Let’s get behind the lads at Derby

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TimperleyTangerine

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We do have a good many fickle fans, moaning from early on and leaving with 25 mins to go. We could have been 2-0 but for great keeping.

Ok, we are having a bad run at present, but our target this season was consolidation. We are in a strong position to achieve that, and as a club, we’ll get nowhere if we don’t stick together. It will turn around, so let’s get behind the lads again at Derby.

The support this season has been fantastic, so let’s no be a set of fans who are only happy when things are going well. The team and Critch need our full support, especially when things are going wrong.
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
We do have a good many fickle fans, moaning from early on and leaving with 25 mins to go. We could have been 2-0 but for great keeping.

Ok, we are having a bad run at present, but our target this season was consolidation. We are in a strong position to achieve that, and as a club, we’ll get nowhere if we don’t stick together. It will turn around, so let’s get behind the lads again at Derby.

The support this season has been fantastic, so let’s no be a set of fans who are only happy when things are going well. The team and Critch need our full support, especially when things are going wrong.
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Yes, but it works both ways, Critchley and players need to give us something to shout about. At the moment it isn't happening.
 
We'll be there, were in most games just have had no quality in front of goal recently.

Also today was some poor mistakes at the back which hasn't happened often.

Still in a good position overall given we have come up, just need to get a win.

Weve lost some we didn't deserve to, drawn when we should have won etc.

We will win some and lose some, we will have runs of picking up points and some not.

Lots to improve but a good vocal backing always helps.
 
62years&counting said:
Yes, but it works both ways, Critchley and players need to give us something to shout about. At the moment it isn't happening.
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Ok, but when the fans get on the players backs, you can see the fear and mistakes that follow. They need to know that we are behind them in good times and bad. The noise at home (not away) has been less since QPR, so we fans have also dropped our standards.
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
Ok, but when the fans get on the players backs, you can see the fear and mistakes that follow. They need to know that we are behind them in good times and bad. The noise at home (not away) has been less since QPR, so we fans have also dropped our standards.
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...coinciding with some poor performances and results. We're dross at the moment so Critchley and players need to pull their socks up.
 
We won’t sing because your playing shite, we won’t play because your singing is shite.

Works both ways, but ultimately we as supporters have a job to do, which since we have returned we have nailed it. There will be games when we ain’t as loud, and there will be games when we ain’t as good (if we were great every game, we would be top). Every club in every league in every country go through a sticky patch during the season. Granted the likes of City abs Liverpool are exemptions to the rule where their bad run is probably a defeat or a draw and they are back on it.

We are a small club in a big league and when we have a bad run (we have probably deserved more from most the games which is the only encouraging part) then it’s going to be felt more, especially in such a tight league.

We now have two winnable games, against struggling teams, and we have to show what we are made of. Pick up nothing or the odd point then questions will be asked.

See you at Derby
 
62years&counting said:
...coinciding with some poor performances and results. We're dross at the moment so Critchley and players need to pull their socks up.
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62, we were good yesterday in the first half and had it not been for the keeper, we’d have scored at least 2. We didn’t perform badly against QPR or West Brom. Away from home in recent games we have only been under-par at Birmingham, and even that was there for the taking.

You’re not getting the bit about getting behind the team in good times and bad, that’s what a fan does. If you can’t do that, you’re not a true fan. Too many moaning in the stands as soon as we conceded, yet before that quite happy with the performance. Fickle!
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
62, we were good yesterday in the first half and had it not been for the keeper, we’d have scored at least 2. We didn’t perform badly against QPR or West Brom. Away from home in recent games we have only been under-par at Birmingham, and even that was there for the taking.

You’re not getting the bit about getting behind the team in good times and bad, that’s what a fan does. If you can’t do that, you’re not a true fan. Too many moaning in the stands as soon as we conceded, yet before that quite happy with the performance. Fickle!
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Fickle...64 years supporting and watching Pool through the good, bad and the ugly suggests differently.
 
62years&counting said:
Fickle...64 years supporting and watching Pool through the good, bad and the ugly suggests differently.
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Have you been fickle throughout those 64 years - only kidding, keep the faith, these are good times. We are in the Championship again, currently on more points than we expected. We are learning and we’ll have these sticky patches.

At the season end we’ll be staying up and our performances and results will be a mixed bag. We could not have expected anything different to that.
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
Have you been fickle throughout those 64 years - only kidding, keep the faith, these are good times. We are in the Championship again, currently on more points than we expected. We are learning and we’ll have these sticky patches.

At the season end we’ll be staying up and our performances and results will be a mixed bag. We could not have expected anything different to that.
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I'm a bad loser and it normally takes me until Monday to get over a poor performance / bad result. Bottom 6 is where I expected us to finish and that's where we're heading. The EFL have helped us by punishing Derby and Reading.
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
We do have a good many fickle fans, moaning from early on and leaving with 25 mins to go. We could have been 2-0 but for great keeping.

Ok, we are having a bad run at present, but our target this season was consolidation. We are in a strong position to achieve that, and as a club, we’ll get nowhere if we don’t stick together. It will turn around, so let’s get behind the lads again at Derby.

The support this season has been fantastic, so let’s no be a set of fans who are only happy when things are going well. The team and Critch need our full support, especially when things are going wrong.
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Agree we need to continue to get behind the manager and team but at the actual games themself I believe collectively we do that and do it superbly. It's only natural that people will individually comment and show their frustration like I imagine we all do at times but I really don't see that spilling over on to the pitch for the players to hear. The msb of course is different and it is the place where we should all debate and air our frustrations. And imo there's nowt wrong with that.
 
62years&counting said:
You should never assume as you will often be mistaken. As an aside, how long have you been watching?
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Well my first game was 1971 , last game in the top flight that year against Man U , so a long time. That's not the one way to measure support though is it? I see younger fans far more committed than I ever was.
 
20togo said:
Agree we need to continue to get behind the manager and team but at the actual games themself I believe collectively we do that and do it superbly. It's only natural that people will individually comment and show their frustration like I imagine we all do at times but I really don't see that spilling over on to the pitch for the players to hear. The msb of course is different and it is the place where we should all debate and air our frustrations. And imo there's nowt wrong with that.
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We definitely felt a change in ‘atmosphere’ in the South after the first goal. Straight after the second, did you see the old guy giving it to Maxwell as he was getting a drink at the side of the goal? Just wrong and unnecessary.

Plenty of fans left with 25 to play and some of the shouting at players was embarrassing, mostly from older fans.
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
We definitely felt a change in ‘atmosphere’ in the South after the first goal. Straight after the second, did you see the old guy giving it to Maxwell as he was getting a drink at the side of the goal? Just wrong and unnecessary.

Plenty of fans left with 25 to play and some of the shouting at players was embarrassing, mostly from older fans.
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nope didn't see or hear it. I'm pleased to say that in the West you get a more balanced and considerate spectator.;)
 
The most inspiring thing I will remember from yesterday's game was all four sides of the ground getting to their feet on 6 minutes to applaud poor Arthur. Great support.
I shall certainly be at Derby supporting the team
 
SouthWalesSeasider said:
We won’t sing because your playing shite, we won’t play because your singing is shite.

Works both ways, but ultimately we as supporters have a job to do, which since we have returned we have nailed it. There will be games when we ain’t as loud, and there will be games when we ain’t as good (if we were great every game, we would be top). Every club in every league in every country go through a sticky patch during the season. Granted the likes of City abs Liverpool are exemptions to the rule where their bad run is probably a defeat or a draw and they are back on it.

We are a small club in a big league and when we have a bad run (we have probably deserved more from most the games which is the only encouraging part) then it’s going to be felt more, especially in such a tight league.

We now have two winnable games, against struggling teams, and we have to show what we are made of. Pick up nothing or the odd point then questions will be asked.

See you at Derby
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I wish you hadn't have said that, it's the so-called winnable games we tend to lose most of.
 
People need to open their eyes and have a re-think. We are 6 points off the play offs in the championship, read that again and think where we were a few years ago.
Every team in this division gets beat every other week, things aren’t going for us at the moment, on another day we could have had 3 or 4 goals on Saturday.
 
62years&counting said:
I'm a bad loser and it normally takes me until Monday to get over a poor performance / bad result. Bottom 6 is where I expected us to finish and that's where we're heading. The EFL have helped us by punishing Derby and Reading.
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64 years should be long enough to not let something like football bother you that much, life's too short pal, non of us like loosing. You must be knackered if we lose Sat/Tues.
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
We definitely felt a change in ‘atmosphere’ in the South after the first goal. Straight after the second, did you see the old guy giving it to Maxwell as he was getting a drink at the side of the goal? Just wrong and unnecessary.

Plenty of fans left with 25 to play and some of the shouting at players was embarrassing, mostly from older fans.
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A lot of the change in atmosphere was due to the weather. The wind changed before half time, it suddenly went very gusty in the South, and the rain was driving in.
The south is usually pretty sheltered from the prevailing west winds, but not on Saturday after half time. I got very cold, very wet, and had to keep holding my hat on.
 
Brett&Murphs. said:
64 years should be long enough to not let something like football bother you that much, life's too short pal, non of us like loosing. You must be knackered if we lose Sat/Tues.
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wow! You need to have a look at the politics forum! Football is far more important than that shiite and I'd much rather get bothered by a football defeat than BJ making a mess of running the country which seems to get so many so angry on there..
 
20togo said:
nope didn't see or hear it. I'm pleased to say that in the West you get a more balanced and considerate spectator.;)
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In the last minute I had come down the steps and was behind Maxwell's goal when someone was bad mouthing him. He clearly heard and turned round and reacted but under my beanie and hood I didn't hear what was said.
We were all pee'd off but no need for that IMO.
 
Insider said:
In the last minute I had come down the steps and was behind Maxwell's goal when someone was bad mouthing him. He clearly heard and turned round and reacted but under my beanie and hood I didn't hear what was said.
We were all pee'd off but no need for that IMO.
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like i said didn't hear or see anything in the West. Clearly something happened though which is a great shame. Was a terrible defeat and mistakes were made no doubt about that but looking at the bigger picture we as fans at the ground need to bite our lips and keep our emotions in check when it comes to aiming negative comments at our own players.
 
Insider said:
In the last minute I had come down the steps and was behind Maxwell's goal when someone was bad mouthing him. He clearly heard and turned round and reacted but under my beanie and hood I didn't hear what was said.
We were all pee'd off but no need for that IMO.
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Someone clearly said something to Bowler too after he got to the byline and slipped. He was turned round mouthing something all the way back to his position on the right wing.
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
62, we were good yesterday in the first half and had it not been for the keeper, we’d have scored at least 2. We didn’t perform badly against QPR or West Brom. Away from home in recent games we have only been under-par at Birmingham, and even that was there for the taking.

You’re not getting the bit about getting behind the team in good times and bad, that’s what a fan does. If you can’t do that, you’re not a true fan. Too many moaning in the stands as soon as we conceded, yet before that quite happy with the performance. Fickle!
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He's not got behind the team in 62 years and hes not starting now.
 
BFC supporters have rightly gained a reputation for being the best and loudest in the Championship. Numerous positive comments have been made from all sources, but that will change if we only get behind the team when we're not losing.
Emotions always run high at a game, and frustrations build when we're not playing well; however, the players & management will be brassed off if we start giving them stick, and I think we should bite our lip and acknowledge that the players don't deliberately perform poorly & booing them won't make them play better - perhaps silence, which often happens, sends the same message?
Critch & the players know they must improve - starting on Saturday, and it's inevitable that new, better players will be recruited in January.
UTMP
 
62years&counting said:
Just the way I am so I have to vent my spleen somewhere.
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You sometimes sound like my eldest brother…but it can’t be you because he has definitely supported the team longer than you and for that matter so have I….and I was there on Saturday…were you by any chance?
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
Website suggests just under 1300 sold to date. Let’s get it sold out.
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Might have something to do with Xmas coming up🤔…the Peterborough game will I guess be a challenge for some too but I will be there just hoping the weather is a lot better than Saturday was as that drive over and back was hard work with So much water on the motorways and then that wind💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨or more like gale on arrival…good job I could meander around Lidl looking for bargains😉pre match.
 
TimperleyTangerine said:
Ok, but when the fans get on the players backs, you can see the fear and mistakes that follow. They need to know that we are behind them in good times and bad. The noise at home (not away) has been less since QPR, so we fans have also dropped our standards.
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We have dropped our standards with leaving early & shouting shoot every time we got over the halfway line, didn’t like that on Saturday
 
Good away day Derby. Nice ground, should be a cracking atmosphere, decent City for a few pints beforehand (actually is it a city?) and hopefully 3 points!
 
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