I was reasonably happy, compared with last summer's debacle when the team wasn't improved at all, we had managed to keep hold of Tarko, improved midfield with the signing of Drinkwater and added Jay up front. Other teams had done more, but with our manager I was thinking maybe it was just enough. And then I heard we only had Drinkwater for five months and that old familiar feeling returned, the feeling that we are out of our depth at this level and our board still struggle to come to terms with the financial implications.

It's a bit like having a glimpse into the future and knowing that your best CM is going to be carted off the field on a stretcher the first game in January, he might be out for the season, he might make a miraculous recovery and be fit for the next game, but you don't know. What a shocking way to treat a manager, once again it's over to you Sean, do your best mate and hope that there are the usual three basket cases and we might get away with it again.