It was never going to happen overnight. They knew that. Even the ones wearing Arab robes and headdress, or carrying toy camels on the Metro.
Even those that had boycotted the ground for more than a decade, or those who truly believed Kylian Mbappe might one day lift the Champions League trophy in a black and white jersey. They knew alchemy could not be performed in a matter of days. They knew it was going to take more than one big cheque to make all their dreams come true.
They expected better than this, though. They dared to imagine the corner had at last been turned, Small beginnings, but they really did think they'd win this one.