I'm not a fan who thinks "I pay so I can say what I like.", I never would dream of swearing at a player or being abusive. However, I really hope you can understand how frustrating this level of football is to supporters, having seen what the team can do earlier in the season.
I'm ok with losing (if I wasn't, god knows how I could have been a Yellow for 20 years), but I refuse to clap the players off after a shocking and headless performance.
I don't really buy the "we are supporters, we support" argument either. Two of the best posters on here (Colin B and RyanioBirdio) are clearly huge supporters whilst also holding the club to account. We cannot mindlessly support what we see on and off the pitch because "we are supporters", part of being a supporter is demanding the best from the club.
I would not be surprised at all if Ryanio is correct about OUFC being used as a vehicle for sportswashing and the problems that could bring in the future, I'm also highly, highly concerned that we have a manager on a long-term contract, who we paid a lot of money to get, who seems utterly uninspiring. From what I can tell, the only time we look good is when we abandon the gameplan and go hell for leather.
I'm not having the "just be happy we are up there" argument either. Last season was an absolute joke considering our budget and this season is less than average. What is Stevenage's playing budget? We are doing just about acceptably but no better than that.
I have no doubt you're a nice guy and clearly love the club, but I don't get this thing of berating moaners all the time. People support the club in different ways, we should accept each others point of view and move on rather than every match descending into "moaners v positivity".
I agree with you terms like "Des lovers" is stupid but also fans can't turn a blind eye to problems on and off the pitch like sometimes it seems you want them to.