Face it our home fans are shit.
Colchester's 60 odd fans outsung us today. Our fans get on to the players way to early and offer zero encouragement. I admit occasionaly the fans at home get behind the team, but a lot of the time, especially when we go behind, the fans get on to the team and the atmosphere becomes toxic.
But let's not pretend we are particularly impatient home fans, because that is so far from the truth it is untrue.
Our home fans are definitely impatient. If we're not winning after 20 mins you can feel the tension in the fans rise because we should be "smashing everyone in this league".... We are the biggest club in the league remember....
So any mis-placed pass, poor shot or incompetance will be chastised by the idiots.
The fact that we are winning away from home but losing at home with the same group of players, suggests to me that it's not a lack of ability.
It's more psychological.
Maybe the boos and negativity is affecting the players.
I'm sorry, but I think that is rubbish. There has been a bit of that in the last 2 or 3 games, but most of the season the fans have been incredibly patient. Far too patient I feel, there has almost been an indifference to events on the pitch.
I have been to most away games this season, and it is notable how a. just how poor the home support is vocally for pretty much every club in the division and b. just how quick fans of those other clubs are to show their anger at their team.
Sheffield United was a prime example of a set of fans that expected better. They displayed their anger, and in the second half you could see the difference.
It doesn't always work like that, but the difference between them and us is that their fans know they are too big for this division, and their expectations reflect that. Their fans may show impatience, but ultimately they will be the ones winning promotion.
Too many people at this club settle for shit and constantly talk the club down and try to convince those of us that know better that we should settle for second best all the time.
And what about the 90% of the season so far where there there have been no boos or abuse aimed at the players. What was the excuse then?
If you think that 90% of the season there hasn't been boos or abuse then you are in denial.
What do you think the problem is regards our home form Ferret ?
I think that negativity has to be consider as a factor, maybe it's just that a lot of teams seem to come to the Ricoh with a game plan of counter attacking, who knows.
But it's something we surly have to consider.
Not in denial. I have walked away from some crushing defeats at home - Yeovil, Shrewsbury, Stevenage, Notts County, Carlisle, Scunthorpe to name a few where there has been almost no reaction, not even at the final whistle. A shrug of the shoulders and people just stomp off. Never have I seen City fans so accepting of home defeats, especially when you consider the standard of the opposition.
Not even against Swindon was there any real abuse, more audible frustration. Only last night did I detect proper anger. It isn't pretty when people abuse individual players, but honestly, where people get this idea from that we are particularly impatient fans I have no idea.
The guy above who thinks the 9000 who turn out to watch division 3 football are wankers, because on a freezing Tuesday night they show a bit of frustration and anger when their team is heading for a 5th straight home defeat, sums up what is wrong with this football club.
But why do you think our home form is so bad when our away form is good ?
Honest question mate.
Its to do with the off field situations, the players have that in their minds and just can't concentrate.
I think the Ricoh is too big for them! Too much of an empty feeling, so sound travels further! It only needs someone whisper to his mate "That was a poor pass!" and the whole bloody stadium hears it! So them on the field hear it as well! We should change our home ground to the Butts stadium and we could play with the same support as Crewe and the like!
Are you sure about the Butts, I've been down for the rugby recently with 1500 in there and there was bags of room...............................................not that I'm advocating for one minute we take CCFC anywhere away from the Ricoh. If they move from the Ricoh I'm fucked if I'll follow unless they build me a casino, I've paid for my last 4 trips to the City on the roulette machines !!
I read this interesting view from an away fans point of last nights game.
He also makes a reference to our support and the effect it had, in his opionion on our players.
http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/colchesterunited/fb_news.php?storyid=31646
I stopped reading at the bit about "300 or so away fans" to his right. Not sure I am all that interested by the insights of a blind man.
The butts has a capacity of 5k
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