We are broken and we have to fix ourselves

[DJMortimer]

for myself, i don't mind getting thrashed, as long as the players try. getting hammered becuase we're not good enough is fine; getting hammered becuase they don't care isn't.

Absolutely.

[Guest eccoowl]

It "was" not our fault.

We "were" the victims.

But its been over a year now and we are no longer being mislead by our club. We are no longer being taken advantage of. Yet far too many of us are behaving like the abuse victim that turns round and then becomes the abuser. As a consequence we are not backing this team (emotionally as well as financially) as it struggles through a tough season that management execution (absence of) created. Yet we have backed squads in the recent past that are nowhere near as good as the one we have today.

Our club will not progress until everyone moves on from the negativity that has seeped into our very bones this past 15 years or so.

Reality - We are a struggling championship club trying to lift ourselves financially, emotionally and by best practice up to being a strong championship club. We have the opportunity to do this because our fan base is large enough and the rest of football is melting down. We have a genuine opportunity, but only if we want to make it happen.

To do this will take us all adopting a positive yet pragmatic (not unrealistic) mindset.

To do this will take us all maintaining our football budget at £6m-£7m a year for a period long enough for AI to shape our squad and develop a new Wednesday football identity. Then we move forward again.

For us all not to want to make this happen would be insane, you would think. Yet so many just want to carry on the negativity and the mistrust and the infighting. This being behaviour that we were conditioned to by those wonderful people that created the problems at our club...................

Its time to wake up, the relegation battle effort needs us and the club being driven forward only happens if we all push in the same direction (emotionally and financially)

Lots of us have committed to moving forward (that's what keeps me going), but many are threatening to stop and many more have just not woken up still.

We all pull together and we can retain our position in this league and take the opportunity in front of us together.

We let this all unwind and I fear it will all end up a lot worse than 18 months ago.

Regards

Lee

Hi Lee, thanks for doing what you have done these past months, but will you and everyone stop ruddy going on about finances and debt.Theres loads of clubs out there, in very bad debt, but still at least having a good go at it and playing quite good football.Take donny for example, never going to be worldbeaters, only getting a few thousand throught he turnstiles, but leaving us for dead.TELL THE PLAYERS TO GET THERE RUDDY FINGERS OUT.I remember tony toms who took the team out for "winter walks", and times when players went to see where there supporters had to work, in crappy factories, and down mines ect.Only wish irvine could take them there again, but all the industry has gone in Sheff.Really disturbing times all around