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Blue tinted optimist⭐
As opposed to Bluebloods thread which, whilst no doubt a decent discussion point, is only going to create more negativity.
Look people, if there are negative thoughts and vibes then that is what will transpire to be. If you look for a sinister motive or negative point, you will find one. It is as simple as that and it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
Derren Brown actually proved this in one of his TV programmes where he went into a small village and created a totally false rumour about a lucky dog statue in the town. People who had stroked the dog statue had then (apparently) found good fortune and he had hired a local journalist who was in on this and who wanted to interview locals to see what stories they had to tell. Even though this was 100% made up, witin a couple of days the locals began recounting their own stories as if folklore, some even apparently being recounted to them by their Grandparents, of the wonderful fortune people found by stroking the lucky dog.
There was one local - a butcher I think - who was completely negative about everything and insisted he had no luck at all. They tried to give him luck by putting fortune and opportunity in his way... but he never saw it or took it because he never looked for it and only ever saw the bad or negative side of everything.
It all came good for him in the end but only after he recognised this and changed the way he looked at life.
So, back to the point of this thread... when was the best time to be a fan?
Well, personally, when we won the L1 title. I had spoken to Tilly after the opening game of the season (home v Port Vale) which we lost and he thought it would be harder than he had imagined. However - and this possibly is key - he had got rid of all the bad apples (his words) and the team spirit in the squad was terrific.
Now, as good as Mohsni, Hall, whoever are, if they are "bad apples", then maybe - just maybe - we will be a better team without them. We will be a squad without as many good individuals, but we could be a better team.
With that in mind and as much as I love watching Mohsni with his talent, passion and entertainment value, the wheels have come off since THAT game v Oldham, apart from the odd good performance. Everything else seems to have stemmed from that time.
So, if he has gone back to France or wherever then if that uplifts the squad morale and makes them play better then it's a positive thing. We have a good enough squad to be challenging at the top without him anyway.
Maybe we will look back on this as a positive turning point in our season... and if we do, then it will mean we will have been promoted and I will be the first to "bump" this thread to the top, trust me.
Look people, if there are negative thoughts and vibes then that is what will transpire to be. If you look for a sinister motive or negative point, you will find one. It is as simple as that and it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
Derren Brown actually proved this in one of his TV programmes where he went into a small village and created a totally false rumour about a lucky dog statue in the town. People who had stroked the dog statue had then (apparently) found good fortune and he had hired a local journalist who was in on this and who wanted to interview locals to see what stories they had to tell. Even though this was 100% made up, witin a couple of days the locals began recounting their own stories as if folklore, some even apparently being recounted to them by their Grandparents, of the wonderful fortune people found by stroking the lucky dog.
There was one local - a butcher I think - who was completely negative about everything and insisted he had no luck at all. They tried to give him luck by putting fortune and opportunity in his way... but he never saw it or took it because he never looked for it and only ever saw the bad or negative side of everything.
It all came good for him in the end but only after he recognised this and changed the way he looked at life.
So, back to the point of this thread... when was the best time to be a fan?
Well, personally, when we won the L1 title. I had spoken to Tilly after the opening game of the season (home v Port Vale) which we lost and he thought it would be harder than he had imagined. However - and this possibly is key - he had got rid of all the bad apples (his words) and the team spirit in the squad was terrific.
Now, as good as Mohsni, Hall, whoever are, if they are "bad apples", then maybe - just maybe - we will be a better team without them. We will be a squad without as many good individuals, but we could be a better team.
With that in mind and as much as I love watching Mohsni with his talent, passion and entertainment value, the wheels have come off since THAT game v Oldham, apart from the odd good performance. Everything else seems to have stemmed from that time.
So, if he has gone back to France or wherever then if that uplifts the squad morale and makes them play better then it's a positive thing. We have a good enough squad to be challenging at the top without him anyway.
Maybe we will look back on this as a positive turning point in our season... and if we do, then it will mean we will have been promoted and I will be the first to "bump" this thread to the top, trust me.