[May68]

We did not take the game to Man City on the opening day. That is just simply not true. It was one in a long succession of insipid, listless performances, but at least then we had the excuse of playing someone good.
And this 'hoofball vs relegation' debate is to some extent a false dichotomy. I realise you have to play with a degree of caution and cannot leave yourself too open, but we go so far the other way it is unbelievable. I simply don't accept that this is the only way these players can play. Particularly when we are against teams no better than us.
My friend is a Barnsley fan and we saw them play the other week, and in all honesty they were far better than us at stringing 3-4 passes together, so I also don't accept that all lower league football is hoofball.
Come on people, we all deserve better than the football that is being served up to us at the moment. The bottom line is that it is simply not fun to watch.