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Can change that to football discontent, no longer a sport, its now a soap opera with var and the refs playing the villan every week, giving it as much media attention as possible. I'm bored of it now.

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This banner is relevant though, must say.

That is where the discontent stems from. Fans didn't turn up the first few PL seasons, booing and moaning because we were battling relegation. We all knew where we were and what the challenge was but we backed our famous red and blue to the hills.

I mentioned previously but it is very hard to drum yourself up for each game when you don't feel any real vision or plan is in place. Parish's talks of a top ten finish and bigger stadium are even more insulting now and just about every other club buys players and gets new managers in frequently these days, we do neither.

It's a sorry state of affairs. 1 win in 11, 0 goals scored over two cup legs leading to an early exit, a weak squad, no signings to boost the first team and Hodgson still at the helm serving up utter dross which is designed to do nothing more than try to keep us out of a relegation battle. I don't blame nor have any ire against Roy though, he's just doing the job he's been asked to do and I am still very grateful for what he has done here.

I do not wish to see us return to the C'ship or be in a relegation battle, I wouldn't actively yearn for that, but I've never seen such discontent and general malaise in enthusiasm from our fans. That was set to last only a short period though, as sincere rumblings were due to happen sooner than later. You can easily see this gathering momentum and becoming a very vocal movement.

If Parish is waiting to the end of the season to install a new manager and buy some players, he may well have to communicate this to fans. If he is not, or does not, I wouldn't be surprised to see discontent and grumblings soon turn to very real anger and the antics to demonstrate this toward Parish et al.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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I think you need to make yourself a cuppa and calm down.

We are not playing how we want to be, but progression isn't always linear.

We are relatively comfortable in the prem.

We are probably 2 years into a major squad overhaul, our squad age and salary burden is reducing, while our squad value is increasing.

We've got some England players

We've got a new stand on the way

Its difficult to get past the football, but the club is moving in the right direction.

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The 'Optics' of rows upon rows of empty seats as a result of a mass protest would not be a good look at all, not that I am advocating such drastic action.

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If its true, which it may well be. He'll never communicate it. In the same way no other clubs management actively communicates in that way.

But you are right, he'll have to batten down the hatches because it's going to get tasty.

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I don't view him as 'Mr Deckchair' - folds under pressure.