Come on you Barnsley FANS in the lightest sense of the word the 1st match of the season infact the first half of the first match of the season and already you are booing your own players how about actually tryin to SUPPORT them for a change you never know it might go a long way to helping out your team just an idea............
Couldnt the same be said about the MANAGER Keith Hill slating the players after one match? I've never understood why it is ok for managers to berate players during games, to berate them at half time and to launch into a tirade at them at full time and slate them in the media as well but if a paying customer voices his or her opinion then they are scum.
I'm OK about fans booing the team "em masse" (either at half time or full time). I find it a bit less palatable when individual players are singled out during the match.
'but if a paying customer voices his or her opinion then they are scum.' strange comment , bearing in mind nobody said that having watched the reds for 45 + years it must be said that our fans have always been fair weather but at the moment we are only a few more poor performances away from the crowd turning on the team and staff , why do people do it ? not sure , it is usually supported by the comment 'i have paid my money so i can say what i want' barnsley has one of the poorest atmospheres in the championship , not sure why ,
The atmosphere at Oakwell makes you ashamed to support Barnsley when week after week after week we are shown up by the away support. "Can you hear the Barnsley sing , Noo, Nooo!"
Not sure who said that fans were scum for voicing their opinion but is it not the managers job to talk to the team be it good or bad.My point really is the word supporter actually means A person who is actively interested in and wishes success for a particular sports team not someone who hurls abuse at their own players and boohs the entire team after only one half of first match.
That's the longest anyone's ever gone without a full stop/comma. Personally, I don't see the point in booing our own players, however I suppose the other 10,000 people in Oakwell have paid their money, the same as I have, and are entitled to voice their opinion in whatever way they feel fit, within reason. If they wish to boo, then who am I to tell them otherwise.
look everyone.........they are currently **** so they get boo'd...and at £23 a pop people have every right to boo.....you pays your money etc if they play well i will cheer and clap....but i aint cheering and clapping a load of old tosh...why should i? they are very well paid and if they don't like it thay can clear off....apart from the fact they are rubbish and no one else would have most of em.
Just shows a distinct lack of intelligence and an inability to express oneself in a mature and reasoned manner. "I've paid £23 so I can say what I want" Wonder if that type of person boos in a restaraunt if the food isn't up to scratch for example ? Mind, they're probably used to anything in a Harvester.
well Northern...people would complain in a restaurant whereas to complain at a footy match you can boo to show ones displeasure. you keep cheering you 'plank' and telling them how wonderful they are.....
That is one hell of a bizarre comparison. Nobody in the world would sit in a restaurant and start booing, but any mormal person would make a complaint if the product / service you recieve for your hard earned money is not up to scratch. Or would you just sit there and not say anything? Would you eat your not up to scratch meal, pay your money and go home? Would you ****. Now if Mr Hill wants every fan with a complaint to go down to the ground at some point and express their feelings in a mature and resoned manner to him personally, then fine. Nobody would then have a reason to boo. However, if thats not going to happen then people paying their money have every right to express their displeasure. If that is by booing then so be it. If these men earning vast amounts of money cannot handle this, they are in the wrong job. . . .
I'm amazed. A new manager, with restrictions on his budget to stop the club going bust without a benefactor. With new players. Manager and many players in a new league. A fresh start having spent several seasons at a club where he knew it inside out and had an outstanding connection with the fans. Within 15-25 minutes in his first proper home game, his team is booed. Young players, new players, existing players hoping for a fresh start all get booed. Ok.. so the fare served up wasn't good. But what good does it do? Do you think they will play better if you boo and abuse them? Do you think they are more likely to go through the motions with thousands booing them for trying to play football? In your jobs, are you motivated by being told you're not good? Does that give you confidence to try and do something different and better if you're being criticised or does it make you less likely to try? Do you look elsewhere if you're overly criticised, especially if unfairly? Were you better when you started your job, or when you grew into it? We've had some rubbish at Oakwell down the years. Machin towards the end of his tenure, the first months of Anderson (now that was shocking), but all had time when they first started. And many of our best players down the years had bad starts. Our best ever player as voted by fans was mainly nondescript in his first 70 games sitting in midfield and scored just 4 in one season despite being everpresent (i think). But played more advanced, with players that were encouraged to play football built around him, he was transfromed to what he'd done at Oldham and more. Watson had a shocking start, Eaden wasn't great. Sheridan never looked like a footballer but won most fans round. Give them a chance. In fact do more than that. Show them they are at a club where the fans care about their club. By giving them opportunity to fail. Not condemning them to fail through fear knowing they will be criticised the moment a pass goes astray or they make a mistake. If you want to boo and think it will benefit the club, fine. It's your prerogative. But before you do. Think of the implications.
So maybe this should be a new thread but are you a real fan if all you do is turn up to the ground booh the team for most of the match then go home in my opinion NO ?
There is no such thing as a "REAL FAN". Just a load of fans that like to think they are better than another lot of fans.
