Optimism is a pre-requisite for football supporters. It takes different forms; winning a trophy
for one club is the equivalent of avoiding relegation at another. The supporter, before and during
a season, will invariably swing between belief and the less palatable outcome. As the Premier
League avalanche sweeps all before it, the downward trajectory is being ignored.
Good evening from ringside.
Well, bar-side, I suppose, really. There's no escaping the facts. But hey, open a window or two,
fizz a bit of brass polish about the place and you'd be forgiven for thinking your very own Theatre
of Dreams had stumbled onto your very doorstep.
