To boo or not to boo

[Bovo]

I was at 2KW the night of the Port and Cats game. I was chatting to a few Cats supporters (and a Crow dressed as a Cat....leaving that one there) and the question was brought up on whether I was going to boo Danger. I categorically said yes. The Geelong fan got all defensive about it, accusing me of bad sportsmanship. He even went on to say the Cats fans did not even Boo Gazza etc.
I went on to tell him that I have a huge respect for Danger and the commitment he gave you our club....but I am still going to boo. I told him that it is as much about letting go and my personal grievances of one of the greatest players in the game....and I am going to boo. I told him that Danger is the sort of player that will probably ride the attention and get best on ground....but I am still going to boo. It is not a boo of malice or ill will. It is purely about me....and in the unlikely event that I can out him off his game just a tad....well let's face it....I am going to boo.

So am I wrong? Am I a bad sportsman? Am I a nasty person? Or is it just part and parcel of the game?

 

[AmericanCrow]

I was at 2KW the night of the Port and Cats game. I was chatting to a few Cats supporters (and a Crow dressed as a Cat....leaving that one there) and the question was brought up on whether I was going to boo Danger. I categorically said yes. The Geelong fan got all defensive about it, accusing me of bad sportsmanship. He even went on to say the Cats fans did not even Boo Gazza etc.
I went on to tell him that I have a huge respect for Danger and the commitment he gave you our club....but I am still going to boo. I told him that it is as much about letting go and my personal grievances of one of the greatest players in the game....and I am going to boo. I told him that Danger is the sort of player that will probably ride the attention and get best on ground....but I am still going to boo. It is not a boo of malice or ill will. It is purely about me....and in the unlikely event that I can out him off his game just a tad....well let's face it....I am going to boo.

So am I wrong? Am I a bad sportsman? Am I a nasty person? Or is it just part and parcel of the game?

Got to be kidding--of course it is part and parcel of the game. These are professional athletes and not amateurs. As a professional if you are going to take the good (nice salary, nice partner pool, decent travel/hotels, etc..) you sure as hell can take a few boos.

He is not a Crow--he is a Kitty Kat...we owe him absolutely nothing. Did I miss a premiership title he won?

So I say...

 

[ams4crows]

He abandoned us and will rightfully be booed by me and many others.
We were all hurting that year and him leaving was just another slap in the face, the amount of times he said 'I haven't really thought about it' when we all clearly knew he had and he was straight up lying to the fans faces.

 

[Barneythecrab]

Would be quite strange as well if the whole crowd would go silent every time he Had the ball after day a mark. Would be pretty funny and could possibly put him off more

 

[StonesThrow]

I find booing ridiculous in the first place. I've tried it and didn't like it.

 

[Drewie11]

Who cares really. We are playing great football, we got Milera and Gore. He wanted to go home and we have 2 players that want to be at our club.

 

[Bovo]

Who cares really. We are playing great football, we got Milera and Gore. He wanted to go home and we have 2 players that want to be at our club.

Irrelevant statement to the thread. Not arguing that. Asking if you would boo him.

 

[Bovo]

I find booing ridiculous in the first place. I've tried it and didn't like it.

Maybe you just aren't doing it right

 

[hippyhippy]

The boos should be loud and clear..

 

[Smoooothy]

i will boo, but not to the extent that I boo'ed $kurt

 

[Drewie11]

Irrelevant statement to the thread. Not arguing that. Asking if you would boo him.

Obviously not. It's pathetic

 

[Kickin Goals]

Sober 8:45am on Tuesday morning I'll say no, 6 beers in 8:00pm Friday night I'll say yes.

 

[Simmo28]

He's white so feel free to boo


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[skoobydoo]

Maybe you just aren't doing it right

Maybe try to harmonise with the booers next to you.

 

[1970crow]

I'm not a person that boos. But I encourage anyone who wants to. What I cannot stand is those people who yell personal abuse at players and then look around for some kind of recognition from the people around them.

 

[Drewie11]

I'm not a person that boo's. But I encourage anyone who wants to. What I cannot stand is those people who yell personal abuse at players and then look around for some kind of recognition from the people around them.

Which is what happens when they boo. Sheep

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

He led us on throughout the year, when he knew he was leaving. He's made the right decision for personal reasons (or mardi reasons) so all power to him, but I'll be booing him.

 

[dogs105]

Hopefully no-one will boo him.











'cause then he will have had 0 touches.

 

[jackster83]

Geelong fans certainly did boo Ablett and still do.

To mess with them we should pick another player to boo all game.

 

[Scorpus]

Yes I'll boo him.

The reason is because he spent the whole year dicking around the subject of his departure rather than being straight with supporters. To say he "hadn't thought about it" was an insult to our intelligence and an obvious lie

 

[Samcro24]

I'm not booing, I'm going to cheer him, like he's still a crow. After all, a lot of his kicks will go to crows players.

 

[Samcro24]

Yes I'll boo him.

The reason is because he spent the whole year dicking around the subject of his departure rather than being straight with supporters. To say he "hadn't thought about it" was an insult to our intelligence and an obvious lie

To be fair, he acknowledged this in the article the other day.

 

[Scorpus]

To be fair, he acknowledged this in the article the other day.

Yeah I don't really care if he acknowledged it after the fact. It's pretty obvious he knew what he was doing

 

[SugarShane]

I find booing ridiculous in the first place. I've tried it and didn't like it.

Makes the crowd feel better, but does anyone for a second think it affects the player? Figjams in particular, like Gunston and Danger, most likely feed off of it. Dead silence would be far more effective.

That said, if it makes you feel good, do it. He abandoned us right when we were ready to take the next step because apparently Adelaide is such a terrible place to raise a child so **** him.

 

[Samcro24]

Yeah I don't really care if he acknowledged it after the fact. It's pretty obvious he knew what he was doing

Aside from announcing his departure mid season, I don't see what else he could do.