Love hate relationship - it doesn't really come close to defining the oscillating feelings Evertonians felt towards Everton players last season.
At times in a tumultuous term the team were met with visceral invective after tepid defeats, voids of silence as the prospect of relegation swept over Goodison Park and eventually with wild adulation, as they secured Premier League safety in the most dramatic circumstances.
For fans, it was the equivalent of your child getting in later than planned from their first night out with friends.
