sajw6619 said:

Phase 1 - Usually in the weeks prior (or on the Monday). You are aware of the event on the horizon and an uneasy feeling starts to creep into your soul

Phase 2 - You start to reminisce about happy derbys gone by and heros like King, Sharp, Ferguson, Kanchelskis, Campbell, Carsley, Johnson, Cahill and you think how sweet it will be if we do these Carts on Saturday. You picture scenarios in which we will score..... cross headed half away HIBBERT!!! (well we can only dream)

Phase 3 - The over confident red **** come out the woodwork and you realise even though winning will be euphoric pleasure there is also the chance that gang of jammy horrible devil worshiping cliche morons who have a deal with Lucifer himself have also given you some of your worst days of your life on days like this weekend, a dred rushes through your entire body thinking the worst and the repercussions if it where to all go wrong.

Phase 4 - Sleep is starting to become an issue as the day draws near. The contrasting emotions of phase 2 and 3 fight with each other as you try and wrestle yourself to sleep at night.

Phase (Deaf Con) 5 - Its derby day, on two hours sleep you head out, your body is unable to accept a full meal and will only let you fill it with hard liquor - Vodka, Brandy, Whiskey help your shuddering bones. As you reach your seat and hear z cars or if at their place that celtic song they play you realise the time is now, this is it 90 mins of hell.. wincing behind your squinted eyes every time they attack us the feeling off being on a rollercoaster as we attack. God speed to us all...

I am currently at phase 1 awaiting a week of emotions.

But whatever happens lads remember 1 evertonian is worth 20 of them Carts!

COME ON EVERTON THESE ARE ****!!!

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