Football fan no no's

[mkowl]

Inspired by Zirkzee in a red shirt for Man U last night being ironically cheered when he was subbed off on 33 minutes. Not taking the moral high ground because as a Wednesday fan probably done similar - but what shouldn't you really do as a football fan.

So a light hearted thread for the New Year.

Hence cheering when one of your players gets subbed goes on the list.

I would add my own bug bear of oles. I mean karma is probably not instant - but invariably you can guarantee within the next 6 games at 4 Nil down some opposition fans will be doing the same and then 6 games later they are then ole'd, the circle of football life 

[Andyben]

They were cheering Mainoo coming on as it showed Amorin admitted he'd got the midfield pair wrong 

Edited December 31, 2024 by Andyben

[Otto_Man]

Remember the whole ground cheering when Turner took Beswetherick off after about 15 mins in an awful game against (I think) Grimsby. 

Also remember a lot of boos when Tidman and Hinchcliffe were stretchered off in (different) cup games, Tidman might have been FL trophy.

God those years were a difficult watch

[Beaconowl]

1 hour ago, Otto_Man said:

Remember the whole ground cheering when Turner took Beswetherick off after about 15 mins in an awful game against (I think) Grimsby. 

Also remember a lot of boos when Tidman and Hinchcliffe were stretchered off in (different) cup games, Tidman might have been FL trophy.

God those years were a difficult watch

I must admit, I was probably one of those cheering. Beswetherick is probably the worst player I recall playing for Wednesday, in my time of supporting them.

[mkowl]

My others are 

Never boo a player who used to play for us - remember they were utter dogshit when they played for us but do that and they will turn into Messi for 20 minutes 

Never boo a former Pig - guaranteed to steer a shot going 20 yards wide off his arse in to the top corner 

Never say this game is a guaranteed 3 points 

[Andyben]

47 minutes ago, mkowl said:

My others are 

Never boo a player who used to play for us - remember they were utter dogshit when they played for us but do that and they will turn into Messi for 20 minutes 

Never boo a former Pig - guaranteed to steer a shot going 20 yards wide off his arse in to the top corner 

Never say this game is a guaranteed 3 points 

But monkey chants are ok?

[KrolMong]

3 hours ago, Otto_Man said:

Remember the whole ground cheering when Turner took Beswetherick off after about 15 mins in an awful game against (I think) Grimsby. 

Also remember a lot of boos when Tidman and Hinchcliffe were stretchered off in (different) cup games, Tidman might have been FL trophy.

God those years were a difficult watch

My ST seat was just behind the dug out.

I’ll quote Chris Turner to Colin West.

’Fucking get him off. Now!’

[KrolMong]

2 hours ago, Beaconowl said:

I must admit, I was probably one of those cheering. Beswetherick is probably the worst player I recall playing for Wednesday, in my time of supporting them.

Wasn’t a bad player, but wasn’t remotely mentally strong enough to play for us. It went wrong pretty much 10 mins into his debut. We’ve had a few like this, Michael Morrison at the time struggled with the expectation, same for Mark Reynolds.

Players like Dean Smith, Kim Olsen and Ola Tidman were far far worse.

[Beaconowl]

1 minute ago, KrolMong said:

Wasn’t a bad player, but wasn’t remotely mentally strong enough to play for us. It went wrong pretty much 10 mins into his debut. We’ve had a few like this, Michael Morrison at the time struggled with the expectation, same for Mark Reynolds.

Players like Dean Smith, Kim Olsen and Ola Tidman were far far worse.

At the time, it certainly felt like he was the worst. 

[Tylluan]

8 minutes ago, KrolMong said:

Wasn’t a bad player, but wasn’t remotely mentally strong enough to play for us

Didn't he become a copper after retiring early?

[Beaconowl]

24 minutes ago, Tylluan said:

Didn't he become a copper after retiring early?

If he did, I hope he got his hair cut 

[bradowl]

44 minutes ago, KrolMong said:

Wasn’t a bad player, but wasn’t remotely mentally strong enough to play for us. It went wrong pretty much 10 mins into his debut. We’ve had a few like this, Michael Morrison at the time struggled with the expectation, same for Mark Reynolds.

Players like Dean Smith, Kim Olsen and Ola Tidman were far far worse.

I can remember Gary Megson taking Tommy Spurr off early in a game once and words were spoken between 2, I don't think Spurr made many more appearances and went to Doncaster. 

[OptimisticOwl]

Any fan wearing (or even considering buying) a half and half scarf should be banned after being publicly humiliated on the pitch at HT.

[mkowl]

2 hours ago, Andyben said:

But monkey chants are ok?

At Whipsnade FC

[HoylandOwl]

1 hour ago, OptimisticOwl said:

Any fan wearing (or even considering buying) a half and half scarf should be banned after being publicly humiliated on the pitch at HT.

This is fair

[HoylandOwl]

Those beggy cardboard signs…

(Insert player here) Can I have your shirt etc

[Beaconowl]

1 hour ago, OptimisticOwl said:

Any fan wearing (or even considering buying) a half and half scarf should be banned after being publicly humiliated on the pitch at HT.

@Reesh favourite 🤥

[Tylluan]

2 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

Those beggy cardboard signs…

(Insert player here) Can I have your shirt etc

I'm adding anyone, other than a six year old, holding up those tinfoil FA cups at televised games. 

[Skamp]

Your mum putting your Wednesday scarf in the washing machine and washing out the atmosphere of the ground and games 🥵 when I was about 15 (and it shrank)

Took me years to forgive her

[Theman]

I do have a scarf from about 1982 that used to say ‘Wednesday are Magic’, perhaps they were, as the text has since disappeared 👍

[mkowl]

47 minutes ago, Theman said:

I do have a scarf from about 1982 that used to say ‘Wednesday are Magic’, perhaps they were, as the text has since disappeared 👍

Preferred my Owls "Ace of Clubs"

[Theman]

14 minutes ago, mkowl said:

Preferred my Owls "Ace of Clubs"

It’s a working scarf as I wear it on scooter rides into work 👍

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

After yesterdays feeble attempt at the game people holding up their torch lights on their phones.  

It worked fantastically v Brighton but a never to be repeated feat.  It not a b*stard Coldplay Gig !

[Beaconowl]

5 minutes ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

After yesterdays feeble attempt at the game people holding up their torch lights on their phones.  

It worked fantastically v Brighton but a never to be repeated feat.  It not a b*stard Coldplay Gig !

Was going to post something similar. WTAF was that all about?

[KrolMong]

I’ve got one…

People who moan about other teams time wasting. Makes my shit itch.

Especially when they praise their own team for doing the same thing under the guise of ‘game management’.

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

17 hours ago, KrolMong said:

I’ve got one…

People who moan about other teams time wasting. Makes my shit itch.

Especially when they praise their own team for doing the same thing under the guise of ‘game management’.

There is thread on Stalk about the Derby Keeper going down 'injured' to allow a team talk / tactical switch and people moaning forgetting that Beadle has done the same recently.

[HoylandOwl]

9 hours ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

There is thread on Stalk about the Derby Keeper going down 'injured' to allow a team talk / tactical switch and people moaning forgetting that Beadle has done the same recently.

It's been going on for years. And tbh, at the time the Derby keeper did it, I thought it was more about just taking the sting out of our attacks... 

[Reesh]

57 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said:

It's been going on for years. And tbh, at the time the Derby keeper did it, I thought it was more about just taking the sting out of our attacks... 

Its one of Warnes regular tactics though.

[Harry Lime]

On 31/12/2024 at 15:40, KrolMong said:

My ST seat was just behind the dug out.

I’ll quote Chris Turner to Colin West.

’Fucking get him off. Now!’

That brought a smile. Remember being sat in the same place with Stuart Gray saying the exact same about Michail Antonio v Charlton I think. How things changed.

[owl71]

Half and half scarfs.  Big screens, with people acting like fuckwits when they spot themselves.  Orchestrated singalongs to PA music.  Basically any generic sports plastic atmosphere thing that started in America.

[Skamp]

Goal music

Them clappy noise things

Singing 'walk on' (if you must) with your scarf upside down

Doing a heart shape thing when you've scored

Performing a sign of the cross when you come on as sub/score

Pretending to be injured so you can be subbed- I'm looking at you Esajis

Refusing to do a simple, diving header to keep your team from being relegated - I'm looking at you FJ9, you useless twat

I could go on.

 

 

Edited January 4 by Skamp

[HoylandOwl]

Skamp.

I’m glad you still feel comfortable enough to let your demons out here. 🤣

[Andyben]

Having the greatest fans, on the worlds best kop, watch the world's best team and yet having to pipe crowd singing over the PA system 

 

 

Edited January 4 by Andyben

[Owling_Wolf]

4 hours ago, owl71 said:

Half and half scarfs.  Big screens, with people acting like fuckwits when they spot themselves.  Orchestrated singalongs to PA music.  Basically any generic sports plastic atmosphere thing that started in America.

Amen to all those.  At Middlesbrough the electronic Thud Thud Thud shite was utterly deafening. WTF?  It also went on for ever pre-game. (Or maybe it only felt like it did, due to the mind destroying volume and utter monotony!)  We did it on Wednesday but not as bad. 

I like rock music, which is often loud. This is football, FFS!  And another thing:  plenty of young kids at games.  At gigs and festivals I often see youngsters on their parents shoulders and wearing ear defenders. That's 'cos they're expecting it and they're good parents.  Why the **** should they have to think about such things when they take their child to a football match?  We've had enough complaints about our ground in recent years. Stop blasting alleged music out at shocking volumes as that's real, not some shit a newspaper made up.

[mkowl]

3 minutes ago, Owling_Wolf said:

Amen to all those.  At Middlesbrough the electronic Thud Thud Thud shite was utterly deafening. WTF?  It also went on for ever pre-game. (Or maybe it only felt like it did, due to the mind destroying volume and utter monotony!)  We did it on Wednesday but not as bad. 

I like rock music, which is often loud. This is football, FFS!  And another thing:  plenty of young kids at games.  At gigs and festivals I often see youngsters on their parents shoulders and wearing ear defenders. That's 'cos they're expecting it and they're good parents.  Why the **** should they have to think about such things when they take their child to a football match?  We've had enough complaints about our ground in recent years. Stop blasting alleged music out at shocking volumes as that's real, not some shit a newspaper made up.

Kids shouldn't be woke little twats is the alternative view. You get used to loud noises by being exposed to loud noises

[HoylandOwl]

The only annoying noise for me at Hillsborough is that fecking Macron advert that plays on the big screen pre game, the screeching noise of the whistle on it goes right through me!

[Owling_Wolf]

8 hours ago, mkowl said:

Kids shouldn't be woke little twats is the alternative view. You get used to loud noises by being exposed to loud noises

Yes, by starting to become deaf.  That's right.

[mkowl]

On 31/12/2024 at 14:03, mkowl said:

My others are 

Never boo a player who used to play for you - remember they were utter dogshit when they played for us but do that and they will turn into Messi for 20 minutes 

 

Wolves fans i did warn you 

[HoylandOwl]

Could be worse, the commentator in the game said that Gibbs White was back at Wolves soaking up the jizz in commentary.....

 

[mkowl]

5 minutes ago, HoylandOwl said:

Could be worse, the commentator in the game said that Gibbs White was back at Wolves soaking up the jizz in commentary.....

 

There is no come back to that 

[Skamp]

6 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

Could be worse, the commentator in the game said that Gibbs White was back at Wolves soaking up the jizz in commentary.....

 

Oh come on. No he didn't and it's silly to pretend he did 

 

[80s Owl]

Fortunately goal music seems to have died a death, absolutely hideous plastic celebrations like this shouldn't be anywhere near the game.

[mkowl]

6 hours ago, 80s Owl said:

Fortunately goal music seems to have died a death, absolutely hideous plastic celebrations like this shouldn't be anywhere near the game.

Didn't see the goals from the QPR match then the other day

[80s Owl]

17 hours ago, mkowl said:

Didn't see the goals from the QPR match then the other day

Don't tell me it's still a thing 😔

[mkowl]

7 hours ago, 80s Owl said:

Don't tell me it's still a thing 😔

It's still a thing 

[80s Owl]

6 hours ago, mkowl said:

It's still a thing 

I had a look at the highlights of their last game and you can hear some "duh, duh, duh, du durrrrrr, duh , duh duh duh duh duh duh du durrrr" Norwich used to do a similar thing, hideous.

[holmesfield_owl]

At some point during the Dave Allen tenure we started blasting silver lining out after a goal and I hated it, interrupted normal celebrations. Didn't last long as a thing but got on my nerves.

[Andyben]

Back to the original question.

Is the answer "Turning up at t'lane for an FA Cup tie?"

[Theman]

Serious question, when did ‘silver lining’ get introduced? I can remember Tricky bringing in Waterfront. The last season ticket I had was 94-95 season, I’m sure silver lining wasn’t being played then, it used to be ‘singing the blues’ and Thompson Twins reworking of ‘you take me up’ 👍

[Owling_Wolf]

1 hour ago, Theman said:

Serious question, when did ‘silver lining’ get introduced? I can remember Tricky bringing in Waterfront. The last season ticket I had was 94-95 season, I’m sure silver lining wasn’t being played then, it used to be ‘singing the blues’ and Thompson Twins reworking of ‘you take me up’ 👍

I also remember the playing of Bowie's 'Sound and vision'.  "Blue, blue, electric blue."  Possibly Stevie Splash era: 1970s?