To boo or not to boo? (5/11)

[gooner.ed]

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usual thread starter… hmmm. It’s a passionate debate, and we’ve had it elsewhere before on the forum a number of times. Be honest. Have you ever booed a player (or indeed the team)? Not even Eboue or Adebayor? If not, how do you think the fans can get their displeasure across to the manager and the players?

[row 29]

Because of the lack of oppertunity to have any form of dialogue with the club it is difficult for supporters to raise their concerns/frustrations other than on match days.
I am sure that in the ivory towers that is 'Wengerland' he and all his yes clones would not dream of tuning into the phone ins or taking so much as a glance at fan on the street's opinions & frustrations as we are beneath them all.
I like all the other fans in the ground, on the forums, websites or down the pub will accept defeat but knowing the whole team went down fighting, not like these overpaid showponies who turn on a display as when they are up for it. So I for one will let my feelings known if a repeat of the past two games come into the equation, however I don't think we will need to boo over the next two games, its the unfancied teams that will always cause us so many angry sleepness nights

[ivesie]

Im old enough to remember the dark days of the 70s and 80s (in the main!) and it is easy to take the better times for granted in most recent years.

We clearly have the technical ability in most areas of the field but lack the obvious to replace key figures in recent years ie viera, adams, campbell etc and have let go diarra,flamini and dare i say is gilberto who would have all played their part in grinding out results rather than us loosing ground on the teams above us.

The result against spurs (still coming to terms with it and it hurts like we lost) to me shows that plenty of our players are prepared to talk about what they are going to do in the prematch build up but when the game comes dont produce on the day. I see it as its the managers responsibillity to get the best out of his players and choose the right formation for the game in hand and players who have the right mentality.

Wenger and his coaching staff have got a few things wrong which dont help our situation namely:-

poor defending from set pieces;

poor/lack of imagination when taking corners;

stubburness to keep with a formation during a game when it could be changed;

reliant on a forward that thinks he is the best but his first touch is awful and in most cases he keeps going wide instead of being in the box;lacks the ability to hold up play or direct headers to his team mates with accuracy;and

retain a captain who doesnt lead by example or motivate on the pitch-you rarely see him put his arm round players in the way Tony adams used to in order to give advice in a constructive way

I havent got the answers but im not paid the vast amounts of money to make the decisions. They need to find a solution to a problem that has been with us for a few seasons now and very qiuckly. If they dont I feel people have the right to express themeselves in anyway they want to. I wont boo but equally those who do will only be demonstrating their passion for the club in the way they know how.

Arsene needs to demonstrate to the fans that he means business....otherwise his stubburness might cost him his job if he has run out of ideas. We have the money, lets go out and buy quality to compliment the quality of the youngsters we have and take the pressure off them. This might take the pressure off and bring the best out of gallas aswell. Gael clichy for me optimises what we need from all the players and his passion on the field will be matched by the crowd watching.

[g88ner]

Because of the lack of oppertunity to have any form of dialogue with the club it is difficult for supporters to raise their concerns/frustrations other than on match days.

Bang on!

We have zero opportunity to voice our concerns to the club, and often have to listen to club propaganda on a daily basis, telling us that everything is all fine and dandy, when quite frankly, we can see that it is anything but!

Booing will not help the players perform, but people who are paying a small fortune to watch their team, have a right to voice their approval or disapproval, if and when they see fit.

I've never booed the team (honestly) but I confess that for the first time, at the Everton home game, I did applaud the referee for booking Adebayor for diving (or was it for constant moaning?).

Put simply, supporters are really not all that demanding.. regardless of quality, all they want to see is that their players are giving 100% and willing to give everything for the cause.
- can they honestly say they did that against Fulham, Hull, Sunderland, and Stoke? I don't think so.

[Sammy Mooner]

Im old enough to remember the dark days of the 70s and 80s (in the main!) and it is easy to take the better times for granted in most recent years.

If you think they were bad be thankful you were not watching in the 60's. Try watching your team lose to fecking Swindon !!!

Booing will not help the players perform, but people who are paying a small fortune to watch their team, have a right to voice their approval or disapproval, if and when they see fit.

Absolutely true but real supporters just don't don't boo their own team. The trouble is there are far fewer real hard core fans in the ground these days.

[QuartzGooner]

Never boo.

Always support.

But be honest and do not show blind faith.
Write to Wenger to show displeasure, all letters have to be logged and read by club officials.

[bergkamp10]

Never boo.

Always support.

But be honest and do not show blind faith.
Write to Wenger to show displeasure, all letters have to be logged and read by club officials.

Spot on, sent mine on Monday to the AFC Club.

[EC3]

I din't think booing during a game is right, but after it has finished i don't see the problem.

If AW or players don't like it, that's a shame but people pay there money and are entitled to show their feelings.

[proudtosaythatname]

I'll ne-ver boo the Arsenal.

Can we beat ManUre - yes we can!

[dennis_10]

Never boo.

Always support.

But be honest and do not show blind faith.
Write to Wenger to show displeasure, all letters have to be logged and read by club officials.

Absolutely. If you believe the only way to communicate your feelings about the team is in front of 3000 away fans of another club- then that's embarrassing and, in my opinion, moronic.

People talk about the 'Arsenal way', but that includes the fans. Write to the club, and show some class at the ground. We ain't flippin' Newcastle.

[RaM]

I never boo any team that I support.

You can say you're getting your point across, but the negative effects on the players ultimately outweighs anything else that might come from it.