I think it's the incompetence factor that is in play here. We complain that the midfield and strikers don't score, but looking at their records none of the midfield have a history of goal scoring, Flynn has a 1 in 10 record, as has Banks,: Croft has played 300 games and scored 15 goals, Winchester scores around 1 in 15 appearances since breaking in to the team. Only McKay has a decent scoring record and we don't seem to play to whatever strengths he had when scoring them, It's been mentioned elsewhere that while having some experienced players at the back and in midfield we have no experienced head up front. Dummigan was brought in as a good prospect but we had cover in his position and a better balance would have been to get an experienced striker instead of a loanee with no football league experience. Finally, confidence is a big thing in football and it's a lack of confidence going forward that has been endemic over the last few seasons rather than fear of the crowd turning - If you want to get the crowd behind you then go for it (like the Royle years when even relegation battling seasons still kept the crowd behind the team).