We will see. But I still think that it may not be the binary outcome of agree/no deal.
There seem to be two primary sticking points.
Fishing and level playing field.
That being the case and assuming both sides really don't want a no deal ending, is it not possible that these could be dealt with after the year end.
The main sticking point is the total implementation of the WA. They will continue to negotiate in the hope that this will be resolved. Without that there is no hope of a deal.
The other matters may be resolved in time.
Fishing issue is over-magnified by both sides. The UK don't eat what's in their waters and have to sell it to EU countries and EU countries want what's in the UK's waters - sure this can be resolved at some point.
The EU won't allow unfair competition for a country right on their doorstep.
The country is being misled by Johnson saying he wants a Canada type deal which is no more than a FTA with a far off country and if not an Australian deal which means no deal.
But as I've said all along, the most important thing was being in the Customs Union more than a FTA, that's gone, so a FTA will only be a damage limitation.
At the start there was BRINO (still in the Customs Union), pointless but only very bad, Brexit with a FTA - extremely bad, Brexit without a FTA - catastrophic.
Still get the impression that Johnson may think that with a choice between catastrophic and extremely bad he may as well go the whole hog and break the WA with the flag waving Brexiters cheering him on.