Voll Blau Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 9 minutes ago, daz*dsb said: In the past two seasons our team were renowned for fighting harder when they went a goal down. Now it's heads-down, shrug of the shoulders and continue playing shit. The crowd got louder and pushed the players on because the players played like they felt they could come back into the game - now we just see a load of unmotivated, dispirited over-paid players wondering about the pitch in a daze. There is a massive difference - the fans don't feel close to the players any more. Back then we were all in it together and now the fans see the players with their massive bumper pay-packets and superstar lifestyles and lack of effort and think WTF - we're not in this battle together anymore. That's why the situation is different now. We won't resurrect the atmosphere of the great escape because there is a gulf in difference now - the chemistry has changed. I think you're romanticising it a tad. I mean, come on, the players were still multimillionaires with lavish lifestyles when we got promoted weren't they? Funny how the cut-off point for player/fan bonding seems to have been those blue supercars they got given for winning the league. Not exactly like they were rocking up in battered old Volvos before that was it? The team fought harder because they heard the noise from the stands. It was a crowd they wanted to fight for. The true difference now is that too many of our fans have become accustomed to winning. As shit as it is that we're not anymore, we need to be pragmatic and play our part. Even if we're getting dicked it's more fun if you're having a sing-song! Make your own entertainment, then boo if you must after the final whistle.
Jattdogg Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 I will pump the crowd up from my tele here in canada. Lets do this lads! Ballllleee balllllllle!!!! Bruaahh!!!!
lifted*fox Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 2 minutes ago, Voll Blau said: think you're romanticising it a tad. I mean, come on, the players were still multimillionaires with lavish lifestyles when we got promoted weren't they? Funny how the cut-off point for player/fan bonding seems to have been those blue supercars they got given for winning the league. Not exactly like they were rocking up in battered old Volvos before that was it? The team fought harder because they heard the noise from the stands. It was a crowd they wanted to fight for. The true difference now is that too many of our fans have become accustomed to winning. As shit as it is that we're not anymore, we need to be pragmatic and play our part. Even if we're getting dicked it's more fun if you're having a sing-song! Make your own entertainment, then boo if you must after the final whistle. Yeah, all joking aside mate, I agree. I might have a joke on here about booing but I haven't and I won't ever do it. I'll probably continue to moan and be pessimistic as always but if I'm being honest I over-exaggerate that part of myself on here because I find it a pretty amusing outlet - I'm somewhat more balanced in real life. Still, I really do think that the players NEED to show more this season. I'm about ready for someone to come out and say it how it is - "you know what fans, you're right - we've been shit but we are genuinely trying and still fighting as a unit' because I'm seeing 0% evidence of that on the pitch right now. If I'm truly going to get behind these useless ****s at the moment I need to know that their heart is still in it too - otherwise I'm just completely disillusioned with it all. I might as well be screaming at a hot dog poo to turn into a ****ing pot of gold at the moment. It doesn't feel like it's remotely possible.
Chico1958 Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 Never stopped.................they're just making it hard for me to like individuals. I don't have a problem with supporting the shirts it's some of the people inside them that makes it harder. If Sabbath started playing Jazz I'd still like them just not the sound they were playing
goose2010 Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 totally agree the team didnt need the supporters last season, they were flying on their own and no one was going to stop them winning the league. Teams need supporters when they are at a low. The highs look after them selves.
Benguin Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 1 hour ago, the fox said: Completely agree! Being unsupportive won't help any one. Do people think that our player are OK with being in a relegation fight?. They are trying their best. Maybe it is not enough. But, at least they are trying to to do their jobs. So, let's at least show some support. COYF I will always support lcfc under any circumstances but you're wrong, half the players do not look interested and half the players do not look like they're trying at all let alone their best.
Mapperleyfox Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 The sooner people realise players don't give a **** about fans the better. Despite what they might say in interviews to look like they're in touch with reality. Players play for managers and themselves, end of....
SemperEadem Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 15 minutes ago, Mapperleyfox said: The sooner people realise players don't give a **** about fans the better. Despite what they might say in interviews to look like they're in touch with reality. Players play for managers and themselves, end of.... Perhaps yes but football is way more enjoyable in a bouncying atmosphere. Last weekend we went over with Bochum away. The standard aint great and away from home their record is shoddy but trust me when I say 95% were singing and bouncing supporting their team vocally. It makes the football experience.
Blanchflower78 Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 Not sure what a subject like this demonstrates? Fans can debate on here freely. The only impact fans have on players is on matchdays. Is the home support sold out, yes. Is the away support sold out, yes. Do the fans start with optimism in the stadium, id suggest so. So is it not our highly paid stars who need to step up?
Harry - LCFC Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 23 minutes ago, Mapperleyfox said: The sooner people realise players don't give a **** about fans the better. Despite what they might say in interviews to look like they're in touch with reality. Players play for managers and themselves, end of.... Why do you go if you think that?
Manwell Pablo Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 I take it this means actually supporting the team not reminding everyone we play we are premier league champions and theyl never sing that?
Manwell Pablo Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 1 hour ago, Mapperleyfox said: The sooner people realise players don't give a **** about fans the better. Despite what they might say in interviews to look like they're in touch with reality. Players play for managers and themselves, end of.... If you don't think even the most arrogant of footballers don't get a buzz and a lift of a positive crowd you don't understand human psychology. They don't need to care about us.
Wolfox Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 It's ok... I have worked it out and we'll be fine... comfortably safe! Teams to have taken less than 15 points from the last 10 games:Swansea - 12Bournemouth - 11Southampton - 10Watford - 9Middlesborough - 9Crystal Palace - 8Leicester - 8Sunderland - 8Hull - 6There are 15 matches to go, so using the formula [current points]+[1.5x(points taken from last ten matches)]12. Bournemouth - 4313. Southampton - 4214. Watford - 4115. Swansea - 3916. Middlesborough - 3517. Leicester - 3318. Crystal Palace - 3119. Sunderland - 2820. Hull - 25(Hull have a game in hand, but that game tonight is away at Man U, so I think we can reasonably disregard that)
Thracian Posted 1 February 2017 Posted 1 February 2017 5 hours ago, Babylon said: I know it's corny as fook.... but we need to support them to the hilt no matter what like we did before. Lets not leave things as late and raise the roof now. I agree, and there was backing aplenty at Southampton but it still didn't help us score. It's strange but we don't seem so much like a club anymore. But increasingly like a roll-call of mercenaries from all over the world, here because its the best wages and opportunity they can find, but only til their agent finds them something better. They don't "belong" here, they're just passing through. . Nearly 50 years ago I got married on a Wednesday so I didn't miss the football on Saturday. I knew some of the players personally and had even played against a few. Now I wouldn't recognise some of our first team squad in the street. Supporting seems so strange when there's no real connection. Do we even have a single player in our Premiership or Under 23 team who actually comes from Leicester or Leicestershire. I don't know cos I haven't checked but I'd be surprised. Mendy, Musa, N'Didi? They mean nothing to me nor me to them. Bergkamp, Henry, Ronaldo they were different. They were exciting. Masters of their craft and a few more too I could mention. But looking down the long list of our transfer window targets it was one bog standard foreigner after another. Exactly what am I supporting apart from nil, nil, nil? .
Mapperleyfox Posted 2 February 2017 Posted 2 February 2017 23 hours ago, Manwell Pablo said: If you don't think even the most arrogant of footballers don't get a buzz and a lift of a positive crowd you don't understand human psychology. They don't need to care about us. Partly agree and if you want to get into psychology then a player will always prioritize himself over 'the buzz' because human beings are selfish creatures ultimately, when you strip away all the bullshit. Not to say crowds CANNOT have an effect but it's not as much as we'd like to kid ourselves. They will put their own interests etc first over everything else including us.
Roosters boots Posted 2 February 2017 Posted 2 February 2017 If the players and the fans are not up for Man Utd at home then we might as well call it a day !
Guest Col city fan Posted 2 February 2017 Posted 2 February 2017 On 2/1/2017 at 13:48, MPH said: Ok so we didnt get who we wanted in the transfer window. It was depressing. And we have had some strange team selections/ tactics by Ranieri. Has the efforts of some of the players warranted our support? Quite frankly, thats irrelevant. The transfer window has closed and we have to move on. We have a real risk of being sucked further down the table and i don't think any of us want that. I just think that this grey cloud surrounding us right now isnt going to help one bit. Leicester City isnt about any individual current player - this club was here before they were even born and it will be here long after they have left the club. We needs to support Leicester C ity, not make it about the individuals We, the fans, can have an effect on this situation. even if its minimal! We need to surround the club in positivity, on social media, at the ground. just in general and wherever you are, we need to support the team.. We need to do what we can to motivate the players. Will it make any difference? debatable. But i think we need to at least try! I dont want us to return to the championship!! come on lads!!! Support the team!! #blueblood Why do these nonsense bloody threads always get so many plus ones? Of course we all support the team. We've supported the team all season, not least the fans who have paid a fortune to get to away fixtures..to see a bag of shite. Its as if some mythical 'getting behind the team' is going to make a big difference. We are behind the team already! This isn't about the fans, it's about the club being run terribly for months. Its time the players gave something back to the fans and pulled their bloody fingers out. Lets see how many plus ones that post gets....
Guest Posted 2 February 2017 Posted 2 February 2017 1 minute ago, Col city fan said: Why do these nonsense bloody threads always get so many plus ones? Of course we all support the team. We've supported the team all season, not least the fans who have paid a fortune to get to away fixtures..to see a bag of shite. Its as if some mythical 'getting behind the team' is going to make a big difference. We are behind the team already! This isn't about the fans, it's about the club being run terribly for months. Its time the players gave something back to the fans and pulled their bloody fingers out. Lets see how many plus ones that post gets.... Surely it's about focusing on the fact that we have a part to play at the games no? Not saying that others don't support the team but we witnessed what a positive and supportive atmosphere can help to achieve over the last 2 seasons. Yes the players need to pull their fingers out but moaning and booing will probably be significantly less effective than creating a positive atmos. But you carry on moaning Col, then tell us you didn't in a few months
Guest Col city fan Posted 2 February 2017 Posted 2 February 2017 6 minutes ago, Emilio Lestavez said: Surely it's about focusing on the fact that we have a part to play at the games no? Not saying that others don't support the team but we witnessed what a positive and supportive atmosphere can help to achieve over the last 2 seasons. Yes the players need to pull their fingers out but moaning and booing will probably be significantly less effective than creating a positive atmos. But you carry on moaning Col, then tell us you didn't in a few months And you keep happily waving your scarf and signing the Leo song and see if it makes any difference! You do realize that most footballers don't actually give two shites about what the fans are up to don't you? For one final time, the situation we are in IS NOT about our fans. Especially not about our away fans who travel far and wide without fail, to suffer utter garbage for most of the season. Grow up lad. There's only one way out of this mess. The manager and the players have to pull something out the bag. Our fans will generally continue to do what they always do. Attending and getting behind the team.
Guest Posted 2 February 2017 Posted 2 February 2017 Just now, Col city fan said: And you keep happily waving your scarf and signing the Leo song and see if it makes any difference! You do realize that most footballers don't actually give two shites about what the fans are up to don't you? For one final time, the situation we are in IS NOT about our fans. Especially not about our away fans who travel far and wide without fail, to suffer utter garbage for most of the season. Grow up lad. There's only one way out of this mess. The manager and the players have to pull something out the bag. I don't have a scarf but I'll keep supporting my team if that's alright with you
Guest Col city fan Posted 2 February 2017 Posted 2 February 2017 4 minutes ago, Emilio Lestavez said: I don't have a scarf but I'll keep supporting my team if that's alright with you Good lad. That should keep us up then.. In all honesty, the only point to a thread like this would be if anyone was able to make an argument that our fans have in some way been detrimental to the team and to our performances. If there has been poor attendances, lots of booing etc. But of cours, that would be bollox. We are already a superbly supported club. It's time for the players to give something back again. But you continue to be a sheep, by all means. A more interesting thread would be to find out what percentage of this forum actually attend games.
Guest Posted 2 February 2017 Posted 2 February 2017 Just now, Col city fan said: Good lad. That should keep us up then.. In all honesty, the only point to a thread like this would be if anyone was able to make an argument that our fans have in some way been detrimental to the team and to our performances. If there has been poor attendances, lots of booing etc. But of cours, that would be bollox. We are already a superbly supported club. It's time for the players to give something back again. Have you seen anybody arguing that the team shouldn't get their act together? I doubt it. This is about the only thing we as fans can control so why shouldn't people make posts like this?
Guest Col city fan Posted 2 February 2017 Posted 2 February 2017 5 minutes ago, Emilio Lestavez said: Have you seen anybody arguing that the team shouldn't get their act together? I doubt it. This is about the only thing we as fans can control so why shouldn't people make posts like this? Because why? We do it already. That's my point. If we didn't, then fine, but we do.
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