[Albion] North stand embarrassing!

[Sheebo]

Not sure many know football very well or understand how we play. Like the ones shouting ‘shoooooot’ with anger Thurs when it was on Sollys right foot 25 yards out or a centre back had it 30 yards out. Learn football then come back to discuss it

And that’s not stand specific - there were a few embarrassing fans getting irate Thurs - a few today when Bart did what he’s been told to do too

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

And there was certainly no negative reaction from our bit of the North

Perish the thought

 

[WATFORD zero]

Not sure many know football very well or understand how we play. Like the ones shouting ‘shoooooot’ with anger Thurs when it was on Sollys right foot 25 yards out or a centre back had it 30 yards out. Learn football then come back to discuss it

And that’s not stand specific - there were a few embarrassing fans getting irate Thurs - a few today when Bart did what he’s been told to do too

I did like the shouts of 'shoooooot' the first time Verbruggen took the ball forward towards the halfway line and no Bournemouth player would engage

 

[ManOfSussex]

I went into the North for a couple of pints post match and the urinals weren't full of cigarette butts, vomit and discarded plastic pint glasses today like they normally are when I go in there, so something definitely had gone wrong today.

 

[maresfield seagull]

Not sure many know football very well or understand how we play. Like the ones shouting ‘shoooooot’ with anger Thurs when it was on Sollys right foot 25 yards out or a centre back had it 30 yards out. Learn football then come back to discuss it

And that’s not stand specific - there were a few embarrassing fans getting irate Thurs - a few today when Bart did what he’s been told to do too

Absolutely loved the fact Bart didn’t go into his shell after his little mishap It’s our DNA RDZ spears of

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It's as simple as this. If you are in the North, there is a responsibility on you to help create a bit of atmosphere. Like it or not, that's where it starts (but has gradually degraded since the AMEX started). Get behind the lads, be the 12th man.

If you want to moan about dicking around at the back, the East stand upper and a blanket is where it's at for you.

Yes indeed. And the other 90% of the home support will be sat in relative silence judging you on your efforts

 

[Sorrel]

The north tend to be more vocal and sometimes don't engage their brains before vocalising. Whenever I'm there (and I was there today) there are always people saying "Here we go, they're going to score" every time we lose the ball in midfield. That pessimism isn't vocalised in the other stands, so it can be more miserable. But equally the north do joy better too.

 

[Sheebo]

I did like the shouts of 'shoooooot' the first time Verbruggen took the ball forward towards the halfway line and no Bournemouth player would engage

It’s ok - the coaching staff all seem to realise the vocal minority are to be ignored and tell the players this. Literally hinders the team let alone support. Those that do it need to give their heads a wobble - they’re also usually the ones who moan about the atmo but don’t sing - or just clap

 

[crabface]

When I've had a few to many and bored on the way home, I start threads criticising the North stand. Great form of fishing

 

[Sheebo]

Absolutely loved the fact Bart didn’t go into his shell after his little mishap It’s our DNA RDZ spears of

He’s a young lad. He f***ed up and he’ll know it. He then made 2 fantastic saves. Everyone, including Steele, will be saying this to him and getting his head up - believe me on that…

 

[Greg Bobkin]

At least we now know the answer to the hypothetical question posed a week or two back: what would happen if the opposition just stood there and refused to be drawn out of position while our defender (keeper) just stood there rolling the ball about under their foot? The answer, we now know is: the crowd don't take long to get on the defender's back. Cheers for clearing that one up Bournemouth

Booooooooo!

 

[A1X]

Think we should separate the two strands of conversation.

On the general atmosphere, it was shite when we were terrible then got good once we took the lead. Same as always.

The Verbruggen thing is worthy of genuine criticism of the North, as most of the abuse seemed to be coming from there (at least that was how it seemed from WSL).

 

[martin tyler]

How are the two substitutions made by RDZ connected to abuse thrown at Verbruggen ?

Who abused him? I heard people rightly or wrongly urging us on. I didn’t perceive or hear anything directly aimed at Verbruggen personally, seemed a little lack of energy up top today, Ferguson didn’t look right and the movement was slower than normal which meant Verbruggen had the ball longer than normal. More frustrating is we couldn’t make it stick up there, than a goalkeeper doing as he is asked. The changes helped us to keep the ball better second half. So my take was people were frustrated with how we played as was RDZ evidently having said it was worst we have ever played for him in the 1st half not with the goalkeeper but that is a perspective as I saw it others may well see differently

 

[BN41Albion]

Think we should separate the two strands of conversation.

On the general atmosphere, it was shite when we were terrible then got good once we took the lead. Same as always.

The Verbruggen thing is worthy of genuine criticism of the North, as most of the abuse seemed to be coming from there (at least that was how it seemed from WSL).

Just like absolutely every ground in English football, then. And I include the always ultras at Selhurst in that - plenty of times watched palace on telly and heard a pin drop when they're playing shit

 

[Sheebo]

Think we should separate the two strands of conversation.

On the general atmosphere, it was shite when we were terrible then got good once we took the lead. Same as always.

The Verbruggen thing is worthy of genuine criticism of the North, as most of the abuse seemed to be coming from there (at least that was how it seemed from WSL).

Agree but don’t wanna single a stand. Many in WSU shouting and getting frustrated. Must have missed Colwill doing it last season and not booed. Clearly doing what he was told and Muff weren’t taking the bait so a bit of an odd stalemate. No need to start shouting. How about those shouting sing the f***ing songs and full voice and get behind the team as it seems many of the moaners don’t. Source = my eyes.

 

[Commander]

It really is astonishing how many of our fans STILL don’t understand our tactics. And it isn’t just the North Stand, these people are everywhere.

 

[Originunknown]

I agree with this, yes Bart f***ed up but the response was embarrassing

 

[Washie]

I didn't get angry and verbruggen, I got angry at nobody makeing space and offering the pass. Fati came on and actually moved, which allowed us to completely bypass their midfield and start attacks. The first half felt lazy, and when nobody moves it makes it look worse and is rather irritating

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It really is astonishing how many of our fans STILL don’t understand our tactics. And it isn’t just the North Stand, these people are everywhere.

Today was completely different. Bournemouth didn't play ball with our tactics. They just stood there. Refused to be drawn. Which made our lot just stand there. They had no idea what to do next. The game went into a weird sort of stalemate. That's not happened before. But it'll be copied now. Brilliant counter-tactics by Bournemouth

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

It really is astonishing how many of our fans STILL don’t understand our tactics. And it isn’t just the North Stand, these people are everywhere.

I can only assume it’s people who’s only football consumption is when they rock up at The Amex for a game.