To be blunt: supporters are perfectly entitled to be frustrated. The money that’s gone in this season has brought a lot of headlines, but on the pitch the progress hasn’t matched the outlay. When you’ve handed over significant sums and are paying big wages across the squad, you should expect a steadier, more convincing style and more consistent results.

Where we are now

There’s no hiding the facts as many see them. We’ve dropped points against teams we should be seeing off more comfortably. Fans point to games against Motherwell and Hearts and ask why we aren’t turning those into routine wins. At the same time, the league picture has helped; Celtic’s wobble this season has kept us in the race when in other years they’d have been well clear. That luck doesn’t cancel out the need for improvement, though.

Gerrard set the bar

Gerrard’s years still loom large. He inherited a mess and rebuilt standards, year on year, with a clear pattern of improvement and some memorable European nights. You can see why fans compare everything to that period — it felt like a steady climb. Since he left, the sense among many is that we’ve slid back a little, and that’s a fair gripe. Progress has to be obvious, otherwise patience runs out.

Reasonable demands from supporters

It’s not about knee‑jerk panic. It’s about realistic expectations. If Rohl and Martin have spent heavily this season, supporters should expect a more solid team and better performances in matches we should be controlling. And yes, suggestions that another manager might be doing better elsewhere — like Derek McInnes’s side grinding results — are part of the conversation. Fans will always judge results and how the team looks while getting them.

At the end of the day, the call for better isn’t entitlement; it’s common sense. We want the club to look like it’s moving forward again. That’s a fair assessment, and a fair ask from anyone with a season ticket.

Written by Thestigno1: 26 June 2026

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