11 Dec 2012 13:47:19
I go to every home game calm and full of confidence then I hear the team news and realise Bothroyd has been picked again and my calmness and confidence ebbs a little, I look at the team tactics and they ebb a bit more, then when I see the players looking as they don't know what they are supposed to be doing it ebbs a little bit more and finally when Jones makes his baffling substitutions and it has almost gone completely.
But I still cheer and support the team. I am not alone, most fans are like me they are passionate and only want to a successful team. The big problem for MM is not to take us for granted. I have supported the Owls since 1948 and was a constant supporter at Hillsborough until the 1980s when the club started taking the fans for granted. I got so disillusioned that I voted with my feet and only started going again to every home game a few years ago.
My point is this, it costs a lot of money to attend a football match and in these hard times when money is tight, that money can easily be spent on other things, and when fans get out of the habit of going to matches because they feel they are not getting value for their hard earned money or not being listened to or being taken for granted, it can take a long time before they get back into the habit of going to games.
MM is a successful business man and seems tuned into what is good for his businesses but I hope that he is not blind to the fans unrest.
I hope MM gets to read this cos I think it sums up the feelings of 99.9% of Owls fans .
NO business can afford to take its customers for granted, and although we the fans are frustrated by his silence, I'm sure that MM appreciates that ?
We are down milan thanks we trusted you.
According to dave jones god hates us and its his fault!