Quote from: AsTallAsLions on July 23, 2020, 10:37:48 AMQuote from: dave.woodhall on July 23, 2020, 10:27:12 AMQuote from: AsTallAsLions on July 23, 2020, 10:11:25 AMPeople who only show up to say "I told you so" after a poor result and then disappear when times are good get absolute pelters on here.But when the tables are turned and it's Smith supporters coming out of the woodwork to shame those who have doubted him or criticised the team, the halos shine bright; they are the true fans.Hmmmm.Any chance that you might give your perpetual victimhood a rest?I'm not a victim of anything, I've been here through the bad times and the good over the last several seasons, I've been wrong on some things and I've been right on other things, it's not about me.One of your fellow staffers made a comment on another thread not too long ago lambasting the erstwhile 'supporters' who dared have a pop at our manager and/or players before certain games and then disappear into the ether when those fixtures turned into victory. When I asked who they were referring to they said they wouldn't name names but referred to the threads and said it was easy to figure out, so I'm doing the same here in reverse to point out the hypocrisy now that the tables have turned.Somebody has to, since you and some of the other mods are busy applauding those who are now coming on here and giving it large after an unlikely victory. It's fantastic that we beat Arsenal and have a fighting chance of survival; it's totally ridiculous to use a win as a stick to beat other supporters with.I've said it before and I'll say it again, we all bleed claret and blue here, we all want the club to stay up and do well. Nobody wants the club relegated. I don't understand why you insist on policing other posters' level of confidence in a given regime, or their optimism around future results. It's redundant.This post is redundant. We had our little spats on here prior to the Arsenal game and I think that's mainly down to us all feeling the pressure of our predicament. It's done now because we beat them. Now we have one final push to secure our unlikely place in the Premier league next season. Can we not just pull together for Sunday? I'm a great believer in the power of positive thinking. UTV.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on July 23, 2020, 10:27:12 AMQuote from: AsTallAsLions on July 23, 2020, 10:11:25 AMPeople who only show up to say "I told you so" after a poor result and then disappear when times are good get absolute pelters on here.But when the tables are turned and it's Smith supporters coming out of the woodwork to shame those who have doubted him or criticised the team, the halos shine bright; they are the true fans.Hmmmm.Any chance that you might give your perpetual victimhood a rest?I'm not a victim of anything, I've been here through the bad times and the good over the last several seasons, I've been wrong on some things and I've been right on other things, it's not about me.One of your fellow staffers made a comment on another thread not too long ago lambasting the erstwhile 'supporters' who dared have a pop at our manager and/or players before certain games and then disappear into the ether when those fixtures turned into victory. When I asked who they were referring to they said they wouldn't name names but referred to the threads and said it was easy to figure out, so I'm doing the same here in reverse to point out the hypocrisy now that the tables have turned.Somebody has to, since you and some of the other mods are busy applauding those who are now coming on here and giving it large after an unlikely victory. It's fantastic that we beat Arsenal and have a fighting chance of survival; it's totally ridiculous to use a win as a stick to beat other supporters with.I've said it before and I'll say it again, we all bleed claret and blue here, we all want the club to stay up and do well. Nobody wants the club relegated. I don't understand why you insist on policing other posters' level of confidence in a given regime, or their optimism around future results. It's redundant.
Quote from: AsTallAsLions on July 23, 2020, 10:11:25 AMPeople who only show up to say "I told you so" after a poor result and then disappear when times are good get absolute pelters on here.But when the tables are turned and it's Smith supporters coming out of the woodwork to shame those who have doubted him or criticised the team, the halos shine bright; they are the true fans.Hmmmm.Any chance that you might give your perpetual victimhood a rest?
People who only show up to say "I told you so" after a poor result and then disappear when times are good get absolute pelters on here.But when the tables are turned and it's Smith supporters coming out of the woodwork to shame those who have doubted him or criticised the team, the halos shine bright; they are the true fans.Hmmmm.
Quote from: AsTallAsLions on July 23, 2020, 10:37:48 AMOne of your fellow staffers made a comment on another thread not too long ago lambasting the erstwhile 'supporters' who dared have a pop at our manager and/or players before certain games and then disappear into the ether when those fixtures turned into victory. When I asked who they were referring to they said they wouldn't name names but referred to the threads and said it was easy to figure out, so I'm doing the same here in reverse to point out the hypocrisy now that the tables have turned.Somebody has to, since you and some of the other mods are busy applauding those who are now coming on here and giving it large after an unlikely victory. It's fantastic that we beat Arsenal and have a fighting chance of survival; it's totally ridiculous to use a win as a stick to beat other supporters with.I've said it before and I'll say it again, we all bleed claret and blue here, we all want the club to stay up and do well. Nobody wants the club relegated. I don't understand why you insist on policing other posters' level of confidence in a given regime, or their optimism around future results. It's redundant.That's not 'policing' though is it? No-one has been stopped from posting or banned because they don't have confidence in the manager.That's a poster (mod or otherwise) posting their opinion on what other posters have said.
One of your fellow staffers made a comment on another thread not too long ago lambasting the erstwhile 'supporters' who dared have a pop at our manager and/or players before certain games and then disappear into the ether when those fixtures turned into victory. When I asked who they were referring to they said they wouldn't name names but referred to the threads and said it was easy to figure out, so I'm doing the same here in reverse to point out the hypocrisy now that the tables have turned.Somebody has to, since you and some of the other mods are busy applauding those who are now coming on here and giving it large after an unlikely victory. It's fantastic that we beat Arsenal and have a fighting chance of survival; it's totally ridiculous to use a win as a stick to beat other supporters with.I've said it before and I'll say it again, we all bleed claret and blue here, we all want the club to stay up and do well. Nobody wants the club relegated. I don't understand why you insist on policing other posters' level of confidence in a given regime, or their optimism around future results. It's redundant.
I also don't get the notion that if you've posted something negative/ critical in the past, you automatically have to balance that by posting something positive when the opportunity allows.
Quote from: KevinGage on July 23, 2020, 10:47:09 AMI also don't get the notion that if you've posted something negative/ critical in the past, you automatically have to balance that by posting something positive when the opportunity allows. Like I said a few days back, it's about taking the rough with the smooth. If a poster is constantly going to find the down side to everything and then can't take a few moments to make a positive comment when we have some success, then what's the point? Why partake in a hobby that makes you constantly miserable?
Quote from: The Edge on July 23, 2020, 10:54:22 AMQuote from: AsTallAsLions on July 23, 2020, 10:37:48 AMQuote from: dave.woodhall on July 23, 2020, 10:27:12 AMQuote from: AsTallAsLions on July 23, 2020, 10:11:25 AMPeople who only show up to say "I told you so" after a poor result and then disappear when times are good get absolute pelters on here.But when the tables are turned and it's Smith supporters coming out of the woodwork to shame those who have doubted him or criticised the team, the halos shine bright; they are the true fans.Hmmmm.Any chance that you might give your perpetual victimhood a rest?I'm not a victim of anything, I've been here through the bad times and the good over the last several seasons, I've been wrong on some things and I've been right on other things, it's not about me.One of your fellow staffers made a comment on another thread not too long ago lambasting the erstwhile 'supporters' who dared have a pop at our manager and/or players before certain games and then disappear into the ether when those fixtures turned into victory. When I asked who they were referring to they said they wouldn't name names but referred to the threads and said it was easy to figure out, so I'm doing the same here in reverse to point out the hypocrisy now that the tables have turned.Somebody has to, since you and some of the other mods are busy applauding those who are now coming on here and giving it large after an unlikely victory. It's fantastic that we beat Arsenal and have a fighting chance of survival; it's totally ridiculous to use a win as a stick to beat other supporters with.I've said it before and I'll say it again, we all bleed claret and blue here, we all want the club to stay up and do well. Nobody wants the club relegated. I don't understand why you insist on policing other posters' level of confidence in a given regime, or their optimism around future results. It's redundant.This post is redundant. We had our little spats on here prior to the Arsenal game and I think that's mainly down to us all feeling the pressure of our predicament. It's done now because we beat them. Now we have one final push to secure our unlikely place in the Premier league next season. Can we not just pull together for Sunday? I'm a great believer in the power of positive thinking. UTV. Yes I completely agree with your sentiment and we do all need to pull together for the final game. Others however are demanding 'apologies' (jaysis) from those who accused the team of not having any bollocks or anyone who called Smith or the players cowardly. Personally I have never levelled that charge at Smith's door; but I do think he's a bit useless sometimes and I stand by my opinion that he's not the right man for us going forward. Others apparently did say that, I'm not sure who, and I don't really care. We showed a lot of heart at Arsenal and I can only hope we do the same against West Ham. But I'm over the hypocrisy of the 'he said/she said' nonsense on here, it's all posturing.
Perhaps people feel vindicated after being castigated for not being a moaning twat at every turn, for not believing in others' seemingly unfailing powers of prediction.
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on July 23, 2020, 11:55:48 AMPerhaps people feel vindicated after being castigated for not being a moaning twat at every turn, for not believing in others' seemingly unfailing powers of prediction.They're not moaning twats, they're "realists".
Well said, mate. I've never understood why the whole 'coward' thing has had some people up in arms. As for apologising, I'm curious to whom I should be apologising to?Anyway, up the Villa.
Can we bring a halt to this now, please?