In my opinion he is unfairly vilified on this board. A bit like Swp who has taken all sorts of stick and is no proving that he has ability and contribute to the team. I love this board but there is sometimes a pack mentality and it is very easy to knock rather than be constructive.
Most of us are probably guilty of venting our frustration about a particular player or another, I, myself have been extremely guilty................... BUT, when you consider the ridiculous amount of money that these players are on, they are expected to produce the goods on a regular basis.
This is not a pastime fling for them, this is their job.
Some may grow to value / love, the club but many won't cause they'll be off to the next club at any given time / and or do not have the passion like players of old.
Why.......... because money talks.
Take a player like SWP. I backed him for the first 12 months, then gave up, why............ the guy couldn't put the ball in the net, yet, he is supposed to be a goalscorer or at the very least, an attacking player.
As a fan, you knew that the ball would go anywhere but between the posts. Lucky he wasn't being paid on results!
I DO however, value his efforts in trying as a whole for the team but that does not get us the 3 points.
Then you get a player like Bosingwa, with such an attitude................... is it any wonder we fans, you people who pay your hard earned dollars to go to the game .............. get feed up.
That is why we have 'forums'............. to comment about all our team details and to vent our frustration when and where required.
In regards to the pack mentality, we fans know our team probably better than the players because we have supported them most of our lives.
We can spot a 'dud' from a mile away .............. so when we see something over and over about a player, we praise him when he's good and we eventually go cold on them when they have proved their non-worth to us over a period of time.
That's my two-bobs worth.
