Thats why I said that I have no concern over what he IS doing.
I also don't see any of the things I mentioned as negatives, or they wouldn't be if they had been dealt with in the same professional manner with which the club deals with the "bigger" issues.
Getting established as an SPL club also includes the fans. No point in having an established SPL team, an established SPL stadium and an established SPL set-up if you don't take the time or make the effort to establish an SPL level fanbase. The truth of the matter is that in the last 18 months the club have done more to alientate your average fan than they have done to encourage them.
Perhaps my use of the word criticise was wrong, what he does do though is highlight the minority negative element of the fanbase without praising the largely supportive majority. It's al ME ME ME, look what I've done, look at all the great things that are hapenning, and although I agree that the club have achieved a lot, credit also has to be given to the fans who turn out each and every week.
I AM a fan of David Sutherland and what he has done and how he has achieved it, but it doesn't mean their is not room for improvement in certain areas, areas which have been highlighted and raised with the club on several occasions but are rarely ever met with a response, never mind any kind of action.
When the club needed a voice to support their efforts they were falling over themselves to listen to the fans, and to get the fans onboard with their views - The groundshare issue, the promotion issues, issues arising between Sutherland and Macgillvray. Now a fan can't even get so much as a response to a letter of complaint or query.
So in short, although I agree with the content of his article and the successes he has highlighted, there are many other issues which are just as important that are not being addressed. An article such as the one in todays Highland News would have been an ideal opportunity to address these things, if not at the very least acknowledge them.
Do you think it is any coincidence that this article was run at a time when the club were facing criticism on several things? And do you think it is a coincidence that it highlights all the positives and fails to address directly the criticisms that have been made of late?
As I said before, it's a chest beating exercise, one designed to bring people "back in line" and deflect attention from issues that are not being dealt with for whatever reason.
Will I be the next person to find myself banned from the stadium until I learn to tow the part line?