I'd Love To Be Proved Wrong
Whilst reading the Oxford United discussion forums on This is United I have found an equally useful licence to have; "I'd Love To Be Proved Wrong". Oxford is owned by Firoz Kassam, he built a stadium against almost insurmountable odds and funded the club for three years, however the club have dropped two divisions in three years. The blame for this slide is regularly placed at Mr Kassam’s door. You see Mr Kassam is planning, apparently, to run the club down and make millions of pounds from (now take your pick here).... professional rugby, a motel, a cinema, or fiendishly cackling whilst wearing a cape tying Penelope Pitstop to some train tacks.
The nightmare scenarios described by the contributors to the forum regularly preclude the phrase 'I'd Love To Be Proved Wrong But'. This licence absolves you from responsibility for what you’re saying. Why would you love to be proved wrong? Wouldn’t you prefer be proved right? Wouldn't it be gratifying to have the satisfaction of knowing you’ve read the situation correctly. "ILTBPW" allows you to sit on both sides of the fence at the same time rather than contribute to something. In footballing terms, it's a licence to moan and not go to games, but leaves the door open for you to return when things get better. This absolution of responsibility is what many Oxford fans want; it gives them the freedom to moan about things that they refuse to take any responsibility for their part in the sorry situation.
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