Booing the team after 1 game

[Deppo]

I think that people should be allowed to boo the players, only if we are allowed to boo posts on this board? I think that seems like a fair exchange?

[corky morris]

I did indeed boo after the final whistle. I make absolutely no apologies for it. 400 miles round trip for each home game. £600 for season tickets, £400 for strips with names on for the kids etc etc. When I see Davis kick the ball in to touch 6 times for no apparent reason. When I see Puncheon mincing around & someone as crap as Molyneux play him off the park I get disappointed & boo. When I think that we have not put out a what we call a starting 11 in the whole of pre-season & that IMHO it was not great preperation I get disappointed & boo. When Hammond & Harding play as bad as they did I get disapointed & boo. How else do we show our frustration to the players? Tell me 'Legends wear 7' how I do that? Gently clap, cheer & tell them they are all great? How? - You tell me!!

I give my commitment in spades - when the players dont I am entitled to show it. When they do I cheer them as much or more than anyone else. My 35-40 games a season allows me to IMHO.

I am therefore a disgrace according to the holier than though 'Legends wear 7' - fair play to whoever he or she maybe as they are mega fans & I am merely a clueless idiot for turning up most weeks!!!

[corky morris]

We dominated the game for all but ten minutes. Why anyone would boo that is beyond me. Dissapointed yes, but booing should be used when the side has given up or not bothered. I thought Saints fans were better than that.

 

I disagree - I dont think we dominated the game at all in the 2nd half. Yes, in the first, but in the 2nd we were very very poor.

[Deppo]

I would have boo'd them and make no apology for it. Not good enough by a country mile and they need to know this in no uncertain terms.

 

Booo!

 

This was a p*ss poor start to what I am led to believe on here is a nailed on promotion season. This team cannot deliver that.

 

I am not surprised some people sussed that out and booed.

 

Boooooo!

 

I booed them at the end. Cheered them on to the final whistle, apart from a few screams of "what the f&ck was that?"

 

Make no apologies for booing at the end at all

 

Boooooooooo!

 

I booed. Performance wasn't good enough' date=' tactics were poor. Paid a lot for a season ticket and I feel our style of play was not suited to the team we had on the pitch.[/quote']

 

Boooooooooooooo!

 

I booed all through the 2nd half - nobody heard, I was watching it on Sky.

 

Boooooooooooooooooo!

 

I don't agree.

The supposed link between constant encouragement, with no criticism, and better performance has never been proved. if the team play sh1t they should be bloody booed, although not during the game.

 

Boooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

I booed and I am entitled having paid out for my season ticket and wathcing that rubbish. If you went to a show and it was crap you would boo and it might make them realise they have to play better next time or it may make pardew or cortese, whoever it is who signs players realise we need a new centre forward,centre mid and winger to kickstart our season.

 

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

I booed, and yet I still think we will go up. There was no excuse for that second half performance after looking so strong in the first.

 

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

My sentiments exactly.

 

You can call me a disgrace all you like but I refuse to blindly cheer everything we do and just hope that everything's ok. If we're not good enough, the situation needs to be addressed.

 

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

and you're a self righteous c*nt, thats life...

 

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

I did indeed boo after the final whistle. I make absolutely no apologies for it. 400 miles round trip for each home game. £600 for season tickets, £400 for strips with names on for the kids etc etc. When I see Davis kick the ball in to touch 6 times for no apparent reason. When I see Puncheon mincing around & someone as crap as Molyneux play him off the park I get disappointed & boo. When I think that we have not put out a what we call a starting 11 in the whole of pre-season & that IMHO it was not great preperation I get disappointed & boo. When Hammond & Harding play as bad as they did I get disapointed & boo. How else do we show our frustration to the players? Tell me 'Legends wear 7' how I do that? Gently clap, cheer & tell them they are all great? How? - You tell me!!

I give my commitment in spades - when the players dont I am entitled to show it. When they do I cheer them as much or more than anyone else. My 35-40 games a season allows me to IMHO.

I am therefore a disgrace according to the holier than though 'Legends wear 7' - fair play to whoever he or she maybe as they are mega fans & I am merely a clueless idiot for turning up most weeks!!!

 

Oh. I've changed my mind now. You are right. If you pay enough money to boo, then you can. However, anybody who pays less than, or commits himself less than corky can go away. You clearly haven't paid enough money to enjoy the pleasures that a good old boo gives you. Call yourselves fans? I should hope not. Corky is a fan. A true, true fan.

[kelkel31]

There is no need to boo our team after 1 game. Like a radio station pointed out after the game (sorry if this has been poster but i have not read all the other posts what people have write) Norwich got smashed 7-1 and still got promoted.

 

did the norwich players not get booed at that game, was it not the game where a season ticket holder returned his ticket to the dugout?

 

the players bottled it simple as, then had the game by the scruff of the neck and let it slip to what looked like a very average team.

 

FYI i didnt boo

[CityRanger]

to boo, or not to boo, that is the question...

[alpine_saint]

If the team is entitled to adulation when it plays well, its entitled to criticism when it doesnt.

[ericb]

football fans in over reacting to a result and/or reaction shocker. Well i for one am surprised at that.

[Saint-Fred]

I was disgusted with what I heard from some so called Saints fans today. The swearing and abuse aimed at our own players was disgusting.

I can't see why people would boo but that's their choice but to scream abuse at our own players during the game is a disgrace.

I am proud to be a fan of Southampton but am so disappointed that that type of person chooses to come to the same club as me. I will not say support the same club as me as they weren't supporters of SFC.

[Chez]

in my eyes its fine to boo if we don't try, but I'm not so sure if we just play badly. Booing the side after one game shows a shocking lack of patience IMO as did some of the considerable moans at players for simple mistakes. It was hardly Palace of a few seasons back. Each to their own of course.

[Chez]

I was disgusted with what I heard from some so called Saints fans today. The swearing and abuse aimed at our own players was disgusting.

I can't see why people would boo but that's their choice but to scream abuse at our own players during the game is a disgrace.

 

Agreed. It was the fist game FFS. No patience at all. The players tried hard, and after a very bad spell after their goal they eventually found their feet and on another day we could have got the equaliser. I'd like to think it was just youngers that dpn't know better, but thats not true, its older fans as well that just seem to want results or nothing. I feel sorry for them. Perhaps I need to look at myself. Maybe I just don't care as much as I used to.

[View From The Top]

I was disgusted with what I heard from some so called Saints fans today. The swearing and abuse aimed at our own players was disgusting.

I can't see why people would boo but that's their choice but to scream abuse at our own players during the game is a disgrace.

I am proud to be a fan of Southampton but am so disappointed that that type of person chooses to come to the same club as me. I will not say support the same club as me as they weren't supporters of SFC.

 

Get over yourself.

 

They pay their money and they voice their feelings as they want. Deal with it.

[Micky]

If the team is entitled to adulation when it plays well, its entitled to criticism when it doesnt.

 

I sort of agree with this but there has to be levels between adulation and criticism. Adulation - loud cheers, much singing, happiness - cheering, singing, contentedness - occasional cheers, odd song, unhappy - muted applause, hacked off - booing. So you see, there are sort of levels of good/crap that need to be negotiated - it ain't always black and white...!

[The9]

If it was you, you're a disgrace

 

Actually it was after 57 minutes.

 

I didn't do it myself because I thought we were the better side for much of the match and did enough to win, but I have no problem with a few of the more critical people in the crowd making sure the team knows that result wasn't good enough.

[The9]

I did indeed boo after the final whistle. I make absolutely no apologies for it. 400 miles round trip for each home game. £600 for season tickets, £400 for strips with names on for the kids etc etc. When I see Davis kick the ball in to touch 6 times for no apparent reason. When I see Puncheon mincing around & someone as crap as Molyneux play him off the park I get disappointed & boo. When I think that we have not put out a what we call a starting 11 in the whole of pre-season & that IMHO it was not great preperation I get disappointed & boo. When Hammond & Harding play as bad as they did I get disapointed & boo. How else do we show our frustration to the players? Tell me 'Legends wear 7' how I do that? Gently clap, cheer & tell them they are all great? How? - You tell me!!

I give my commitment in spades - when the players dont I am entitled to show it. When they do I cheer them as much or more than anyone else. My 35-40 games a season allows me to IMHO.

I am therefore a disgrace according to the holier than though 'Legends wear 7' - fair play to whoever he or she maybe as they are mega fans & I am merely a clueless idiot for turning up most weeks!!!

 

It worries me that you think Puncheon was either "mincing around" or "played off the park" by the amazingly crap and beaten every time Molyneux. Puncheon had a great first half and was one of our best players.

[david in sweden]

disappointing result, but even more disappointing reaction....the players and manager are under enough pressure carrying the tag of favourites without their own 'fans' booing them after 1 game....morons

 

Booing doesn't improve anything, and why do people think we have some divine right to win every game.

 

No-one minds when Ricky Lambert plays and pulls the defenders all over the pace - and still scores. The front two made some nice moves, but didn't stand a chance against Plymouths giants in defence. If we had a "Ricky clone " we'd have played him , but we don't and yesterday was the result, and don't anyone think that we can find another Ricky quite so easily, either.

[Kingsbridge Saint]

I think its OK to boo at the end of the game if the team have thrown the towel in and bottled it after conceding the first goal. Some of our players did that. Not all, but those that did will know the boos were targeted at them.

[saintwiz]

If it was you, you're a disgrace

 

Did you go to the game?

[Chez]

It worries me that you think Puncheon was either "mincing around" or "played off the park" by the amazingly crap and beaten every time Molyneux. Puncheon had a great first half and was one of our best players.

 

Where were you sat The9? I admit I was on the other side of the pitch in the first half, but I'm struggling to get my head round that description. Did he get to the byeline or actually put many crosses in? He certainly played some very nice cross field balls and kept the ball pretty well, but I don't recall him beating Molyneux. The second half was much worse and he bottled two of three tackles right in front of us on our side. He did beat Molyneux with one great turn, but he was second best several times and just didn't really do anything. I lie ther was that excellent cross field run and the shot just over te bar when coming inside. Decent moments showing he ability. More required though. This was not a display to win the Antonio/Puncheon arguement that was going on Friday night.

[Thedelldays]

antonio would have beaten molyneux...easily

[View From The Top]

antonio would have beaten molyneux...easily

 

And then failed to cross it.

[sadoldgit]

Booing is counter productive. I don't buy all this it gives the players a kick up the a*se cr*p. The team need support an encouragement. They know losing their first game at home is poor and don't need telling. It is a long tough season and if this club is to go up it needs everyone pulling togther. Booing after the first match is plain stupid no matter how far you travel or how much you spend. No one is saying don't critise Alps, just save that for later and suport the team on the pitch.

[Fitzhugh Fella]

Booing is counter productive. I don't buy all this it gives the players a kick up the a*se cr*p. The team need support an encouragement. They know losing their first game at home is poor and don't need telling. It is a long tough season and if this club is to go up it needs everyone pulling togther. Booing after the first match is plain stupid no matter how far you travel or how much you spend. No one is saying don't critise Alps, just save that for later and suport the team on the pitch.

 

I agree but to be fair the booing was just a few and I think they were booing at the result more than at the players. That second half was such a typical Saints performance - you know that one where they simply run out of ideas and never really look like scoring in a month of Sundays

[doggface]

Each to their own, but I would never boo the team during the game.

 

For me the 2nd half "performance" was unacceptable therefore had I been there I would have booed.

 

I'm sure that if Chelsea or united, boro, & other league favorites performed as we had in the 2nd half, the reception would have been the same.

[corky morris]

So how do you show your frustration to the team & Pardew then? Clap gently & say hard luck chaps? Please give me a suggestion all you uber-fans!!!!

 

FWIW I do think Antonio would have got past Molyneux & I do think he would have crossed. This is the 3rd Division & if either Puncheon or Antonio could do it week in week out they would not be playing for us or Reading.

 

For me with Puncheon it was about his effort & his lack of desire. Antonio without doubt has desire......And more pace than anyone else in the team.

[sadoldgit]

Did people watching it on TV boo I wonder? Sadly for us, frustration comes with supporting SFC. The expectations are often dashed by a heavy dose of reality, even in the heady days of the 80s we usually managed to fall short. This season the expectations are huge and Pardew is expected to serve up guaranteed promotion. Although we have brought in some players, I agree with many. I did expect to see some extr firepower in for the start of the season. I am not blaming Pardew or Cortese for this as I have no idea why that has been (assume that clubs want more then we want to pay for players - maybe issues with salaries too). What we have got to get our heads around is the fact that teams, like last year, are not going to roll over for us. It is going to be a tough season (as any Leeds fan) and the more that is expected of us the tougher it gets to deliver week in week out. I fully expected a draw to be honest and was gutted along with every else. But maybe this will give Mr Cortese and his chequebook a bit of a reality check as we do need cover for Lambert and a decent wide player sooner rather than later and he may find that he has to pay more if he wants to get what we need.

[John Smith]

I first joined this forums predocessor because I thought I may find like minded saints fans, ie, those that like, enjoy and appreciate football and are dedicated to supporting saints. How wrong have I been all these years!

 

I boo you lot, intolerable, non-sensical, uneducated in football and rarely loyal BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

You lot are the worst football loving fans of any club BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

If anyone needs to be dropped it's you lot

 

I've never met such a big group of spoilt little babies in all my life, ah didums, did mummy not buy you a win on the first day of the season aaaahhhhhh

 

A forum is where you're supposed to geya broad spectrum of opinions, sadly this site has a narrow minded, saints hating, Cortese ridiculing bunch of whinging ninnies

 

I have my thoughts on todays game, but it's wasted here, maybe you'll understand what I wrote above, it was aimed at your mental age group.

[doggface]

"ninnies"

 

lol

[sadoldgit]

So how do you show your frustration to the team & Pardew then? Clap gently & say hard luck chaps? Please give me a suggestion all you uber-fans!!!!

 

FWIW I do think Antonio would have got past Molyneux & I do think he would have crossed. This is the 3rd Division & if either Puncheon or Antonio could do it week in week out they would not be playing for us or Reading.

 

For me with Puncheon it was about his effort & his lack of desire. Antonio without doubt has desire......And more pace than anyone else in the team.

 

Well I suppose you can boo and drag the players down even further, or try and encourage them to do better. I am sure they didn't lose on purpose. If it was that awful for you, why not just leave before the end?

[Dave Benson Phillips]

Hahahahahahahahaha now our retarded fans on this forum are trying to tell people how to support their team.

 

HAHAHAHA

 

What a bunch of bed-wetters. I would have boo'd if I was bothered enough to go to the game, infact I boo'd from the pub.

 

People pay their money and can supports says any way they fookin well want.

[sadoldgit]

Hahahahahahahahaha now our retarded fans on this forum are trying to tell people how to support their team.

 

HAHAHAHA

 

What a bunch of bed-wetters. I would have boo'd if I was bothered enough to go to the game, infact I boo'd from the pub.

 

People pay their money and can supports says any way they fookin well want.

 

You are quite right. Which is why I have more respect for supporters of clubs like Leeds who continued to support their team for years even when things were going poorly rather than supporters who throw their dummies out of the pram after 1 game in 46.

 

I

[John Smith]

Hahahahahahahahaha now our retarded fans on this forum are trying to tell people how to support their team.

 

HAHAHAHA

 

What a bunch of bed-wetters. I would have boo'd if I was bothered enough to go to the game, infact I boo'd from the pub.

 

People pay their money and can supports says any way they fookin well want.

 

Looks like I was spot on with my 'mental age' approach to my post. Thanks DBP, didn't take long

[Saint Fan CaM]

Incredible - don't understand how idiots that boo can call themselves supporters. They're certainly not that - bleating girls would be more appropriate. We lost our 1st game of the season by 1 goal against a promotion rival - so what? It was an entertaining game.

 

And while I'm in slating mode, the Northam should be ashamed - what a pathetic lack of noise generated from our 'kop'! Outsung by a bunch of rosy cheeked pastie munchers in green FFS. I challenge anyone to remember how many times OWTS song was sung...and as for the last 30 minutes of the game, where was the rousing continual chant that the team needed to spur them on? We were only one goal behind.

 

I admit I sit in the Kingsland and so to fair you could say I have no right complaining, but those of us who like to sing rely on the Northam to start the songs off - it's the only way the stadium is going to get noisy because the lead will not come from anywhere else in the ground (now the Itchen North contingent seems to have been reduced). So come on those who sit in the Northam - you need to up your game on the singing front. You lead the rest of us will follow. (:

[S-Clarke]

Looking around on some other forums, the constant theme about our game is -

 

''WTF @ booing?''

 

''lol @ the ****s booing''

 

i think that's all that needs to be said. quite embarrassing really.

[dune]

Looking around on some other forums, the constant theme about our game is -

 

''WTF @ booing?''

 

''lol @ the ****s booing''

 

i think that's all that needs to be said. quite embarrassing really.

 

I think that illustrates the disparity between forum views and real world views.

[Foxstone]

Its amazing that some have the vocal capacity to boo but not to sing !!!

 

Whats happened to our singing ability??? We were virtually silent in the 2nd half yesterday !

[madruss]

At half-time, the team were roundly applauded. Plymouth had barely been in our half and but for some woeful finishing from Hammond and some excellent defending by Plymouth we would have been comfortably in the lead. Everyone expected more of the same in the second half, but then Plymouth got a goal out of nowhere and we didn't react well.

 

Unfortunately everyone remembers the result, so the first half performance becomes meaningless...hence booing. For some people, if they see something they don't like, they boo. There's no point telling them not to!

[surrey1saint]

I think its ridiculous to boo after the 1st game,but not surprised by it.

[Guided Missile]

After the Johnson's Paint Trophy Final at Wembley, I really don't think anyone has the right to criticise our fans. Certainly not any mega-money, professional footballer/manager.

 

Booing? Jeez, in Italy they would have been lobbing flares at 'em...

 

"Mummy, the fans booed at me yesterday"

 

"Never mind, son, ignore those nasty fans. You've got your Sunday roast to look forward to"

[surrey1saint]

Devil of a post this!(my last one)

[View From The Top]

I first joined this forums predocessor because I thought I may find like minded saints fans, ie, those that like, enjoy and appreciate football and are dedicated to supporting saints. How wrong have I been all these years!

 

I boo you lot, intolerable, non-sensical, uneducated in football and rarely loyal BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

You lot are the worst football loving fans of any club BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

If anyone needs to be dropped it's you lot

 

I've never met such a big group of spoilt little babies in all my life, ah didums, did mummy not buy you a win on the first day of the season aaaahhhhhh

 

A forum is where you're supposed to geya broad spectrum of opinions, sadly this site has a narrow minded, saints hating, Cortese ridiculing bunch of whinging ninnies

 

I have my thoughts on todays game, but it's wasted here, maybe you'll understand what I wrote above, it was aimed at your mental age group.

 

Your dummy is on the floor just outside your pram.

[sadoldgit]

After the Johnson's Paint Trophy Final at Wembley, I really don't think anyone has the right to criticise our fans. Certainly not any mega-money, professional footballer/manager.

 

Booing? Jeez, in Italy they would have been lobbing flares at 'em...

 

"Mummy, the fans booed at me yesterday"

 

 

 

"Never mind, son, ignore those nasty fans. You've got your Sunday roast to look forward to"

 

I don't think that is the point John. Would it make things better for you at work if you were having a bad day and a group of people took it upon themslves to stand around you and boo? Does it help or does it just make things worse? I can't recall a team picking itself up and rally when booed but have seen plenty of team come back and score when supported. It was easy at Wembley because we played well and were never going to lose.

[docker-p]

In the good old days, when I was a lad, it was quite normal not only to boo during a game, but to also slow hand clap and chant ' What a load of Rubbish'

Happy days.

[RonManager]

I don't think that is the point John. Would it make things better for you at work if you were having a bad day and a group of people took it upon themslves to stand around you and boo? Does it help or does it just make things worse? I can't recall a team picking itself up and rally when booed but have seen plenty of team come back and score when supported. It was easy at Wembley because we played well and were never going to lose.

 

Slightly unfair analagy if I may put in my 5 eggs. Part of a professional footballer's mental make up needs to be able to perform in a public arena, sometimes being watched by literally millions of people around the world (not just yet for Saints ).

 

They need to be able to cope with both good and bad responses from the crowd early on in their career or they won't make the grade, no matter how good they are at the game physically. All our team have been in the game long enough to prove they have that mental strength, so I don't think they'll be affected badly by it.

 

On the contrary, most footballers are as thick as 2 short planks and immune to all forms of abuse! They just go home and console themselves by looking at their bank statements:lol:

[sadoldgit]

Slightly unfair analagy if I may put in my 5 eggs. Part of a professional footballer's mental make up needs to be able to perform in a public arena, sometimes being watched by literally millions of people around the world (not just yet for Saints ).

 

They need to be able to cope with both good and bad responses from the crowd early on in their career or they won't make the grade, no matter how good they are at the game physically. All our team have been in the game long enough to prove they have that mental strength, so I don't think they'll be affected badly by it.

 

On the contrary, most footballers are as thick as 2 short planks and immune to all forms of abuse! They just go home and console themselves by looking at their bank statements:lol:

 

I don't disagree that they need to deal with it and I am sure the money helps, but when they are on the pitch surely encouragement works better than slagging? When was thwe last time you saw a team booed who turned their performance around?

[saintscottofthenortham]

It worries me that you think Puncheon was either "mincing around" or "played off the park" by the amazingly crap and beaten every time Molyneux. Puncheon had a great first half and was one of our best players.

 

You forgot the wink. The9...? The wink. You know... ";)". Oh...

 

Puncheon was Awful. Yet again.

 

He had a good first 3-4 games, since then he has done nothing other than the odd moment or two of something alright. And as for yesterday... getting bullied by Lee Molyneux says it all.

[John Smith]

Your dummy is on the floor just outside your pram.

 

Again, another one reeled in from the lower mentality age group. Surprised you're so forth coming at demonstrating this, but, then again, maybe I'm not. I could do this all day, but it's just too easy. Any more want to add themselves to the list? It makes understanding your capabilities that much easier if you just sign up here.

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

Totally agree with the OP: if that was you, do one! If we were playing Rochdale, fine, but it was a team relegated from the Championship who had done their homework and stuck 11 men behind the ball for 90% of the game. They may have won but over the 90 they certainly were not 'the better team'.

[View From The Top]

Again, another one reeled in from the lower mentality age group. Surprised you're so forth coming at demonstrating this, but, then again, maybe I'm not. I could do this all day, but it's just too easy. Any more want to add themselves to the list? It makes understanding your capabilities that much easier if you just sign up here.

 

Please, dry your eyes Mr Uber Fan.

 

People are free to support the club/ boo the players as they see fit. I appreciate that it may be a hard concept for you to grasp as you're obviously not to sharp and have been clearly brain washed to be the Sky version of a happy clappy football fan.

 

If you ever manage to throw off the restrictive mental shackles you may be capable of being a man an accepting others, but I somehow doubt it.

[RonManager]

I don't disagree that they need to deal with it and I am sure the money helps, but when they are on the pitch surely encouragement works better than slagging? When was thwe last time you saw a team booed who turned their performance around?

 

I do take your point though. I teach people to learn to fire steam engines, very much an art and very confidence based. The first thing I do is to get them to relax and try to enjoy the learning process, which can take a long time, and importantly, accept that they will balls things up now and then.

 

However, today's footballers are very much up against the 'instant gratification' culture.