Sorry mate but he, and many rags, will never get beyond "denial" as their media sycophants will constantly tell them every scraped win is "turning a corner", every signing is the "new liver-wasting, wife-beating drunk" and every managerial appointment is "the new GPC". The dumb shits will believe every word.
Some, like the zebra pants mob and the Norwich fans, will get to anger, and many will get to depression after yet another defeat, but they'll soon revert to denial after another VAR infused win. They'll never reach acceptance which means they'll never address the problem in an appropriate manner.
Long may it continue.