Okayyy....so we've been playing poor and at times very bleak. But I used to think I was reasonably as pessimistic as the next man, however it turns out the man next to the next man is a forum poster and by definition that seems to make him or her much more pessimistic than I thought!

I'm not saying we're amazing, or have made progress, or don't need some major changes looking at to be really successful l - but I used to come on here to see the banter, be inspired and occasionally get that juicy bit of rumour that against all odds turned out to be true.

All I see now is:
- we're rubbish
- we're more rubbish than we used to be
- our signings aren't very good up to now
- our rumoured signings are even worse
- we had a poor attendance
- we deserved a poor attendance
- etc
- etc etc
- more etc etc

It's really quite depressing.

And to all the "I've been going for decades but I won't be renewing next year" ok, fine, it's your money but to be honest I've seen some real proper dross over the years and to be honest we may have been undeniably erratic but at least there's been some ups as well as downs (I've known more than one season of complete downs!)

For those about to shoot me down as some unrealistic soul who should shut up and go back to la la land; this isn't a call to arms to get behind our unlucky team (luck doesn't exist), neither is it a shout out to give people a break and forget why we are what we are....

...it's a request for that thing which should grab us all a little from time to time - blind optimism.....At least until theres nothing left to play for!

We got to a cup final, we won out first playoff game and as shiit as we are (and I agree we're pretty shiit on the whole); it's all relative and we've done ok against the yardstick of mediocrity (that's not an endorsement of the yardstick either - just that's the only yardstick we are effectively measured against).

There's a long off season (probably/possibly starting Friday) to get the knives out, demand things only forum members can demand, go crazy on the will I/won't I buy a pass (not to mention a good cheerleaders thread......and although not my personal taste we must embrace the hunks thread too - not literally, unless you want to of course)

I realise a lot of blind optimism went to waste a few weeks ago in the capital, but what the hell, let's have some again, after all it's much more fun than moping about why were going to get knocked out and why it's all down hill from there.

Caaaamaaaaan - Broughy is due a really really poor game against us, Huddersfield are in freefall, the league winners only win the title about 50% of the time, all that sort of silly stuff to give an inflated chance of well being, go on, try it, it feels nice. After that then who knows, the sky's the limit; at least in possibility.

During the regular season we can moan and groan and hope we see changes, after the season we can moan and groan...but this is the playoffs and all there is now is a game on Thurs, that's it, simples, then in unlikeliest but not impossible circumstances, another game, and so on. So let's put on hold the pessimism, even the realism, nowt is going to fundamentally change in 72 hours or so. So can't we try enjoy something for a change?

Go on, poke holes in it, make fun, dismiss it - I don't care. I'd rather speculate that we have an unrealistic chance of winning something rather than dwell on the ultra-realistic chance of winning nothing.

Be more dog.

Black an White through an through..

May slag the team off (When it counts,) But i'll always be there cheering them on.

I think we have had enough breaks (and pulls and tears) this season

I am one of those fans who can be overly negative at times, however that’s born out of my passion for the club that I want to succeed so much. I am genuinely undecided on renewing my pass this year for a number of reasons. First off I live in Sheffield so all games are away for me, secondly I have a young family that I struggle to justify the time away from them when what I get in return so often is disappointment. The main reason though is the last 7 years of underachieving and inconsistency. The club to me seem to improving in every single area except the 1st team performances which is the main one for most fans. The club outlined what their expectations were this year (top 4), yet for whatever the reason we yet again haven’t met this goal and think this year is just one season too far for my personal tolerance of failure. Even when I’m feeling objective, I still think PG recruitment is poor, even with the restrictions SL clubs now find themselves under and so this has not helped sway me to renew either. I hope the club do well in the future but I just haven’t seen enough under PG to suggest it will.

just the type of post needed now and again to chivy fans out of their listlessness after cup run highs n wembley and after lows. we've a good chance v giants but if we dont do it, so what- taking the season as a whole we've seen the first green shoots of a good squad developing with a mixture of home grown and bought experience, with no idea yet who else is to arrive.
dont forget this is only gentles first season with his players plus a lot he inherited.
re the comment about decades of watching the fc, i'm into my 50th year next season and by my experience i can see we are on the ascendancy just like huddersfield 6or so years ago.
so wotever thursday,
cum on u ulllaaa