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It looks bleaker than the road to Regina in winter, there’s no denying that.

Even the most diehard Blue Bomber fan has to be losing faith as the losses pile up.

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What seemed like such a promising season, maybe even a chance to chase off the ghosts haunting this team for 28 years, instead appears to be a horror story rewriting itself as you watch.

Cue the gnarled finger, beckoning you to turn the page to Chapter 29 – if you dare.

I’m not here to tell you it’s not hopeless. That the Bombers still stand a fighting chance, despite three straight losses and four in the last five and an offence that looks lifeless.

What I am here to tell you is that a fire remains burning inside that locker-room, surrounded by huddling teammates protecting it from the howling wind occasionally creeping in from outside.

Once in a while, the door opens to allow news snoops like me in, and the gusts from a thousand questions threaten to extinguish the flames.