Couldn’t agree more, although I have a feeling we are talking about different groups here. Critical thinking does lack as there seems to be a huge amount of credence given to “it’s been typed out on Twitter, so it must be true”.
Critical thinking doesn’t mean posting opinion as fact. It doesn’t mean thinking you know what is happening at the club. Or what is in Levy’s mind. What our transfer plans are etc.
What I see on here is:
Levy lacks ambition.
He’s still too involved in football matters.
Kane is leaving in the summer.
We are in danger of relegation.
Some banter about Beyoncé of GoKarts.
Stuff like this isn’t even thinking. It’s just repeatedly posting to get half a dozen likes or funnies from the gang. The need for acceptance.
Others see the good and the bad. You are one of these. I feel I’m another. I’m not admitting to being wrong as I don’t think I am. Yet. I may be. I may not be. Fuck knows. But I’m not going to let posters on here, folk on Twitter or ropey journalists change my mind.
The feeling you have that we are talking about different groups is probably because you believe I am opposed to your position, unless you mean different groups of people outside of football?
If that's the case then, I guess I am referring to all matters when it comes to the "pick a side" mentality.
My position is simply that both sides of this debate have a tendency to resort to extremism, it's very political (well MOST debates are now) where people pick a side and refuse to move from that position.
There are people inbetween who look at evidence from both sides and agree with some things and disagree with others, more often than not, the people from the extreme sides accuse them of sitting on the fence because they aren't indulging in reactionary rhetoric.
Then you have people who behave as if they are impartial but actually they are on a side but don't want to seem like they are part of the extremist mentality.
I don't believe everything I read about the club personally but the truth is, we have enough evidence to suggest, at the bare minimum, that we currently are not doing good at a boardroom level, that is indicated by the current performance of the club.
I would also argue we have enough evidence to suggest that Daniel Levy is the reason why we continue to make mistakes and poor decisions on the football side of the club, he himself has taken full blame.
Now it's my opinion, not fact, that it's because of his ego and inability to let go of control that is the defining reason behind our current and seemingly continued failure.
That is an opinion that can be argued, the other positions however I believe we have enough evidence to suggest they are factual.
Obviously the relegation talk and the other matters you mention are opinion based, although again I would argue should not be dismissed entirely as ridiculous assumptions because anything can happen in football and if the current downwards trend of recruitment and poor results continue who knows, it seems very unlikely however imo.
That's fair enough and I appreciate you saying that and I feel you are one of those posters as well.
Personally I have my times, just like you, where I get upset at something I consider to be a ridiculous position but then I also realise my position may be equally as ridiculous, I just can't see it because of bias etc.
I think Levy is the problem, you're aware of that but the truth is in a perfect world I would like him to fix the mistakes being made, I just don't think he has the ability to do it anymore, once upon a time maybe but not anymore.
That being said, I could be wrong and if I am then I welcome it because it means the club will be trending in the right direction again.
