Accentuate the Positive and Avoid the Negative - As a Baggies Supporter

[baggieal]

Not always easy ! I believe my glass if half FULL and therefore consider that I?m in the Positive camp?however, so easy to drift into a Negative mode. (Player selection, substitutions, individual skill, effort, commitment and spirit)

The bottom line is that we are ALL 100% Baggies and our commitment and belief demands such a high degree of effort, that sometimes we will be over critical of those players / coaches who seem to lack the standards we expect.

Over the 50+ years since my first attendance at the Shrine, I have had and still have, my inevitable periods of frustration. It goes with saying that having a blue and white strain in my blood, I will vent my opinions as best I am able at the home matches ! (Never booed a player though albeit maybe did not applaud him)

There is no one on this board now or indeed in my many years of contributions here, who are not of this vein. Strong opinions are bred out of our dedication.

Come on Tony M, we are ALL behind WBA and know you will do the best you can, given the inevitable significant financial and contractual restrictions.

It would be good to have some sort of get-together pre the play-offs ?!!!

Good one Prando. I don?t believe in booing the players but anyone who goes to the matches and spends cash can have whatever opinion or views they like. It?s not to say everyone does not love the club. It?s those who don?t spend money and criticises those fans who have negative views which is a bit rich in my opinion.

As they say in life - with everything many pick up on a negative as opposed to a positive ie you tell more people about a negative than you will a positive.

This Tuesday I will be going to Boro whilst unwell - in the cold - spending a good amount of cash so my views will be my views. Even those in attendance at the actual games see things differently which is fine. It would be a boring world if we all thought the same. I am sure you agree being a season ticket holder.

I have total faith in Mowbray who will try to play football on the front foot and set up to win so can?t ask for more than this - win or lose. I couldn?t say the same about CC.

People want to be entertained and Mowbray will try and do this win or lose. It?s in his DNA.

[boingy]

Good one Prando. I don?t believe in booing the players but anyone who goes to the matches and spends cash can have whatever opinion or views they like. It?s not to say everyone does not love the club. It?s those who don?t spend money and criticises those fans who have negative views which is a bit rich in my opinion.

As they say in life - with everything many pick up on a negative as opposed to a positive ie you tell more people about a negative than you will a positive.

This Tuesday I will be going to Boro whilst unwell - in the cold - spending a good amount of cash so my views will be my views. Even those in attendance at the actual games see things differently which is fine. It would be a boring world if we all thought the same. I am sure you agree being a season ticket holder.

I have total faith in Mowbray who will try to play football on the front foot and set up to win so can?t ask for more than this - win or lose. I couldn?t say the same about CC.

People want to be entertained and Mowbray will try and do this win or lose. It?s in his DNA.

Just to clarify something here Al, Its negativity and not whether someone is at a match or not. When I attended matches I never considered my viewpoint to be above any other baggies supporters who didn’t, like my Grandad who couldn’t attend matches because of his health. He attended before I was born. It’s got nothing to do with my attendance. I’m glad you can go, hope you can for a long time. The away support is crucial but even better when it is support and not just criticism.