Fightback against the boo boys (2 Viewers)

[cloughie]

I don't get what the problem is with booing a player. In every day work, my employer will appraise my performance and feedback the positives and the negatives. This is so I am slowly ironed out to be the best I can be. I think booing a player is an extension of this.

By booing you are not insulting someones religion, racially abusing or calling the players mum a ho bag... you're just booing, are players so emotionally stunted that they will go home and cry about it? and as a supporter this is my way of giving feedback so players are left with no room for doubt what is expected and that underperforming won't be tollerated.

Why do people get their knickers in a twist about it? I would say it is every fans right.. nay, duty! to continue to let the players know that substandard performances aren't god enough for this club.

my employer will appraise my performance and feedback the positives and the negatives. This is so I am slowly ironed out to be the best I can be. I think booing a player is an extension of this.

so when has your employer booed you

As for feedback, positives and the negatives, etc might that not just come from the manager

 

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[Covstu]

That would be funny wouldn't it, you do something wrong at work and they call a group meeting to boo you! Hilarious!

 

[magic82ball]

Vocaly showing your displeasure is the only channel a fan has in getting their feelings accross.

These people are proffesionals, they earn their full time living doing something they love. Privaliged. Their is a reason top players are top players and it goes a little further than just talent. Am I to believe that David Bell, Carl Baker or the now departed Sammy Clingan are any less technically gifted than most in the Championship or even some in the Premiership yet their position is down to this word "professionalism" - or lack of.

Every professional should strive be the best they can be and I dont believe there are many at this level in the game that are doing this. Putting the hours in to get a consistent level of form and not pissing about in casinos and night clubs. Sacrafices that need to be made to become the best you can be. Take this work ethic and focus away from sports elite and you get run of the mill "professionals" wasting a talent - Just ask Tiger Woods, Ronaldinho, Paul Gascoigne, Gavin Henson, Ricky Hatton to name a few. All top of their sport individuals who's game suffered as soon as that "professionalism" started to wain.

My point is, give any fan the opportunity to run out for the team every week and we would sweat blood. And fans have a right to be sick to the back teeth of journeymen "professionals" not putting the work in to get a consistent level of performance that their talent and the club deserves.

 

[Astute]

If you feel you neet to boo players leave it til after the game.

Are you saying a profesional footballer shouldn't go out in his own time? Maybe not the night before a game, but they do need to unwind. Nothing wrong with going out for a couple of beers. Should they just train, play games and then just stay at home?

I used to frequently bump into players having a few beers or out for a meal and a few beers or a bottle of wine. That was in the 80's. Guess what. They had a great team spirit. They were successful.

 

[Harry Krishner]

God knows it's hard enough watching the City these days, but personally I find the whining and moaning of some sections of supporters a bit hard to bear.

It used to be that the whiners basically just went to home games- at Crewe last sat I was disappointed to find that many of them are now going to away games- previously the domain of the hard-core.

I think booing is not something that should be heard at sports grounds unless in extreme circumstances (ie. for Rooney). If you don't like it, silence is good enough- that or just don't go. Anybody remember sportsmanship?

I'm fairly sure that most of the booers aren't all that good at whatever it is they do- why should they expect a football player to be any different in the prevailing culture of high pay for mediocrity?

 

[Nick]

Why would Rooney be an extreme circumstance?

 

[Macca]

God knows it's hard enough watching the City these days, but personally I find the whining and moaning of some sections of supporters a bit hard to bear.

It used to be that the whiners basically just went to home games- at Crewe last sat I was disappointed to find that many of them are now going to away games- previously the domain of the hard-core.

I think booing is not something that should be heard at sports grounds unless in extreme circumstances (ie. for Rooney). If you don't like it, silence is good enough- that or just don't go. Anybody remember sportsmanship?

I'm fairly sure that most of the booers aren't all that good at whatever it is they do- why should they expect a football player to be any different in the prevailing culture of high pay for mediocrity?

Yep I m sick of whiners too, more prevalent than ever at the moment

 

[Big_Ben]

Bigger fanbase, more potential, own stadiums, bigger attendance's, better players, bigger wage bill, one premiership & 1 i believe will be v soon......
Cardiff are FA cup & community shield winners
QPR league winners & League cup winners

Any more reasons.........:facepalm:

Yes - but apart from that, why are they better than us??