Well, of course I was referring to more recent times - now that I only have to travel as far as my living room to watch the match. Which suits me fine, as I live about 300 miles away from the Riverside and sadly haven't made it to a home game since 2015. I had a trip planned for April 2020 and was very excited to finally get back to the stadium, and then... well, you know what happened.
If I have my morning coffee/tea in that mug on a matchday, the superstitious side of me is sorted for the day. But sometimes I'll have a second drink out of the same mug before kick-off, and then I wonder if I've cancelled out the first one. So then I have to have a third drink to reinstate the good luck. Weirdly, this foolproof system doesn't seem to be working at the moment.