it puts a spring in my step when we win and bums me out when we don't

I am not necessarily including you in this, although the above sentence appears to imply you belong to it, but there is a section of our fanbase who veer between utter joy and automatic promotion is a certainty when we win and utter doom and lower mid table at best when we lose.

I am sure this breed is at every club but for the rest of us, these people are actually quite wearing. And I wish they would listen to and learn from our manager, like the rest of us do and have.

Dave has consistently said during his tenure that staff and players don't get too high when things go well or too low when they don't. We've become a very good club with high expectations but realistically know there will be bumps in the road.

Taking that approach means your life as a fan is less stressful and results in us becoming more unified in our support. Everyone benefits from that including the players.

Of course there will be debates and opinions. That is to be expected and mostly welcome. It's a passionate game and we're a passionate club - I am probably not alone in already bracing myself for the debates when the renovation of the stadium begins in earnest!

But in terms of onfield performances, keeping everything measured can only help.