“Pessimism of the intellect, Optimism of the will” Antonio Gramsci in Prison Notebooks The bi-annual occurrence of the Merseyside Derby has become for Evertonian’s at least an exercise in routine humiliation. It is often remarked that there are 3 ways to approach a football match (or any other contest), hoping to win, expecting to win or expecting to lose. Over the last 15 years we have slowly learned to expect to lose. Rather than seeing the derby as a big … Continue reading Liverpool v Everton: Merseyside Derby Preview