Booing your own team

[Edmund]

Pearson causes the problem in Campbell - anywhere he goes he scores goals - same with Max - Pearson don't like em, they know that.. there's little point in getting either back to play under Pearson cos they dont want to... Gradel is flying high at Leeds and is loving it...Grayson loves him too....

Nail on head my friend.

No he aint, he's had half a good season at Blackpool, besides that he's scoring record at this level is shit.

Similar to Gallaghers

How do you explain him being shit since weve had him here then? Pearson hasnt always been the manager

To be fair lou you can hardly judge any of the players in Campbells first season here. That was the season Fryatt couldn't score in a brothel. Yet the following season Campbell didn't get a look in yet as soon as he went on loan, goals

He hasn't been given a proper chance. End of.

[lou]

Nail on head my friend.

Similar to Gallaghers

To be fair lou you can hardly judge any of the players in Campbells first season here. That was the season Fryatt couldn't score in a brothel. Yet the following season Campbell didn't get a look in yet as soon as he went on loan, goals

He hasn't been given a proper chance. End of.

I can only judge him on all the times Ive seen him play, which is quite a few as I rarely miss a game and hes done nothing to impress me.

Hes had more of a chance than some, Ashley Chambers for example

[Manwell Pablo]

Nail on head my friend.

Similar to Gallaghers

To be fair lou you can hardly judge any of the players in Campbells first season here. That was the season Fryatt couldn't score in a brothel. Yet the following season Campbell didn't get a look in yet as soon as he went on loan, goals

He hasn't been given a proper chance. End of.

Oh right, lets get him in first team then

Fast Yeading Box packer who needs to learn the offside rule.

[lestajigs]

Next time I see some soldiers who have just come back from Afghanistan I'm going to boo them. It's bound to help them achieve a swift and decisive victory. They're supposed to be the most professional armed services in the world, so they're clearly not trying. Those people who applaud them are simply encouraging failure. I've paid my taxes - IT'S MY RIGHT

are you for real or what, you ****!!!!

[Bellend Sebastian]

are you for real or what, you ****!!!!

Do you actually believe I'm going to do that?

Our armed forces have my full support. Somehow I think you've missed the point, old boy

[Edmund]

Oh right, lets get him in first team then

Yep that's what i've been saying all along

[BoneDog]

As the fans we can see these problems and it is frustrating when we see the same players make the same mistakes over and over again, but the only way to express this is to boo. We cannot have a quiet 1 to 1 with the players and point out mistakes. This is the job of the coaching staff and when we still see the same mistakes week in week out we get more frustrated.

Too right. Especially when they are basic mistakes that most of us would not make down the park on a Sunday morning. Professional players should be able to do the simple things with their eyes closed.

[Fox92]

OK, well as someone who did witness it I'll tell you not to boo the team.

Before we start, I didn't say that I booed the team. I was making the point that if someone has the right to boo if he/she has paid. I didn't mean me.

However, I have only booed once this season and that was at half time against Nottingham Forest.

Come on, we work 5-9 or 6-9 or 9-5 or whatever it is and then spend that money on the club - season ticket/match ticket, programme, food and drink, petrol etc so when you have gave all that to the club, you expect a little back - and for a few games, some players haven't showed much effort so why not boo?

Ok, it may not help the side, but how do we all know that? They could think 'damn, we are getting booed by our own fans, we need to turn this around'.

And, whats the difference in booing the team and hammering them on FoxesTalk?

[Koke]

Before we start, I didn't say that I booed the team. I was making the point that if someone has the right to boo if he/she has paid. I didn't mean me.

I have a right to act like a total twat on a busy day in Oxford Street

I have a right to pull my cock out on a freezing cold December day in the middle of Trafalgar Square and wank furiously over some second-rate Cockney birds walking by.

Some "rights" are best left not exercised, or it will make you look like a right disabled.

[Daggers]

are you for real or what, you ****!!!!

Yes.

Yes he is.

You should boo him.

Boo him good.

[Guest Mee-9]

How about we kill this topic off? and get behind the lads on Saturday?

Fook booing, and the last match, Lets concentrate on Sheff Wed.

[Hugo Sanchez]

I have a right to act like a total twat on a busy day in Oxford Street

I have a right to pull my cock out on a freezing cold December day in the middle of Trafalgar Square and wank furiously over some second-rate Cockney birds walking by.

Some "rights" are best left not exercised, or it will make you look like a right disabled.

Can i just say, you're not Mr Leicester Fooking city you know. You can't tell other city fans what to do or how to act. Just because you find booing really naughty and hurtful. We Leicester City fans have just has much right as you do at the walkers.

If you PAY your money and you feel the team/manager have not put in a good enough performance then its fair enough to let them know. They have played shite. You say booing doesn't solve a thing ? Ok at Forest if we would had sung all second half and really shown some passion. Would that had made them play any better ? Fook off would it, i await a reply with a joke that sounds like a 15 year old boy would say and you claiming to be jesus of the Leicester fans.

[AjcW]

Can i just say, you're not Mr Leicester Fooking city you know. You can't tell other city fans what to do or how to act.

I think he is probably just telling you... because... well.... your a cunt

[Bugg]

I think he is probably just telling you... because... well.... your a cunt

[Captain...]

Can i just say, you're not Mr Leicester Fooking city you know. You can't tell other city fans what to do or how to act. Just because you find booing really naughty and hurtful. We Leicester City fans have just has much right as you do at the walkers.

If you PAY your money and you feel the team/manager have not put in a good enough performance then its fair enough to let them know. They have played shite. You say booing doesn't solve a thing ? Ok at Forest if we would had sung all second half and really shown some passion. Would that had made them play any better ? Fook off would it, i await a reply with a joke that sounds like a 15 year old boy would say and you claiming to be jesus of the Leicester fans.

Erm yes, maybe.

If you are going to boo then it is best to wait until the end of the game, at half time it was only 2-0 against we have played poorly for 45 minutes before and turned it round, and the fans can help with that by singing their hearts for the lads. The crowd is an important factor for a team. Once the game was lost 4-0/5-1 then a boo here or there is not going to change anything but booing at half time is not likely to motivate a team.

It's the championship it's tight and small margins can make big differences a confident team can storm to the top (like we were doing until a few games ago) a team that has lost its confidence and team spirit can quickly free fall down the league see QPR.

Is it a coincidence that the first time the team were booed for a defeat was the first time we didn't respond to defeat with a win? Possibly

[Ultra]

If the players really are that mentally and emotionally fragile, then they should be in the Priory Clinic rather than a football pitch.

[Captain...]

If the players really are that mentally and emotionally fragile, then they should be in the Priory Clinic rather than a football pitch.

I think you are confusing footballers with robots.

It is called emotion, being human, if the players didn't respond to the crowd in anyway then there would be no point cheering them on. Players react in positive ways to a good supportive atmosphere, some respond well to a hostile atmosphere created by opposition fans, Savage for example loved to be the villain and loved to wind up the opposing fans. Others perform best when they feel loved and wanted by the fans and the manager.

If you think that anyone is strong enough to not be affected by 20,000 people cheering shouting screaming booing then you are a fool, just try and go about your normal day with 1 person following your every move screaming at your every mistake and cheering your every success and see if you don't react.

The best players are the ones that turn every situation to a positive, feed off the cheers and work hard to silence boos, the most consistent players are the ones that react the least but even Ryan Giggs (Mr Consistency in my eyes) will have felt his pulse quicken when he was walking out in the champions league final last season.

Just because you see these people on the TV and have their posters on your bedroom wall doesn't make them different to you or me, they are not superheroes. The only difference is they can kick a ball and run around a bit better than we can (this point is debatable after last week). Don't expect them not to react to 300-400 people booing them.

[Bellend Sebastian]

If a player or players came out and said "do you know what, it really freaks us out when the crowd boos, I just go to pieces" would that make people think twice? You'd think they'd be more resilient than that and probably should be, but what if they're not?

A lot of people on here seem to be very focussed on their right to express themselves, which is fair enough, but less interested in the effect of what they're doing

[Zingari]

people often forget that it was booing that brought down the world trade center buildings

[davieG]

If a player or players came out and said "do you know what, it really freaks us out when the crowd boos, I just go to pieces" would that make people think twice? You'd think they'd be more resilient than that and probably should be, but what if they're not?

A lot of people on here seem to be very focussed on their right to express themselves, which is fair enough, but less interested in the effect of what they're doing

That attitude is reflected right across the spectrum of society - self gratification is the modern way and bollocks to how it affects anyone else.

[Fox92]

I have a right to act like a total twat on a busy day in Oxford Street

I have a right to pull my cock out on a freezing cold December day in the middle of Trafalgar Square and wank furiously over some second-rate Cockney birds walking by.

Some "rights" are best left not exercised, or it will make you look like a right disabled.

Those rights should be left not exercised because they are stupid. You wouldn't really do that, would you?

If you PAY your money and you feel the team/manager have not put in a good enough performance then its fair enough to let them know.

Agreed.

If 'person a' pays money to watch the team and they are utter rubbish, then 'person a' can boo if they want to. And, whats it got to do with anyone else if 'person a' does boo?

[C-man]

If 'person a' pays money to watch the team and they are utter rubbish, then 'person a' can boo if they want to. And, whats it got to do with anyone else if 'person a' does boo?

A lot, because 'Person A' is exactly the type of person that makes going to the Walkers feel like a chore.

[Guest]

A lot, because 'Person A' is exactly the type of person that makes going to the Walkers feel like a chore.

Well said

[lou]

A lot, because 'Person A' is exactly the type of person that makes going to the Walkers feel like a chore.

Spot on!

[CosbehFox]

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?

Four them aren't even essentials, they should not be included in the price of attending a football match. You make a choice...you choose either to play a fiver for an awful, dead cheese sarnie out of a service station, you choose to pay third quid for a drink which is less than a pint, you buy and read a club's mouthpiece and car parking if you are savvy enough, you can get around and can be totally irrelevant if you travel otherwise.

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.

He was injured.

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

Moron for a difference of opinion.

I felt like waiting outside the walkers and giving him a piece of my mind and i fooking will if we lose on saturday. Right to the muppets face and tell him to quit.

But you wouldn't though...you'd look an utter cock. By all means do so, cos you'll probably be banned from the Walkers for the significant future. This is root of why people mostly boo. A boo is unrecogniseable, it's a collective thing, it's a cowards' way in some regards to showing disgust. A lot more thoughtful and worth something would be leaving early or just a stone cold silence (not having any reaction is always the best performer).

Yes we go to support them, but if they are complete sh*t and we have spent about £50 - £100 that game then why not boo?

Cos it has the opposite effect. When has booing ever led to success at any club in the country? You pay your money and you take the risk of watching crap or watching excellent stuff. That's why it's a more enjoyable day if you surround yourself with people who can have a laugh and enjoy the day with.