POLARISATION and revisionism continue to hold sway among Watford fans. A supporter, using the columns of the Watford Obvserver, pleaded with Luca Vialli to go and "give us our club back". There was also mention of "the Watford way".

The following week, he was taken to task by a number of fans who deemed him negative and reactionary. One fan admitted that he had never found out what "the Watford way" was. He then unitentionally revealed just why, because he had only been supporting the club eight years.

The plain fact is there were two opposite schools of thought when Vialli was appointed and the fact the club has underperformed and many of those whose salaries contribute to making it the most expensive wage bill in the history of the club, has only increased that divide.

Of course, it would all be so very different if Watford were up there contesting it with Wolves and Manchester City. Then the fans and the players would be bonding, those who predicted doom, would be keeping a low profile while cheering with the rest, and there would be no such divide.

Clearly Vialli has not had the Midas touch with all his signings but then again, Graham Taylor did not possess such a touch in either of his two stints at Vicarage Road. As he put it, the important thing is to get more right than wrong.

As has been said repeatedly this season by those at the helm, it takes time to gel seven or eight new players and it is not an easy thing to accomplish.

More recently there has been doubts expressed by fans who have replied simply asking: "Then why do it."

When you change a management staff, coaching and medical staffs around so dramtically, as has been the case, and then change the playing staff even more dramatically, fans have a problem identifying with the club beyond the basic level.

If those players and staff are then successful, the identification process speeds up by the proverbial leaps and bounds.

It will be no surprise if the first five or six places in the Player of the Season voting this April, will go to players Vialli inherited rather than brought in.

There is now talk of and acceptance of a learning curve and this season has the appearance of being about to be pigoenholed as part of the learning process.

The focus is gently switching to the next season when Vialli will have a much smaller budget, unless he can generate funds through the transfer market.

So long before the current season is over, it seems likely that Vialli will giving some insight into his thoughts over Plan B, now that Plan A has dropped short of the mark.