"Catch-22 is a term coined by Joseph Heller in his novel Catch-22, describing a set of rules, regulations or procedures, or situation which presents the illusion of choice while preventing any real choice. In probability theory, it refers to a situation in which multiple probabilistic events exist, and the desirable outcome results from the confluence of these events, but there is zero probability of this happening as they are mutually exclusive."- Quoted from wikipedia.
As fans we have been spoiled in that our club have spent the last five seasons rubbing shoulders with the best in our country, now we are back in the second string of teams and we don't like it.
We have no right to expect to be one of the elite but we do want it. To become and stay one of the elite we need to invest money into the team, money which we cannot afford unless we wish to run the risk of becoming the next Livingston, Gretna or Clyde. Catch 22.
As fans some of us are getting frustrated that we are meeting teams who we previously considered below us and not getting the results or performances which we desire to see from the guys pulling on ICT colours, these frustrations boil over and and projected vocally towards the team, having an adverse affect on the standard of football on the pitch. Catch 22.
Some of our fans feel that these frustrations are unmerited and take it upon themselves to berate their fellow fans, the latter group of fans become even more frustrated and since the former set do not have the guile to confront the latter at the match nor to raise their voice in support of the team spreading good vibes the latter pass their bigger frustrations on to the team creating worse performances. Catch 22.
Which of these situations can be changed?
The guys at the match can stop being so negative in their vocal support. This is hard given the passion with which they follow the team, at least they are doing something
The team could perform to their best negating the need for fans to be frustrated at the team's inability to beat a newly promoted division two side who have not added to their squad or a third division side who on current form (a point used on this forum to create an illusion of how well we are doing) sit second bottom of the lowest division in the senior set-up.
Those who sit on their hands and say nothing, contribute little in vocal support and come to the anonymity of a web forum to berate their fellow fans (who do make an effort on matchday, when it matters) could save all their emotions which they expel into their keyboards and use that on matchdays to create a better more appropriate atmosphere during the match.
Which is it going to be guys? Are we going to all blame each other for the teams poor performance?
Let's stop with blaming each other, at the end of the day the guys who can actually make a difference are the ones on the pitch. They are professional footballers if they cannot react to the crowd's mood (negative or positive) to improve their performance then they are missing a very important attribute if they wish to progress in their chosen career. We are not paid to perform for the team they are paid to perform for us.
All these calls for an end to negativity, we are all as negative as each other we are just projecting it in different directions, some at the team (who should be beating a side of second division standard players) and others at their fellow fans. First it was the Caley and Thistle divide, now it's the noisy and quite divide. I am beginning to doubt the ability of our fans to unite.
"Catch-22 is a term coined by Joseph Heller in his novel Catch-22, describing a set of rules, regulations or procedures, or situation which presents the illusion of choice while preventing any real choice. In probability theory, it refers to a situation in which multiple probabilistic events exist, and the desirable outcome results from the confluence of these events, but there is zero probability of this happening as they are mutually exclusive."- Quoted from wikipedia.
As fans we have been spoiled in that our club have spent the last five seasons rubbing shoulders with the best in our country, now we are back in the second string of teams and we don't like it.
We have no right to expect to be one of the elite but we do want it. To become and stay one of the elite we need to invest money into the team, money which we cannot afford unless we wish to run the risk of becoming the next Livingston, Gretna or Clyde. Catch 22.
As fans some of us are getting frustrated that we are meeting teams who we previously considered below us and not getting the results or performances which we desire to see from the guys pulling on ICT colours, these frustrations boil over and and projected vocally towards the team, having an adverse affect on the standard of football on the pitch. Catch 22.
Some of our fans feel that these frustrations are unmerited and take it upon themselves to berate their fellow fans, the latter group of fans become even more frustrated and since the former set do not have the guile to confront the latter at the match nor to raise their voice in support of the team spreading good vibes the latter pass their bigger frustrations on to the team creating worse performances. Catch 22.
Which of these situations can be changed?
The guys at the match can stop being so negative in their vocal support. This is hard given the passion with which they follow the team, at least they are doing something
The team could perform to their best negating the need for fans to be frustrated at the team's inability to beat a newly promoted division two side who have not added to their squad or a third division side who on current form (a point used on this forum to create an illusion of how well we are doing) sit second bottom of the lowest division in the senior set-up.
Those who sit on their hands and say nothing, contribute little in vocal support and come to the anonymity of a web forum to berate their fellow fans (who do make an effort on matchday, when it matters) could save all their emotions which they expel into their keyboards and use that on matchdays to create a better more appropriate atmosphere during the match.
Which is it going to be guys? Are we going to all blame each other for the teams poor performance?
Let's stop with blaming each other, at the end of the day the guys who can actually make a difference are the ones on the pitch. They are professional footballers if they cannot react to the crowd's mood (negative or positive) to improve their performance then they are missing a very important attribute if they wish to progress in their chosen career. We are not paid to perform for the team they are paid to perform for us.
All these calls for an end to negativity, we are all as negative as each other we are just projecting it in different directions, some at the team (who should be beating a side of second division standard players) and others at their fellow fans. First it was the Caley and Thistle divide, now it's the noisy and quite divide. I am beginning to doubt the ability of our fans to unite.
Edited by birdog