Changing Fan base

Ray McHale had "Ray McHale, you're a ******" sung to him by the Ponty at home to Norwich in 82. Danny Wilson got even worse at Bromsgrove in 94. Ian Banks used to get stick even during his first spell, for his first 6 months when we carried him and after as well when he had quiet games far below what he was capable of. In the 70s not many players didn't get abuse. Kenny Brown was more maligned that Jim Iley. The perception that players get more abuse now is probably due to the internet where people can dish it out 24/7. Back in the day you only had 90 minutes a week to get your point across.

 

Guy who had a season ticket near us had a strange and irrational hatred for Nicky Eaden. Then when he came back and played against us for Wigan, the bozo cheered his every touch! The irony was not lost on a couple of others, who let him know in no uncertain terms what they thought of his "support".

Even earlier when I was very young, a bloke near us in the West Stand seats always used to slate John Beresford! Bizarre!

 

An old bloke who I knew thought Graham Pugh was as good a Barnsley player he'd ever seen. When we signed Ronnie Glavin, he cursed him at every game and refused to cheer or acknowledge anything good Glavin did!

 

Sorry to be pedantic but we've never lost 2-0 at home to Rhyl. We drew the original tie at Rhyl, drew the replay at Oakwell and lost the second replay 2-0 at Old Trafford.
I was at all 3 games. You probably were too but your memory probably wont accept that we lost to Rhyl after having 3 goes at them!

 

Bizarre... I reckon his wife must have run off with a Scotsman. That's the only possible explanation I can think of.

 

We nicknamed the Eaden hater "Chris Morgan's dad", as he absolutely loved him. He could do no wrong. "Well done Morgan, that's the style!" after he'd sliced it into Row Z. Loved Sean McClare too, but hated Scott Jones. "Chuffing 'ell Jones, come and sit up' ere!"

 

That's better than anything we could think of at the time, old mate. The best we came up with was that he was a "daft, old bugger".

 

People might think things were better in the past, but I now wear women's underwear for home games.

Bloke behind and his dad got me into it, and the sons a copper. Dad wears a bit of lippy.

There was none of that when donkey jackets were in vogue.

Think new owners are all for it.

 

In all fairness, though, Jay & nezbfc have to sit with me and they put up with just as much gibberish emanating from my big gob!

 

Yeah,that works too, I guess.

 

Goodness knows how current fans would react to having Jock Steele as Manager when we stumbled between 3rd and 4th Divisions.

 

I think you're going off at an elasticated tangent there, mate.

 

It's just a jump to the left!

 

You're not joking. And what about Allen Bradbury? I once wrote to Sean McClare telling him to ignore the boo-boys. It's always happened unfortunately. And I've always found it bewildering.

 

Lol . Your right it was the nil nil draw .was going to old Trafford but my cousin who was taking me had to work on a last minute call out .
It’s not that my memory refuses to believe we list to Rhyl it’s just that it does it’s own thing alately independent of my wishes lol

 

Hi mate, excellent post, I could have written that myself except my first game was 4th division mid-60s (might have been Port Vale, can't remember).