Fans who boo and give our players abuse

[Mickey O'Neil]

its not like were the only team in the world where the fans boo..

We seem to do it more than most.

We do have a high percentage of morons who 'support' City. I'm not saying it's not right to berate the players, but, just because you've paid nearly £30 to watch shite, does that actually mean we get the right to boo?

I remember the first home game of the season and less than 7 minutes in, people around me were bitching about Wellens. We do have some seriously fickle fans and they really can p!$$ me off.

[cc_star]

Booing fine

Quick boo at half time & a sustained boo at final whistle is a great way of voicing displeasure, its a message the owners, managers & players all receive & understand!

Picking on an individual & even his wife with personal abuse, especially when his stats & goals show a better return for the team than another individual who happens to be adored by those blindly picking on the former, is wrong... as would be picking on the latter.

It's a team game, boo the team or not at all IMO

Individuals who are performing well in a poor team (although few & far between) receive praise through their name being chanted... so it's not like boos for the team affect them as would under performers.

[m00nie]

We seem to do it more than most.

We do have a high percentage of morons who 'support' City. I'm not saying it's not right to berate the players, but, just because you've paid nearly £30 to watch shite, does that actually mean we get the right to boo?

I remember the first home game of the season and less than 7 minutes in, people around me were bitching about Wellens. We do have some seriously fickle fans and they really can p!$$ me off.

have to disagree there, have always seen other team fans booing, even top teams doinjg well get booed at poor displays..

All teams will have morons also. were just part of a football forum so we discuss it between ourselves and so it seems more isolated to us when its not.

[Father Ted]

I've been really pissed off with Gallagher recently and was frustrated when he came on last night but I still didn't boo. My opinion is that you should either clap your team/players or just do nothing at all but never boo/swear, etc at your own team/players.

[THEFATBASTARD]

I like to boo in my spare time...its just a hobby nothing serious.

[Guest Basildon Fox]

^{Player crying off because he is playing shite and booed in the process scandal!! If they don't like it they should try harder and if they have self esteem issues they are in the wrong game.}

[stourbridgefox]

A bloke behind me yesterday shouted at Schmeichel, 'you will never be as good as your dad.'

From Schmeichel's body language I'm certain he heard.

Anyone prepared to justify this?

[Guest Basildon Fox]

A bloke behind me yesterday shouted at Schmeichel, 'you will never be as good as your dad.'

From Schmeichel's body language I'm certain he heard.

Anyone prepared to justify this?

To be fair. I doubt he will be as good as Peter. Just stating fact.

[Kitchandro]

^{Player crying off because he is playing shite and booed in the process scandal!! If they don't like it they should try harder and if they have self esteem issues they are in the wrong game.}

Is that even the point? Shouldn't we want to show a bit of class anyway? What kind of supporters pick on players and boo them?

Besides, I'm certain it has affected his confidence, he's got pissed off about it. And it would for anyone.

[Guest Basildon Fox]

Is that even the point? Shouldn't we want to show a bit of class anyway? What kind of supporters pick on players and boo them?

Besides, I'm certain it has affected his confidence, he's got pissed off about it. And it would for anyone.

What I wrote was tounge in cheek. How would one person shouting that affect his confidence? **** me our players are so precious it is pathetic.

[stourbridgefox]

Last night I considered not getting a season ticket and not bothering to go down next season.

The reason? Not the disappointing season, not the result, not the manager or any of the players, but because I am SICK of listening to negative moaning and abuse from so-called supporters that sit near to me.

Now the club wouldn't particularly miss me, but you can bet that if I am thinking this for this reason then other people are too.

[Filberts_friend]

A bloke behind me yesterday shouted at Schmeichel, 'you will never be as good as your dad.'

From Schmeichel's body language I'm certain he heard.

Anyone prepared to justify this?

This is the sort of thing us as fans should cut out, yeah they are all grown ups and I'm sure they will sleep fine at night but end of the day when this sort of thing is being shouted at them and yet the same fans go on the forums afterwards and complain the the players haven't gelled or fitted in properly and don't have their heart in for the club well what can we expect? Yeah if the team plays poorly at the end of the match boo they'll expect that but all this giving abuse to players because he even gets on the pitch is just stupid. Players are not going to want to play for the club any more and we will be stuck in this division for a long time yet.

[Kitchandro]

What I wrote was tounge in cheek. How would one person shouting that affect his confidence? **** me our players are so precious it is pathetic.

Oh

One person shouting what? I'm talking about lots of people. Never mind.

[AyewJoking]

We have seen 2 incidences this week now where booing and abuse being shouted at players has caused disruption within the Club. Now I understand that yes if you pay £25 to watch Leicester play you have a right to shout what you want that is football I know, but those of you who choose to boo players than cheer them on before they have even kicked a ball on the day how would you feel if that was you? Would that spur you on to play better? Or would you feel more likely to be on edge, frustrated, annoyed and more likely to not have your head fully in the game?

Over the years successful football teams have always been built on confidence, belief in a players ability to win. Look at some of the greatest managers we have seen like Martin O' Neill and Brian Clough. These are managers who never relied on heavy tactics or heavy training schedules to get the best out of the players but got behind their players and made them believe the best in themselves to help them motivate and play with confidence. We have a good squad of Players here and we need to think how can we build that type of belief and atmosphere here again.

I think it's becoming obvious now the most of the players here are becoming frustrated and unsettled at the club and they are not enjoying their time here and would consider moving on. Now I am not having a go at the fans who are doing the booing you are within your right to but I just want to open your eyes to the possibility that if we cut this out and gave a bit of support back to the players again it could benefit us rather than make things worse?

I know this is Foxestalk and many with you will agree some will not I wouldn't even waste my time posting this on Bentleys Roof as I believe the optimistic fans are here and want to get behind the team, we have a half decent squad here and although some of you would like to see Pearson gone and I understand your reasons why but you have to admit the additions he has made to the squad with Marshall and Drinkwater have been excellent. So if maybe we can just give Pearson one more season of optimism and get behind the players we have and whoever he brings in we are will be a little more likely to achieve success than mid table disappointment again?

It's not the fans fault we are in this mess I know but while we may all disagree on who should be playing and who should be dropped we do all share one interest in common and that is we want to progress and obtain promotion next season, and if there is anything we can do to help the Club then we should do it so why not cut the slating and booing before a player comes on the pitch and hopefully if my theory is right he will play better.

We are all pissed off and frustrated but lets not make things worse for ourselves and believe and get behind our players again. What has happened to Gallagher and Konchesky this week should not of happened and I bet they are not the only players feeling the heat from the fans. So lets hope belief in this team can be restored so that next season maybe we can push forward into the top 6 and not find ourselves with a whole new set-up in a seasons time and take another 2 steps back to go another 1 steps forward.

So lets support our Players not make their jobs harder for them and maybe better things will happen on the pitch

If I were young and relatively inexperienced it would probably make me play worse.

If I were an older, more experienced player I would take it in my stride.

If you cant take criticism then professional football isnt the career for you.

The players have to man-up or ship-out.

[RowlattsFox]

Booing a single player does not only affect that player but it also effects his team mates, if I was a player and my mate is getting abused I don't think I would particularly bothered about pleasing the fans.

We all strive for a relationship with players but we're never going to get that when fans attack individual players

[leicesterisme]

Last night I considered not getting a season ticket and not bothering to go down next season.

The reason? Not the disappointing season, not the result, not the manager or any of the players, but because I am SICK of listening to negative moaning and abuse from so-called supporters that sit near to me.

Now the club wouldn't particularly miss me, but you can bet that if I am thinking this for this reason then other people are too.

Exactly the same as me tbh, I honestly don't think I'll be renewing for the same reasons as you.

[Burmesefox]

I cheer before the game, I cheer players that I don't like too much, I cheer when players come out of the tunnel, I cheer the PHG, I cheer during the game, I cheer at the end of a poor first half, I cheer at the start of the second half, I cheer all through the second half. If the players have played badly I may still clap them off and cheer. If I'm totally fooked off with the players then I'll boo (maybe once or twice across a season or two). I've paid my money, I've supported for over 30 years - it's my fooking right. it's only honest that we as fans reflect how wee feel BUT in moderation. Players need to know what it means to us fans. I am totally against booing any player before and during a game but at the end then that's a different matter. PS didnt boo against Burnley as I couldn't be fookin arrrsed!

[fleckneymike]

If someone wants to boo let them boo. If someone wants to cheer let them cheer. If you want to keep quiet, keep quiet. If you want to groan when a pass goes astray feel free to groan.

As fans we are pretty powerless so any way you can express your feelings is fine by me, just don't assume your way is the best way.

[Legend_in_blue]

After last nights performance I couldn't be bothered to...

1. Boo

2. Cheer

I just got out of my seat and left.

Enough said.

[Lovejoy]

I often wonder how sad and depressing some peoples lives really are? Paying £25 every week just to go and villify select individuals, I can only hope it makes them feel better about themselves .

[THEFATBASTARD]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92rD1aaNiQk

its got rhythm man, just post this after any comment you disagree with..

[thybluefox]

Last night was disgraceful. I felt ashamed to sit in a stadium with my fellow fans who felt it right to boo a player before they'd even kicked a ball.

Do we really wonder why it seems like some players don't play for the shirt or love the club when themselves or others get treated this way?

If you don't want to support them, then don't turn up.

[Fox92]

The whole "dont boo our players" does my head in.

Professional footballers earn very, very excellent money. They work 2 hours most day's training, and 90 minutes on a Saturday and/or Tuesday night. Most of our players are not from Leicester, and when they show no effort, it looks like they don't care whatever result.

Most fans work every day of the week and earn decent money. We then spend the money to watch these footballers. If we are not happy with what we see, having paid our hard earned cash, then we have a right to boo - yes we do - I will always think this. Ok, I will never boo the team or a player prior to them coming on the pitch, however, if I'm not happy with the teams performance at the end of the match, then I will boo, as I have done before.

We all support Leicester ("forever and ever...") but most of the players won't. We have a right to boo, and I think it is our only way to tell the team they were not good enough. The passion seems to have gone. Most of the players won't care, they can move to another club whenever, but fans are commited.

And then players (or relatives of players) moan over a social networking website, or say they were tired. Do me a favour. You kick a football around a field. You don't save people's lives, you don't protect the Country, you don't pilot aircrafts across the World. But you earn more money than these real heroes. The passion and commitment seems to have gone. In fact, it sadly summed it all up for me when Nugent tweeted about being dissapointed not to be able to watch Everton because Leicester were playing...

[Mark_w]

The whole "dont boo our players" does my head in.

Does the whole 'don't boo our players before they've gone on the pitch' do your head in?

[thybluefox]

There is a distinct difference between booing the whole squad at halftime/full time and booing a single player when he comes on as sub.

And there's and even bigger difference between those and abusing him and his family.