Joe Linton for one
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You make a good point....
Booing Levy (or ASHLEY, in Newcastle's case) doesn't affect the players... as most of them won't have any day-to-day dealings with the hierarchy... let alone giving a shit!
But booing the PLAYERS on a matchday, during a game does have an effect.. as they're the ones playing! Levy isn't going through on goal, with only the 'keeper to beat... Levy isn't heading a ball away from a corner.... he's building flats surrounding the stadium... that's all he cares about! Not what some Columbian clogger does or doesn't do when faced with Bournemouth's LIGHTENING QUICK, RUJTHLESS ATTACKING THREAT!
Woolwich fans did with Xhaka and Ozil as well. Its not just us. Its built up frustration wrongly directed.
I thought it was awful and I would have no qualms with Sanchez now refusing to play for us
He’s a human being trying his best
Also the second goal was romero’s fault, but he gets away with it for some reason
He’s a human being trying his best
Also the second goal was romero’s fault, but he gets away with it for some reason
The point is about booing the players..... You're clearly ducking that though.
All you've done is list the things that the prev. poster has already said they condone.
Not black enough... (plus you spelt it wrong... it's Joelinton, one word... racist... trying to 'White him up' by calling him Joe.... shame on you!!!)
Bring me Rusty Lee or Idris Elba if you wanna make a point! But yes, they did boo him... 'cos he was shit for a while... not 'cos he was black...
then he started scoring, so they love him now... (didn't he score his first ever Newcastle goal against us?)
... fucking thought so!)
Christ alive the 'we pay the most money' is just a ridiculous argument, that in itself is entitlement alone which probably explains half the problem. I pay a hell of alot of money for a ST which I can't really afford, but I choose to go along to the match and support the players rather than turning up with this expectation of 'I PAY ALOT OF MONEY SO I WANT THE BEST AND CAN DID OUT AND ABUSE ANY PLAYER I WANT BECAUSE I PAY MORE MONEY THAN YOU'.
Just out of interest, did Davinson Sanchez make a mistake warming up yesterday? Because the booing started before he'd even walked on the pitch so to say 'we're tired of watching the same mistakes' is a pretty lame and generic excuse.
What did Emerson do to warrant the stick he got from fans during the Leeds match? Was he part of the team that finished the season really strongly and got us into the Champions League?
Did Sanchez get thrown in last minute against Woolwich which led to us beating them 3-0? Or was he an embarrassment to the club making the same mistakes?
Ozil got Ndombele (lazy/attitude) boos as did Xhaka.... Not the same thing.
Maybe some were booing it being a defender coming on and not going to a back 4?
I believe it was directed at Sanchez because every time he touched the ball there was jeers.
There’s no excuse for using that word as some kind of insult either, you prick.
There's blame to go around.
Booing individual players just because they're not good enough is a total cunt move, everyone who joined in should be ashamed.
But overall, the atmosphere turning toxic isn't just on the fans. We pay Champagne prices and we're being served up White Lightning.
Don't compare us to Newcastle, their most expensive ST is cheaper than our cheapest ST. We're being asked to stump up what amounts to a fortune to see us play defensive, dour football against fucking Bournemouth and everyone else, and not even do a good job of it. At the same time we're watching our most bitter rivals edge closer to a league title. It's not a proper comparison.
Booing individual players just because they're not good enough is a total cunt move, everyone who joined in should be ashamed.
But overall, the atmosphere turning toxic isn't just on the fans. We pay Champagne prices and we're being served up White Lightning.
Don't compare us to Newcastle, their most expensive ST is cheaper than our cheapest ST. We're being asked to stump up what amounts to a fortune to see us play defensive, dour football against fucking Bournemouth and everyone else, and not even do a good job of it. At the same time we're watching our most bitter rivals edge closer to a league title. It's not a proper comparison.
It was every time he touched the ball, it was utterly horrific.
Part of the crowd were locked and loaded for him before he even touched the ball.
Let's drop the gymnastics, people.
The fans are a part of the problem. It's a toxic spiral between ownership, fans and players. Fans pay a lot of money to watch and thus think (wrongly in my opinion) that it allows them to hurl abuse at the players with no consequence. But that's just a part of the toxic spiral.
And I fear that at this point the fans also don't have the patience for a rebuild, which is what we need. Any manager that comes in and is not named Pochettino is going to have an uphill battle with the fanbase for all the wrong reasons.
That's not me saying that Poch should be brought back, I'm of the opinion that we should build something new rather than chase old glories. But I do feel that whoever else that gets the job will have to put just as much time into winning the fanbase over as he will have to put in work on the training ground.
And I fear that at this point the fans also don't have the patience for a rebuild, which is what we need. Any manager that comes in and is not named Pochettino is going to have an uphill battle with the fanbase for all the wrong reasons.
That's not me saying that Poch should be brought back, I'm of the opinion that we should build something new rather than chase old glories. But I do feel that whoever else that gets the job will have to put just as much time into winning the fanbase over as he will have to put in work on the training ground.
Not one for booing our own players tbh. People should have that energy for the board.
Nor is citing the Goons a viable excuse.
If people can't suitably direct whatever ire they're feeling they're merely knuckle dragging.