Booing our own players

[Bluez]

Francis Lee tells a story about a game in which we were 3-0 up at half-time (at Maine Road) and were booed off the pitch as we hadn't played scintillating football. We drew 3-3 in the end.

I guess you are trying to say that by booing we improve the team. Doesn't singing and shouting to raise the atmosphere do the same?

I'm saying the exact opposite, mate.

I am getting old, putting important words big like that really helps. Cheerz

[Tokyo Blue]

King kev bullshit as usual, thought police as usual

Just because somebody has a different opinion to yours it doesn't make them the thought police.

This forum was set up so that people could express their opinions.

Grow up.

And because someone has an opinion different from yours does not mean they have to "grow up".

Booing is expressing an opinion. If you can express an opinion here, why can you not express it in the stadium when you have paid good money to be there? Actually it sounds suspiciously like thought police to me, now I think about it.

If you don't want to boo then you don't. You do your thing, of course, and so do others but if some fans are that precious about booing, then they are perhaps a little thinner-skinned than the players. They played better second half and perhaps the booing played a small part in that. Who knows?

For what it's worth, I would have booed them off yesterday as well because I thought the majority of them couldn't be arsed.

[King Kev]

King kev bullshit as usual, thought police as usual

Just because somebody has a different opinion to yours it doesn't make them the thought police.

This forum was set up so that people could express their opinions.

Grow up.

And because someone has an opinion different from yours does not mean they have to "grow up".

Booing is expressing an opinion. If you can express an opinion here, why can you not express it in the stadium when you have paid good money to be there? Actually it sounds suspiciously like thought police to me, now I think about it.

If you don't want to boo then you don't. You do your thing, of course, and so do others but if some fans are that precious about booing, then they are perhaps a little thinner-skinned than the players. They played better second half and perhaps the booing played a small part in that. Who knows?

For what it's worth, I would have booed them off yesterday as well because I thought the majority of them couldn't be arsed.

The 'grow up' comment was in retaliation for Mr Longball saying I was talking 'bullshit as usual' and calling me the 'thought police' rather than because he wants to boo his team.

Not sure why he singled me out when I have not told him that he shouldn't boo, but others have.

[Bluez]

For me the biggest problem with booing your own team is that it is always reported negatively in the press, fickle fans, plastic fans etc the vocal minority often end up making the whole club and its fans look bad

[Beefymcfc]

Boo'ers should be shot.

[bluej]

Cause I left early.

Haha!

[Dameerto]

The whole advantage of playing at home is based around the crowd being behind the home team and on the backs of the opposition, of course it helps when the team gives the crowd something to get behind...

[Dunnylad]

For me the biggest problem with booing your own team is that it is always reported negatively in the press, fickle fans, plastic fans etc the vocal minority often end up making the whole club and its fans look bad

That was the coverage on twitter from the obsessed rags - including the comment that we hadn't sold all our seats - but I couldn't be arsed responding to the sad bastard

As for the booing I was surprised, other than the 1 on 1 with Hart we were just making heavy weather of it and once we decided we could be arsed in the second half there was only one side in it, until we flagged late on

[Blue Since 76]

Wow. Quite a few self righteous people on here telling their own fans they're not "proper" fans.

OK, change 'proper' fans to 'supporters' and they're can be no argument.

[Tokyo Blue]

Wow. Quite a few self righteous people on here telling their own fans they're not "proper" fans.

OK, change 'proper' fans to 'supporters' and they're can be no argument.

Sometimes players need a fucking good bollocking. Why can't fans give that out? As long as it is done sparingly and not every game there is no reason why it can't have some shock value or effect.

Or are the poor dears on the pitch so fragile we must be nice to them at all costs?

[SmallTimeCharlie]

Wow. Quite a few self righteous people on here telling their own fans they're not "proper" fans.

OK, change 'proper' fans to 'supporters' and they're can be no argument.

Sometimes players need a fucking good bollocking. Why can't fans give that out? As long as it is done sparingly and not every game there is no reason why it can't have some shock value or effect.

Or are the poor dears on the pitch so fragile we must be nice to them at all costs?

At the risk of repeating myself (not like everyone else doesn't,) I think booing your team/ players during play is self-defeating. Booing them at half-time, however, would have been a shock for them. And I suspect they were getting booed because they were simply not putting in the effort expected of the most expensive team in our history, paid more in a week than most mortals make in 2 or 3 years.
They weren't being booed for being cunts. just for being lazy cunts. And it helped the manager rollock them into putting a performance in the second half. Don't like it? Opinions are still like nipples. And we won.

[Bluez]

Wow. Quite a few self righteous people on here telling their own fans they're not "proper" fans.

OK, change 'proper' fans to 'supporters' and they're can be no argument.

Sometimes players need a fucking good bollocking. Why can't fans give that out? As long as it is done sparingly and not every game there is no reason why it can't have some shock value or effect.

Or are the poor dears on the pitch so fragile we must be nice to them at all costs?

They are not that fragile, but booing a team that won and moved into second in the league just comes across as being stupid and a little bit arrogant. Unfortunately, all city fans will end up with that kind of reputation because of the few.

[Beefymcfc]

I'd like to see the players boo those who decide to leave 5 minutes early. Just stop play, point and boo.

It could also work when our so-called singing section can't be arsed either.

[chrizzer]

I'd like to see the players boo those who decide to leave 5 minutes early. Just stop play, point and boo.

It could also work when our so-called singing section can't be arsed either.

I would totally agree if the players Would pay the audience to come and watch them play

[Im_Spartacus]

I'd like to see the players boo those who decide to leave 5 minutes early. Just stop play, point and boo.

It could also work when our so-called singing section can't be arsed either.

End of the day mate, you pays your money and take yer choice.

I think unwarranted criticism is out of order in the stands, but if someone feels that the team / manager collectively is having a shocker, what can they do? If Mancini sends sides out to tippy tappy around, have vast amounts of possession but do nothing with it, they all need a rocket up their arses.

Mancini is an utterly arrogant and self absorbed bloke and guilty of total pig headedness. Sometimes i feel that despite what some of you here might say, a fan reaction in the stadium can have the effect of pulling his head out of his arse as that will hurt his pride and resolve to take positive action. I dont feel in any way guilty of showing my displeasure, much in the same way those in Amsterdam the other night did.

[WiganBlue]

Wow. Quite a few self righteous people on here telling their own fans they're not "proper" fans.

OK, change 'proper' fans to 'supporters' and they're can be no argument.

Sometimes players need a fucking good bollocking. Why can't fans give that out? As long as it is done sparingly and not every game there is no reason why it can't have some shock value or effect.

Or are the poor dears on the pitch so fragile we must be nice to them at all costs?

They are not that fragile, but booing a team that won and moved into second in the league just comes across as being stupid and a little bit arrogant. Unfortunately, all city fans will end up with that kind of reputation because of the few.

They weren't winning at half time, which is when they were booed.

[Dunnylad]

To be fair by full time there was fuck all people left to boo them - if I was a player I'd be hacked off by how few clapped them off - Tevez near enough walked out of an empty stadium

[aaron bond]

Wow. Quite a few self righteous people on here telling their own fans they're not "proper" fans.

OK, change 'proper' fans to 'supporters' and they're can be no argument.

Sometimes players need a fucking good bollocking. Why can't fans give that out? As long as it is done sparingly and not every game there is no reason why it can't have some shock value or effect.

Or are the poor dears on the pitch so fragile we must be nice to them at all costs?

They are not that fragile, but booing a team that won and moved into second in the league just comes across as being stupid and a little bit arrogant. Unfortunately, all city fans will end up with that kind of reputation because of the few.

They weren't winning at half time, which is when they were booed.

They weren't winning so they were booed. Do you have any idea how arrogant or ridiculous that sounds?

For years I've seen fans of other clubs adopt this mentality. Listen to the home fans at half time most weeks at Arsenal, Spurs or Everton - they regularly boo their team if they're not getting the result they believe they should be getting (and look how much that has helped them). I hope this mentality does not start creeping into our home support. Your comment above suggests that it is, sadly.

[Mase]

They weren't winning so they were booed. Do you have any idea how arrogant or ridiculous that sounds?

He didn't say that's WHY they booed he said that's WHEN they booed.

I'd imagine people were booing because the players looked like they could care less.

As Nigels Tackle suggested; some fans save a lot of their monthly wage so they can go to City and work their life around the club.

[ant london]

I've not booed since Swales was in situ

I booed a lot then...Booed that baldy cunt...Alan Ball....anyone was fair game