Reds help the grieving process

THIS is how it always used to be.

You’d have a dreadful week, but your team could make everything seem a little bit better whilst looking down on everybody else.The past is back.

Bolton wasn’t as difficult as I’d feared; in fact it was rather pleasant. The first game after losing a parent is a fraught one. Never mind enjoying yourself — should you even be there? A thousand people will say “it’s what he would have wanted” and you’re still not convinced. I had a little wobble during ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ obviously, but after that it was disconcertingly business as usual.