One or two were unreasonably negative. Our absent friend from Wales for one. Obviously you respect different opinions do this is mine and the op’s too.
The test of reasonableness is itself subjective hence there can be no wrongs or rights, only opinions. So yes, your opinion and that expressed in the op is indeed respected. But those of the so called naysayers should also be respected.
I can't recall specifically what anyone was saying while back... except for the debates about whether we should have made signings in the last couple of transfer windows. That debate is still valid. If we don't win the title there will always be a question mark about our minimal transfer activity.
We've scraped a number of results in this run and have so far avoided any lengthy absences from our top outfield players. We did lose Alison and were lucky to find a very competent replacement at such short notice.