TIME FOR US ALL TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED

Celebrations?
By Steven Ward
March 24 2005

Tykes have 4 matches. It's all very nice for people from other clubs to be saying "you're too good to go down" and the like, but have you really seen a team this year that isn't too good to go down? Phil Davies has said all season we are close to a good performance, but clearly not close enough.

So there are 4 league matches left. We are currently bottom of the league.

We have 4 matches. The reasons why we are where we are have been debated elsewhere on this board. So for this Sunday, forget all the talk of different players or different coaches. We are who we are and we have what we have. Tykes future starts here, with whoever takes the field and the stands on Sunday afternoon.

Tykes have 4 matches. By May we could be 10th in the league, having also won our first two 2 pieces of silverware and be looking forward to the Heineken Cup again next season. Or we could be in ND1 and have reached one cup final and 1 semi final.

We have 4 matches. Forget talk of "chances created" and "narrow losses". Forget talk of "sub standard" ND1 grounds and obscure clauses in obscure rules of the Zurich Premiership. NOW is the time for players and fans alike to front up. Leicester have never won at Headingley and if the players need motivation, then watching videos of previous matches should help. Either that or an analysis of their wages next season if they don't win ...

YOU have 4 matches. Forget talk of "small crowds" and "no appetite in Yorkshire for Premiership rugby". NOW is the time for those fans we do have to front up. Do you know how much you care about the Tykes? Now's the time to find out. If you know you're gonna cry if we win the Powergen Cup AND if we go down, then you probably know how much you care. Let's create Fortress Headingley from the stands and help the Tykes all we can.

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