Even as recent as the Watford game.
Should we start booing to show our discontent?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss three 1-1 draws.
The first got us knocked out of the FA Cup, the next puts us in a good position in our Round of 16 Europa League game, and the latest was an actual decent performance against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
All hopes for the season now rest on the Europa League - does Amorim have the squad to win it?
Just unfollow them on Instagram, what do you reckon would upset Rashford more, booing or ending up with 500 followers. 
its not like a manager was recently sacked or anything even when the club really really didnt want to sack him. End of that game the away end were telling a club legend to feck off
What is booing supposed to achieve?
Maybe, just maybe, it’s high time for some of our spoilt, cry baby, fans to accept that we don’t have some divine right to win the league every year.
Maybe, just maybe, it’s high time for some of our spoilt, cry baby, fans to accept that we don’t have some divine right to win the league every year.
Would it help?
You could practise boooing just to get the hang of it first.
I'm boooing Vlad Putin at this very moment. I've also booed my bank account.
I'm boooing Vlad Putin at this very moment. I've also booed my bank account.
Shocking comment. We've been humiliated home and away and multiple times looked like we've thrown in the towel. It's way past winning the league. It sounds more like you feel we should be content with being rubbish.
Madrid and Barca fans whistled their best ever teams, some of our fans applauded Ole as we lost 0-5. We have poor standards and it stinks from top to bottom.
@ Redcafe.I don’t know, it works for Real Madrid. They’ve boo’d every legend of their club in recent years. I don’t even know how many UCL’s they have now, 15?
I understand it too. They’re the biggest club in the world (or close to) and they demand greatness.
The fans applauded Moyes for fecks sake
Everton fans have been booing for years and keep getting worse.
I’m on about Watford at home a week or so back, there was some booing near us which was odd seeing as the performance wasn’t quite as bad as we’re used to seeing (apart from the finishing).
I think this could really turn the season around and so will do it on Saturday for the whole 90 mins. Thank me when the players react to my show of dissatisfaction and play their hearts out just to show me what’s what.
Yeah this shit attitude from our shirkers again
Stop accepting mediocrity
'We?'
You can boo on your sofa at home.
You can boo on your sofa at home.
Boooooooooo we want more shiny toys boooooooooooo
I did that once a few years ago. Nobody else did, so it didn't have any effect.
Years ago it was the slow hand clap used to show how the crowd felt if the game was going badly. But it seems today they can stop running have poor games one after the other but they must not be critised in case it hurts their feelings.
I was going to say the best form of protest is the silent one, but it's been like that at matches lately the players haven't copped on to how shite they have been. They will take booing as the new form of cheer and praise.
It'll be construed as being against the manager. I'd be all in favour of a huge banner saying "it's the players" along with chants of Glazer cnuts 
We should but just ensure our booing doesn't have the Arsenal effect.
They might call the Cops
The OT fans are too nice and respectful. Say what you want, but booing creates discomfort for those in charge and creates urgency. Madrid fans boo all the time and forces the club to be accountable and uphold their high standards.
I think you’ve completely missed the point. Losing isn’t the problem.
But we do have the divine right to expect an appropriate effort level from this overpaid group of cretins.
I think that "Booing" after one bad result or even a couple of had results on the bounce is a little small time.
Especially if you have a strong leader as your manager who is demanding the most from your team , it's nearly embarrassing to him because you are disciplining his team for him.
However in United case I'm absolutely shocked that it hasn't happened more frequently , you have a collection of some of the most dislikable players in the history of the premier league.
They just don't give a shit and the manager can't do anything about it.
I don't think it's going to take much more for the fans to feel disrespected by the players (the leaks , the lack of effort etc) and make their unhappiness known.
Especially if you have a strong leader as your manager who is demanding the most from your team , it's nearly embarrassing to him because you are disciplining his team for him.
However in United case I'm absolutely shocked that it hasn't happened more frequently , you have a collection of some of the most dislikable players in the history of the premier league.
They just don't give a shit and the manager can't do anything about it.
I don't think it's going to take much more for the fans to feel disrespected by the players (the leaks , the lack of effort etc) and make their unhappiness known.
What Will booing achieve? If the players can’t perform every week when there getting cheered on and chanted then they certainly won’t when getting booing. There just a bunch of overpaid people who think there good at football. If there’s anything that should be done it should be this… dock wages for poor performance, no player bonuses. I guarantee If that was the case people would perform every week because it’s all about MONEY. There stealing a living… imagine us doing bad at our workplaces… they’d be consequences, they don’t care how crap they play because at the end of the day there still getting the same wage, still going back to there luxury lifestyles. We’re the ones that have to suffer. They should also be banned from social media… sick and tired of seeing after loses, ‘we’re sorry, we’ve got to try harder, we’ll go again next week’ it’s Pathetic!!
You can boo the collective but in the end the coach is the responsable.
Would you fire the coach next week if they lose? (It doesn't matter if they run or not), would you fire the next coach in three months if they still don't win? Would the board do it? Probably not, because they don't have the urgency that is imposed in Madrid by the boos/murmurs.
I encourage you to do it, very loud but clearly directed at the board to instill that urgency
Is this what we’ve become…booing our team with the faint hope that the jeers will jolt our players into action?
Because I’m very sure it won’t make an iota of difference. Our players have stopped caring. They go through the motions and pick up their hefty cheque at the end of it.
Because I’m very sure it won’t make an iota of difference. Our players have stopped caring. They go through the motions and pick up their hefty cheque at the end of it.
Exactly maybe it'll jot them, they're too wrapped up in their bubble that they've made it, maybe this is the wake up call they need. Many sports personalities felt humiliation (be it personal, from the public, or simply by under performing, and they get stronger from it)
The player will know it's for them, eventually. Not like it's a cryptic message.
Some big banners direct to the team might be more to the point and effective
I don't know bro, for rich people, face and adoration means more than dosh, they can afford 1 week wages to throw a party, but getting slapped proverbially and brought back to earth is very powerful.
If I'm rich, between losing 1 week wages and getting booed by 50k people for poor performance, I'd choose the previous every day and thrice on matchday
No...so called 'hardcore' fans don't do it as it is proven that it doesn't motivate players to do better.
So if booing the team doesn't make them play better why do it?
I've never booed my own team or players (despite possibly having some justification in the 90s!), and never will.
It is unlikely to make any positive difference to the players, in fact the opposite is probably true.
However, it could put pressure on the owners ro change their strategy. Owners do not like being booed/challenged.
Our owners won’t even care, they never attend games
they’ll be sat at home in America somewhere. To be honest though we can’t blame the owners for the players being awful, the owners did deliver the signings that Solskjær apparently needed to make us title challengers. But ye a lot of our problems start upstairs with them!What makes you think so?
People and players reacts to carrot and also "stick"
Fergie is well known for his hairdryer, and Keane wasn't a nice fella either. Some people / players reacts to applaud, some got into their head.
I don't know where this myth that only applaud make them feel better as if it's set on stone, it's not like they're playing much better with all the applaud these last 10 years isnt it?
Atleast while booing the main target, board and the players should be properly targeted. Because i dont think its fair on Rangnick. We need to show him support because he had been thrown into the deep end without any help.
Booing.
That'll teach some owners who probably haven't been within 1,000 miles of the ground in years.
That'll teach some owners who probably haven't been within 1,000 miles of the ground in years.
Yes, booing is a start, but it mostly aimed at players/the managers.
The easiest way for the board to notice it is if we stop going to games.
The easiest way for the board to notice it is if we stop going to games.
The huge ‘standards’ one showing Cantona, Keane and Robbo has been displayed at some games but not sure how much notice the players would take of it as they’d only see it during the warm up, it’s too big to have on display during the game. Not sure if they’d understand the meaning of it anyway.