I’m genuinely interested to know how everyone is feeling ahead of the new season, because from what I’ve seen online, there seems to be a lot more negativity than optimism.

It’s been a difficult summer in a lot of ways:

1. Lost the play-off final.  
2. Lost Dave Challinor.  
3. Lost the entire backroom team (Dave Colon, Clint Hill and Nick Colgan).  
4. Lost Simon Wilson as CEO, with no replacement announced, and he’s now gone to Sheffield Wednesday.  
5. Lost key players like Louie Barry, Odin Bailey and Josh Stokes.  
6. Most of the new signings have come from League Two.  
7. Ticket prices have increased.  
8. There have also been staff redundancies behind the scenes.

That said, there have been some positives too:

1. Damien Allen has been promoted to Sporting Director.  
2. Jimmy McNulty has been appointed as the new Head Coach.  
3. Ollie Norwood has stayed.  
4. Ben Hinchliffe is remaining at the club in a new role.

I’m not trying to be negative or have a go at the club, I just want to get a sense of whether social media is reflecting the views of the wider fanbase or if it’s simply the loudest voices.

Do you think fans are justified in feeling frustrated before the season has even started, or are people overreacting and we should wait until we’ve actually seen this team play?

Interested to hear everyone’s thoughts.

Are fans right to be frustrated before a ball has even been kicked?