Down but not out

Dejected Norwich fans. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/PA

Here's the situation: it's the last game of the season, and Norwich City need to beat Fulham to stay in the Premiership. It's that alarmingly simple. Even a draw might be enough, depending on what goes on in the other matches down at the bottom of the table.

However hard you try to convince yourself not to let them, all the possible permutations run through your mind at regular intervals as the game draws nearer. The good ones, of course, get top billing: the first away win of the season - in the nick of time - prompting delirium, hugs, smiles and champagne all round.