Lose on Tuesday and we’re really in the dogfight with Wycombe and Uddersfield next.

Anyone who doesn’t think we’re in real trouble hasn’t been paying attention.

Reminds me of that old Three Lions 1996 anthem with Dame Trevor Brooking voicing (about England) “we’re not creative enough, we’re not positive enough”

A win’s a win as they; a vital 3 points.

Nice little gap opened up between us and the drop zone, which we may well need given the next 3 games are against 3 of the top 4.

When we didn’t have 2 pennies to rub together (I’m talking pre DW era now not the Chinese gang or the Bahraini bandits), we accepted that’s how it was, difficult none the less.

Now we’re owned by one of the wealthiest men in the country it’s much harder to accept. Ok we soon got the message there would be no wild spending sprees, but given the owner’s circumstances, it’s not a lot to ask for funds to be made available for a half decent forward and creative midfielder. At least give us a chance to progress from the division (upwards) and above all else, play some attractive football.

I feel we’ve reached a pivotal moment in our season. Similar albeit a different division to 2 years ago around this time of year.

Is it glass half full and we will start to score more consistently whilst staying solid in defence leading to a play off position or is it glass half empty and we start to leak goals whilst not scoring consistently and it’s the relegation zone very soon?

Time will tell, sadly I’m not optimistic given Maloney’s negative tactics…hope to be wrong!

Vat69 wrote:

Anyone still forking out for that fans fund bo**ocks needs their head testing.

I totally agree that the club feels dead from the feet up. Club has no soul. It’s nothing like the club we were, only in name and badge. It’s awful.

+1

Putting it diplomatically, the club is in an unknown length of “managed” decline, on and off the pitch.

Putting it bluntly, it’s death by a thousand cuts.

The Chinese Gang and the Bahraini Bandits tried to throw us off the cliff; this lot are dragging out the death throes, or so it feels.

Tuesday night was our lowest league attendance for 21 years (Covid era aside of course). I dread to think what next Tuesday will be like if we lose on Saturday.

I know many ST holders who did renew who are admitting privately they thought twice about renewing and are now wishing they hadn’t.

The heart and sole of the club have been taken from us. We survived, prospered then survived again against the odds because of what we are as a club. Our sole, our heart and passion. Take that away there’s nothing left.

Never mind the Future Fund or whatever it’s called, what’s all this about a loyalty scheme? We’ve always had a loyalty scheme FFS, it’s called a season ticket! This loyalty scheme feels like yet another example of the ownership treating us not as loyal supporters but as a commodity to make money out of. The importance of the season ticket seems to keep being diminished to the point I’m not sorry I quit and became a follower from the comfort of my armchair.

A very sad state of affairs.

Trouble with Maloney is he’s spent too much time playing under Martinez; who started this tippy tappy one up front nonsense.

He (Bobby) when he first arrived, was trying to play Champions League football, with Championship players, on a non-league pitch. Everyone except him could see it didn’t work.

Fast forward 15 years we’ve got his disciple trying to play Champions League football, with non-league players on a Championship pitch.

Verdict? Well the pitch is better than it was 15 years ago.

It’s early in the season for the cliches, but Saturday is already a must win game. Or at the very least, a much more attacking intent. Maloney will lose the crowd very soon otherwise. Sad, but inevitable without a change of direction.