Haven't done a scientific study but a quick skim across these forums suggests that all of the losing sides last time out lacked effort / had no pride / didn't care, etc. Plenty of references to that effect anyway. But oddly the coaches and players seem to believe they are trying but were just outplayed for one reason or another. Funny how the fans can see things so much more clearly.

Yes I know what you mean.

I went to a game last Thursday and thought my team wasn't up to much

on the night when infact we played well apart from the first ten minutes of

the second half,

I clearly need to get a seat in the gantry where the view is clearly less obscured

than where I was sitting.

We got spanked in the first half and got away with it.

Got spanked in the second half and they ran riot.

Yes that's the game I was at.

I wonder which one our coach attended ?

I think our coach suffers from delusions of mediocrity.