Disgraceful

[mustard]

why is it poor form to DEMAND excellence

 

[aintplayin03]

Don't care how bad you perceive a player to be, no supporter should ever boo or bronx cheer their own player. Give shit to the scum opposition, punch on with the w***er Adelaide supporter sitting behind you but booing and bronx cheering is as low as it gets.

It has nothing to do with demanding excellence either. I don't think anyone can say that there was one Essendon player out there yesterday who was excellent, yet you all chose Laycock as the scapegoat yet again. Getting a bit sick of it, it's a slur on the club.

 

[Blind Turn]

There's something very base about a person who feels they are so qualified to bronx cheer one of their own. They can never be called a true 'supporter'. But merely a 'follower'. The day I realised that a great champion of our club (Paul Salmon) was being bronxed by our followers was the day i realised that a part of my Essendon soul had died... i was disgusted... i might even save a bronx cheer for those of you who bag Laycock if you ever find it in you to compliment him when he delivers for the club.

 

[Valve Bounce]

Before you guys go any further, did you know that we had 4 guys injured in the third quarter and Laycock could only see out of one eye? This was reported by the doc Larkin who is stationed at the interchange bench, not the commentators.

 

[oddsok]

Thought they where a bit harsh on the chanel 10 tonight. Now i dont mind Luke Darcey having a crack at his form because it is obvious to all that Chook is struggling but they used the clip of him failing to jump for the ball and bagged him for that. The only trouble was he should not have been on the ground at that time because just before he had copped a wack in the eye and he could not see properly. He went straight to the bench after that and he could not read the scoreboard properly when they asked him to.
Im not sure how you are supposed to make a contest if you can not really see the ball coming in properly ?

I saw those and was bitterly disappointed not with the jumping for the ball incident, but for that chasing effort. Disgrace. As they said there are some things which you can't control but one thing you can control is your effort.
I was at the game and didn't bronx cheer but was so disappointed with some of our decision making and some mistakes, just thought it deserved silence. In particular the time when McPhee was 3rd man up and completely missed the ball which fell straight into Stiffy's arms. That moment really told a story about our day.

 

[Panna Witchy Salitou]

He subtitutiously sabotaged the play with skitting and mazza type errors in contests. Must pay attention and concentrate on tasks and execute the attempts with care. Donzal!

 

[rines]

ben and ant, every week you do your best to pump chook up.. I congratulate you but "may well we say god save the chook cause no one else will!" (and for you young posters.. see great australian prime minister quotes)

agree with your argument though.. bronx cheers should be reserved for opposition and umpires..

 

[Here_we_come]

why is it poor form to DEMAND excellence

Why cant you see the bigger picture? How is a player who has potential and is way down on confidence supposed to improve when his own supporters bronx cheer and boo him. Disgraceful effort by some bomber fans on saturday!

 

[SydneyBomber]

weak as piss and was very disappointing to hear.

everyone (me included) might make a few comments under their breath ("ffs mcphee hit a target!" being a favourite), but to actually boo our own players is disgraceful.

I actually am one of the few around here who seems to rate laycock - yes, obviously he is way down on form/confidence, but if he gets the chance to get it together and starts playing well, I hope all of the heroes that booed him remember how badly their treated one of their own.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

ben and ant, every week you do your best to pump chook up.. I congratulate you but "may well we say god save the chook cause no one else will!" (and for you young posters.. see great australian prime minister quotes)

agree with your argument though.. bronx cheers should be reserved for opposition and umpires..

All I want is credit where its due. To bump the whinge thread saying "someone had to" after the West Coast game where he kicked three is what pisses me off.

 

[stander]

I
At the end of the day, he is an Essendon player. Boo an Adelaide player, not our own.

I have only ever sh*tcanned two players in my life at a game.
G.Raines and M.Richardson.

Even Laycock the laggard is off limits.