Quote Originally Posted by The_Pie_Man View Post
Conversely, there is no point in being excessively positive either. That is like telling yourself you are going to win ?100m on the Euromillons just because you have bought a ticket.

We cannot kid ourselves. We have been rotten for months. Nothing will change in a week. We will not magically pull three brilliant performances in the bag.

I am all for getting behind the team and I hope against hope Maynard and the squad turn it round, but nobody who watched that game today can have any real hope that will happen.
Well today was a dead rubber. They always had far more incentive. When your chance is 4% the main goal is just staying healthy.
I don't know why anyone had any positive expectations before this weird game today.

As I just posted on the other thread, I'm advocating the exact opposite of being 'excessively positive'. 75% we fail, they're the inescapable odds. But knowing that, you give it your best shot and don't mope, there's no point in that.

It's Win-Win, we go up or we most likely get a fresh start with a new Head Coach
You can't go up with only 6 players worthy of the level, ravaged by injuries and with a flawed head coach.
ALL the NL promotion winning team are gone (bar Jodi, who was late to the party anyway, and a few peripherals), it was always going to take the club some time to build a completely new team for the next level.

The tone on here is way too resigned and defeatist IMO.
Or deluded and entitled, depending on your perspective.