“Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.” - Eric Hoffer
It’s easy to get caught up in the momentum of the ‘Robson Out’ mentality; there seem to be very few supporters out there that still think that the current manager should be given more time to improve our on-field deficiencies.
Whilst there have been some good performances this season they pail into insignificance when compared to the many occasions where the team have simply failed to turn up. This fact is compounded by the more recent form which has seen some of the worst performances fall within a very short space of time; with the cup games have failing to contain the incandescent flow of frustration.
The question that I have been asking myself lately is whether we have become victims of our own success?
This is the first season in quite a long time that we have been falling short of the fans expectations, even during the ‘wilderness’ years we were always in and around the play-offs even if we fell short more often then not. Our brief cameo in the Premier league has left us all wanting more, the public statement of ambitions at board room level only heighten our desire for an instant return.
In hindsight, perhaps everyone concerned should have been a little more tactile with expectations; the championship has become the graveyard of ambitious premiership one timers who all harboured dreams of an instant return.
I’m not saying that we should not have been aiming to ‘bounce straight back’, but perhaps our approach could have been handled a little bit better in order to keep the already high expectations in check.
I remember the Sheffield Wednesday ‘premiership return ticket’ campaign following their relegation from the top flight; we all had a good chuckle over that one but it would appear lessons were not learned from very close quarters.
I am not apologising for Robson nor am I lambasting those that have nailed their colours to the mast either for or against the current manager. I’m just pondering if, with hindsight, the massive frustrations felt by the majority may have been borne from a wee bit too much success in recent times. That goes as much for the board of directors as the fans.
It’s easy to get caught up in the momentum of the ‘Robson Out’ mentality; there seem to be very few supporters out there that still think that the current manager should be given more time to improve our on-field deficiencies.
Whilst there have been some good performances this season they pail into insignificance when compared to the many occasions where the team have simply failed to turn up. This fact is compounded by the more recent form which has seen some of the worst performances fall within a very short space of time; with the cup games have failing to contain the incandescent flow of frustration.
The question that I have been asking myself lately is whether we have become victims of our own success?
This is the first season in quite a long time that we have been falling short of the fans expectations, even during the ‘wilderness’ years we were always in and around the play-offs even if we fell short more often then not. Our brief cameo in the Premier league has left us all wanting more, the public statement of ambitions at board room level only heighten our desire for an instant return.
In hindsight, perhaps everyone concerned should have been a little more tactile with expectations; the championship has become the graveyard of ambitious premiership one timers who all harboured dreams of an instant return.
I’m not saying that we should not have been aiming to ‘bounce straight back’, but perhaps our approach could have been handled a little bit better in order to keep the already high expectations in check.
I remember the Sheffield Wednesday ‘premiership return ticket’ campaign following their relegation from the top flight; we all had a good chuckle over that one but it would appear lessons were not learned from very close quarters.
I am not apologising for Robson nor am I lambasting those that have nailed their colours to the mast either for or against the current manager. I’m just pondering if, with hindsight, the massive frustrations felt by the majority may have been borne from a wee bit too much success in recent times. That goes as much for the board of directors as the fans.
