Fingers crossed, breath held, nails bitten - it’s always the hope that creates the stress and tension.

Que sera, sera - however, part of me wishes the prolonged agony of not knowing be over.

If the results go out way then about 72 hours of tension but if they don’t at least we know which way it’s going.

If we do by a miracle stay up then it will be interesting to see how the board spin it.

TSB podcast hit the nail on the head this week. Bielsa didn’t say he didn’t want new players just no point buying players that weren’t better.

We apparently tracked Javier de Paul who only cost AM 30m, Olise who cost Palace £10m and Nandez who would cost about 15m to no avail.

Would rather have had wood as backup than James for the same price.

The squad is so much smaller than last season when you look at those who left or are out on loan - Costa, Casilla, Poveda, Alioski, Pablo, Berra and in terms of true first team players only two came in - James where we had depth. Those players also knew the system and each other as had been here a while.

No wonder we struggled - I still think there is a player in Firpo but given his experience at Barca and the uncertainty 16m for him was madness when you think what 16m could have bought for e seasoned LB from the EFL or prem - we could have got Robinson from
Fulham or Henry from Brentford for less or similar money.

If we stay up then fair play to the players and all the coaches - including the American Idiot - for putting up with hand cuffs the whole season.