it's not semantics - supporters was the word given to football fans
because their role was to literally support the team. Nowadays, most act more like customers expecting to be entertained.
Posted By: Mecagoenti on March 31st 2014 at 21:06:56
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- BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 31, 20:46:38
- maybe booing the ref? (n/m) (Other Football) - matt in london, Mar 31, 20:58:27
- Sad thing is Carrow Road would be exactly the same in that situation. (Other Football) - Cart Gap Disco, Mar 31, 20:54:11
- exactly, most people that go to games see their role as a customer now (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Mar 31, 20:56:40
- speak for yourself (Other Football) - Tombs, Mar 31, 20:59:40
- Since when has support required entirely slavish adoration? (Other Football) - norway, Mar 31, 20:59:30
- Support: " give encouragement to someone or something because you want them to succeed" (Other Football) - Cart Gap Disco, Mar 31, 21:03:51
- so booing the ref when he makes a bad decision will make him make a worserer one? (Other Football) - Tombs, Mar 31, 21:06:33
- Semantics (Other Football) - norway, Mar 31, 21:05:06
- it's not semantics - supporters was the word given to football fans (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Mar 31, 21:06:56
- Support: " give encouragement to someone or something because you want them to succeed" (Other Football) - Cart Gap Disco, Mar 31, 21:03:51
- Displeasure at impending relegation? (Other Football) - norway, Mar 31, 20:55:39
- Yeah but everything I have ever read from footballers says that booing really doesn't help (Other Football) - Cart Gap Disco, Mar 31, 20:59:49
- Too logical. Football is pure emotion. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Mar 31, 21:01:37
- Yeah but everything I have ever read from footballers says that booing really doesn't help (Other Football) - Cart Gap Disco, Mar 31, 20:59:49
- exactly, most people that go to games see their role as a customer now (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Mar 31, 20:56:40
- We're the West Ham fans booing too? (n/m) (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Mar 31, 20:53:12
- That'll gee Sunloland up for the second half. (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Mar 31, 20:47:56
- natives are not HP (n/m) (Other Football) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 20:47:13
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