Totally agree. Now smile and sing nice things about *insert name of confidence shorn /out of form player*
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Totally agree. Now smile and sing nice things about *insert name of confidence shorn /out of form player*
granter79
Player Valuation: £35m
It happens in every ground and has done for years. Dont buy it as an excuse I'm sorry.
I don't agree with it but players need to rise above it and kick on.
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
I’m just passing on what I’ve heard Finners. Personally I think there’s some truth in it.
I had to take steroids to make my penis fit in my pants.
Shocking behaviour.
Boss_Blue
I will find you and consensually bum you
Boss_Blue
I will find you and consensually bum you
ianefc
Player Valuation: £70m
I'd never do that to an Evertonian.
Osamabindiesel
Player Valuation: £60m
TBF to Tony it never helps to have your fans booing at you. I've said this for a while. Koeman is still an ultrapooplord of a manager.
Oi, all of you leave Ian alone!
He's a passionate soul and just gets a bit excitable sometimes, leave him be
He's a passionate soul and just gets a bit excitable sometimes, leave him be
Darth Toffeeman
Player Valuation: £40m
The fans are negative because we are being served up *****
Show some tempo, creativity and work ethic and we are the most supportive fans around. Show the opposite and we will let you know about it.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
Think most people are missing the partly to be honest and have exchanged it with it's ALL the crowds fault to engage operation maximum fume.
As Southall said it's all about making yourself that 1% better in every area, there is little doubt in my mind that it is a problem and even if it causes 1 or 2% performance drop off, (probably more like 5 at least in reality) we need every single percentage point in our favour at the moment.
No one is saying everyone should give them a standing ovation after losing to Burnley, boo away, give them what for. I would even extend that to if you are losing or drawing and then someone can't even make a simple pass when in a good position in the 80 something minute. But for most of the game it would be better to make it a little less hostile for us, it just feeds the opposition and I'm pretty sure it is supposed to be the other way around.
Boss_Blue
I will find you and consensually bum you
It's okay Ian, BLF is a Tory.
I assume that this didn't actually happen and was just a wind up post, but seeing as some people have jumped on the bandwagon I think we need to debunk it.
The argument can be put to bed by one very very very simple fact: Our away form is worse than our home form. If our problems are being caused by the fans, why are they magnified when we're not playing in front of them? It doesn't make any sense does it? Of course it doesn't, because it's utter tripe.
Add to this that most people's reaction to negativity is to attempt to turn the situation round. If your mrs is annoyed that you didn't do the dishes you buy her some flowers, if your boss is annoyed that you were late you knuckle down and work hard all day to balance it out, if your mate's got the hump because you didn't come out for his birthday you get him out and buy him a pint. It stands to reason then that if the players were concerned about the negativity of the crowd they would attempt to lift it. We're simple folk in the main, a couple of crunching tackles, chase down the keeper at full speed, get the ball forward with pace, and the crowd will start roaring. They don't do it though do they? They keep doing the things which make the crowd anxious and unhappy, so it would appear they're not overly concerned.
I can only assume that anyone who genuinely believes the crowd is to blame has never been to an away game. This goes on at all grounds, I remember hearing fans at Carlisle giving their players a load of stick a couple of years ago because they were struggling to contain our team full of internationals. Booing and hounding individuals is an issue, certainly, but general edginess and complaining about mis-placed passes or wayward set pieces is just part of the game.
The argument can be put to bed by one very very very simple fact: Our away form is worse than our home form. If our problems are being caused by the fans, why are they magnified when we're not playing in front of them? It doesn't make any sense does it? Of course it doesn't, because it's utter tripe.
Add to this that most people's reaction to negativity is to attempt to turn the situation round. If your mrs is annoyed that you didn't do the dishes you buy her some flowers, if your boss is annoyed that you were late you knuckle down and work hard all day to balance it out, if your mate's got the hump because you didn't come out for his birthday you get him out and buy him a pint. It stands to reason then that if the players were concerned about the negativity of the crowd they would attempt to lift it. We're simple folk in the main, a couple of crunching tackles, chase down the keeper at full speed, get the ball forward with pace, and the crowd will start roaring. They don't do it though do they? They keep doing the things which make the crowd anxious and unhappy, so it would appear they're not overly concerned.
I can only assume that anyone who genuinely believes the crowd is to blame has never been to an away game. This goes on at all grounds, I remember hearing fans at Carlisle giving their players a load of stick a couple of years ago because they were struggling to contain our team full of internationals. Booing and hounding individuals is an issue, certainly, but general edginess and complaining about mis-placed passes or wayward set pieces is just part of the game.
As or when he played for us ever understood the club motto?
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum", meaning"Nothing but the best is good enough".
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