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    Should be top 6 given budget etc and the fact a'body in this league is as sh1te as each other we should defo be targeting top 6

    current and previous form since October suggests we're targeting a return to the fizzy pop league.

    If we end up in play offs I've zero confidence in Tam to keep us up, then there will be the spin on how disappointed we are but we've been here before and we'll bounce back, we've got the players to do this blah blah pish

    nae wonder crowds are plummeting ffs

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    My only expectation is that I feel I get value for money in watching them. I have openly admitted on here in the past if the product is crap I won't pay to watch it and last season was a prime example of that where I pretty much turned away from the last half of the season and no longer went to the ground.. started most game online with free streams but by 20 mins it was off.

    The only way i would forgive the above is if I felt like the groundwork was being built, with a style of play that in future with the right players will come good. I didnt feel that last season as you could have had the best frontline on the planet and the ball would still not have got to them... this season my mind changes on that every game. Sometimes i look at us now and think that given some better players the groundwork is there to have a good balance at back and up top and then the next week it looks like we are devoid of ideas.

    For me, the final position isn't so much of a big deal unless we are in the bottom 2 but if you're in the bottom 2 then 99% of the time you are terrible to watch as well.

    A good season for me is top 6, good cup runs unless you are unfortunate enough to get a hard away game at one of the other big teams and walking out the ground most weeks knowing the team had a real go at trying to win.

    An exceptional season would be Europe spots and picking up a trophy whilst also being a good watch.

    Ultimately, if we played like Mellon last season but had us sitting 3rd i still wouldn't go up to watch it, that was absolutely eye bleeding and no enjoyment whatsoever

    This is a good thread tbh... I think everyone has different reasons of why they enjoy going to football, some do it to spend time with family, mates, go for a drink before and after, some just to get out the house and some like me watch for entertainment purposes

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    That's actually really interesting. Personally I'll always pay for any old ****e, regardless. 😂

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    Quote Originally Posted by TerryTheTerror View Post
    That's actually really interesting. Personally I'll always pay for any old ****e, regardless. ��
    i think there is a core of 4-5k that will do that, then prob another 2-3k on top that will be more likely to go if the value is there then we of course have another 27k who will just turn up for a cup final lol

    I move between the core and the 2-3k i think, sometimes i will just go up but then il totally regret it and turn in to the 2-3k for another few games then cave and go back up again - Its prob just my mentality but get really hacked off with watching crap, it ruins my weekend. Prob why im now in a position at work that focus on product quality with software apps ha!
    Last edited by the_arab; 03-02-2022 at 10:37 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TerryTheTerror View Post
    That's actually really interesting. Personally I'll always pay for any old ****e, regardless. 😂
    ^^^ this all day long, I’d probably buy my season ticket to watch the grass grow

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    Quote Originally Posted by ahlltanyirhide View Post
    ^^^ this all day long, I’d probably buy my season ticket to watch the grass grow
    Which might be seen as blind faith. But, to be fair it, might grow faster than our transition from back to front...yi never know

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    Quote Originally Posted by the_arab View Post
    My only expectation is that I feel I get value for money in watching them. I have openly admitted on here in the past if the product is crap I won't pay to watch it and last season was a prime example of that where I pretty much turned away from the last half of the season and no longer went to the ground.. started most game online with free streams but by 20 mins it was off.

    The only way i would forgive the above is if I felt like the groundwork was being built, with a style of play that in future with the right players will come good. I didnt feel that last season as you could have had the best frontline on the planet and the ball would still not have got to them... this season my mind changes on that every game. Sometimes i look at us now and think that given some better players the groundwork is there to have a good balance at back and up top and then the next week it looks like we are devoid of ideas.

    For me, the final position isn't so much of a big deal unless we are in the bottom 2 but if you're in the bottom 2 then 99% of the time you are terrible to watch as well.

    A good season for me is top 6, good cup runs unless you are unfortunate enough to get a hard away game at one of the other big teams and walking out the ground most weeks knowing the team had a real go at trying to win.

    An exceptional season would be Europe spots and picking up a trophy whilst also being a good watch.

    Ultimately, if we played like Mellon last season but had us sitting 3rd i still wouldn't go up to watch it, that was absolutely eye bleeding and no enjoyment whatsoever

    This is a good thread tbh... I think everyone has different reasons of why they enjoy going to football, some do it to spend time with family, mates, go for a drink before and after, some just to get out the house and some like me watch for entertainment purposes
    Brilliant post and i can understand completely why you stayed away at times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GUNBOAT View Post
    Brilliant post and i can understand completely why you stayed away at times.
    for me I'd put up with it a bit better if some of our young midfielders/attackers were getting more gametime, we have seen enough of them to see that there is not mich difference between them and Pawlett Clarke etc who have been **** recently

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    Quote Originally Posted by offshore_arab83 View Post
    Should be top 6 given budget etc and the fact a'body in this league is as sh1te as each other we should defo be targeting top 6

    current and previous form since October suggests we're targeting a return to the fizzy pop league.

    If we end up in play offs I've zero confidence in Tam to keep us up, then there will be the spin on how disappointed we are but we've been here before and we'll bounce back, we've got the players to do this blah blah pish

    nae wonder crowds are plummeting ffs
    This is a legit curious question, not wanting to get into an argument regarding too negative or too positive or anything like that.

    You are saying 'if we end up in the playoffs', which I presume you think is possible. In your opinion, given that we are level on points with Aberdeen and two behind Hibs, that you think they could fall that far and also do you think there is a chance St Johnstone/Dundee could finish as high as 7th (won't say top 6 because because obviously its less games for them to get to 6th rather than 7th)

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    Quote Originally Posted by BackRowArab View Post
    This is a legit curious question, not wanting to get into an argument regarding too negative or too positive or anything like that.

    You are saying 'if we end up in the playoffs', which I presume you think is possible. In your opinion, given that we are level on points with Aberdeen and two behind Hibs, that you think they could fall that far and also do you think there is a chance St Johnstone/Dundee could finish as high as 7th (won't say top 6 because because obviously its less games for them to get to 6th rather than 7th)
    Fewer games, FFS. 🤪 It's interesting the point you pick out though. We are much closer to top 6 than the playoff but I guess it depends on each persons disposition how they look at it. 🙂

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