Villaninpeace said:
Aye forums are like that, they draw polar opinions and some odd balls along the way not to mention people who just like to get a reaction.
I think it is very easy to be critical of the actions of fans towards a player from a far when you aren't always aware of all the facts or aren't emotionally involved.
Personally I didn't boo Barry but I understand those that did. The general feeling from many Villa fans was that we didn't really blame him, we thought you stood more chance of top 4 than we did, as has been proven to be the case. I don't think many begrudged him the chance or the money at this stage of his career given his service.
All that said some of his conduct stank such as his bitching in the press about O'Neill. Its very easy to say in your position you wouldn't have reacted in the same way but I think you would have done.
If the circumstances had been different and the positions of our clubs were reversed and it was your player I think I'd be seeing the same attitudes towards whoever it was on here as were expressed by some towards Barry. You simply cannot compare Dunne moving the other way and the reception he received from your fans as the circumstances are not even close to being similar.
SWP left City for Chelsea. We cheered him when he came back.
The fact that you booed a player like Barry dropped my respect level for Villa fans from quite high, to Liverpool/United levels. Besides, it is a well recognised fact that you have the most whinging set of fans in the Premiership. I also remember your conduct towards MON over the past two season, and booing your own players off when you weren't winning by enough goals.