We've had 2 and a half years of winning nearly every home game we played. From this time 3 years ago up until this summer, we played 57 home games, won 41 of them, drew 11 and lost only 5. That's superb.
And after 2 and half years of playing by and large excellent football and being the better team in pretty much every one of those games, people get used to watching a pretty good side.
And right now, we're suddenly not watching a pretty good side any more. We've played 12 home games, won 5, drawn 3 and lost 4. That's not so good.
People are going to be disapointed when suddenly a great experience of going to goodison and watching us turn over teams, has suddenly stopped being such a fun time.
So yeah, it's only been 2 and a half years since we were last this bad, it's not that long ago but you know I liked us being good, too. It was fun.
I mean fair point on the kneeejerking and stuff. The 'martinez out' shouts are absurd. But when you start that we should play 'every game away from home' (what like Southampton? or Tottenham? or City?, we've been often dire away from home this season, our form is not in any way down to our support) because our fans aren't delighted at watching us lose 1-0 to stoke you can do one. We have a right to want better than this.
And after 2 and half years of playing by and large excellent football and being the better team in pretty much every one of those games, people get used to watching a pretty good side.
And right now, we're suddenly not watching a pretty good side any more. We've played 12 home games, won 5, drawn 3 and lost 4. That's not so good.
People are going to be disapointed when suddenly a great experience of going to goodison and watching us turn over teams, has suddenly stopped being such a fun time.
So yeah, it's only been 2 and a half years since we were last this bad, it's not that long ago but you know I liked us being good, too. It was fun.
I mean fair point on the kneeejerking and stuff. The 'martinez out' shouts are absurd. But when you start that we should play 'every game away from home' (what like Southampton? or Tottenham? or City?, we've been often dire away from home this season, our form is not in any way down to our support) because our fans aren't delighted at watching us lose 1-0 to stoke you can do one. We have a right to want better than this.