"Matt D" wrote:"Baboo" wrote:Some interesting posts - but we don't choose how we feel do we? can't help what the heart and brain keeps telling us.
If it was as easy as , hey let's all be optimistic and we'll go up - then up we'd go. But so would every other club too.
The evidence before us in recent weeks has been a bit worrying but that does not mean that i have given up hope of winning this league by any means. I do however believe that the chances of doing so are somewhat less than they had been pre Christmas.
As for the fans doing their bit - they did their bit last night and we still lost. Luton fans did their bit too.
no, of course not, and nor do i think people should pass over problems in the way the team's playing on a forum. but when it starts to transfer to the terraces, as it has in recent weeks, it makes things harder for the team.
the key difference for me between this season and others where we collapsed after christmas is that i don't think we're reliant on a particular system of playing, and we're still creating chances.
a positive atmosphere for the duration of our games might not get Us promoted, but i do think it can contribute. of course the chances of Us going up automatically are less than they were before christmas - our form's dipped, and several of our rivals have had a great run. but we're still in a terrific position if we can find some good form again.
Sorry I don't buy this "atmosphere from the terraces is doing the team down."
That implies that the players rely on a positive atmosphere from the crowd to bring their play up to standard. The players performances should be up to standard from the start without relying on the crowd to lift them to an acceptable level.
Any benefit from the crowd should be to boost the team beyond their normal capabilities, but even that is only a small effect.
There is far too much emphasis, being placed on crowd effect on this forum as an excuse to mask poor performances from the players and manager, who is apparently untouchable.
Wilder needs to take responsibility and accept that he hasn't done so well in the last couple of months, with his tinkering, use of poor systems, and childlike tantrum omission of players that are prepared to stand up to him.
The players need to get their arses in gear and start performing irrelevant of what is going on around them.
We have the best manager, and best players, and best facilities, and biggest crowds, but that's useless if those involved don't all perform at the same time.
