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It ain't our support that's embarrassing, that lies elsewhere at the club.

 

Don't mind booing after a terrible performance but I thought it was weird on Saturday. It almost seems like it's a habit every time we don't win rather than it being for exceptionally bad games.

Thought the crowd was a bit tetchy in general on Saturday with some pretty loud groans when stuff didn't go right. Not really expecting people to clap at everything but it did seem noticeable to me.

 

Aye, clap harder. It's worked all these years posters like you have been telling us that it's all the fans fault.

I find it astounding that even with hindsight people still actually believe that it's only the fans negativity holding the club back.

 

I save the booing for when we are woeful and don’t even look like a side.
Otherwise just walk out and don’t stay for the clap

 

It was a number of things. Frustration at watching a team struggle to score because of the inability to bring in goal scorers across the midfield and front six, starting with a line up that was quite negative and taking Cook off when we needed a goal. But the main factor is it seems to be a fashionable thing to do these days. I'd understand booing a shocking game of football, and boy we've seen plenty of them over the last few years. But this wasn't that bad. Just an average game of league 2 football.

 

Really? I boo my kids all the time.

Ever since the government made it illegal to give them a good thrashing with the cane.

 

I think half of the players followed your example.

 

Tbh, I could probably count on one hand the amount if times I've booed in my time watching City. Its generally counter productive and I've only ever done it when there's clearly a lack of effort being put in. Booing poor players for playing poorly doesn't really do much. In my case, I just chose not to renew my ST, such was/is my disenchantment and despondency with how the club is being run. Voting with your feet is a more tangible and practical thing to do.

 

My decision to not renew wasn't about motivating players. I've just lost complete belief in the club. We're aimless, floundering and the product represents no value for money in my eyes. Its not something I've done on a whim, its the result of years of mismanagement.

 

Booing as gone on for decades at football as an acceptable sign of disapproval, for all those that claim booing to be counterproductive then should we stop cheering aswell when things are going well? Players and officials can't have it both ways.

The booing of the sub was understandable. It was a nothing substition, taking off your leading scorer with 3 mins to go in a like for like change with offered no difference to what had not worked for the previous 87 mins was daft. He may aswell have gone two up front for a short time , they booed that, not Robinson.

The booing at the end was due to what 5 games without a win I feel not the performance. Albeit it was a performance that lacked so many things and worthy of a few jeers, it was still 10 times better than the performance at Salford (also rightly booed).

If a player or team, can't take the stick then they shouldn't be here. Some people were happily clapping away and cheering the players on their lap of appreciation like we had won for goodness sake. It's stuff like that ,that is holding the club back. Too many people are happy with mediocrity or worse

 

Imagine being paid huge amounts of money for the privilege.

I'm sure I'd survive.

 

I booed at the final whistle on Tuesday night and I was at home watching it on TV.

 

We brought Adams in to change the culture at the club, not for him to mention the old culture every other interview. Getting rid of Crankshaw shows how little this club has progressed, it would have made more sense for us to wait till January at least, he would have been a great option to replace Gillead and allow us to change formations to say 4-4-2 (yes I hate that obsession too). But hey at least we made a couple of quid while we tread water in mid table.

 

The players are getting it in the neck because of what we were told before pre season. Lauding of our recruitment director in newspaper articles, a CEO telling all who will listen that promotion is a high priority, Adams telling us he's happy with his squad of cast offs and injury prones. Even before last Tuesday, we here paper talk of wanting a reaction from the team after Saturdays dropped points, only for our keeper to give them a first minute goal. And then refusing to change until 2 goals down. Yes a few did show their displeasure by booing, mainly from the few left in the top tiers but this fan base has seen enough garbage in the last four years to last a life time. Over 16,000 of them backed this side last Saturday, their loyalty should not be in question.
I'd just like my manager to stop passing the buck and send a team out at Swindon to the best of his and its abilities.

 

Agree with Aaron found it strange Saturday not so much the booing at full time but for certainly moments especially the Cook, Robinson sun i eluded to in the match thread. I think it’s counterproductive while a game is still in the balance, apparently we’re the 12th man but when our fans act like that I think it’s a load of nonsense I know if I were a player it wouldn’t get the best out of me hearing that sort of reaction. I’d be interested to hear from anyone who booed that moment on Saturdays and get their feelings on why and what benefit you think it gives? There must have been some as there were boos all over. I’m no happy clapper but like others I’ll happily leave early when we’re getting hammered, or I’ll just leave on the whistle like Saturday.

 

we seem to only count these things in winning runs rather than losing streaks

 

sounds like working in retail. Decisions made further up the chain but staff on shop floor get constant hassle from customers

 

I’ve not booed, just been apathetic.

At the start of the season was absolutely buzzing for this season. The club’s hysteria got me interested.

but quickly losing faith. Took the kids to watch Man City last week (adult tickets only a fiver more than ours, lol) and enjoyed the whole occasion. The fanzone and experience…. It’s just infinitely better than the matchday experience at City. You turn up as late as possible and leave as early as possible at VP.

didn’t even know who we were playing until hearing the score at HT yesterday.

i’ll keep buying my ST while they are cheap but the kids are sick of how shit City are and they don’t want to put in the effort, so consequently neither do I.

will attend the home games for something to do but its just not the same club. We need that ownership change as soon as possible.

I think Derek is the man but give him the resources to make his job a little easier.