We'll Boo if we want to...
Sunday, 03 August 08, 03:40 PM
Are you a Booer? Is Booer even a real word? I don't know but there's been a lot of chat about booing recently. Gareth Barry got booed by Villa fans at a pre-season game and then got cheered at the next one when it looked like he was going to stay (shame they didn't wait as he may be off again!) Yesterday there were boos/jeers for Adebayor and yet there were none at the Stuttgart friendly last week. Is there a difference between a hardcore group travelling to Germany and 60,000 home fans (many who may not otherwise have got to see Arsenal play) making their point known.
The strange thing is that last year some of the radio phone ins were rambling on and on about boos directed at England players following their exit from the European Championships to Croatia. So called experts were saying that it was out of order but, if you think about it, fans have very little other way of registering their protest at players (for whatever reason). It's not like the 50s when players used to travel on the same bus to the ground with their own fans. Then you could have challenged them to "sort it out" or, at least, have a discussion about a player's poor performances.
No, nowadays, the most obvious route is to boo though I do suggest some caveats.... Don't boo because everyone else is or you've read a crap tabloid story - be sure, in your own mind, this player has gone beyond the pale and, as a fan, you feel the need to let him know. Don't boo for ever - it gets boring - get it over with short and sweet. Remember too that unless you're playing in Spain or other more emotionally charged countries that booing shouldn't be replaced with throwing of a pig's head or other such grusome stuff.
And anyway I rather hear a boo than a f##king "olé"....Any day of the week...
Meanwhile here in Basel, FC Basel lost their first game of the week, 2-0 away to Sion. Maybe the game against Gothenburg is more on their minds at the moment.
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