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Reply | protests during the games
at 18:50 7 Aug 2014
A lot of the protesting towards the end of last season happened - or a least grew in intensity - when we went behind. As a few others have said, that is human nature - to be pi$$ed off when things go badly.
Contrast that with the '12th Man' response that an opposition goal received during the Holloway years - we shouted down the opposing fans' celebrations.
The sound of a passionate 12th man believing in what the team can do must surely spur the team on. The sound of protests following a goal has a deflating effect I imagine - it certainly has an air of defeat and acceptance - not of defiance and belief.
I'm firmly in favour of protest - but not when it stops us supporting the team. I believe that is our part of the deal - to support, encourage and scream the team on to glory.
If protests are to continue - and I can't see why they shouldn't - we, as a fan base, need to be cleverer. A visible, but silent protest which is always there - before, during and after the game - would allow us to support the team without the protest getting in the way. The green and yellow scarves at Man Utd are a good example of what I mean. Thinking caps on folks.... [Post edited 7 Aug 2014 18:52]
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