It happens with all strikers (as you are suggesting)...

Thorne - cant turn it around

Svensson - turned it around eventually after the boo boys got on his back

Iwan - won the boo boys over after his first year

I'm sure if i have the inclination i could think of other examples. It's just that role as a striker - you are there to be shot at. It's an emotional thing - you sit there in the stands and see a (perceived) lack of effort from a striker, or lack of ability, and you have the frustration of not scoring a goal.

It's not rational - it is something that spills over from the match day - you come home thinking about the sitters Thorne missed, not the missed interception from Louis Jean that resulted in a corner

Posted By: Yellalee on January 9th 2007 at 09:38:04

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Down with the Thorne (NCFC) - pants, Jan 9, 08:04:40
- MLJ has had long term injuries; benefit of the doubt there (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jan 9, 09:47:15
- It's a bit early for all that isn't it? (n/m) (NCFC) - The Editor of Milk, Jan 9, 08:07:15
  - All I can see is post after post about how one player is (NCFC) - pants, Jan 9, 08:08:20
    - i agree that we shouldn't be picking on one player (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jan 9, 08:13:49
      - That isn't altogether true though is it? (NCFC) - pants, Jan 9, 09:07:05
        
        One's a striker, one's a right back.... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 9, 09:22:09
        
        It's difficult to see such animosity and the reasoning behind that (NCFC) - pants, Jan 9, 09:29:03
        
        Re: it's got to the point where it's a want for him to fail (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Jan 9, 09:38:28
        
        possibly (NCFC) - pants, Jan 9, 09:44:02
        
        Surely giving the ball away any time in a game matters? (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Jan 9, 10:01:21
        
        It happens with all strikers (as you are suggesting)... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jan 9, 09:38:04
        
        mmm (NCFC) - Bacon, Jan 9, 09:17:32
        
        Not saying that (NCFC) - pants, Jan 9, 09:23:51
        
        my apologies (NCFC) - Bacon, Jan 9, 09:28:15
        
        ... (NCFC) - pants, Jan 9, 09:25:09
        
        Thing is... (NCFC) - Brom, Jan 9, 09:27:30
        
        You're wrong...... (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Jan 9, 09:33:02

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