I suppose a lot of it boils down to why do we watch football, or why do we watch Harriers.Jonkers wrote:I have been a Harriers fan for 35 years through the good times ( Jan Molby - Mark Yates - FL ) bad times Andy Thorns dark days and the last two seasons. I have decided not to renew my ST and take a seasons sabbatical. The only regret is that I will miss the friends made in the East Stand, yes the much maligned by some East Stand.
We have by common consent the most talented bunch of players in the league which our current management appear unable to motivate or indeed manage. That the management is still here despite the failure to get out of this god awful league is a dereliction of duty to the club and its loyal fans by the Chairman and the board.
So as long as the status quo / mediocrity is the norm its good by from me.
looking forward to coming back to young exciting team with ambition to improve but I wont hold my breath.
You mention the social aspect and that is one part of it.
It is just in some people's blood. In others it isn't.
I can say with great certainty that I was closer to giving up on the Harriers when we were in the League and Watkiss was in charge, we had to suffer some of the worse football I have seen in 50 years at Aggborough. It may have been at a higher level, but it was dire.
Some fans go to see the team win, at whatever cost. Gladly watch the ball hoofed upfield at every opportunity. I can watch that on a park every Sunday morning for free.
Some fans are glory hunters. Only interested in following a team that wins trophies or gets promoted. Whatever floats your boat.
Whatever it is we don't have (and that is primarily success compared with clubs with greater budgets), what we do have is a young team playing attractive football
and winning most weeks. Each to his own opinion of course (and no-one on here will change mine).
Of course I am gutted as much as any fan, but that's life.