Everton have laid down security plans to protect players and chairman Peter Johnson from angry supporters if the club is relegated this Sunday.

The Goodison Park giants know even victory in the home match against Coventry City may not be enough to prevent the end of an unbroken 44-year run in football's top flight, with Bolton, one point ahead, controlling their own destiny as the head to Chelsea and Stamford Bridge.

Club insiders are expecting trouble even BEFORE the game, with fans planning to stage a protest against chairman Peter Johnson, the Northern Foods magnate who has failed to follow through promises of big spending and put the Merseysiders back among soccer's elite.

But in case Everton do go down, Football365 can reveal that players have been ordered to leave their cars at a secret location away from Goodison Park so supporters will not be able to damage them after the final whistle. A 365 source said: Passions are running high and we are aware that vandalism is a very real possibility. Howard Kendall is already treating the game like an away fixture, so the