by Dave » 15 Apr 2016, 15:05
"but I wonder if any of the posters might be a little more understanding and considerate with their views next time a similar situation arises..... "
No, absolutely no chance of that happening. The reason, us supporters of Torquay United are no different the supporters of any other football, you don't become a football fan your born one, and we all, no matter what club you support are bred to think the same way.
We can do a simple exercise for the proof, just trawl through any fans forum, of any relegation threatened club, and you'll see the same threads, with the same content of posts, just written by different people, with different usernames. At a lose end the other day, so sat down and watched Villa v Chelsea, being honest don't think I've ever heard such a toxic atmosphere from the home support of a struggling club, and my first question to the Villa fans would have been, how on earth do expect your players to function playing in such an atmosphere, but I understand it, as fans their hurting, just as we were, but of course at a much different level.
Us football fans want to our clubs to be successful within our levels, when things are going wrong we shout, scream, moan and complain, that's football. never been any different, just didn't see so much of it before the internet was invented.
The vast majority of these posts were not anti Kevin Nicholson, they were more reflective of where are club was and the direction it seemed to be going in, Nicho knew what he was taking on, and walking into, Nicho said it himself a number times , he had to win the fans confidence.
Personally I'm thankful to Kevin Nicholson, for not giving up, for having a plan, sticking to it, and it seems whilst we're not guaranteed yet, his plan to keep the club in the NL premier is going to work against all the odds.
Nicho will deserve 100 % praise and credit, along with his staff and players for that, and will get when survival is confirmed. But the job is by no means done, Nicho will have to take the club on a step, and build a team capable of, competing solidly in the upper half of this division, other wise some fans, will turn on him again, I'll guarantee it now.
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No, absolutely no chance of that happening. The reason, us supporters of Torquay United are no different the supporters of any other football, you don't become a football fan your born one, and we all, no matter what club you support are bred to think the same way.
We can do a simple exercise for the proof, just trawl through any fans forum, of any relegation threatened club, and you'll see the same threads, with the same content of posts, just written by different people, with different usernames. At a lose end the other day, so sat down and watched Villa v Chelsea, being honest don't think I've ever heard such a toxic atmosphere from the home support of a struggling club, and my first question to the Villa fans would have been, how on earth do expect your players to function playing in such an atmosphere, but I understand it, as fans their hurting, just as we were, but of course at a much different level.
Us football fans want to our clubs to be successful within our levels, when things are going wrong we shout, scream, moan and complain, that's football. never been any different, just didn't see so much of it before the internet was invented.
The vast majority of these posts were not anti Kevin Nicholson, they were more reflective of where are club was and the direction it seemed to be going in, Nicho knew what he was taking on, and walking into, Nicho said it himself a number times , he had to win the fans confidence.
Personally I'm thankful to Kevin Nicholson, for not giving up, for having a plan, sticking to it, and it seems whilst we're not guaranteed yet, his plan to keep the club in the NL premier is going to work against all the odds.
Nicho will deserve 100 % praise and credit, along with his staff and players for that, and will get when survival is confirmed. But the job is by no means done, Nicho will have to take the club on a step, and build a team capable of, competing solidly in the upper half of this division, other wise some fans, will turn on him again, I'll guarantee it now.
