I love Everton more than I hate the reds - i've got too many reds in my family and friends and the banter will be bad. But in Moshiri's crazy scattergun style approach to ownership and spending, eventually something is going to stick, something has to work.
Benitez will have to work twice as hard to succeed at Everton than he did at his other jobs post-Liverpool, because of the history, and the fact that he has so many local connections, and to avoid accusations that he is not doing enough for us. He's professional, he's got enough money, he will also know that it's bad if he is accused of not trying or here just for a payday. So today on balance, despite everything that our owner is doing to us, I think I can be bigger than that, and support Rafael and the squad because that's what I do. Even when Allardyce was here - which was worse than this - and the end of Koeman was worse too - I still wanted us to win, even if it meant Allardyce would show off and talk crap in the press.
I love our club more than I can hate Rafael, and because as a blue I'm built to hope until I die, I can get optimistic about this!
