Worst atmosphere at the lane since the dark old days of graham?
It did feel like deja vu after Norwich scored, rather like after we conceded against ManU last month and everyone in the ground just knew that our miserable run was going to continue.
I was slightly surprised how flat the atmosphere was even after Defoe equalised though, the fact that the team failed to go on and really dominate proceedings probably didn't help.
The players have 50-70 thousand reasons to believe, going into their bank accounts....every week.
Some of them are nothing short of a disgrace at the moment.
This argument never really persuades me... just because they earn ridiculous amounts of money, I don't see why they shouldn't be subject to normal human psychology or emotion. Look at the negativity and misery on this board at the moment; of course the players are going to be feeling the same thing. And when you're playing in front of 30,000 people who are moaning and abusing and jumping on every poor pass or touch, of course you're to play with less confidence.
Of course I do understand why fans get frustrated and despondent, but we should also remember that we do have the ability to have a genuine effect on results through our support at games, and if we love the club as much as we say we do, then maybe we also have a responsibility to stay positive and not give up when things get tough.
The players have 50-70 thousand reasons to believe, going into their bank accounts....every week.
Some of them are nothing short of a disgrace at the moment.
They are motivated enough in the summer to demand big money moves, so they should be motivated enough on the pitch to simply trap a ball, and pass it to a team mates foot.