and have been being optimistic all season. I am now officially giving up my optimism and returning to my pessimistic self. We will not in my lifetime win anything and will be on a constant plateau of mediocrity til my dying day. There, I've said it. And we can forget beating Villa - more chance of me being able to afford a Villa.

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2000

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There is NO reason for optimism

This side is SHITE

Freddy Shepherd has saved his arse by signing the one man who has injected some optimism into the club.

He has lost it all by not allowing this same man the chance to build on it.

He'll live to regret it

Bobby will retire

Soon

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2000

The thing is, the players aren't shite. Why haven't we got a team?

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2000

Dougal,

the players ARE shite. They THINK they're better than they actually are. Witness results [and selected performances] v Scum, Soton, Everton, Charlton. The compare vs performances v Liverpool, Chelsea, Leicester & top ten teams.

they're only 'up' for the big games. If you can't get arsed about the 'lesser' games then you shoud retire as a footballer, because you clearly aren't good enough.

Who have we convincingly beaten this season? Middlesborough. and maybe Spurs. We nearly threw it away against Bradford for crying out loud.

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2000