Acknowledgement of fans

[SavageTheBeast]

Some of the top players in the world doing this. See most of the European teams no matter how big or small the team is always go acknowledge their fans. Is it just an English culture of footballers who don't show much gratitude to their fans?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7suFfc3VEWM

[iamjonesyyoafc]

Maybe you should travel the 2000+ miles to Zenit, they might acknowledge you then?

 

Players do acknowledge fans anyway.

[SavageTheBeast]

Maybe you should travel the 2000+ miles to Zenit, they might acknowledge you then?

 

Players do acknowledge fans anyway.

See how many come over Saturday

[Zorrro]

Personally I couldn't give a flying fig what they do.

[iamjonesyyoafc]

See how many come over Saturday

 

completely dependent on how they play and more importantly, the reception from the away fans.

 

[Matt]

Is it just an English culture of footballers who don't show much gratitude to their fans?

 

I can tell you that it is not.

[HarryBosch]

Personally I couldn't give a flying fig what they do.

I call your fig and raise you a :censored:.

[laticsmarra]

Apparently only Rooney and Carrick went over to the United fans last night

[byrnes boots]

Well Rooney has to do something for his 300k a week as hes not doing it on the pitch

[Dave_Og]

I call your fig and raise you a :censored:.

both of those

[HarryBosch]

Remember when football fans weren't so high maintenance?

I didn't get a Valentines Card from a single one of them this year.

Edited February 27, 2014 by HarryBosch

[LaticsChris]

It seems all German clubs do that. I went to Berlin and watched Hertha BSC at the Olympiastadion. After a scratchy 1-0 win over St Pauli the players came and lined up, linking arms in front of the ostkurve (their 'kop') whilst the Hertha fans serenaded them with a rendition of Rod Stewart's We Are Sailing.

Crazy Germans.

[Diego_Sideburns]

Remember when football fans weren't so high maintenance?

 

I didn't get a Valentines Card from a single one of them this year.

Did you used to get a card from Carl?

[Diego_Sideburns]

It seems all German clubs do that. I went to Berlin and watched Hertha BSC at the Olympiastadion. After a scratchy 1-0 win over St Pauli the players came and lined up, linking arms in front of the ostkurve (their 'kop') whilst the Hertha fans serenaded them with a rendition of Rod Stewart's We Are Sailing.

Crazy Germans.

It's compulsory for the Eintracht Frankfurt players to face their Ultras after every home game and take the praise or abuse, as appropriate.

[LaticsChris]

It's compulsory for the Eintracht Frankfurt players to face their Ultras after every home game and take the praise or abuse, as appropriate.

 

Imagine if we did that, we'd struggle to find eleven willing players.

[HarryBosch]

So, the moral of this story is, don't expect the players to acknowledge you if you're not willing to go for the double denim with a mullett look.

[Diego_Sideburns]

 

Imagine if we did that, we'd struggle to find eleven willing players.

Hopefully the players would ensure that home performances improved considerably.

[Dave_Og]

If they thank the fans after every single game it is an utterly meaningless gesture. The could just issue a press release and have done with it.

[oafc1955]

 

Imagine if we did that, we'd struggle to find eleven willing players.

 

The way it's going we'd struggle to find 11 willing fans!!

[leeslover]

If they thank the fans after every single game it is an utterly meaningless gesture. The could just issue a press release and have done with it.

I can't agree with that. I fully expect someone in a shop to say thank you when i pay, even if they don't mean it. The players should take the lead in the relationship with the crowd, if they come over and acknowledge the fans then more will hang about to respond, and maybe be more likely to actively support during the game

[yarddog73]

players do tend to acknowledge the followings away from home more and to be fair LJ nearly always does, last couple of games he hasnt though and in the last two home games only a couple of players have acknowledged at all (one was harkins) two of the main players who used to acknowledge the fans have unfortunately gone rooney and tarky, korey doesnt seem to care for the support too much which for a captain is poor form

[Wardie]

Remember the good ole 1970s?? When a player leaving the pitch would stick two fingers up at you, groz on the floor and light-up a ciggie on the way back to the dressing room..often punching an opposition player on the way..and all that, after playing on a snow-bound pitch, where only the lines had been cleared.

[Diego_Sideburns]

Remember the good ole 1970s?? When a player leaving the pitch would stick two fingers up at you, groz on the floor and light-up a ciggie on the way back to the dressing room..often punching an opposition player on the way..and all that, after playing on a snow-bound pitch, where only the lines had been cleared.

You do exaggerate........the pen spots had also been cleared!

[keep_the_faith]

The thing that pisses me off is when we get a cracking away result they all run over to make the most of it, yet a 500 mile round trip and a bad result they can't get down the tunnel quick enough. R.e Crawley.

 

Yes they'll get a fair bit of abuse and v signs but we pay their wages and I think that's the time we deserve some sort of recognition