In your first post you say that talking positively about our flag chances is irritating to you GIVEN our history of lost flags.You're not being rational Spinny.
How does me not liking premature cockiness and arrogance from our supporters about us winning the flag translate to me being pessimistic of our chances of winning the flag? It doesn't. That's an irrational conclusion you have drawn.
Not counting your chickens before they hatch is a fairly basic and good philosophy in life. Being arrogant and cocky is not "optimism" Spinny. It is arrogance and cockiness and I don't like it. Got it?
How does me expressing a dislike for posts of rash cockiness and hubris translate to me believing in Hex's Spinny? It does't. Where have I suggested that I believe in this hex YOU mention? I haven't. That's another irrational conclusion you have drawn, or rather projected.
The really weird thing is Spinny, YOU are the only one between us who has expressed a belief in the supernatural. You believe I have burdened our football team with my "irrational pessimism". I'll ask you again Spinny. How does that work. Does my supposed pessimism permeate through the space time continuum until it settles on Jonny Nobles boot and causes him to shank kicks?
In the one breath you are falsely ascribing superstitions to me and pointing out that they are irrational; and in the next you create a superstition of your own that I have the power to somehow "burden" our football team with my pessimism. Crazy stuff.
And yes, it's a discussion forum for opinions. Well spotted. Ill express mine. You do you. But please don't ascribe YOUR crazy thought patterns to me.
Why even bring it up - unless deep down this makes you uneasy?
And logically this unease is linked to the fear of another flag loss.
By extension my saying, it’s as if you fear that a hex is perpetuated with positive talk, was a metaphor to succinctly describe how this attitude resonates with me.
As to why any of this should impact the players - this September dread, in all its guises, is very common amongst supporters, and to suggest players are unware of it, and it’s origins seems unlikely. Particularly as it’s so often raised by the media.
Hence, they unfairly carry the burden of expectation.
BTW Scritchy you are not alone in how you feel, and I’m focusing on the issue not you personally.
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