Match Atmosphere

[Sima]

I possibly should shoulder a bit of blame for Brentford’s equaliser after I started a chant of “1-0 and you still don’t sing” directed towards the middle tier of the Gallowgate seconds before it happened.

[stozo]

Have to say that the morning after, the thing I am most annoyed about is the HT and FT booing. Some fans are acting so bloody entitled. I’ve watched a lot of dire Newcastle performances over the past 30 years and I don’t think yesterday would even make the Top 100 of bad performances in that time. We lost a tight game by a single late goal, that’s not a boo-worthy performance.

 

Anyone thinking about booing should reflect on the booing that took place late in the SBR reign. The fans turned on him and that set in process a chain of events that ultimately led to our relegation four and a half years later. Be very careful what you wish for. 

[Chicken Dancer]

I personally don’t boo or that but I think people are entitled to do whatever they want tbh. They’ve paid their money and are well within their rights to let them know when they aren’t happy. 
 

What I do have a problem with is the few seats in front of my seat is always full of different people every week, which I quite I enjoy. What I don’t enjoy is the ones yesterday videoing the Brentford pen ffs. 

[J7]

20 minutes ago, stozo said:

Have to say that the morning after, the thing I am most annoyed about is the HT and FT booing. Some fans are acting so bloody entitled. I’ve watched a lot of dire Newcastle performances over the past 30 years and I don’t think yesterday would even make the Top 100 of bad performances in that time. We lost a tight game by a single late goal, that’s not a boo-worthy performance.

 

Anyone thinking about booing should reflect on the booing that took place late in the SBR reign. The fans turned on him and that set in process a chain of events that ultimately led to our relegation four and a half years later. Be very careful what you wish for. 

That last paragraph is ludicrous. 

[stozo]

1 minute ago, J7 said:

That last paragraph is ludicrous. 

Of course there are other actors involved (not least the owners) but fundamentally it the SBR sacking led to some terrible appointments, which built pressure on the ownership, who then flogged the club to a charlatan who crippled the club for more than a decade. The fans turned on the man who, as it turned out, was holding everything together. 

[Danh1]

7 minutes ago, J7 said:

That last paragraph is ludicrous. 

I didn’t like the way the fans acted after that last game of the season but that is some reach. The appointment of Souness was the issue. You cannot blame the fans for that. 

[bobbydazzla]

12 minutes ago, Chicken Dancer said:

I personally don’t boo or that but I think people are entitled to do whatever they want tbh. They’ve paid their money and are well within their rights to let them know when they aren’t happy. 
 

What I do have a problem with is the few seats in front of my seat is always full of different people every week, which I quite I enjoy. What I don’t enjoy is the ones yesterday videoing the Brentford pen ffs. 

I fundamentally disagree with the “they’ve paid their money, they can do what they want” mindset.

 

People don’t go to a gig to see the same band week after week to just sit and slag off the band members all the way through their performance and then boo them off stage.  
 

It’s the behaviour of morons. 
 

I fundamentally agree with what you said about the daft cunt filming the Brentford penalty. People like that should be banned from the ground for life.

 

 

Edited February 8 by bobbydazzla

[Chicken Dancer]

Just now, bobbydazzla said:

I fundamentally disagree with the “they’ve paid their money, they can do what they want” mindset.

 

People don’t go to a gig to see the same band week after week to just sit and slag off the band members all the way through their performance and then boo them off stage.  

I’ve been at gigs where the bands been booed off for a poor performance.

 

People can vent how they want, as I say not something I do but it’d been happening for centuries (booing). It is what it is.
 

For what it’s worth I done something I never do yesterday and fucked off as soon as the third went in. 

[stozo]

4 minutes ago, Danh1 said:

I didn’t like the way the fans acted after that last game of the season but that is some reach. The appointment of Souness was the issue. You cannot blame the fans for that. 

Of course you can’t blame the fans for the appointment. But what I am effectively saying is, when people boo at FT they are doing so on an evidence free assumption that better things will follow. If I was a betting man, I would say there is an extremely strong possibility a Howe successor could be worse. The real question is - do we trust PIF to get the next appointment absolutely spot on? A new stadium, new training ground, lack of investment in the women’s team says to me I would not have complete trust. 

[bobbydazzla]

4 minutes ago, Chicken Dancer said:

I’ve been at gigs where the bands been booed off for a poor performance.

 

People can vent how they want, as I say not something I do but it’d been happening for centuries (booing). It is what it is.
 

For what it’s worth I done something I never do yesterday and fucked off as soon as the third went in. 

We’ll have to agree to disagree. 
 

If you buy a ticket for an event you should behave with a level of decorum, you don’t have carte blanche to act like a twat because you were willing to pay money for a ticket.  

[stozo]

2 minutes ago, stozo said:

Of course you can’t blame the fans for the appointment. But what I am effectively saying is, when people boo at FT they are doing so on an evidence free assumption that better things will follow. If I was a betting man, I would say there is an extremely strong possibility a Howe successor could be worse. The real question is - do we trust PIF to get the next appointment absolutely spot on? A new stadium, new training ground, lack of investment in the women’s team says to me I would not have complete trust. 

Just to add to this - that’s without touching on the fact that maybe there is also a moral argument that fans should show a bit more decency towards a man who seems to have given every moment of his life for the past few years to this club and won us our first domestic trophy in 70 years as a result. 

[NUFC91]

@Heron are WF looking to share survey info with club? I presume that'll be the actions, definitely needed.

[Wallsendmag]

2 hours ago, stozo said:

Have to say that the morning after, the thing I am most annoyed about is the HT and FT booing. Some fans are acting so bloody entitled. I’ve watched a lot of dire Newcastle performances over the past 30 years and I don’t think yesterday would even make the Top 100 of bad performances in that time. We lost a tight game by a single late goal, that’s not a boo-worthy performance.

 

Anyone thinking about booing should reflect on the booing that took place late in the SBR reign. The fans turned on him and that set in process a chain of events that ultimately led to our relegation four and a half years later. Be very careful what you wish for. 

 

I used to agree with you and certainly going back years when I used to pay £3 to get in, booing lads giving their all on £500 a week probably was wrong but believe you me, back then the players used to get in in the neck a lot more than they do today.

 

Fast forward to now and the club are demanding fans pay £60 a game to watch their product, players on £100k a week turning in turgid performance after turgid performance, well it's bound to give people the hump. What's that 14 losses or something in all competitions already this season and it's only early February? Maybe they deserve to be told that this isn't acceptable.

 

I should add I can't ever remember booing a NUFC off the pitch at HT or FT before in well over 1000 matches attended. Didn't bother going again yesterday but if I did, and given the cost involved in watching, I might have been tempted.

 

As my mate messaged me last night "I felt short changed watching that on the firestick!"

 

Just one final point about SBR. The fans never turned on him. The team were booed off against Wolves and the majority of the fans left before the lap of honour. That was as bad as it got. He was still in the job at the start of the following season when he probably shouldn't have been.

 

 

Edited February 8 by Wallsendmag

[OCOCOL]

23 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

I'd say there would have been more of the hardcore there on Wednesday. Those who cried for a loyalty points rule change back in 2021 because they suddenly decided that away games appealed to them, but because they'd never bothered before they couldn't get tickets, would have been conspicuous by their absence as it was a "dead" game and that would no doubt have applied to the new waves of You tubers and social media whores as well who've been populating the away ends a lot more these past few years.

It was exactly this - loads of lads I know went for first time since ID checks were introduced 

[Heron]

1 hour ago, NUFC91 said:

@Heron are WF looking to share survey info with club? I presume that'll be the actions, definitely needed.

Yeah. Further discussion is going to be had.

[J7]

1 hour ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

I used to agree with you and certainly going back years when I used to pay £3 to get in, booing lads giving their all on £500 a week probably was wrong but believe you me, back then the players used to get in in the neck a lot more than they do today.

 

Fast forward to now and the club are demanding fans pay £60 a game to watch their product, players on £100k a week turning in turgid performance after turgid performance, well it's bound to give people the hump. What's that 14 losses or something in all competitions already this season and it's only early February? Maybe they deserve to be told that this isn't acceptable.

 

I should add I can't ever remember booing a NUFC off the pitch at HT or FT before in well over 1000 matches attended. Didn't bother going again yesterday but if I did, and given the cost involved in watching, I might have been tempted.

 

As my mate messaged me last night "I felt short changed watching that on the firestick!"

 

Just one final point about SBR. The fans never turned on him. The team were booed off against Wolves and the majority of the fans left before the lap of honour. That was as bad as it got. He was still in the job at the start of the following season when he probably shouldn't have been.

 

 

 

I was at his last home game against Norwich and I don’t even recall an anti-Bobby feeling at that one. If anything, the players were getting the brunt. Sure Bellamy had a post match outburst which is what I most remember it for. The mackems must be pissing themselves at how many run with what they made up, including on here it seems.

[Joe1984]

3 hours ago, stozo said:

Of course there are other actors involved (not least the owners) but fundamentally it the SBR sacking led to some terrible appointments, which built pressure on the ownership, who then flogged the club to a charlatan who crippled the club for more than a decade. The fans turned on the man who, as it turned out, was holding everything together. 

Factors not actors. I hope anyway... 🤣

[Wallsendmag]

3 minutes ago, J7 said:

I was at his last home game against Norwich and I don’t even recall an anti-Bobby feeling at that one. If anything, the players were getting the brunt. Sure Bellamy had a post match outburst which is what I most remember it for. The mackems must be pissing themselves at how many run with what they made up, including on here it seems.

 

It's another urban myth started by the mackems which sadly lots of our lot have jumped on board with. I was a ST holder back then and also did around 50% of away games and can't remember SBR getting any stick. We did get booed off v Wolves, and less than 10k remained for the lap of honour I'd estimate, but that was it.

[Si67]

Spectators boo, Supporters don’t. 
That said it doesn’t stop anyone showing displeasure on team or individual performances. If someone who gets paid more in a week than I do in a year can’t be arsed or isn’t capable of basic football skills then I will shout it out. If the team play badly I just leave on the final whistle muttering under my breath (or sometimes louder). Funnily by the time I get home or the next morning perspective tells me it’s been a lot worse in the past. 

[Groundhog63]

Gallowgate, upper, yesterday. Canny crack and singing. Obviously helped with the roof 😉

Old fella doing the whistling was entertaining for a bit.

Funnily enough, Uber fan Billy the Whistle left early at 2-3. 

Blowing with the wind, it seems. 

[huss9]

i didnt boo, i just didnt applaud them off - i but have no issues with those who do boo - as long as its after the game.

 

i dont understand the accusations of "entitlement".

i'd call it ambition.

just because we were bottom of the league 4 years ago doesnt mean we shouldnt expect improvement season on season. especially having spent £250 in the summer.

thats the first really bad reaction to a game that Eddie has had. 

its not as though there's been boos after every bad performance.

[Hovagod]

One thing I have noticed is an uprise in arguing among our own. Not even about football. Saw an incident at Wolves and again yesterday, both of which nearly overspilled into violence. We seem to be followed by a lot of miserable people these days- wonder if there’s reasons for that away from football?

 

 

Edited February 8 by Hovagod

[Scoreboard82]

14 minutes ago, Hovagod said:

One thing I have noticed is an uprise in arguing among our own. Not even about football. But saw an incident at Wolves and again yesterday, both of which nearly overspilled into violence. We seem to be followed by a lot of miserable people these days- wonder if there’s reasons for that away from football?

 

 

 

For the 1st time this season I felt the mood had moved from concern or displeasure to general anger yesterday. As you say, among our fans i.e some having a go at those walking out and I even heard one lad ranting about busses being allowed to go from Percy street into Newgate Street just after a match ends. It's amazing what gets you riled up when your teams on a bad run 🙂.

 

 

Edited February 8 by Scoreboard82

[huss9]

8 minutes ago, Scoreboard82 said:

For the 1st time this season I felt the mood had moved from concern or displeasure to general anger yesterday. As you say, among our fans i.e some having a go at those walking out and I even heard one lad ranting about busses being allowed to go from Percy street into Newgate Street just after a match ends. It's amazing what gets you riled up when your teams on a bad run 🙂.

 

 

 

i had a rant at the bairns on the way home for not doing enough revision for upcoming exams.

"just cos the toon lost, dont take it out on them" said the missus.

[Wallsendmag]

22 minutes ago, Hovagod said:

One thing I have noticed is an uprise in arguing among our own. Not even about football. Saw an incident at Wolves and again yesterday, both of which nearly overspilled into violence. We seem to be followed by a lot of miserable people these days- wonder if there’s reasons for that away from football?

 

 

 

 

You could well be onto something there. Just speaking from personal experience I know loads of people who've sadly lost their jobs over the last 12 months, others still working but who are struggling a lot more, even making excuses for why they can't come out for a pint etc.

 

In the past the match was always seen as a release from everyday life. Maybe people are taking their troubles into the ground with them. Maybe not, I dont know.