TERRACE TALK: Man United - The first mutterings of ‘how long do we give Mourinho?’

It’s been 40 years since Harold Wilson was the British prime minister, but his classic line about a week being a long time in politics keeps coming back on a, umm, weekly basis.

Last time you and I met here, Hillary Clinton was still looking like a shoo-in for the White House, whereupon she performed her reprise of ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’, and all bets were suddenly off. Also, as we have remarked here many a time, a week can also be a very long time in football, with Manchester United’s brilliant impression of a collapsing Hillary down at Watford hammering the point home once again.

Just seven days ago, I was marvelling here at the equanimous reaction of so many Reds to the derby defeat, and wondering how José was getting away with “feeding us Pooh Pie”. Well, as with all dishes, you will get sick of anything if it relentlessly turns up on your plate often enough.