wrd
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- Aug 22, 2014
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I think we did, then we felt owed and we tried to force the issue and now we feel we've been treated unfairly and so now we've been showing our anger.
I've tried to explain this before and I think I spoke too plainly and needed to show I understood the fans frustrations because of course I understand why we feel owed. We're charged a ridiculous amount of tickets, there's been an immense amount of loyalty shown to the club especially by those who renew season tickets year after year and often around the time of season ticket renewal that's when we hear rumblings of positive change and that the club are finally going to take the risks we feel needed only for it to fall flat come the end of September.
I think also that we've also suffered a great deal of humiliation in the past, we've been mocked and particularly mocked for daring to believe that our club is on the verge of great things and it's absolutely horrible when those who've been mocking you who you desperately want to prove wrong get to gloat at our falling short. It's no wonder we as fans have become self deprecating and it's no wonder that we as fans feel angry towards the club because we feel it's their inaction that's put us in the firing line.
So I hope I've shown that I genuinely do understand how the fans feel but I truly believe that for each of our individual sake's and for the club's sake, we as fan's need to understand that having expectations, that putting our trust in the club, that continuing to participate by buying tickets is our choice. I know it doesn't feel that way, I know that makes people feel uncomfortable because so much of our identity is attached to this club and it feels like there is no choice but we have to step away from feelings for a moment and look at things more cognitively and we can see that without a shadow of a doubt, all of these things are our choice.
I don't think there's any nefarious desire but whether the club knows it or not, they profit from our feelings of guilt at the idea of not showing up to support the club and not watching, not buying tickets. I think that sometimes we have to take an action that in the short term seems like a betrayal but for the greater good. We have to be willing to not got to games if it's the only way the club will change. If people don't want to make that decision then they need to be aware that is their choice and that once they've been given a seat and a football game, they are owed nothing more, accept it for what it is and shift expectation to hope. I really wish individuals would trust me that doing so will be healthier for you and healthier for the club and improve the relationship with the club and increase how much power you have in relation to the club.
Beyond the tickets, we need to realise that we are owed nothing by this club whatsoever, let's not forget what a football team was meant to be, it was about giving some working class lads a way to make money by having a sport that people bought tickets for and in return you cheered them on and you got a game of football. You supported your team and beyond them kicking the ball about in front of you, you expected nothing in return. If we can move away from expectation and turn it into hope then we won't have those feelings of unfairness, we will be less angrier, our relationship with the club will be healthier and we as fans will be worth listening to. If we keep going the trajectory we are in anger, this club will become a drain on our lives when it's meant to be the part of life that helps you navigate the difficulties of it.
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