One of the worst elements of all this is the wait. It’s endless. I wish we could have a mini relegation tournament, lasting maybe a week, and get it over with.
I’ve had a knot in my stomach since Wolves at home last month, when Liverpool fan Conor Coady scored the only goal of a game we had to win.
Another childhood Red, Aaron Cresswell, netted against us at West Ham this month, not that there’s a conspiracy or anything. That would involve questioning why Rafa Benitez allowed our two most creative players, James Rodriguez and Lucas Digne, to leave Everton.