Basically it was another drab home performance and an underwhelming result against another poor team in Barnsley. The passing was poor, there wasn't much creativity, we were low on energy and it was very difficult to work out what our gameplan was. The lack of noise from the crowd said it all, it was a flat, joyless affair and that's what we've come to expect at the Liberty over recent months. The players look like they hate playing at home, appearing awkward and unsure what they're supposed to do. Worryingly these traits aren't exclusive to yesterday's meek and disjointed showing, this is what fans have come to expect at home and that's why a lot of fans now see these matches as a chore rather than something to be enjoyed.
I'm not sure booing achieves much in our current situation but can understand why some may have felt the urge. The boos weren't just for the poor performance against Barnsley, they were because this is a regular occurrence. Apart from the Cardiff match when we raised our game, we've not seen a good home performance since August. Nobody's complaining about our current league position but there are real concerns that we've been going backwards since the summer and longer term prospects aren't great.
There's no risk of us going down so we have the luxury of being able to give him time. We can be patient and give him time to learn and find a way of turning things around but he needs to start giving fans reasons to believe we're on the right track under him. Our form since August is that of a side battling relegation, most of last season's star players have gone backwards under him and it's still very tough to work out what he's trying to do.
