To anyone who booed at half time yesterday...

[alky313]

Thing is i don't think there is any way on earth it would have done. Do you think players like yaya, kompany and tevez need a couple of hundred people booing to make them play better? Booing serves absolutely no purpose

I do not agree with it either, but i take it you've heard of the 'twelth man'?
I am sure it works both ways....

Btw, those players should be giving their all EVERY TIME, they go over that white line, without encouragement or objection.

Do you not think the players were trying in the first half? Or do you think it may be a case of fatigue after a midweek away match in the champions league, injuries and a loss of form/confidence for one or two players? I'd say the latter is far more likely and something booing would be unlikely to help resolve

Do you believe that managerial criticism works? Tactics rarely change in the ten minutes they are in the tunnel. Players are people too. Sometimes they need a wake up call as to who they are and what they do.

Supporters buy the tickets and players work for them. Without supporters there'd be no club.

Now I did notice the booing. But unless fans are being blatantly disrespectful then I have problem with it.

 

[mcfcphil]

I do not agree with it either, but i take it you've heard of the 'twelth man'?
I am sure it works both ways....

Btw, those players should be giving their all EVERY TIME, they go over that white line, without encouragement or objection.

Do you not think the players were trying in the first half? Or do you think it may be a case of fatigue after a midweek away match in the champions league, injuries and a loss of form/confidence for one or two players? I'd say the latter is far more likely and something booing would be unlikely to help resolve

Do you believe that managerial criticism works? Tactics rarely change in the ten minutes they are in the tunnel. Players are people too. Sometimes they need a wake up call as to who they are and what they do.

Supporters buy the tickets and players work for them. Without supporters there'd be no club.

Now I did notice the booing. But unless fans are being blatantly disrespectful then I have problem with it.

Of course criticism from the manager works – because the manager is the man the players are managed by. I don’t think players of the calibre and experience we have would give two hoots about a handful of fans booing. Like i say it has absolutely no positive impact other than for fellow fans to cringe. You don’t honestly think that the booing at half time actually had a part to play in city winning the match?

 

[BurnCK]

I don’t think players of the calibre and experience we have would give two hoots about a handful of fans booing.

Well if they don't give a hoot...they should !

 

[lionheart]

Do you not think the players were trying in the first half? Or do you think it may be a case of fatigue after a midweek away match in the champions league, injuries and a loss of form/confidence for one or two players? I'd say the latter is far more likely and something booing would be unlikely to help resolve

Do you believe that managerial criticism works? Tactics rarely change in the ten minutes they are in the tunnel. Players are people too. Sometimes they need a wake up call as to who they are and what they do.
Supporters buy the tickets and players work for them. Without supporters there'd be no club. Now I did notice the booing. But unless fans are being blatantly disrespectful then I have problem with it.

Of course criticism from the manager works – because the manager is the man the players are managed by. I don’t think players of the calibre and experience we have would give two hoots about a handful of fans booing. Like i say it has absolutely no positive impact other than for fellow fans to cringe. You don’t honestly think that the booing at half time actually had a part to play in city winning the match?

I may be out on a limb here, but I disagree. The players and coaching staff would have heard the booing and realised that something had to be done urgently, hence the half time substitution. Without the booing, RM might well have waited until the 70th minute (as usual) by which time we could have been losing. As for the players being tired in the first half (after the Euros), how come most of the so-called tiredness disappeared in the second half? It was all about the players' minds and the booing was the catalyst to wake them all up.

 

[mcfcphil]

Do you believe that managerial criticism works? Tactics rarely change in the ten minutes they are in the tunnel. Players are people too. Sometimes they need a wake up call as to who they are and what they do.
Supporters buy the tickets and players work for them. Without supporters there'd be no club. Now I did notice the booing. But unless fans are being blatantly disrespectful then I have problem with it.

Of course criticism from the manager works – because the manager is the man the players are managed by. I don’t think players of the calibre and experience we have would give two hoots about a handful of fans booing. Like i say it has absolutely no positive impact other than for fellow fans to cringe. You don’t honestly think that the booing at half time actually had a part to play in city winning the match?

I may be out on a limb here, but I disagree. The players and coaching staff would have heard the booing and realised that something had to be done urgently, hence the half time substitution. Without the booing, RM might well have waited until the 70th minute (as usual) by which time we could have been losing. As for the players being tired in the first half (after the Euros), how come most of the so-called tiredness disappeared in the second half? It was all about the players' minds and the booing was the catalyst to wake them all up.

There's no way for either of us to prove this one way or the other but in my opinion to think for even a second that mancini ever makes a decision based on fans criticism is way, way off the mark.

 

[jma]

I'm not a big booer and haven't booed anyone at City for years.

I defy anyone who was a regular between 96 and 98 to say that they never, ever watched a complete load of shite served up for 45 or 90 minutes and at the end of it didn't give a quick boo to register their disdain.

In fact, in those circumstances, where the club was going down shit creek, I would suggest that such vocalisation of disgust is a positive. I don't think the same can be said of anything that is going on at City today but if something outrageous (I don't know what, I can't imagine what would warrant it at the moment - let's say a player was very obviously and deliberately not trying) were to be committed by the manager or the players then I would probably support the odd boo.

I wouldn't necessarily encourage it directed at an individual player (Edghill booing was well out of order as he was definitely a tryer) but people are well entitled to boo in my book. Not for stuff like Saturday but I would suggest that anyone who didn't boo once during 96-98 probably didn't give much of a shit and probably had a bit of a selectiive memory too as 95% of the crowd did at one point or another during that time.

 

[mcfcphil]

I don’t think players of the calibre and experience we have would give two hoots about a handful of fans booing.

Well if they don't give a hoot...they should !

Considering the amount of utter sh*t i hear spouted from the stands i’m glad the players don’t take any of it on board. We’re talking about world class players who have played in the world’s biggest games, in the world’s biggest stadiums and won the world’s most prestigious competitions. A couple of hundred people booing because they aren’t winning after 45 minutes with have absolutely zero effect on their performance.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Can it be assumed nobody has never vented their spleen at a football match, if not, I think it's the wrong sport for you.

It could also be a fair assumption that many Mancini supporters were also the same ones who disgracefully, and very loudly, screamed 'You Don't Know What You're Doing' and 'Bellamy, Bellamy' less then 18 months back at a home game following his substitution.

I might not be a total Bobby convert, but the people who did that day were a joke, as it was clearly the right decision.

As for Saturday, I shouted crap at half-time, simply because it was, utter dross.

 

[mcfcphil]

Can it be assumed nobody has never vented their spleen at a football match, if not, I think it's the wrong sport for you.

It could also be a fair assumption that many Mancini supporters were also the same ones who disgracefully, and very loudly, screamed 'You Don't Know What You're Doing' and 'Bellamy, Bellamy' less then 18 months back at a home game following his substitution.

I might not be a total Bobby convert, but the people who did that day were a joke, as it was clearly the right decision.

As for Saturday, I shouted crap at half-time, simply because it was, utter dross.

I’m not for one second suggesting the games should be a tea party. Shouting crap etc is expected. I’m talking about roundly booing the team which is basically a big f*ck you to the team on behalf of the fans. In my opinion that’s wrong

 

[Seosa]

It could also be a fair assumption that many Mancini supporters were also the same ones who disgracefully, and very loudly, screamed 'You Don't Know What You're Doing' and 'Bellamy, Bellamy' less then 18 months back at a home game following his substitution.

I might not be a total Bobby convert, but the people who did that day were a joke, as it was clearly the right decision.

That was by a particular group right behind me against Birmingham, fucking sickening moment that was.

I didn't boo on Saturday, but I did agree to some extent with those who did because it was fucking appalling.