It started where it looks to be ending.
On the frosty streets outside Goodison Park, 12 months ago Everton fans pleaded with their much-maligned board members to appoint Frank Lampard in one of the most bizarre managerial selection sagas in recent Premier League memory. Vitor Pereira had been the favourite to succeed Rafa Benitez following his ill-fated six-month reign, and the Portuguese coach even went public in his bid to win over support from Toffees fans.
It didn't catch on, however, and after protests outside their beloved and soon-to-be former home ground ahead of what proved to be a chaotic transfer deadline day, Lampard got the job on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Less than a full year into his tenure, though, the streets are awash with anger once more.
