I've only missed a handful of games all season, home and away, and totally sympathise. Very early on many of us were concerned when we saw the first Luke Williams style goal kick. A goal kick that only Swindon have ever done with any regularity. In div 4 it's clueless, for the sake of it, football.
However we signed some good players, looked pretty good most of the time and confidence was high.
The thing is, perfect and very risky, (almost suicidal level at times) only works with confidence, once that goes the balance of risk quickly becomes apparent (apart from to the manager obviously), results take a nosedive and it's very hard to turnaround.
This year was an opportunity to grab the fans, like yourself, who really, really want to go to the games, but only on the basis that it isn't dull as fuck and pointless. Unfortunately, at home especially, it's been relegation form and a missed opportunity.
Yes I'm pleased to be watching football and grateful to everyone who played a part in saving our club, but on the field I'm disappointed, beyond belief, with the bulk of the performances over the last couple of months. It's criminal that such goodwill has been squandered with such obvious weaknesses not being addressed.
A manager's primary focus must be on points, noone complains about having boring 2-0 wins every week. Losing valiantly every week because of a shit ref or drawing against 9 men, or even getting merrily shat on just doesn't float anyone's boat.
Done the lot this season and intend to get my lad through his first full season home and away.
Sadly I think in all honesty the “situation” we find ourselves in has caught up with us.
Start of the season, well a few weeks before we all would have settled for where we are right now, sadly it’s always the hope that kills us all, every club.
If anything we have lost that bonus momentum that we initially grabbed by the bollocks. Our crowds, more so our support away from home impressive.
Being a Pompey lad at heart, always critical of our apathetic fans making excuse why not to go rather than support it, I understand as this season they have showed up in decent numbers.
This season to me was all about survival, a free hit. Now that is becoming a successful reality.
If the Board don’t show commitment next season then the crowd will turn. In all honesty I think they will. All kinds of Debts were coming in and confident apart from the pending EFL hearing would like to think we are now as stable as we have been for many years.
Love this bastard club, runs through my veins and will keep going.
Understand why some feel frustrated but it’s not just 90 minutes on a Saturday for me, much deeper.