Is booing your own team a sign of disloyalty or not? (2 Viewers)

[Synthesizer]

Why would you spend your hard-earned money to boo the team? How about just finding something better to do with your time instead.

 

[Crusaderfan]

The problem I have with Philly fans, and yes I am one, is that they will boo a guy unmercifully for almost the entire game, then he does something good and the loudest boo'ers are now leading the cheers. To me that isn't being a fan, that's being a crybaby. If you are going to boo a guy like Pat Burrell for 7 innings then he hits a HR to win the game - don't cheer - remember - they stink!! Same with McNabb, Schmidt, Lindross, etc..

Kinda reminds me of when a kid lays on the floor in the mall screaming and kicking their feet until their mom buys them a toy. Once they get it - everything is ok again.

That sissy deserved every bit of the booing he got. Lindros sucks. He probably gives himself a concussion trying to wash his hair.

I'll give you that. Never booed him though I wish I could boo his parents for doing such a poor job.

 

[kevinray]

I think if your team's management, coaches and ownership has assembled a team out there that loses week after week with subpar personnel on the field (despite what appears to be 100% effort)...its ok to boo to let the ownership know that these 50+ players they've sent out there are not acceptable to the fans. Of course its always a grey-area whether its the coaches/mgmt or not very good players. OK to boo regardless to get changes to occur.

I think booing is more likely to alienate the players and make them want to play less.I think any fans, that want a front office that makes decisions based on booing, deserve the team they would get as a result.It isn't like fans don't have plenty of means of getting their disappointment or frustration across to a team. Actively deriding your players while they are playing just doesn't seem to me to be doing anything more than encouraging your players to care less about the game.

These guys are professionals - If they are too pansy-### to let booing affect their commitment to their profession and their level of play, then I don't want them on my team anyway. Real professionals may not like to be booed, but understand and accept when their play on the field deserves it. And guess what? If you man up like that as a professional, own it, and show that you can not only take it but raise your game, the booing tends to stop.In before the predictable "Yeah, but there still just human like you and me and they have families" comeback. Of course they are, and harassing family members for how the player is doing is never ever good. But the player accepted this line of work knowing the ups and downs that come with it, including the many millions of dollars associated with it. You gotta earn that money, and that includes putting up with some booing if your performance doesn't meet expectations.

They're professionals, but they're also human beings. Most human beings don't like to be told there terrible at something by 33,000 people. When they’re heckled by opposing fans it’s easier to brush that off as heckling but when the hometown craps all over you’re performance your crazy if you don't think that it affects them. These guys are trained not to show it out but for the majority of them there’s no way it doesn't have an effect.

So, for example (sorry to bring a baseball example into the SP), Mike Schmidt is generally acknowledged as the greatest 3rd baseman of all time, yet he got booed a lot until near the end of his career. By your rationale, if he hadn't gotten booed, can we assume that he would have been the greatest player of all time? That the booing "held him back" to only being one of the 10-15 greatest players of all time? Look, he obviously didn't like getting booed (who would?), but he overcame it, didn't let it affect his overall play, the booing eventually stopped, and he became one of the most revered players in Philadelphia history.

What? Listen this kind of rationale isn't written in stone and it certainly varies from person to person, but mass amounts of people booing is a stressful situation for the majority of people. People respond to stress in different ways but it can have very negative implications for an otherwise successful player. The real question is was the booing of Mike Schmidt justified? This guys the greatest third basemen of all time, yet you guys booed him enough that it’s remembered. I don't know Philly or baseball sports history so there may be good reasons for it but it seems like this guy was doing something right if he’s now remembered as the best. Don't you feel a little bad for treating him with such little respect when he was working to reach the level of play he achieved? I feel like most booing is unwarranted, some guys deserve it, like Jagr or Bonds when they come back to Pittsburgh, but for most part its just annoying and pointless and makes it harder for an already struggling player to produce. It also does remind much of loyalty to me, in a player sense.

 

[dirtywaters20]

I think if your team's management, coaches and ownership has assembled a team out there that loses week after week with subpar personnel on the field (despite what appears to be 100% effort)...its ok to boo to let the ownership know that these 50+ players they've sent out there are not acceptable to the fans. Of course its always a grey-area whether its the coaches/mgmt or not very good players. OK to boo regardless to get changes to occur.

I think booing is more likely to alienate the players and make them want to play less.I think any fans, that want a front office that makes decisions based on booing, deserve the team they would get as a result.It isn't like fans don't have plenty of means of getting their disappointment or frustration across to a team. Actively deriding your players while they are playing just doesn't seem to me to be doing anything more than encouraging your players to care less about the game.

These guys are professionals - If they are too pansy-### to let booing affect their commitment to their profession and their level of play, then I don't want them on my team anyway. Real professionals may not like to be booed, but understand and accept when their play on the field deserves it. And guess what? If you man up like that as a professional, own it, and show that you can not only take it but raise your game, the booing tends to stop.In before the predictable "Yeah, but there still just human like you and me and they have families" comeback. Of course they are, and harassing family members for how the player is doing is never ever good. But the player accepted this line of work knowing the ups and downs that come with it, including the many millions of dollars associated with it. You gotta earn that money, and that includes putting up with some booing if your performance doesn't meet expectations.

They're professionals, but they're also human beings. Most human beings don't like to be told there terrible at something by 33,000 people. When they’re heckled by opposing fans it’s easier to brush that off as heckling but when the hometown craps all over you’re performance your crazy if you don't think that it affects them. These guys are trained not to show it out but for the majority of them there’s no way it doesn't have an effect.

So, for example (sorry to bring a baseball example into the SP), Mike Schmidt is generally acknowledged as the greatest 3rd baseman of all time, yet he got booed a lot until near the end of his career. By your rationale, if he hadn't gotten booed, can we assume that he would have been the greatest player of all time? That the booing "held him back" to only being one of the 10-15 greatest players of all time? Look, he obviously didn't like getting booed (who would?), but he overcame it, didn't let it affect his overall play, the booing eventually stopped, and he became one of the most revered players in Philadelphia history.

What? Listen this kind of rationale isn't written in stone and it certainly varies from person to person, but mass amounts of people booing is a stressful situation for the majority of people. People respond to stress in different ways but it can have very negative implications for an otherwise successful player. The real question is was the booing of Mike Schmidt justified? This guys the greatest third basemen of all time, yet you guys booed him enough that it’s remembered. I don't know Philly or baseball sports history so there may be good reasons for it but it seems like this guy was doing something right if he’s now remembered as the best. Don't you feel a little bad for treating him with such little respect when he was working to reach the level of play he achieved? I feel like most booing is unwarranted, some guys deserve it, like Jagr or Bonds when they come back to Pittsburgh, but for most part its just annoying and pointless and makes it harder for an already struggling player to produce. It also does remind much of loyalty to me, in a player sense.

A friend of mine (12 years old or so at the time) asked Schmidt for an autograph. His response? "Get away from me you little turd." Nice Mike, you're all class.

 

[kevinray]

I think if your team's management, coaches and ownership has assembled a team out there that loses week after week with subpar personnel on the field (despite what appears to be 100% effort)...its ok to boo to let the ownership know that these 50+ players they've sent out there are not acceptable to the fans. Of course its always a grey-area whether its the coaches/mgmt or not very good players. OK to boo regardless to get changes to occur.

I think booing is more likely to alienate the players and make them want to play less.I think any fans, that want a front office that makes decisions based on booing, deserve the team they would get as a result.It isn't like fans don't have plenty of means of getting their disappointment or frustration across to a team. Actively deriding your players while they are playing just doesn't seem to me to be doing anything more than encouraging your players to care less about the game.

These guys are professionals - If they are too pansy-### to let booing affect their commitment to their profession and their level of play, then I don't want them on my team anyway. Real professionals may not like to be booed, but understand and accept when their play on the field deserves it. And guess what? If you man up like that as a professional, own it, and show that you can not only take it but raise your game, the booing tends to stop.In before the predictable "Yeah, but there still just human like you and me and they have families" comeback. Of course they are, and harassing family members for how the player is doing is never ever good. But the player accepted this line of work knowing the ups and downs that come with it, including the many millions of dollars associated with it. You gotta earn that money, and that includes putting up with some booing if your performance doesn't meet expectations.

They're professionals, but they're also human beings. Most human beings don't like to be told there terrible at something by 33,000 people. When they’re heckled by opposing fans it’s easier to brush that off as heckling but when the hometown craps all over you’re performance your crazy if you don't think that it affects them. These guys are trained not to show it out but for the majority of them there’s no way it doesn't have an effect.

So, for example (sorry to bring a baseball example into the SP), Mike Schmidt is generally acknowledged as the greatest 3rd baseman of all time, yet he got booed a lot until near the end of his career. By your rationale, if he hadn't gotten booed, can we assume that he would have been the greatest player of all time? That the booing "held him back" to only being one of the 10-15 greatest players of all time? Look, he obviously didn't like getting booed (who would?), but he overcame it, didn't let it affect his overall play, the booing eventually stopped, and he became one of the most revered players in Philadelphia history.

What? Listen this kind of rationale isn't written in stone and it certainly varies from person to person, but mass amounts of people booing is a stressful situation for the majority of people. People respond to stress in different ways but it can have very negative implications for an otherwise successful player. The real question is was the booing of Mike Schmidt justified? This guys the greatest third basemen of all time, yet you guys booed him enough that it’s remembered. I don't know Philly or baseball sports history so there may be good reasons for it but it seems like this guy was doing something right if he’s now remembered as the best. Don't you feel a little bad for treating him with such little respect when he was working to reach the level of play he achieved? I feel like most booing is unwarranted, some guys deserve it, like Jagr or Bonds when they come back to Pittsburgh, but for most part its just annoying and pointless and makes it harder for an already struggling player to produce. It also does remind much of loyalty to me, in a player sense.

A friend of mine (12 years old or so at the time) asked Schmidt for an autograph. His response? "Get away from me you little turd." Nice Mike, you're all class.

If that’s why you booed him then that’s completely different then booing someone for on the field play. Schmidt doesn't care if you think he’s a #### and he's going to equate your booing with a dislike for him personally and it won't have the effect on his on the field play as much as booing a guy who actually cares about that fans and is trying to play well and getting hazed for it.

 

[majech]

If your coach is Billy friggin Callahan...YOU CAN BOO!!!!

 

[Linton Trust]

i'm surprised by the number of people opposed to booing...

i don't do it, but i don't have a problem with people who do...

it's the same with booing a ref... it's not really doing anything; they aren't likely to change their call because of booing... yet, it happens almost anytime a ref makes a call against the home team.

i personally don't believe Burrell would be having the season he's having for the Phillies had he not went through a full season of booes in 06 for his terrible playing. you could tell coming into this season he had a major chip on his shoulder and has proven himself... i imagine that without being constantly booed - he'd have just counted his 13 million and yawned after every strike out...

 

[delusional]

bad play calling, poor performance, lack of effort, amount of money being made by players, amount of money games cost to visit, etc

yea ill boo if you deserve..play hard and show effort and you will get cheered..that simple

you are about to make 30m in signing bonus but hold out for 2-5more million....gtfo...id stick my head in your moms axe wound and boo

 

[Joe Kidd]

It would be interesting to see a geographical breakdown of those who boo and those who do not.

 

[delusional]

Why would you spend your hard-earned money to boo the team? How about just finding something better to do with your time instead.

i dont think most people go to games with booing in mind...they expect a good performance or effort.i know i am pretty much spending a weeks pay for 2 tickets and everything involved if i went to an eagles game...if i was at the green bay or skins game...yea id would have boo'edyet take for example that one bowl game when leftwich had to be carried by his linemen to the line of scrimmage..win or lose that gets a standing ovation for the effort and determination alone

 

[Christo]

How is booing going to help? I don't think you should ever boo your own team. If you are dissatisfied with their play stop going to games that is the only real way to get your point across. When an orginization feels the pinch of empty seats they'll make changes but if all the seats are full and your booing who really gives a ####.

So booing is disloyal, but no showing up at all is loyal?

No, it's called a fair weather fan.

Wrong. It's called a dissatisfied customer. Only an idiot would give unconditional loyalty to a sports team(or any other business). Sports is a business. Customers patronize a business only to the extent that they think they're getting their money's worth. The teams are the ones who need to be loyal to the fans(and by teams I mean ownership). Seems that some people around here have the relationship backwards. I haven't missed more than a few games since I started following the Redskins but I'm not going to waste my money going to see a bad team(and I'm not talking about a bad season or two. I'm talking about a team that's bad every year and is being grossely mismanaged). As it stands, I refuse to pay any cash to Snyder. If I'm going to a game,It's because somebody gave me tickets. I prefer the game on tv and if it gets to the point where I'm not being entertained, I won't even waste time watching on tv(unless, of course, there are fantasy implications).

This view is just sad

 

[pollardsvision]

booing isn't a sign of disloyalty and fans have every right to do it.

that said, booing your own players is incredibly stupid.

i've tried to figure out why fans boo for years.

do fans think the players would like to perform terribly?

do fans think the players simply don't care?

do fans think that players don't understand that throwing an interception or striking out is a bad thing?

do fans think that the coach would rather start a bad player over a better player?

do these idiot fans think that, with their help, rex grossman think to himself, "oh.....i get it....i'm not supposed to throw it to the cornerback. hell, i'm glad the fans informed me of this"

as a fan, i would assume they'd want their team to perform as best they can. a player's performance level is usually inversely proportionate to the amount of pressure and anxiety they feel during the event. added public humiliation typically will only add to their anxiety at the time.

fans booing their own players is disgusting and stupid practice.

 

[pollardsvision]

booing officials is completely different and has a purpose.

being a fan and booing your own players makes about as much sense as going to your kid's school play and booing them when they mess up a line. (i mean you paid good money, you expect a good performance right?)

 

[-OZ-]

How is booing going to help? I don't think you should ever boo your own team. If you are dissatisfied with their play stop going to games that is the only real way to get your point across. When an orginization feels the pinch of empty seats they'll make changes but if all the seats are full and your booing who really gives a ####.

So booing is disloyal, but no showing up at all is loyal?

At some point.......supporting a team that's not loyal back to their fans becomes obvious.

As a Lions fan, I agree. We can't fire the owner, but we can make it so he doesn't make as much $, or is embarrassed amongst his peers.

 

[-OZ-]

How is booing going to help? I don't think you should ever boo your own team. If you are dissatisfied with their play stop going to games that is the only real way to get your point across. When an orginization feels the pinch of empty seats they'll make changes but if all the seats are full and your booing who really gives a ####.

So booing is disloyal, but no showing up at all is loyal?

No, it's called a fair weather fan.

Wrong. It's called a dissatisfied customer. Only an idiot would give unconditional loyalty to a sports team(or any other business). Sports is a business. Customers patronize a business only to the extent that they think they're getting their money's worth. The teams are the ones who need to be loyal to the fans(and by teams I mean ownership). Seems that some people around here have the relationship backwards. I haven't missed more than a few games since I started following the Redskins but I'm not going to waste my money going to see a bad team(and I'm not talking about a bad season or two. I'm talking about a team that's bad every year and is being grossely mismanaged). As it stands, I refuse to pay any cash to Snyder. If I'm going to a game,It's because somebody gave me tickets. I prefer the game on tv and if it gets to the point where I'm not being entertained, I won't even waste time watching on tv(unless, of course, there are fantasy implications).

This view is just sad

How so? If I don't like a product (say, the new McDonald's fries) I won't buy it. Same with entertainment. Do you go see a band you no longer like because they've been producing bad music lately?

 

[ack34]

Booing is all right because it can't always be sunshine and flowers. In my dealings with the Philadelphians, they haven't ever had too much to cheer about. Losing is passed down from generation to generation there. People boo because that's what they think they are supposed to do.

Jets fans cheering Chad Pennington a couple of weeks ago for getting hurt is much worse than booing.

 

[Sea Bass]

Every statemant in the second question suggests that booing is acceptable except for the "other" option. Certainly this is a tainted and slanted poll. FOX news and CNN would be proud.

 

[Christo]

How is booing going to help? I don't think you should ever boo your own team. If you are dissatisfied with their play stop going to games that is the only real way to get your point across. When an orginization feels the pinch of empty seats they'll make changes but if all the seats are full and your booing who really gives a ####.

So booing is disloyal, but no showing up at all is loyal?

No, it's called a fair weather fan.

Wrong. It's called a dissatisfied customer. Only an idiot would give unconditional loyalty to a sports team(or any other business). Sports is a business. Customers patronize a business only to the extent that they think they're getting their money's worth. The teams are the ones who need to be loyal to the fans(and by teams I mean ownership). Seems that some people around here have the relationship backwards. I haven't missed more than a few games since I started following the Redskins but I'm not going to waste my money going to see a bad team(and I'm not talking about a bad season or two. I'm talking about a team that's bad every year and is being grossely mismanaged). As it stands, I refuse to pay any cash to Snyder. If I'm going to a game,It's because somebody gave me tickets. I prefer the game on tv and if it gets to the point where I'm not being entertained, I won't even waste time watching on tv(unless, of course, there are fantasy implications).

This view is just sad

How so? If I don't like a product (say, the new McDonald's fries) I won't buy it. Same with entertainment. Do you go see a band you no longer like because they've been producing bad music lately?

Sports is more than just entertainment or fast food. People don't wear their favorite fast food restaurant's colors. No one goes outside in the dead of winter without a shirt on painted from head to toe to see a Weezer concert. Generations of families don't share a love for the same bands.The fact that you compare your favorite team to french fries tells me all I need to know about your jaded view of life.

 

[-OZ-]

How is booing going to help? I don't think you should ever boo your own team. If you are dissatisfied with their play stop going to games that is the only real way to get your point across. When an orginization feels the pinch of empty seats they'll make changes but if all the seats are full and your booing who really gives a ####.

So booing is disloyal, but no showing up at all is loyal?

No, it's called a fair weather fan.

Wrong. It's called a dissatisfied customer. Only an idiot would give unconditional loyalty to a sports team(or any other business). Sports is a business. Customers patronize a business only to the extent that they think they're getting their money's worth. The teams are the ones who need to be loyal to the fans(and by teams I mean ownership). Seems that some people around here have the relationship backwards. I haven't missed more than a few games since I started following the Redskins but I'm not going to waste my money going to see a bad team(and I'm not talking about a bad season or two. I'm talking about a team that's bad every year and is being grossely mismanaged). As it stands, I refuse to pay any cash to Snyder. If I'm going to a game,It's because somebody gave me tickets. I prefer the game on tv and if it gets to the point where I'm not being entertained, I won't even waste time watching on tv(unless, of course, there are fantasy implications).

This view is just sad

How so? If I don't like a product (say, the new McDonald's fries) I won't buy it. Same with entertainment. Do you go see a band you no longer like because they've been producing bad music lately?

Sports is more than just entertainment or fast food. People don't wear their favorite fast food restaurant's colors. No one goes outside in the dead of winter without a shirt on painted from head to toe to see a Weezer concert. Generations of families don't share a love for the same bands.The fact that you compare your favorite team to french fries tells me all I need to know about your jaded view of life.

I'm as much a fan of the NFL as anyone, but the owner is putting a product out for consumption. The only thing some of these owners understand is the almighty $. If you want to encourage the owner to keep doing what they're doing, you buy the product. If not, you don't. Sports is not more than entertainment, it IS entertainment. It's my preferred entertainment, but that doesn't change what it is. Nobody may go outside for Weezer, but how long do people stay in line for U2, other top bands and events. Have you paid attention to the Harry Potter phenomenon?

 

[pollardsvision]

booing as a form of behavior modification for the owner doesn't make much sense either.

the owner would rather you not boo, of course, but your money's just as green whether you boo or not. if people stop buying tickets, that causes the owner to change what they do.

no matter what your intention for booing is, the only overall effect is that it will negatively impact the play of the players. (even if it's obvious that you are booing the owner, you are still booing the owner b/c you'd rather they acquired better players. that's great for the current players' morale)

using booing as evidence that "your not just going to sit there and take it" when the team and/or organization is failing is just silly. if the organization is serious about winning and not succeeding, booing is extremely counterproductive.

if the organization is just not serious about winning, booing doesn't help that either. the fans have a decision to make about whether or not they still will support the team (financially and in their hearts).

the fries example may have been poor, but i'll use marriage as an example. many people consider their relationship to their teams to be a marriage of sorts.

if you're wife has become someone that you are not pleased with for whatever reason, you've got a few options: 1. supportively stick it out and improve the quality of the relationship, 2. divorce her, or 3. degrade her as often as possible until she gets her act together.

1 and 2 can both be logical solutions, but #3 never is.

(philly fans are like a guy who's been in an awful marriage for 30 years and thinks because he's miserable, he has every right to call his wife fat everyday. even as he's calling his wife fat and ugly, he just can't understand why his marriage isn't working. he's only telling her this because he cares and wants her to lose weight.)

 

[Christo]

I'm as much a fan of the NFL as anyone

I think we've identified our differences. While I like watching the NFL, I'm not a fan of the NFL. I'm a fan of the Bears.

 

[suchislife]

Kinda off-topic....I was watching a nationally televised Phillies game earlier this season. Early in the game the Phils were sucking or a player made a bad play (forget the details) and the announcer, whose name I also forget, made a point to get on the Philly fans at the first sign of a 'boo'. "You can tell we're in Philly...harshest fans....yada yada yada". Couple of innings later Aaron Rowand made a great diving catch and the fans gave him a standing ovation. Not one word from the announcer.

I guess cheering Philly fans didn't fit with his agenda.

 

[suchislife]

Jets fans cheering Chad Pennington a couple of weeks ago for getting hurt is much worse than booing.

Not to mention Cleveland fans cheering Tim Couch's injury as he lay on the turf.

 

[CalBear]

Kinda off-topic....I was watching a nationally televised Phillies game earlier this season. Early in the game the Phils were sucking or a player made a bad play (forget the details) and the announcer, whose name I also forget, made a point to get on the Philly fans at the first sign of a 'boo'. "You can tell we're in Philly...harshest fans....yada yada yada". Couple of innings later Aaron Rowand made a great diving catch and the fans gave him a standing ovation. Not one word from the announcer.I guess cheering Philly fans didn't fit with his agenda.

Gee, maybe that's because fans everywhere manage to cheer when players make good plays.

 

[suchislife]

Kinda off-topic....I was watching a nationally televised Phillies game earlier this season. Early in the game the Phils were sucking or a player made a bad play (forget the details) and the announcer, whose name I also forget, made a point to get on the Philly fans at the first sign of a 'boo'. "You can tell we're in Philly...harshest fans....yada yada yada". Couple of innings later Aaron Rowand made a great diving catch and the fans gave him a standing ovation. Not one word from the announcer.I guess cheering Philly fans didn't fit with his agenda.

Gee, maybe that's because fans everywhere manage to cheer when players make good plays.

And Philly fans are the only ones who boo

 

[CalBear]

Kinda off-topic....I was watching a nationally televised Phillies game earlier this season. Early in the game the Phils were sucking or a player made a bad play (forget the details) and the announcer, whose name I also forget, made a point to get on the Philly fans at the first sign of a 'boo'. "You can tell we're in Philly...harshest fans....yada yada yada". Couple of innings later Aaron Rowand made a great diving catch and the fans gave him a standing ovation. Not one word from the announcer.I guess cheering Philly fans didn't fit with his agenda.

Gee, maybe that's because fans everywhere manage to cheer when players make good plays.

And Philly fans are the only ones who boo

Philly fans boo more, and for stupider reasons, than any other fans, except possibly New York fans.

 

[TitusIII]

Disloyaly? No, I don't think it is...a "booer" thinks the player is hurting "their" team...

However, if the player is even a bit sensitive, the booing will hurt the player/team in the long run.

If I am sitting in front of my television, I'll curse the team/player, when I'm at the game I will not. I don't want to hurt their performance in any way whatsoever...

 

[-OZ-]

I'm as much a fan of the NFL as anyone

I think we've identified our differences. While I like watching the NFL, I'm not a fan of the NFL. I'm a fan of the Bears.

Growing up near Detroit, I've always been a Lions fan, but moving around the nation the past 10 years has helped me become more of a fan of the game as opposed to just one team. I'll always be a Lions fan, but with their ownership, I encourage fans to do whatever is necessary (and legal) to encourage a better product. In that way, it's the same as any other business.College football is different IMO for some reason.

 

[dirtywaters20]

Kinda off-topic....I was watching a nationally televised Phillies game earlier this season. Early in the game the Phils were sucking or a player made a bad play (forget the details) and the announcer, whose name I also forget, made a point to get on the Philly fans at the first sign of a 'boo'. "You can tell we're in Philly...harshest fans....yada yada yada". Couple of innings later Aaron Rowand made a great diving catch and the fans gave him a standing ovation. Not one word from the announcer.I guess cheering Philly fans didn't fit with his agenda.

Gee, maybe that's because fans everywhere manage to cheer when players make good plays.

And Philly fans are the only ones who boo

Philly fans boo more, and for stupider reasons, than any other fans, except possibly New York fans.

Solid analysis here.

 

[TinHat]

"When your team does a despicable act (i.e. stomping cleats on an opponent's face)"

Less than 1 out of 4 of think this is booable?

Wow

 

[GregR_2]

Every statemant in the second question suggests that booing is acceptable except for the "other" option. Certainly this is a tainted and slanted poll. FOX news and CNN would be proud.

I think you need to read it again and note the intent of the question is to see the breakdown on which common reasons for booing do people find to be an acceptable reason for said booing.Why would you expect there to be anything in such a poll other than reasons people boo?