[Albion] Why did the boos happen and/or who was targeted?

[Simster]

A handful booed. Meh.

We should obviously all learn from Arsenal's fantastic support, as they have been fully behind their team from the start. Anyone who watches AFTV can see how measured and sensible proper football fans can be. And before you say they were booing their manager after a third straight game without a win having won two trophies in his opening 6 months is obviously lying.

 

[dadams2k11]

Right so we've now ruled out "being in an inflated league position despite not winning for over two months" and "involved in a Premier League relegation battle and not winning games against the really shite teams in the league" as two of the occasions when we're not allowed to complain. I refer you to the question I asked previously, at what point would complaining then be permitted? After relegation? Mid-table Championship? League 1?

My point was have a bit of faith in the club.

 

[albionalex]

Storm in a teacup.

 

[Wokeworrier]

One positive from the booing, it's generated quite a lot of controversy which is always a bonus in increasing traffic on social media.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Funny how nobody on here has admitted to booing? Someone must of?

You’re correct, I also haven’t seen anyone say they heard and saw someone actually booing and told them to shut up.

 

[Robinjakarta]

Funny how nobody on here has admitted to booing? Someone must of?

One did on another thread, but that person is hardly a fan. Well, not a BHA fan ..

With no 'moron' option, I put other as the reason for booing. TBH, I imagine most had no idea why they were doing it and the tribal instinct cut in.

 

[Stat Brother]

Funny how nobody on here has admitted to booing? Someone must of?

And I bet everyone's driving was impeccable, as well.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

You’re correct, I also haven’t seen anyone say they heard and saw someone actually booing and told them to shut up.

I heard boos in WSU block H, and many people were responding with "Shut up, idiots!"...or similar.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I heard boos in WSU block H, and many people were responding with "Shut up, idiots!"...or similar.

That'll be the alcoholic section.
Booze.............

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I didn't boo but would have booed Potter if I'd have known he was going to act like such a child about it.

Why would you opt to antagonize our manager? Weird

 

[Varndean VI Form College]

Quite a bit of heated discussion about this today in various quarters.

My take: I didn't boo and I don't condone the booing, but I did expect it.

I don't think people were booing Graham Potter. I don't think they were booing individual players. I don't even think they were booing the team, as a whole, for not winning. I think it was more a collective expression of frustration that, once again, we failed to beat a pretty ordinary side that we'd largely dominated.

What's your take? If you could pick one reason for the booing, what would it be?

Plenty of people booing in the North Stand (not my cup of tea personally), largely I would surmise as a result of them being fed up with us (still) not having a premier league quality striker to convert chances to goals. If we had Watkins, Edouard or similar, we’d have been celebrating plenty of goals by now. Frustrating.

 

[Mancgull]

I was next to a few teenagers who clearly weren’t fans, complaining that there were no goals. They were booing at the end, idiots!
It’s a shame but that’s what you get from being successful. I even heard it at Stamford Bridge when the game ended a draw.
If people just want thrills and spills why don’t they go to a circus?

 

[BN41Albion]

One positive from the booing, it's generated quite a lot of controversy which is always a bonus in increasing traffic on social media.

Its almost as if the media have hyped it up on purpose today to generate a controversial talking point...

 

[Henfield One]

Brendan Rogers comments on the booing.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59363466 2:19 in and Brendan Rogers refers to GP and the booing....

 

[Bry Nylon]

If we had Watkins, Edouard or similar, we’d have been celebrating plenty of goals by now. Frustrating.

The same Watkins who has scored fewer goals than Maupay this season and the Edouard who has already been dropped at Palace? Or different ones?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I was next to a few teenagers who clearly weren’t fans, complaining that there were no goals. They were booing at the end, idiots!
It’s a shame but that’s what you get from being successful. I even heard it at Stamford Bridge when the game ended a draw.
If people just want thrills and spills why don’t they go to a circus?

The three little spotty breaky-voicy teenagers behind me were screaming at one of our players for not "getting into 'im" literally 15 seconds into the match. They didn't boo at the end because they left before me (like they always do) and I left at 82 minutes (for personal reasons)

The human world is a very heterogenous soup.

 

[willalbion]

A tiny percentage booed out of frustration, obviously.

Mountain out of a molehill imo that would have barely registered with anyone had GP not slated the fans as a collective for the actions of a handful (I didn't boo)

He was asked about it directly wasn’t he? I don’t really get the outrage from us tbh. Least he’s honest and says how he feels about it.

 

[willalbion]

I was next to a few teenagers who clearly weren’t fans, complaining that there were no goals. They were booing at the end, idiots!
It’s a shame but that’s what you get from being successful. I even heard it at Stamford Bridge when the game ended a draw.
If people just want thrills and spills why don’t they go to a circus?

Yes I heard it clearly at the end of the Chelsea/Man Utd game. Maybe we’ve started a #trend.

 

[crookie]

9 games without a win.
Only one home league win this season, despite facing three of the bottom 6.
6 goals in 7 homes games, with three coming from the penalty spot.
Inability to beat three of the bottom 4 teams.

I don't know if the counts as 'frustration' or 'other'

Sure I've seen us beat Watford and Leicester at home this season, might be mistaken of course

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[Acker79]

Sure I've seen us beat Watford and Leicester at home this season, might be mistaken of course

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Right you are, I had Watford (wrongly) as away.