Recommendation for the disaffected

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Have a good boo at the end of the match. Last night was the first time I've EVER booed a United side and, on a night with almost no redeeming features, it felt damned fine. If anyone hasn't stepped over the booing mark yet, can I recommend that you do so pronto.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Answers

I very nearly let slip a little boo during the 0-0 with coventry a few seasons back. Was that niks first game? We were really poor then, and there seemed no end in sight vis dalglish's reign of torture. The fat bloke in front turned round and told me to fuck off. Upon reflection I feel his advice was quite sound, and I wish I had. However, I think now if I caught someone booing, I too would take a dim view. Not supporting them really is it?

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

No, it isn't supporting them but, after shaking my head at the booers all season, I've decided that they have been right all along: cheering the players when they play like shite adds to the passionate, loyal Geordie legend but it isn't going to make then players move their bleeding arses.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Have you read softie's thoughts on ginger? I know it had its detractors at the time, but I quite liked the 'Attack' chant, like booing, but more positive.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

At school we would be punished for booing anyone. Show dissatisfaction by not applauding or cheering at the end or simply not go to the game. Booing is strictly a twatful, makem thing to do. Sorry Dougal, but you're wrong to do so.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

No qualms with booing after the crap we've been served up. I can forgive ineptitude so long as it's allied with effort. It's a manager's job to improve/sell/replace a crap player, it's the players' jobs to do the very best they can at whatever they've been asked to do. Now I simply can't believe that they were asked to go out there last night and put in the absolute minimum of effort required to prevent the St John Ambulance crew being called on to resuscitate them, score against the run of "play" and then sit back on their complacent arses and beg Southampton to score.

They are useless, lazy, gutless, shitehawks who are being paid obscene amounts of money by you and me. Damn right I'll keep booing them. If they can't be arsed to play then they can fuck off if they expect me to applaud them. Just wish I could sue the bastards under the trades description act. We pay as much for 90 minutes of football as you'd pay to see a decent band. Would you cheer them if they didn't bother to set up for the gig and just played a tape over the tannoy?

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001



No problem as far as I'm concerned. Show your dissatisfaction in whatever way is appropriate. We know most ST holders will turn up next time, and the next and the next, just hoping we "may turn them over" or "keep a clean sheet". We show positive support by turning up, singing and chanting.

If, by the end of the match, the team haven't responded by performming anywhere near their potential, I feel you are entirely entitled to boo. Or chant "F@ck off you lazy b@st@rds" and other soul cleansing lyrics.

I stayed and applauded a good team effort at WHL this season. I ran out as quick as I could last night expressing my dissatisfaction as I went. As Clarky would say - To$$ers! BTW - talking of him. Where is Clarky? Surely last night wasn't that bad???

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


Although I'm not a boooooer, It dosen't bother me if others do Boooo, as long as it's after the final whistle has gone. What is not acceptable is showing discontent during the game.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Why shouldnt we Boo for gods sake HOW are we supposed to show that we arent going to stand for the cack weve been served for the past 2 seasons.

"dont come to the game then " I hear some pathetic do gooder say , WHY the **** should I and others, like me be punished for the inept display of a bunch of overpaid, underworked self opinionated has beens and never were's?

BOO your hearts out for the Lads its the only way you can be heard, weve tried supporting it doesnt seem to work......

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


Can't agree with any of this. Booing is a waste of time and helps no- one achieve anything. Those who boo get a moments relief in expressing their frustration and anger, which gets the team precisely nowhere. If you don't like what's on the pitch then don't go to see them. Walk out, turn your backs, don't cheer, don't sing, heckle and shout at the poor performance...but boo? Not for me, ever.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Kenny - I am not a "pathetic do gooder", so f**k right off, Ok?

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


It's kicking off over here.....fuck me we get sensitive when we're pissed off....

I blame it all on the price of bloody good anti depressants these days...

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


Gav, we're in need of a group hug :-)

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

What we need is a maKem lurker to come on here taking the piss out of us after yesterdays performance.

Then we can start on him rather than each other.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


Strangely enough I had about 30 test messages from mackems within seconds of the final whistle......tossers had kept their mouths shut for weeks as we were creeping up on them but obviously felt safe enough last night....

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

I've probably got a few E mails waiting for me from SMBs , but I can't currently get my E Mails .

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


Bobby I wasnt makeing references to you inparticular BUT and I cant emphasise this enough DONT EVER TELL me to **** off .

Take this P*** by all means but do not resort to foul language against me unless your prepared to back it up to my face .

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


If Kenny and Bobby will have a fight about this then tell me in advance so I can join the webcast.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Booing is fine... AFTER the game.

Last night I was hoping we would win and then boo the bastards off to show them that entertainment is more important than results. Unfortunatley the ineptitude of our "players" let them equalise. Still,.... at least they were booed off when they didn't lose

How can we get the message over?

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


Howay lads, I know both of you and you're both great blokes. Kiss and make up will ya.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Yer lying Rik! Booooo. Booooooooooooooooooo! We want a fight. Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (gasp).

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

So who's your money on then?

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Kenny - your remark looked clear enough as a direct point to me, which is why I reacted. To be honest, I've got better things happening in my life than to swap petty insults with you in person or online. So, here's my (virtual) hand to shake. Deal?

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Sadly his thread seems to sum up our entire season: us lot arguing over whether we've the right to boo our black'n'white heroes.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Stevo - you've got the right, but I just feel it's wrong to exercise that right with your own team

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Never booed my heroes Stevo. But that lot last night can hardly be described as heroes. To be honest, when you've forked out a decent amount for the "priviledge" of attending a game, travelled 100s (and sometimes 1000s) of miles to get there and then been dished up such utter sh!te as we had last night (not to mention the humilation and embarrassment of your team of "heroes" being shown on live TV), I think booing is a very gentle form of expression.

They're bliddy lucky they don't play in Columbia.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


I wouldn't do it myself Bobby (though I readily understand the temptation). Mind you booing is a hell of a lot better than trying to attack the police and away fans, which seems to be the growing fashion over here.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Point taken Screacher.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Stevo - joking asside, if the performances on the pitch don't improve, then I could easily see that sort of stuff happening over here. There's a lot of very frustrated folks (nearly 50,000 if you believe the official attendance figures). You only have to look at what happened in Lahndaan yesterday as part of a legitimate "protest". Frightening.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Consider it shook!!!
I have never booed the team either but I feel I have the right to do so should I wish , It seems to be the only way to get your point accross

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Although I have never booed the lads, I feel it my right to do so if or when required. They expect us to cheer them on when things are going well, a show of our appreciation if you will. So what is wrong with letting them know when they are shite?? What is the point in giving them this half arsed "nice try lads" when both we and they know they were bollocks. People who pay their money are entitled to their opinions both positive and negative.

Or are we scared of hurting their feelings? I am sure Barton just feels awfull picking up his 15K a week. If the bastard felt so bad he shouldn't accept his money.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


I'm still around Screach - been lurking on & off today.
Those who saw me in the Strawb last night will know I was feeling pretty volcanic, so I decided to invoke a 24 hr moratorium on posting owt regarding the "event" at SJP in case I said summit I might regret.
Just a couple of hours to go now!!

On the thread subject, booing is entirely the prerogative of the paying customer. Never do it myself, but I can certainly understand those who booed after last night's "event" representing as it does all they can do to express their dissatisfaction with the fare served up - it's just I find it so utterly "Mary Whitehouse"!

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


Mary whitehouse clarky? the only whitehouse i know is the erm "gentlemans magazine" if you know what I mean? Still if you're corralating last nights event to some watery tart then that's ok with me. How else does the regular punter display his dissatisfaction to the club, bearing in mind that not attending games is not an option?

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Nice to see you back Clarky. I've cancelled the search parties and we've stopped dragging the Tyne

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001

Glad to hear you're still alive and kickin' Mr C. Sorry I didn't get into the Straabeery last night but if I had, I'd never have left and I had a long drive ahead of me. Discretion, valour an' aal that.

BTW TGJ - you mentioned Tyne and Dragging in the same sentence. How the hell did you guess what Clarky's been up to?? There's summat fishy gaanin' on doon Shields way aah tell yiz.

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


Alreet, I'll come clean. I've just bought a little cottage on Embleton Bay. We completed the transaction on Friday after all kinds of hassle. Went up on Sunday with the family. Pissed doon. Freezing cad - couldn't get the central heating to work!!!

Was feeling REALLY depressed after the "event at SJP" last night - for the first time I just couldn't face the bbs this morning. Took mesell off to Embleton instead.

Sat on the sand-dunes this afternoon contemplating the meaning of life; temp in the 60's; brilliant blue sky; sea like a mill-pond, beautiful clean white sand bay stretching for 1/2 mile in either direction - occupied by me and one other couple. Life felt good.

To be honest, I can't now be @rsed to comment on our local pro soccer team - f**k 'em!

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


I've had a few E mails from friends saying "Why aren't you updating your site much at the moment?"

Could any of you be arsed to spend your spare time reporting on something that depresses you?

Why do we keep going back for mor, week after week?

Wy don't we just bugger off into the countryside at weekends, doing up old cottages, playing golf and enjoying life with our family and friends?

-- Anonymous, May 02, 2001


Sorry, but in 24 years active supporting, I had NEVER booed the lads but I was almost at the end of my supporting tether on Tuesday. I used to think it was shite behaviour blah blah but that performance on Tuesday was shocking and I don't want anyone wearing my beloved colours and representing my beloved team to think they can ponce around like that and get way with it. I don't think there are any rights and wrongs in this debate - we all support the way we support.

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2001

Ahh Clarky..undergoing the necessary end of season emotional purge? It used to be an annual event didn't it - ie ending a season totally deflated without even a feeling of relief that we'd managed to avoid relegation, but without a hint of a glimmer of anything getting any better?
Re booing, it's a cumulative effect is it not? Most on here wouldn't even think of booing the team if they'd played close to their potential, even if we'd lost 12 nil. But game after game of innocuous disinterest..it's taking the piss and should think themselves lucky they get away with a mild boo.

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2001

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