Title dream will die unless unity is restored

I BUMPED into my colleague on this page, Steven Kelly, in the pub before the game on Saturday.

When I told him that I had a bad feeling about the match he roared with laughter; it seems he’s the only one that hasn’t noticed how badly we have been playing. Any feint hopes I did have of getting something from the game, were dashed seconds from the ground when I heard that our one available central defender had fallen foul to a bug.

Like Ricardo Carvalho I had a very sick feeling indeed. Even the sight of Cech in goal did little to lift my spirits. And then we were 2-0 down in less than 20 minutes and looking down the barrel of a highly possible thrashing. That opening period was the worst we have played in 100 games under Mourinho, with only one exception — Betis away.