Applause for away fans

[lenny]

Why do we give a polite round of applause when the number of away fans is announced ?

 

[Eksman]

Why do we give a polite round of applause when the number of away fans is announced ?

I usually hear boos

I dont do anything as I can't exactly boo them as I never go to away games myself but I also wouldn't applaud them

 

[clippedgull]

Baffles me. Although I don't applaud there are a lot of happy clappers that do.

 

[gazingdown]

Many have travelled a long way, good of them to make it.

It's the decent thing to do, i.e. effectively saying "thanks for coming".

Obviously we don't extend the same pleasantries towards certain teams

 

[Notters]

Why the **** not?

 

[Driver8]

Many have travelled a long way, good of them to make it.

It's the decent thing to do, i.e. effectively saying "thanks for coming".

Obviously we don't extend the same pleasantries towards certain teams

I travelled further than them on Sat but nobody clapped me.

 

[Eksman]

I travelled further than them on Sat but nobody clapped me.

 

[Socialist Sid]

It baffles me.

Clapping the away fans attendance is for marigold wearing, washer upper type wimps.

 

[Dave the OAP]

We? Who is this we?

Boooooooooo

 

[Muzzy]

Wasn't a great turn out from the Hudds faithful this week anyway. Crap weather and a few days before Christmas isn't an acceptable excuse is it? Loads around me applauded them but I didn't. No reason other than, why should I?

 

[Eksman]

OI Sid u ****

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

The polite applause for the away fans has been replaced by jeers and boos , how it should be.

 

[lenny]

I haven't been to many away games recently but when the attendance figure is announced for the away fans do the home supporters applaud

 

[maltaseagull]

Why do people start a thread on this subject? You can clap if you wish or not if you don't want to. Simple really.

Personally, I think it is good to show some respect for fans who have travelled a long way to watch their team loose! (So I would only applaud them if we were winning )

 

[spring hall convert]

Freedom of choice innit?

 

[pigbite]

Clap if you want - nothing wrong with a bit of respect if it makes you feel better. Or would you rather we all piled round to the south stand for a pwopa nawty ruck?

 

[ATFC Seagull]

Wasn't a great turn out from the Hudds faithful this week anyway. Crap weather and a few days before Christmas isn't an acceptable excuse is it? Loads around me applauded them but I didn't. No reason other than, why should I?

Surely the worse the turnout is, the more the ones that ARE there deserve recognition?

 

[Muzzy]

Surely the worse the turnout is, the more the ones that ARE there deserve recognition?

Why... Most of them probably live locally anyway

 

[Acker79]

The overall attendance is clapped to celebrate ourselves for making the effort, and then the away contingent is applauded for making the effort. I do hear some boos, mainly from the north, unless we're losing then it's louder and from more of the ground, which seems more petty to me.

 

[Triggaaar]

I boo, purely to counteract the daft applause.