I am up there with the most hopeful of all Everton supporters, I start off being very rational and looking at our games in a very realistic way but the closer it comes to kick off the more hopeful I become. By kick off I have convinced myself that, in spite of all the evidence to the contrary, our squad will suddenly discover a backbone and turn in a preformance. I have done this countless times over the years and countless times, as we all know, that backbone never turns up. For this Sunday I am going to pretend we have no game. I am going to do my best not to recognise the fact that Everton are playing.
I will keep an eye on Burnley in the hope that Wolves tank them, that is the best result we can realistically hope for this weekend.