Booing our players

[Eric Cartman]

Imagine this.

Madine starts our next game against QPR. He has an absolute stinker of a match and the Blades fans start getting on his back. In the 80th minute we're losing 0-1 and he completely loses his rag and gets himself sent off. He leaves the field of play to a cacophany of boos and jeers which riles him up even more. He approaches the dug-out visibly fuming. He starts giving it back to the Blades fans by shouting and swearing and making wanker signs towards the Kop. Wilder comes on to the pitch to try to get him down the tunnel as quickly as possible but Madine pushes him away. He rips off his red and white shirt and throws it to the ground and then spits on it.

Would you join in with the booing if that happened? I think you definitely would.

How unlikely a scenario is that...?

It’s like saying if Coutts came on the pitch and started trying to rape our centre halves would I start booing him?

 

[Eric Cartman]

See, this is where you need to be more careful in your language. You seem to be disregarding the vast chasm that exists between showing displeasure, and yelling cunt for the whole match.

No, I don’t.

 

[Rob86]

Where did the ‘boo’ come from ? Has it happened for years or what. It’s a strange thing for grown men (including myself) to do just as though it’s a normal response to a situation you disagree with. Back to the cave days ? I prefer to shout fuck off you cunt but that’s frowned upon as well. Best just to keep quiet I guess, like 75% at BDTBL

 

[BettingBlade]

If you want the team to play with confidence and give their all for the club it’s probably best not to shout ‘cunt’ for 99 minutes.

I agree but thats not what I asked really is it?

 

[Jon Bon II]

Imagine this.

Madine starts our next game against QPR. He has an absolute stinker of a match and the Blades fans start getting on his back. In the 80th minute we're losing 0-1 and he completely loses his rag and gets himself sent off. He leaves the field of play to a cacophany of boos and jeers which riles him up even more. He approaches the dug-out visibly fuming. He starts giving it back to the Blades fans by shouting and swearing and making wanker signs towards the Kop. Wilder comes on to the pitch to try to get him down the tunnel as quickly as possible but Madine pushes him away. He rips off his red and white shirt and throws it to the ground and then spits on it.

Would you join in with the booing if that happened? I think you definitely would.

No I wouldn't on that occasion. I would just turn to the person next to me and, with arms folded, say 'Well, that escalated quickly!'

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

How unlikely a scenario is that...?

It's farfetched but not beyond the realms of possibility.

I've seen many a player completely lose it over the years in similar situations.

You didn't answer the question by the way.

 

[Eric Cartman]

Where did the ‘boo’ come from ? Has it happened for years or what. It’s a strange thing for grown men (including myself) to do just as though it’s a normal response to a situation you disagree with. Back to the cave days ? I prefer to shout fuck off you cunt but that frowned upon as well. Best just to keep quiet I guess, like 75% at BDTBL

It’s a very weird noise. Didn’t it originate from the Roman Empire in the amphitheater’s and such like for a displeasurable show?

 

[Eric Cartman]

It's farfetched but not beyond the realms of possibility.

I've seen many a player completely lose it over the years in similar situations.

You didn't answer the question by the way.

I didn’t answer because it’s a fucking ridiculous suggestion that’s why.

 

[Eric Cartman]

I agree but thats not what I asked really is it?

It answers your question.

You’re allowed to do what you please, but I can’t fathom how you’d see it as anything other than detrimental to be negative towards one of our own, or the team in general while they’re playing for us.

 

[Sean Thornton]

It’s a very weird noise. Didn’t it originate from the Roman Empire in the amphitheater’s and such like for a displeasurable show?

First ever recorded use was when McCabe took over the club.

Know your history people......

 

[A Storm of Blades]

No, I don’t.

Why are you so angry?

How unlikely a scenario is that...?

It’s like saying if Coutts came on the pitch and started trying to rape our centre halves would I start booing him?[/QUOTE

It answers your question.

You’re allowed to do what you please, but I can’t fathom how you’d see it as anything other than detrimental to be negative towards one of our own, or the team in general while they’re playing for us.

To engage in your level of pendantics and petulance, that’s not what you asked.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

I didn’t answer because it’s a fucking ridiculous suggestion that’s why.

I'll take that as a yes then.

 

[knowsnowt]

I headbutt myself instead of booing.

 

[bromtom]

Just playing devil's advocate, but if you want the full support of everyone you'd probably try to avoid signings that would guarantee not having the full support of everyone.

It's not like it's Ronaldo, Gary Madine is in no way worth dividing fans over.

You can say in a footballing way the manager shouldn't give a toss about what the fans think of his signings and I agree, but when there's more to it than football and it's for a player who'll be on the periphery then a manager maybe has to think about it.

If it's even happening.

Some people are going to look reyt bellend when we announce Shane Long on Monday.

 

[Jon Bon II]

Admit to singing 'you're not fit to wear the shirt' at half-time against Shrewsbury, but I was definitely not alone.

My missus sang that to me over xmas when I tried to wear my tight sparkly 70's disco shirt for a night out.

She did have a point though. It did make me look as if I was 7 months pregnant!

 

[Eric Cartman]

Why are you so angry?

To engage in your level of pendantics and petulance, that’s not what you asked.

... what?

And

... what?

 

[Eric Cartman]

I'll take that as a yes then.

You can take it as what you want.

If an alien in a United shirt landed on the roof of the cherry street stand and started shooting the team with a muslamic ray gun would I start booing? More than likely yes.

 

[BettingBlade]

It answers your question.

You’re allowed to do what you please, but I can’t fathom how you’d see it as anything other than detrimental to be negative towards one of our own, or the team in general while they’re playing for us.

I mean not really. Calling someone is a cunt is personal abuse which goes far beyond being displeased at the teams or a players performance.

During the Adkins era there was plenty of murmurs of discontent throughout the stadium to put it politely. Adkins positivity was bordering on delusional at times. I agree it is detreimental to the players if we show our displeasure during the game but given that a number of the players disliked Adkins just as much as we did the discontent directed at him was more than justified.

 

[Sean Thornton]

You can take it as what you want.

If an alien in a United shirt landed on the roof of the cherry street stand and started shooting the team with a muslamic ray gun would I start booing? More than likely yes.

Cherry Street Stand?

 

[BettingBlade]

You can take it as what you want.

If an alien in a United shirt landed on the roof of the cherry street stand and started shooting the team with a muslamic ray gun would I start booing? More than likely yes.

Yeah but would you be booing the alien or the team for not moving out of the way quick enough?

 

[Eric Cartman]

Cherry Street Stand?

I was going to stay cherry street but I thought what’s the point of that because they wouldn’t be able to see the players through the stand anyway.

So I had to amend. My bad. The laver stand**

 

[Eric Cartman]

Yeah but would you be booing the alien or the team for not moving out of the way quick enough?

The alien, he shouldn’t have a gun in his possession and shouldn’t be using it in public

 

[silverfox]

My missus sang that to me over xmas when I tried to wear my tight sparkly 70's disco shirt for a night out.

She did have a point though. It did make me look as if I was 7 months pregnant!

You looked 9 months pregnant with a loose shirt last time I saw you....have you been in training?

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

You can take it as what you want.

If an alien in a United shirt landed on the roof of the cherry street stand and started shooting the team with a muslamic ray gun would I start booing? More than likely yes.

My story was plausible, yours isn't.

Sorry.

 

[Eric Cartman]

My story was plausible, yours isn't.

Sorry.

Yours was about as plausible as mine. That’s my point.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

I have never booed, will never boo. It's just something I don't do, unless I'm at a pantomime (and even then I would be a little cautious). Madine's name being announced over the tannoy might, just might, cause me to surprise myself. Otherwise no, I don't boo.
However, Eric Cartman , that's about the only thing I agree with you on the Madine thread, so don't take this as some sort of vindication from me. I especially don't agree with the sneering and aggressive tone you've taken on there when arguing with Blades in defence of a thug. There's no need for it.

Majestic response.

 

[wavy-blade]

I boo all the time , i love booing the players " BOO " There i have just booed

"BOO" Ive done it agian !!!

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Yours was about as plausible as mine. That’s my point.

You think extraterrestrial life forms attacking a football stadium with fictional weapons is as plausible as a player getting booed by his own fans and ripping his shirt off?

 

[BettingBlade]

Is it acceptable to boo a player if youre hiding and want to make them jump?

 

[Sheffsteel]

In my experience over the decades booing the team (when deserved) is often beneficial,
where as booing an individual can (but not always) have an adverse effect.

When we have a spell of performing poorly in a game a kick up the back side (booing the players) usually results in a performance improvement.

Take the Sheffield United 7 Northampton Town 3 match.
We had so many chances first half against unbelievably poor opposition in monsoon like weather.
From memory believe we were 5-0 up at half time (but should have scored more).
In the concourse at half time the talk was we had a great opportunity to hit double figures.

We went 6-0 up early in the 2nd half, looked even money that we’d score 10 as Northampton had simply given up.
But we then took our foot off the gas....with our players choosing the easy option conserving energy.

Northampton pulled a goal back for 6-1, our fans clapped their goal....then NT started to dominate the game and it became 6-2. NT were still the better side and it became 6-3, at that point our fans started loudly booing the team.

The booing was a kick up the backside and we regained control eventually scoring a late goal to win 7-3.