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Anthony,

I think this is a really fair post mate. I didn't go today, I have only just got in from a festival, but listening on the radio it certainly sounded as if things were very different to the previous few games.

Players were (almost) in their proper postitions, we did play some "on the floor" attacking football and certainly given that Salisbury appeared to have only 2 chances in the entire game I think we can count ourselves as very unlucky to have lost.
Sure we made mistakes, sure we missed some chances but come on!

I have never been overly critical of fans who boo (I have been one and I am sure will be again in the future) but people should really stop and think about what they are booing.

Is it the result? Or is it the performance?

So to those who booed/ hurled abuse today ask yourselves..............Do you really think it is ok to boo a team that have clearly improved considerably or like the rest of us are you just really frustrated?

I'm sorry Anthony, but Paul Buckle was completely to blame for the defeat at the end of the day.

Yes, we dominated long spells of the game, but how many times did we force James Bittner to make a save - NOT ONCE! Yes, we had a couple of efforts deflected wide and yes we missed two sitters, but for an opposition keeper not to have to make a single save all game at home in a game that team dominated is criminal. Two goals in three homes games off less than 10 shots on target - it's just not going to get it done even if the effort was certainly more there than it ever was against Ebbsfleet or for most of the game against Woking.

The team looked much more balanced out there today, with round pegs in round holes, but there are still players out there who are just not earning their wages....if you want me to pick out the names, then Tim Sills, Wayne Carlisle and Chris Hargreaves are No 1, 2 and 3 in that list as much as I hate saying it about the latter at least - he spent most of his day trying to wind up the referee.

Yet, when it comes to making substitutions, what does Buckle do? Takes off our main offensive threat in Carayol and our more effective striker in Dsane. And those moves completely screwed up our shape. Bring Stevens on, sure, but he has to come on on the right hand side where he can attack a full-back on the outside rather than ad infinitum come inside on his right foot against a right-back who will eat him up for breakfast, and where he comes up against tough tackling central midfielders, who just have a field day taking the ball off him.

And where does Salisbury's goal come from? Stevens loses the ball as he drifts in yet again off his LEFT WING, two passes get the ball to the opposite flank and the first decent Salisbury cross of the day ends up with a free header into the back of the net.

Let's not gloss over the fact that Salisbury were absolutely woeful - any half decent side would have murdered them this afternoon - yet through lack of ability we find ourselves on the wrong end of a result again. As things stand at the moment we are just not good enough and the buck stops with the coaching staff.

This officially is the lowest point in the club's history - we are now ranked as the 112th 'best' club in England and on today's evidence we aren't going much higher very soon. York will be a huge test, and while I will not boo the players off if we lose again, I will not clap them should such a result occur.

No need to worry TUFC these people will soon abandon the club especially if results continue as they are and you will soon be able to watch the match with more silence than boos. It has happened in the past and it will happen again and no doubt if we do go on to turn the corner they will re-appear as if nothing had happened - and probably start moaning and booing again when things aren't quite as perfect as they think they should be!
They're usually the ones who say after each defeat " I'm never going again" You've heard them!
The Webb era was classic example the few hundred die hard supporters who stuck with it at the time, game after game just used to look so totaly shocked and aghast standing there on the terraces with mouths wide open wth an expression of abject horror, week after week with only so much as the ocaasional "Oh dear Mr Webb that was dreadful - see you next week" in a mumbled and confused west country dialect.
You see my point here? Whilst I despise the booing and personal insult these people (I wont say supporters) are vital to the clubs success and unfortunately have to be accepted.

The term "real supporter" is often lambasted and taken offence to by some but there is no doubt in my mind that there are " true" or "real" supporters who stick with it through thick and thin, bite there tongue rather than boo, and actually have the intelligence to realise how counter productive it is, and there are others who are fair weather supporters who just tag along when things are going well.

Thankfully poor performances on the pitch have there upsides and many of the brain dead will disappear for a while but sadly it will be a true indication of our team and form and if they do happen to disappear for a long time then the club really could be in deep poo. So if I were you do as you have done today, just stand well away from the idiots and do your best to praise that which is praiseworthy and stay silent when its not.
That's what I do.

Bite me ( no please don't sorry could not resist that) If you feel that way, like I have before in my time, it is sometime best to miss a few games. As you say you have paid good money and wanted entertaining. Missing a few games can have the effect, that you start to miss, what has been a normal part of your life.

On the other hand, I know some who felt they would just stay away for a few games, only to realize that doing other things on matchdays, could not only be cheaper, but often more fun.

I saved my money today, my wife gets the cash out of the bank, I came down stairs this morning, as she had felt well enough to want to try and go to work for the morning, to find she had left the money downstairs. She had put it there just in case I changed my mind. Its still where she put it, I was sad to not have gone, but seeing the money still on the table, does make me feel a whole lot better.

It may be difficult to find somewhere in the ground to stand where Buckle is not being abused...suggest you try the family stand - but don't for gawds sake try the enclosure or grandstand!

You could aways try the away end, then you could at least celebrate with the winning fans ;D sorry that was naughty of me.