Tractor-Boys.com

Ipswich Town midfielder Cole Skuse has said he can relate to supporters who choose to boo after a poor result..... and there were boos from some fans at Portman Road after their last home game - a 0-0 draw with struggling Wigan.

"I'm sure when I was a young boy watching Bristol City and they had lost at home or drawn 0-0, I'd have thrown a few hotdogs or a few boos at the time," Skuse told BBC Radio Suffolk. "You have to understand where they are coming from and they're entitled to every opinion they give. But you would love them onside all the time."

A win away at Millwall on 17 January lifted Town to second in the Championship, but three games without a win, including Saturday's 2-0 loss at Rotherham, have seen them drop down the table.

Ipswich are still only six points off the automatic promotion spots though, with a side that has just two players who cost a transfer fee - Tyrone Mings and Freddie Sears.

"We've not even spoken about a blip. We're just waiting to get that result and getting back on track," said Bristol-born Skuse, 28. "Getting in the top two is still our aim. A lot of teams still have to play each other and we're never a team to give up."

Maybe I'm old fashioned but I really couldn't find it within me to boo our players off the field, even after that poor performance on Saturday. If i felt that strongly I'd either leave the ground early or not turn up at the next fixture, but I can't abide booing and just admire supporters who support their team through thick & thin.

I guess he say's it all when he said he'd have done it as a young boy.

Charnwood wrote:Ipswich Town midfielder Cole Skuse has said he can relate to supporters who choose to boo after a poor result..... and there were boos from some fans at Portman Road after their last home game - a 0-0 draw with struggling Wigan.

"I'm sure when I was a young boy watching Bristol City and they had lost at home or drawn 0-0, I'd have thrown a few hotdogs or a few boos at the time," Skuse told BBC Radio Suffolk. "You have to understand where they are coming from and they're entitled to every opinion they give. But you would love them onside all the time."

A win away at Millwall on 17 January lifted Town to second in the Championship, but three games without a win, including Saturday's 2-0 loss at Rotherham, have seen them drop down the table.

Ipswich are still only six points off the automatic promotion spots though, with a side that has just two players who cost a transfer fee - Tyrone Mings and Freddie Sears.

"We've not even spoken about a blip. We're just waiting to get that result and getting back on track," said Bristol-born Skuse, 28. "Getting in the top two is still our aim. A lot of teams still have to play each other and we're never a team to give up."

Maybe I'm old fashioned but I really couldn't find it within me to boo our players off the field, even after that poor performance on Saturday. If i felt that strongly I'd either leave the ground early or not turn up at the next fixture, but I can't abide booing and just admire supporters who support their team through thick & thin.

I guess he say's it all when he said he'd have done it as a young boy.

so are you saying the leaving early or not going at all is better than booing? - not sure that i would agree.

Mr.Punch wrote:

Charnwood wrote:Ipswich Town midfielder Cole Skuse has said he can relate to supporters who choose to boo after a poor result..... and there were boos from some fans at Portman Road after their last home game - a 0-0 draw with struggling Wigan.

"I'm sure when I was a young boy watching Bristol City and they had lost at home or drawn 0-0, I'd have thrown a few hotdogs or a few boos at the time," Skuse told BBC Radio Suffolk. "You have to understand where they are coming from and they're entitled to every opinion they give. But you would love them onside all the time."

A win away at Millwall on 17 January lifted Town to second in the Championship, but three games without a win, including Saturday's 2-0 loss at Rotherham, have seen them drop down the table.

Ipswich are still only six points off the automatic promotion spots though, with a side that has just two players who cost a transfer fee - Tyrone Mings and Freddie Sears.

"We've not even spoken about a blip. We're just waiting to get that result and getting back on track," said Bristol-born Skuse, 28. "Getting in the top two is still our aim. A lot of teams still have to play each other and we're never a team to give up."

Maybe I'm old fashioned but I really couldn't find it within me to boo our players off the field, even after that poor performance on Saturday. If i felt that strongly I'd either leave the ground early or not turn up at the next fixture, but I can't abide booing and just admire supporters who support their team through thick & thin.

I guess he say's it all when he said he'd have done it as a young boy.

so are you saying the leaving early or not going at all is better than booing? - not sure that i would agree.

The players can hear the booing?. They wouldnt be watching the crowd to see who's there.

Mr.Punch wrote:

Charnwood wrote:Ipswich Town midfielder Cole Skuse has said he can relate to supporters who choose to boo after a poor result..... and there were boos from some fans at Portman Road after their last home game - a 0-0 draw with struggling Wigan.

"I'm sure when I was a young boy watching Bristol City and they had lost at home or drawn 0-0, I'd have thrown a few hotdogs or a few boos at the time," Skuse told BBC Radio Suffolk. "You have to understand where they are coming from and they're entitled to every opinion they give. But you would love them onside all the time."

A win away at Millwall on 17 January lifted Town to second in the Championship, but three games without a win, including Saturday's 2-0 loss at Rotherham, have seen them drop down the table.

Ipswich are still only six points off the automatic promotion spots though, with a side that has just two players who cost a transfer fee - Tyrone Mings and Freddie Sears.

"We've not even spoken about a blip. We're just waiting to get that result and getting back on track," said Bristol-born Skuse, 28. "Getting in the top two is still our aim. A lot of teams still have to play each other and we're never a team to give up."

Maybe I'm old fashioned but I really couldn't find it within me to boo our players off the field, even after that poor performance on Saturday. If i felt that strongly I'd either leave the ground early or not turn up at the next fixture, but I can't abide booing and just admire supporters who support their team through thick & thin.

I guess he say's it all when he said he'd have done it as a young boy.

so are you saying the leaving early or not going at all is better than booing? - not sure that i would agree.

Definitely, and if you don't believe me if you know any professional footballer ask him.

Footballers hate being boo'd especially at home games and it destroys their confidence to the extent they don't want the ball for fear of making a mistake, and if it goes on for a few games they don't even want to be picked for the team and in extreme cases invent injuries...

Leaving a game early or not going, they don't even notice.

Regarding leaving the game early...... When opposing fans are singing "CHEERIO", the players might realise this and see fans leaving. That's got to be on a par with booing. I may be wrong.

2012 cup final at Hampden....., hearing 36K Jambofkrs singing CHEERIO was soul destroying......., (we didn't leave though, we stayed and applauded the troops for their efforts..... Wouldn't give the cnts the satisfaction of seeing me leave)