That was the question posed in this month’s editorial meeting, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt that, never mind the answer, there was a problem with the question itself.
I don’t think we really know quite what we are demanding in the first place.
There are certainly a few schools of thought.
Asking for the world
Truth be told, while there’s an ever-increasing volume of noise on Twitter of people chiming in with their views, I’m not sure we always know what we want for our club as individuals, let alone as a collective.
It used to be we could at least agree that we wanted to smash the living daylights out of Tottenham when they come to town later in November, but there are even those who would now prefer us to lose those type of games to bring about the manager’s fall from grace.
Only once we know what we want, can we hope to hold the club to account to provide it.
For me, I don’t ask my club to deliver glory though I dream of it. I don’t ask them to astound me with beautiful football, although I treasure each and every goal we score, of the sort of quality we were treated to for Giroud’s winner against Red Star Belgrade.
I only ask that we do the best we can, with the resources available to us at boardroom level, and the effort our players are capable of when we get out onto the pitch.
I ask that the club give us enough hope that each time we start a game we feel like we have a chance to win.
I ask that each time we sit down to watch a game, in the stadium, in a bar, or in the comfort of our own homes, that we can do so with anticipation, knowing there is a possibility to witness one of the magical moments that football, and only football, can provide.
And of course, I ask that we smash the living daylights out of Tottenham on November 18th.
Is that really too much to ask?