are the boo-boys proud?

[rez9000]

For God's sake, stop sniping at each other!

I don't like booing, but I don't question the booers support! They boo because they care, not because they want to damage the team. Someone who didn't care about Spurs wouldn't even turn up to the match.

It's not a question of the booers being bad supporters, just that they may feel it's justified. I don't agree with that position, but it's up to me to explain why, not brand them closet-Gooners. That solves nothing.

God knows I've had a go at a couple of people on this forum, but I've never questioned their support of Spurs. If we all started from that position, then we can have a rational discussion.

 

[neogenisis]

Ive never booed Spurs, ill admit i was midly naffed off and a few things were thrown at the TV.
Come the 2nd half tho, i was all optmistic and shouting for the boys again.

 

[bomberH]

It's not a question of the booers being bad supporters, just that they may feel it's justified.

Yes it is. People may go and watch Spurs but it doesn't mean they support them, ie cheer them on etc. Some may just like to watch and not say anything during the match, which is fine and obviuously you can argue that just by being there, they are supporting them. But people who go and boo are not supporting the team. They may be a Spurs fan but they're not very good at supporting them at a match when things aren't going well.

If we're talking about the term 'support', then this has to be said. Support is what people do for their loved ones if, for instance, they're ill etc. If my gf had flu for a few days and couldn't make my dinner, after thwacking her over the head with the nearest bat, i'd support her. I'd be no use shouting at her saying 'fucking get better you ****', that'll make her worse and bitter.

I'm a great supporter, but not the best by any means. When we go a goal down, i go silent for at least a minute or so, but I hear others shouting, chanting and trying to lift the team straight away and i think that's brilliant. I love hearing it. But for me, i just feel completely dejected (in most cases).

The only plus points, as i mentioned previously, were that the booing was reserved until half time and there was a massive cheer when they came out for the 2nd half. No-one gave Aalborg any credit for actually playing great football at times in the 1st half and the same people who boo are usually the ones that expect us to win everything every year because we're Spurs.

So, in my opinion, the people who boo are bad supporters. They may be fans but they are bad supporters. The only justification for booing is if the team as a whole are genuinely not putting any effort at all into their game and making it obvious. In my 25 years of going, i haven't seen that once. I've seen them play shit regularly but not for lack of trying. And there have been individuals like Vega, who were dogshit but he always tried, he just wasn't good enough. Never ever deserved to be booed.

Just my opinion.

 

[PeterboroughYids]

as bad as spurs were first half, i couldn't believe the amount of booing that took place at half-time...bet the same people were cheering the team on after steed's equaliser...talk about fickle:bang:

I pay silly money to watch spurs, if they play shit I tell them.


booo fucking hoooo

 

[stemark44]

I pay silly money to watch spurs, if they play shit I tell them.


booo fucking hoooo

You are the exact type of fan that really does my head in!
Spurs were not created for your benefit,they have never forced you to support them and have never forced you to pay your silly money to go and watch them.
I am a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur through my own choice and free will!I will never moan about the choice that I have made,perhaps because I am an adult and not a spoilt little baby!

 

[rez9000]

Yes it is. People may go and watch Spurs but it doesn't mean they support them, ie cheer them on etc. Some may just like to watch and not say anything during the match, which is fine and obviuously you can argue that just by being there, they are supporting them. But people who go and boo are not supporting the team.

Ah, but then that means there are those who go to the game with the objective of booing, which I can't believe is true.

I think that anyone who boos wants the team to do well, wnats them to succeed. And I'm not justifying what they do, I disgaree with it in the strongest possible terms, but I don't doubt their primary motivation, which is to see their team succeed.

They may be a Spurs fan but they're not very good at supporting them at a match when things aren't going well.

I agree. As I just stated, I don't think that booing has any place in a game of football (unless it's us booing the Scum, for instance)

If we're talking about the term 'support', then this has to be said. Support is what people do for their loved ones if, for instance, they're ill etc. If my gf had flu for a few days and couldn't make my dinner, after thwacking her over the head with the nearest bat, i'd support her. I'd be no use shouting at her saying 'fucking get better you ****', that'll make her worse and bitter.

Of course. But if you felt that doing that would make her better, you'd be a bit fucked off if someone started having a go at you for what you believed was the right course of action. My point was that if people start accusing other fans of not being true supporters because they boo, it doens't help them to understand that perhaps what they're doing isn't the best course of action.

So, in my opinion, the people who boo are bad supporters. They may be fans but they are bad supporters. The only justification for booing is if the team as a whole are genuinely not putting any effort at all into their game and making it obvious. In my 25 years of going, i haven't seen that once. I've seen them play shit regularly but not for lack of trying. And there have been individuals like Vega, who were dogshit but he always tried, he just wasn't good enough. Never ever deserved to be booed.

Again, I agree with what you're saying, and I'm not justifying what the booers do, just that by slating them in the manner in which it's been done on this thread (not by you) makes them less likely to listen. For the most part, reasoning will be enough to make people change their minds (there are one or two exceptions to that. See the D&D section for more). I just think that if you explain why one believes that booing is unjustified, then those that do boo may be more likely to stop and think next time.

 

[Chatterbox1169]

Crap! The crowd had every right to boo the team off, they were poor and the fans who paid good money to go see them were justified in letting the players know exactly what they thought of the performance.

The players played well in the second half and deserved to get cheered.

Thats not being fickle! That is portraying to the team how you feel about the way they are going about their jobs.

Exactly how I feel. Our area (South Upper) was really empty and we were all saying that it's a cheek charging £32!!! It felt like a waste of money considering the effort in the first half.

Honestly, would the players really raise their game if we were all cheering and saying "well done" after the shambles of the first half.

My opinions wont be popular with everyone but that's why this community is good. We've all got our own opinions.

 

[rez9000]

Chatterbox, anyone who didn't feel cheated after the first half, obviously wasn't there for the football.

I just think there's a better way of expressing disatisfaction. Maybe just being silent? Can you imagine, almost complete silence in White Hart Lane, at the end of a half? Only the away fans cheering? If it was me on the pitch, I wouldn't so much anxious to up my game, but rather scared shitless!