Everton has been a fractured place and, at first, this shoddily handled punishment felt like the all-shattering blow, but 48 hours on I firmly believe this moment will re-unite the club.
Ask Sean Dyche, ask Frank Lampard, and they will tell you the supporters have kept Everton up over the last two seasons.
There's good reason why Everton are called the people's club and the people want to fight back because it's in their DNA. The harshness of this points deduction has created a siege mentality: it's us against the rest.