Aye it's frustration that comes out at the end. Especially after a run of home games where we haven't been at our best. 1 win in 4 I think at home. Fans obviously want to win and when soemthing is close and it falls flat, there is going to be discontent. I didnt hear many at half time, that some people stated. Definitely at full time though.
I'm sure we all know the answer but don't like to say or admit it to ourselves. The away support and the home support are entirely different. One puts in considerable time, money and effort so is totally invested in the club, often going into a hostile environment along with the players. The other pops along to the entertainment, sits on their hands and leaves early to 'beat the traffic'. The away support has had many more knocks, this season, at far flung places like Stoke, Plymouth, Watford, but still keep selling out, cheering the players and have never, to my knowledge, booed the players off the pitch. Everyone packed into the away section is 'in it together' and that includes the players. The home crowd get in cheap, take bored kids playing on their phones, whinge about the catering, queue for pints but moan about the quality and are there to be entertained. Those who don't sing and cheer are spread out amongst those who do which dilutes the atmosphere. I usually sit in the East Stand and have actually had people turn round and frown when I've blasted out a big HA'WAY!!! ... ... because the stadium is often quiet the bigmouth moaners, and 'amateur experts', can be easily heard which, again, dilutes the atmosphere. At Roker Park the crowd would encourage the players, now it's usually the other way round. We didn't need orchestrated singing and pre-match entertainment. An hour before the game the young 'non drinking' lads would get into the centre of the Fulwell and start to wind up the atmosphere. Before the players even came out they'd have heard the noise from the dressing room, then the place would start filling up ... it always seemed full even when it wasn't and people would sing. The current pre-match music is fine but it actually kills the real atmosphere in my opinion. I can't wait to cheer the players onto the pitch at Hillsborough. Anyone watching will see what support is, the TV cameras will mention us and the players will come over to the away end at the final whistle. Just imagine if the SOL was always like that.
I liked Disco's comment but that's a fair response! The gist that I read into it was that it will be harder to keep Jobe and others if the bond between the players and fans weakens.
That will depend on performances and results as always. I mean it was just a few boos at the end. It's not toxic or negative like. We have all been in stands where that has been ingrained and it gets brutal.
Agree with this. The away support this season has been nothing short of phenomenal. They have suffered knocks as well last minute goals to lose and draw which is disappointing but the reception the players get at the end is always brilliant. The booing yesterday was awful and will knock players confidence. It is frustrating that we haven't done well lately but when the players are finding it tough they need our backing more than ever. Anyway on to Sheff Weds and hope we get a result for our sell out supporters.
Funny you mention The Fulwell End, I said to my mate at kick off that it was still fairly empty. We were in the Fulwell singing our biffs out ages before kick off, they don’t seem to give a **** now. We sit in P1 now and a few try getting an atmosphere going but there’s not enough of us join in yet, it would be canny with it being close to the away fans.
It's no surprise the most noise comes from older smaller grounds where people have been going for years ... ... even when they're not doing so well. Our away support has a reputation for our support and bond with the players ... ... our home support is gaining a reputation for quite the opposite. Tell your mate to give us all a wave on Friday
The booing of players be it at HT or FT is simply not on. No matter how frustrating the games are that’s never the answer. My days of traipsing all over the country following the lads has that ingrained in me and many others like me. Having now moved back up here for good, work and family means that I can’t get to many away games but the level of support is entirely different between home and away games. As for the vile cowardly scrote who racially abused Mundle, he should be named, banned from the ground for life and get the response his actions deserve.
Part trouble is some amongst us don't understand football and think we are better than we are, expect us to beat everything put in front of us. These are the complainers and ultimately could do harm. Sadly they pay their money and are allowed their opinions.
Once upon a time us fans would lift our team when they were struggling. The roar would go up, the ground would rise and we would sing our hearts out. Mostly the players responded to that in some visible way. In the same way the players would often feel the atmosphere had flattened out and they need us. We would get something from them then, a thunderous tackle, a pretendy scrap, some lung busting charge from the centr back. In other words, the team and the fans used to be in tune with each other. Mind you, those do feel like distant times. Arguably this is the most connected a side we havr had in 30 years, maybe we all need to give back more.
Ah fair enough mate, not on social media but thought it was said last night it was one of ours. Pleased if that’s not the case.
Totally agree, as poor as we were yesterday there is no need to boo the team, pretty sure the stress of an unbeaten home record has affected performances lately so hoping with that monkey off our backs we can relax and finish strongly. Won't happen if fans keep booing.
I used to love that, it would just come out of nowhere and you could see our players, and theirs, look up and think WTF
The club, manager or captain needs to call out the minority who boo, take them round the back then tell them to f*ck off and don't come back. 'I've paid my money so I'll do as a I please' ... ... just as well your lass doesn't boo you after sex, you'd soon see your performance levels drop.
The problem is, said fans are also the most precious. Can happily dish out criticism but can’t take it. Any such calling out would see a massive backlash.
