Booing your own team

[dandannieldanok]

I didn't boo myself but if I could be arsed to put the effort in then I would have, but just like the players, I was too lazy to do it. The players deserved every negative thing that could have come their way after that insipid shite.

[Babylon]

If they are booing just for the sake of it thats stupid (how would you know?) but if they are genuinely pissed off about the perfrmance then I see nothing wrong with it.

Personally I don't mind booing at the end of a game, at any other time it's only going to make things worse.

[Guest]

Silence says more to me than booing. If you're not happy with the performance, walk out. Simple as.

[Sirloin]

Ok, I am not a big fan of booing the side off because Nigel is a legend and has done a wonderful job here.

But when you add up all the money you spend:

. Season ticket or away ticket

. Petrol or money to get to and on the bus

. Car park

. Food

. Drink

. Matchday programme

You are looking at a load of money and when you have paid it, surely, you have the right to boo the team off if you want too?

You have the right to, but you also have the right to change your name by Deed Poll to Dildo MacDuff, cover yourself in peanut butter and dance the polka in the middle of Granby Street. Just because you have the right to do something doesn't make it very clever.

I've never booed the team, even in the darkest days of Holloway, I don't see it as at all motivational, and as counter-productive.

[Fox92]

If they are booing just for the sake of it thats stupid (how would you know?) but if they are genuinely pissed off about the perfrmance then I see nothing wrong with it.

Niether do I really.

Ok, it was stupid when people sat near me booed at half time against Swansea but other than that, if one pays the money, one can boo. It seems a bit pointless when Nigel has done so well, but, if the performance is that poor when the money has been payed then why not?

I would like to see people cheering them on, 'come on Leicester, come on Leicester' instead of booing but then, when you know that the players are not showing passion in any way at all it just frustrates you and the output is booing.

I think, not only is it the performance, but when the players don't fight and show passion. That's what does me.

[purpleronnie]

Silence says more to me than booing. If you're not happy with the performance, walk out. Simple as.

No-one would notice any difference if the walkers was silent.

[Babylon]

No-one would notice any difference if the walkers was silent.

Very good point

[Dr The Singh]

They are also humans, a fact they seems to get forgotten just because they make a lot of money. Some people can handle pressure, some people can go to pieces because of it.

It's nothing to do with salaries or feelings, they are also professionals, if they can't handle the pressure, maybe there in the wrong game!! If a smalll % are booing them and they can't handle it, then that says something. Infact, an honest player\professional would accept criticism and could use it to spur them on!!

But footballers these days are fickle and in my opinion wrapped in cotton wool, these days footy players go as far as leaving a club because 'the fans don't love me and don't respect me' bollocks!!

At the end of the day fans are fans, you play well your loved, you play shit and you get abuse, thats life!!

[The Doctor]

You have the right to, but you also have the right to change your name by Deed Poll to Dildo MacDuff, cover yourself in peanut butter and dance the polka in the middle of Granby Street. Just because you have the right to do something doesn't make it very clever.

I've never booed the team, even in the darkest days of Holloway, I don't see it as at all motivational, and as counter-productive.

TBH i can understand why the fans are unhappy. If they put the effort in, try their best but still end up losing then don't boo because we can't win every match. BUT if they put in no effort, look completely disinterested and lose then the fans are right to critize.

A couple of the fans behind me were really starting to piss me off though. One constantly shouting "attack" despite the fact that every time we went foward they conter attacked and looked like scoring. It was better to defend a bit there (damage limitation and all that) and one spent the entire game blaming pearson.

[Babylon]

It's nothing to do with salaries or feelings, they are also professionals

I'm a professional at my job, doesn't mean I'm not prone to making more mistakes when under pressure.

[marbelladave]

Booing your own team is permissible only in the most extreme of circumstances, and then only for real lack of effort or crass stupidity (Waghorn?).

I gave the team the benefit of the doubt on saturday, only one game etc, but I do not know how I would have reacted last night had I been able to attend.... :dunno:

[The Doctor]

Booing your own team is permissible only in the most extreme of circumstances, and then only for real lack of effort or crass stupidity (Waghorn?).

I gave the team the benefit of the doubt on saturday, only one game etc, but I do not know how I would have reacted last night had I been able to attend.... :dunno:

hardly. Mistimed tackle, Player went down far too easily and got up once waghorn had gone far too easily for it to be a red card. He was putting the effort in (unlike the rest of the team) and the ref had had enough of him trying to get us back into the game.

dodgy refing (6 offsides in the first half when the players were clearly on and the penalty) aside we didn't deserve anything out of that game, even a goal seeing as how fryatts goal was the first time we even got a shot on target

[marbelladave]

hardly. Mistimed tackle, Player went down far too easily and got up once waghorn had gone far too easily for it to be a red card. He was putting the effort in (unlike the rest of the team) and the ref had had enough of him trying to get us back into the game.

dodgy refing (6 offsides in the first half when the players were clearly on and the penalty) aside we didn't deserve anything out of that game, even a goal seeing as how fryatts goal was the first time we even got a shot on target

Actually I hope you are right.

I did not see the game last night hence (Waghorn?) and was only going on people's reports. I did see the game on saturday and Waghorn put in more effort than half a dozen of the rest combined.

Once again.... :dunno:

[The Doctor]

Actually I hope you are right.

I did not see the game last night hence (Waghorn?) and was only going on people's reports. I did see the game on saturday and Waghorn put in more effort than half a dozen of the rest combined.

Once again.... :dunno:

that the main worry. He's putting in the most effort in a local derby despite being the only one how isn't actually our player as such. Now we've lost him for a couple of games and unless the players start pulling their weight we'll plummet down the table in those games.

People do seem to be forgetting that just a month (and a tiny bit) ago we beat QPR in their own back yard and QPR were going brilliant at the time. However since that game we seem to have fallen apart completely. Milan has to keep his word and give pearson money to spend in january if we are to stay in and around the play-offs spots or even mid table obscurity.

[z-layrex]

It make me very uncomfortable indeed.

Ill take my job for example, im a nurse, and usually I reckon a pretty good one. But there are weeks where im just completley useless. I cant remember anything I need to, i cant talk to patients or my colleagues without stuttering and im late for everything. But if my manager boo'd me id just panic and get worse.

This must happen for football teams too. I wouldnt dream of booing my lc... I might have a moan on an internet forum tho

My only worry is, do you think the team hates half the fans? Makes me feel so ashamed.

[lcfc_jme]

GENERALLY, IT'S A NO-BRAINER (SORRY TO SHOUT): YOU DON'T BOO YOUR OWN TEAM, YOU ENCOURAGE THEM. I DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE STOKE, BUT I'M SURE THEIR LOYAL SUPPORT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THEM STAYING IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE.

Any point you had was rendered ridiculous when you posted the bits in bold. Stoke do not have loyal support. Stoke have shit support in a shit stadium in a shit location in a shit town in England. They are a joke of the highest order. They averaged somewhere between 13 and 15,000 at home in their promotion season, yet found 10,000+ hangers on for our game on the final day onwards? Yeah, supreme loyalty, that. Fucking wankers. I hate Stoke. Cunts.

As for booing my own side, I wouldn't do it during the game. But I'm not gona stand and lie about booing them at the end of games, I've done it a couple of times before (though funnily enough didn't feel the need to last season..?) and only once away from home - away at Forest on Saturday. If my booing on Saturday has upset anyone or they view it as unjustified, I'd kindly like them to fuck themselves.

[Tommy G]

hardly. Mistimed tackle, Player went down far too easily and got up once waghorn had gone far too easily for it to be a red card. He was putting the effort in (unlike the rest of the team) and the ref had had enough of him trying to get us back into the game.

dodgy refing (6 offsides in the first half when the players were clearly on and the penalty) aside we didn't deserve anything out of that game, even a goal seeing as how fryatts goal was the first time we even got a shot on target

Bollocks.

I was about thirty yards from it, I don't know where you were sitting? It was a shocking tackle. Could of broke the guys leg. I'm sure he was frustrated but that doesn't mean you should intentionally hurt the person.

If you are saying it was miss timed, then the ball was already in our half by the time Waghorn made contact! Some w@nkers in the leics end were booing the ref's decision, but that was one decision he got right all night..

[The Doctor]

Bollocks.

I was about thirty yards from it, I don't know where you were sitting? It was a shocking tackle. Could of broke the guys leg. I'm sure he was frustrated but that doesn't mean you should intentionally hurt the person.

If you are saying it was miss timed, then the ball was already in our half by the time Waghorn made contact! Some w@nkers in the leics end were booing the ref's decision, but that was one decision he got right all night..

because they hoofed it long.

[Tommy G]

because they hoofed it long.

And?

You cant defend a tackle like that. He knew he was sent off as soon as Waghorn got up then he pretended to be injured to ease his guilt.

[The Doctor]

And?

You cant defend a tackle like that. He knew he was sent off as soon as Waghorn got up then he pretended to be injured to ease his guilt.

you said it wasn't mistimed because the ball was in our half when contact was made. The fact of the matter is he only made contact a second or so after the ball was gone, the ball was only in our half when he made contact because they launched it long. If that's not mistimed i don't know what is.

[dandannieldanok]

And?

You cant defend a tackle like that. He knew he was sent off as soon as Waghorn got up then he pretended to be injured to ease his guilt.

Agreed, anyone defending Waghorn either didn't see it properly or is a complete utter moron. It was a disgraceful tackle.

[Zingari]

i've got an idea ,

why don't we all dress up in the opponents colours and boo the opposition ?

it'll ruin their confidence and we should reap the rewards , simples

[Dr The Singh]

I'm a professional at my job, doesn't mean I'm not prone to making more mistakes when under pressure.

Aren't we all, but football is just like any other industry, the cream gets paid alot more then crud, those that don't handle pressure of there jobs tend to be more towards the crud end, those that succeed under pressure tend to be highly successful!! Our club is in the 2nd tier, in probably the best league in the world, not too far form the cream of cream of football, like I said, if they can't handle booing, then maybe there not suited to this game or maybe they should play for some 'crud' team where they aren't expected to handle the pressure!!!

[Babylon]

Aren't we all, but football is just like any other industry, the cream gets paid alot more then crud, those that don't handle pressure of there jobs tend to be more towards the crud end, those that succeed under pressure tend to be highly successful!! Our club is in the 2nd tier, in probably the best league in the world, not too far form the cream of cream of football, like I said, if they can't handle booing, then maybe there not suited to this game or maybe they should play for some 'crud' team where they aren't expected to handle the pressure!!!

Are you suggesting I am crud?

[Dr The Singh]

Are you suggesting I am crud?

Yes, but my lovely piece of crud, and wouldn't change you for the world Babs!!!

If you were cream, then you wouldn't twice at me!!!