2005: Wales win Grand Slam; 2006: Wales do badly but put it down to key players missing through injury. 2007: Two weekends, two games, two defeats. What’s our excuse?

Game One: Wales lose at home to Ireland: Taking on the favourites, Ireland,in the opening game of the Six Nations was always going to be tough. A number of pundits suggested the winner would likely go on to take the championship. Although Wales were missing several key players through injury and suspension, the game, an exciting and fast-played match, lived up to its build-up. Wales, captained by Stephen Jones, never looked like scoring tries but that didn’t stop them trying against an Irish side who had winners written all over them. After the 9-19 defeat, Welsh fans were down but not out. This wasn’t the end - we’d be back.

Game 2: Wales travel to Edinburgh to meet Scotland at Murrayfield: This time the odds were slightly in Wales’s favour. The Scots, who’ve been rebuilding their team after a couple of miserable seasons, had been soundly beaten by England in the Calcutta Cup the week before. Whether that instilled false confidence in the Welsh team is debatable, but they certainly weren’t prepared for a rejuvenated Scottish side who took the lead and kept it, to win 21-9.

Over the last decade Welsh fans have followed their team, physically and emotionally, to the ends of the earth. We’ve been disappointed, delighted, frustrated, overjoyed, angry, accepting - but we’ve never been disgusted before. The team that took to the pitch on Saturday looked as if they couldn’t care less. There was no hunger to win, no spirit, no passion. Welsh fans are the most passionate in the northern hemisphere; they don’t do apathy.

In two weeks, Wales will face probably the toughest game to date - new championship favourites France in Paris. French fans let their team know very clearly when they’re fed-up; maybe it’s time for Welsh fans to do the same, and challenge the boys to stand up and be counted. Or go home and count daffodils.

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