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People pay good, hard earned money to go the games, tickets, travel, food, drink etc etc. They are emotionally invested in the club and at a time when the rest of the world is seemingly turning to shit, people are just desperate for a positive in their lives. Escapism is chased but there has been very little on an Everton front to be positive about over recent times.

There is at least a tunnel in the distance that we are heading towards and one day we might even see the light at the end of it but until then people are going to vent their frustrations, especially at players paid very, very handsomly to play sport and especially at managers, coaches, scouts etc who are also very well compensated for their work.

When that doesn't come off, sometimes the reality of the situation is blinded by the need for the escapism and that craving of any sort of success means that any set back or percieved failing of individuals will be highlighted and magnified ten fold. Just look at the reaction to the Wolves game. We all saw it as a potential opportunity for success and it all fell apart so horribly to the worst team in the league. The reaction it got was born from pure frustration.

I'm relatively calm and positive, I see a new stadium that is bringing in much needed additional revenue and one that will only get better when they fix some problems.

I see a professional CEO, working with professional owners for the first time in a very long time. I see good quality hiring going on behind the scenes, in key positions, I see progress on and off the pitch but its still going to be a slog. It still didn't stop me shouting "why" at the TV when McNeill came on instead of some of the other options.

We, live, breath and love our football club, we all have various opinions on it, some are naturally positive, some are negative, some are on the fence that'll never change, especially amongst football fans who pay large sums of money to follow their team.

The modern day game has no tolerance for patience but it's something that if we could all adopt a little more of, we'd be better off! Easier said than done!

Ste