Things on the pitch aren’t all that bad

WE have certainly seen the mob instinct in operation this past 10 days – or, if you prefer, a stunning exhibition of group think psychosis. I don’t think there’s a single journo or fan left who hasn’t delivered his own version, in print or online, of “Fergie and United are doomed.”

You’d think we were second bottom, not second from the top. But such is life when the standards have been set so high.

There is an easy antidote to this flood of poison that you can take, if you are so inclined: that is to mutter “2005” to yourself at regular intervals, in between deep breathing. That winter, we truly did seem to be looking into the abyss.