Boo-ers? Out thine selves

[derryblade]

Am I entitled to inform them of my view that they are self-indulgent, ignorant, hoof-loving, single-celled cunts?...

They probably know that already.

 

[Pedro Verde]

Paul Walker commented how negative the team were after taking that early lead, that early goal should have given them confidence to push on and put the game to bed. They didn't they went into snooze control, which is a recurring theme in most of our games. PW also noticed NA wasn't happy with the slow tempo and easy passing, again a reoccurring point he makes in almost of his post match interviews, but the players still do it week in week. Supporters hear his interviews and see the players ignore his orders, and some wonder why supporters get frustrated.

WTF has that got to do with the booing of the team and it improving their performance in the second half
There is nothing in that post that supports your argument that booing of players / team improves performance
Quite frankly I dont give a flying fuck what Paul piggy Walker has to say, I was there like I was at Oldham and saw it for myself I dont need some guy from Radio Sheffield telling me what I saw or what should happen on a football pitch

 

[Pinchy]

I despise this "they pay their money; they can say what they like.." garbage. Most of us want to be entertained and back our team in a convivial, supportive atmosphere, not poisoned by Neanderthal lager drinking idiots who think their uneducated, simple-minded "views" have priority over everyone else's. They don't. We have too high a ratio of negative, amoeba brained twats amongst our fan base. They won't be satisfied until the ale house crap that is all they have ever known once again reigns supreme, Adkins football is consigned to history and we can be upanatem under Muckanettles Morgs.

Some of them are close to beyond belief (certainly outside the depths of S2) and certainly beneath contempt. Worst, thickest, vilest supporters in the land. A complete embarrassment.

 

[Rodley]

I despise this "they pay their money; they can say what they like.." garbage. Most of us want to be entertained and back our team in a convivial, supportive atmosphere, not poisoned by Neanderthal lager drinking idiots who think their uneducated, simple-minded "views" have priority over everyone else's. They don't. We have too high a ratio of negative, amoeba brained twats amongst our fan base. They won't be satisfied until the ale house crap that is all they have ever known once again reigns supreme, Adkins football is consigned to history and we can be upanatem under Muckanettles Morgs.

Some of them are close to beyond belief (certainly outside the depths of S2) and certainly beneath contempt. Worst, thickest, vilest supporters in the land. A complete embarrassment.

Warnock though, absolute Blades Legend!!

 

[derryblade]

WTF has that got to do with the booing of the team and it improving their performance in the second half
There is nothing in that post that supports your argument that booing of players / team improves performance
Quite frankly I dont give a flying fuck what Paul piggy Walker has to say, I was there like I was at Oldham and saw it for myself I dont need some guy from Radio Sheffield telling me what I saw or what should happen on a football pitch

What are you getting uptight about, can you prove with 100% certainty that booing did half even a small part of the improvement in the second half thought not. Same as cheering and screaming like a banshee will drive the team on to victory every time, playoff semi finals and playoff final, FA cup and LC semis say not. Lets just choose to disagree, booing will always play a part in football fans makeup, or should we stop fans from groaning, sighing at the teams failings.

 

[Small Mendonca]

I despise this "they pay their money; they can say what they like.." garbage. Most of us want to be entertained and back our team in a convivial, supportive atmosphere, not poisoned by Neanderthal lager drinking idiots who think their uneducated, simple-minded "views" have priority over everyone else's. They don't. We have too high a ratio of negative, amoeba brained twats amongst our fan base. They won't be satisfied until the ale house crap that is all they have ever known once again reigns supreme, Adkins football is consigned to history and we can be upanatem under Muckanettles Morgs.

Some of them are close to beyond belief (certainly outside the depths of S2) and certainly beneath contempt. Worst, thickest, vilest supporters in the land. A complete embarrassment.

What about Dinosaur Dave as a director of football?

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Not read through all previous comments - the only time I booed a Blades player in play was Autumn 87 when Peter Withe rejoined us after scoring 2 against us - I think a lot of the crowd did though I was only 10 at the time so my memory is vague.

I have on occasions voiced my displeasure IE "get a fucking foot in" "what the fuck was that" or "stop being a Fanny" at that Australian useless bastard we had - Carney.

Does this count as booing?

Also have booed the team off with others WHEN it's been justified at full time - Boro at home in relegation season springs to mind.

can't say I have at half time as I've usually fucked off for a pint.

As an aside I have also sung myself hoarse on the kop trying to lift the graveyard atmosphere that seems common over the last few years.

 

[Lane Ender]

Did anyone not boo Don Givens when he missed that penalty , or was it just a case of hard luck old chap you good for nothing wanker.

UTB

Don't know about booing Givens that day there's a lot who'd have killed the cunt

 

[Stretch]

The match was that uneventful I didn't even notice them pull a goal back.

oops

 

[Blade56]

It were that bad Adkins were fekin boooooing



Why is acceptable to cheer and clap a team for a good performance but unacceptable to boo a bad performance?

 

[Rodley]

It were that bad Adkins were fekin boooooing



Why is acceptable to cheer and clap a team for a good performance but unacceptable to boo a bad performance?

Because one is counter productive and one isn't? I'd also suspect many have an element of pride if their club is recognised for having good support. I don't define that as numbers, but atmosphere - the former is the preserve of the snort beasts from Swillsborough. The latter was always ours, esp. at BDTBL. Particularly under Warnock I remember fans of other clubs consistently remarking about how noisy and hostile the Lane was, win, lose or draw. I loved it. Away fans, opposition, officials were desperate to get away from Bramall Lane at FT.

Plus a good atmosphere is something to revel in and great to be a part of.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I would have thought a bollocking from the manager at half time or a slight change in tactics would have had more to do with the second half performance than being booed at half time. I'd guess most footballers would think "fuck you lot" as they walked off rather than thinking " they're jolly well right, I'll up my game in the second half and show them by Jove"

 

[BushBlade]

Did anyone not boo Don Givens when he missed that penalty , or was it just a case of hard luck old chap you good for nothing wanker.

UTB

Bit harsh. At least he had the bottle to take it. 'Useless twat' would be more appropriate.

 

[blade too long]

I once shouted I have a complaint of a derisory nature, boy I was upset , but still civilised

 

[derryblade]

I would have thought a bollocking from the manager at half time or a slight change in tactics would have had more to do with the second half performance than being booed at half time. I'd guess most footballers would think "fuck you lot" as they walked off rather than thinking " they're jolly well right, I'll up my game in the second half and show them by Jove"

Wouldn't that imply the players don't give a toss what the supporters think, interesting

 

[Old Skool]

Never booed myself but some of the shite I have seen over the years stripping money out of mine/the clubs pockets has certainly deserved it......the nearest I got was when it got a bit heated once at Pompey when a few of us sang "we're so shit it's unbelievable"....Shred (RIP) soon gave us the benefit of his wisdom and after that we were once again UNITED. The only other time was when I made a protest against the Board when BIFA was at its height and I made my way from the Kop via the Pitch at Half-time with a red card to berate the joke of a Boardroom we had...............At the end of the day....anyone who pays to watch football has the right to express gratitude or discontent but anyone who really cares about the club and has the brain to understand things should surely know...........boo'ing your own team never does your team any favours!!!!!!

 

[Deleted member 875]

Like Les I don't really boo the players, when I'm angry or pissed off it is usually either the board or the manager who I direct my ire at, and I can't really remember many players who I have booed although the one that sticks in my mind is one spectacularly foul mouthed, abusive rant that I directed at that complete thunder cunt Marcus Bent at Scunthorpe the season we went down.

 

[blade too long]

I admit to some serious mumbling as I made a swift exit , avoiding clapping them off when abject, but cant hurl abuse at the shirt

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Am I entitled to inform them of my view that they are self-indulgent, ignorant, hoof-loving, single-celled cunts?...

Bit harsh on the players that.

 

[Pinchy]

Did anyone not boo Don Givens when he missed that penalty , or was it just a case of hard luck old chap you good for nothing wanker.

UTB

Or the Everton player Jagielka, who needlessly and inexplicably gave away the penalty that sealed our relegation?....

 

[blade too long]

"Did anyone not boo Don Givens when he missed that penalty , or was it just a case of hard luck old chap you good for nothing wanker".

I think the state of disbelief of the consequences left most with chins on the floor , unable to breathe never mind boo

I remember being in a zombie like state for some time, like my life had ended
first thing I said was thats it never going again

went to every game home and away in div 4 enjoyed it immensely,

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

Or the Everton player Jagielka, who needlessly and inexplicably gave away the penalty that sealed our relegation?....

The only common denominator was the instructions, for who did what

Givens by the manager

Jagielka by the Moores family



UTB

 

[Pinchy]

You dont get my point They got booed off at FT against Oldham if booing helps improve performances why didnt they improve in the very next game. Surely they hadnt forgotten the reception they got at the end of that game
The reason they do these easy passes and the passing on of responsibilty is the fear of the crowd getting on their backs. I have never heard a manager come on the radio and say booing improves team performance.

Quite right. That's because it doesn't. This is a very one-sided issue with common sense and decency, on the one hand, overcoming idiocy and ignorance on the other.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Wouldn't that imply the players don't give a toss what the supporters think, interesting

I'd think that after 45 minutes of trying to do what they are paid to do being booed may upset them. I doubt that's the catalyst for improvement in the second half. They stepped up the tempo after half time and it's reasonable to believe that was down to the team talk. It doesn't work like the crowd getting behind the team to the levels we've seen in the past does.

What may be interesting is that you may think that all of them actually do care. You only have to read some of the shite on here to understand it may be a general view of professionals that a lot of people are clueless.

 

[Blade56]

Bit harsh. At least he had the bottle to take it. 'Useless twat' would be more appropriate.

If I recall correctly was more annoyed Matthews bottled taking the penalty

 

[Silent Blade]

Once was when Paul Devlin bottled a challenge (v Palace at home maybe?). He'd been trying to get a move away and I thought it was a clear statement of 'I won't be trying if you don't let me go'..

I was against Watford. Gifted possession to Paul Robinson who then created a goal for Tommy Smith (Smith scored both goals in Watford's 2-0 win)

 

[MBoreman]

So many matches are partially ruined for me as i spend most of my time getting annoyed at people for talking shit. I got into an argument with someone at Scunthorpe, and he came out with the classic 'they need to know it's not good enough', which is utter rubbish, as if the players are suddenly going to go 'ooooh, you want us to play better? Alright then.' I agree Oldham was poor, but who benefits from singing 'what the fucking hell was that.'

Even worse, George Long clearly already has huge confidence issues, as does Howard at the minute, yet our fans, who you'd think wanted them to perform well, stand behind the goal and bollock them?

As well as boos, the constant groaning doesn't help. It will either make players reluctant to try something which may see them lose the ball, or rush a pass if they're being screamed at.

It'd be nice to say the stereotype of football fans is incorrect, but I'm sad to say it seems the vast majority are morons.

 

[MBoreman]

Mainly to get on fan's good sides, people go on about our good support. Ultimately without something from the players, a goal or a sustained spell of pressure, our support is shit. Clearly numerically it's good, but I'd rather 2000 positive fans than the ones we have now.

Anything negative and audible, booing or otherwise, shouldn't be done at the game. If you're pissed off at us being terrible put that energy into a chant.

People say how they've suffered for 5 years etc, if you don't want to watch some shit football go and support Bayern/Barca etc. For me part of the quality of football is suffering the bad games, it makes the good games far better.

 

[Grey Blade]

So many matches are partially ruined for me as i spend most of my time getting annoyed at people for talking shit. I got into an argument with someone at Scunthorpe, and he came out with the classic 'they need to know it's not good enough', which is utter rubbish, as if the players are suddenly going to go 'ooooh, you want us to play better? Alright then.' I agree Oldham was poor, but who benefits from singing 'what the fucking hell was that.'

Even worse, George Long clearly already has huge confidence issues, as does Howard at the minute, yet our fans, who you'd think wanted them to perform well, stand behind the goal and bollock them?

As well as boos, the constant groaning doesn't help. It will either make players reluctant to try something which may see them lose the ball, or rush a pass if they're being screamed at.

It'd be nice to say the stereotype of football fans is incorrect, but I'm sad to say it seems the vast majority are morons.

I agree with all of this apart from the last sentence. I think the minority are morons but sadly they are very vocal

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Even worse, George Long clearly already has huge confidence issues, as does Howard at the minute, yet our fans, who you'd think wanted them to perform well, stand behind the goal and bollock them?

I've always found that minority of fans just mind boggling. It's perhaps the one position on the pitch where even a slight dip in confidence can have a horrendous consequence, and yet some will still hurl abuse.