| Toxicity 10:47 - Aug 25 with 3959 views | waveneyblue |
Geniune question.
Has this place ever been this toxic before?
Ive been here for 20 odd years and even in the days of Keane/Jewell/Lambert I cant remember this level of criticism against the club. Even more weirdly the over the top nature of it.
There wont be a single fan happy with how things are going at the moment, that's a given. But most sane people will realise that
A) There's been 3 games (excluding cup,)
B) There's been fine margins each time
C) The transfer window isnt closed yet.
But some are going on as if we've been thrashed 4 nil each game and weve got a squad of rubbish.
Was it the success that's made people lose their minds or is it just a reflection of the world today that makes people enjoy being edgy and different on the Internet and winding up everyone who dares to question them? |  | | |  |
| Toxicity on 13:19 - Aug 25 with 538 views | waveneyblue |
| Toxicity on 13:10 - Aug 25 by Smoresy |
Yeah so vanilla, I wouldn't be surprised if it was worse on here when we slipped to 4th in our L1 promotion season. |
Maybe ive been over the top with the use of the word toxic.
But I dont think "vanilla" sums up this place at the moment.
But its the TWTD way to state the complete opposite to a post. Some posters are experts on it (see earlier in the thread). But ive got a bit of history with the condescending ones on here, so I shouldn't be surprised. | | | |
| Toxicity on 13:35 - Aug 25 with 485 views | waveneyblue |
| Toxicity on 13:15 - Aug 25 by FromReuserWithLove |
Christ, this isn't even slightly toxic imo. Not sure what you're seeing. |
I must be reading a different board.
Apologies old chap | | | |
| Toxicity on 13:46 - Aug 25 with 453 views | Smoresy |
| Toxicity on 13:19 - Aug 25 by waveneyblue |
Maybe ive been over the top with the use of the word toxic.
But I dont think "vanilla" sums up this place at the moment.
But its the TWTD way to state the complete opposite to a post. Some posters are experts on it (see earlier in the thread). But ive got a bit of history with the condescending ones on here, so I shouldn't be surprised. |
I didn't intend to be condescending so apologies if you interpreted my post that way. I just see the board very differently to you.
I'm seeing some troll accounts, a few negative Nellies (who will approach disappointment the same way in all facets of life, and happen to also like football), plenty of understandable anxiety and frustration, and a search by many to find solutions and answers to what people perceive to be present difficulties. I'm also seeing plenty of balance in the way of positive interpretations, and some who are bullishly optimistic still. To me that's a pretty healthy ecosystem, albeit a more fractious affair than if like minds spilt off into separate echo chambers. [Post edited 25 Aug 13:47]
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| Toxicity on 13:49 - Aug 25 with 440 views | waveneyblue |
| Toxicity on 13:46 - Aug 25 by Smoresy |
I didn't intend to be condescending so apologies if you interpreted my post that way. I just see the board very differently to you.
I'm seeing some troll accounts, a few negative Nellies (who will approach disappointment the same way in all facets of life, and happen to also like football), plenty of understandable anxiety and frustration, and a search by many to find solutions and answers to what people perceive to be present difficulties. I'm also seeing plenty of balance in the way of positive interpretations, and some who are bullishly optimistic still. To me that's a pretty healthy ecosystem, albeit a more fractious affair than if like minds spilt off into separate echo chambers. [Post edited 25 Aug 13:47]
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Mate, i wasnt referring to you but that's a very fair response. | | | |
| Toxicity on 13:51 - Aug 25 with 440 views | PioneerBlue |
| Toxicity on 12:26 - Aug 25 by bsw72 |
It’s not toxicity. Phil and Gav have secured gvmt funding for a care in the community program. A number of posters have been given very special dispensation to post their nonsense as it makes them feel better about themselves and gives their carers a bit of a break.
If you find yourself reading a post that is blatantly ridiculous and aimed to cause offence and discourse, just think to yourself “ah bless them, they’ve done well to type a sentence in”, the same way you treat a toddler who’s tried to write their name or draw their family. |
This is an immortal sentence:
“ah bless them, they’ve done well to type a sentence in”
I might make that a quick and easy Text Replacement under ABT and test it out a bit | |
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| Toxicity on 14:01 - Aug 25 with 417 views | Ryorry |
| Toxicity on 11:37 - Aug 25 by WeWereZombies |
Maybe not overtly but there has been, until quite recently, posters who will assert that low level motoring offences, for example, are more likely to be committed by playing staff who share a racial characteristic. That was definitely being done more obviously a couple of decades ago and Phil has clamped down on it well. |
Not to mention cr@p chat about black players' supposed "laziness"; or aversion to playing in adverse weather conditions posited by certain individuals (the latter assertion was beautifully debunked by Jason Scotland only a few hours later on 18/12/2010!). |  |
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| Toxicity on 14:01 - Aug 25 with 413 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Stop starting threads fishing for uppies because you don’t like folk discussing some of the issues we are facing at the moment. It’s so tiresome the amount of threads you start about other people voicing their opinions, that’s at least 3 in a week.
Moaning about people not being all positive in current state.
The manager himself has said it’s not good enough and we’ve also had some very questionable recruitment since promotion, even if you can’t face that reality yourself, people will talk about it. |  |
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| Toxicity on 14:01 - Aug 25 with 414 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Toxicity on 11:32 - Aug 25 by blueasfook |
Racism? There was some industrial banter but I dont remember racism ever being tolerated on here |
No, only ageism, baldism, Battenberg cakeism and pineapple on pizzaism. |  |
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| Toxicity on 14:06 - Aug 25 with 391 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Toxicity on 13:19 - Aug 25 by waveneyblue |
Maybe ive been over the top with the use of the word toxic.
But I dont think "vanilla" sums up this place at the moment.
But its the TWTD way to state the complete opposite to a post. Some posters are experts on it (see earlier in the thread). But ive got a bit of history with the condescending ones on here, so I shouldn't be surprised. |
The thing that’s annoying me isn’t so much the reactionary negativity (although that’s tedious in itself). It’s that there a loads of threads already criticising the club, KM, the recruitment process, the system, the players, etc., and people still start bloody new ones. Just add to a relevant existing thread ffs!  Lol, rant over.
It’ll never change of course, as we’ve never had any thread discipline on here (which is also part of this place’s charm). | |
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| Toxicity on 14:10 - Aug 25 with 377 views | textbackup |
Toxic 😂
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| Toxicity on 14:12 - Aug 25 with 375 views | waveneyblue |
| Toxicity on 14:01 - Aug 25 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Stop starting threads fishing for uppies because you don’t like folk discussing some of the issues we are facing at the moment. It’s so tiresome the amount of threads you start about other people voicing their opinions, that’s at least 3 in a week.
Moaning about people not being all positive in current state.
The manager himself has said it’s not good enough and we’ve also had some very questionable recruitment since promotion, even if you can’t face that reality yourself, people will talk about it. |
Fishing for uppies?
Im not 12 !!
Although weirdly (and you will struggle to understand this as its against your opinion), going by the "uppies" you refer to, it appears quite a few agree with me.
Oh apart from BigAlHunter who would downvote me if I posted I hate Norwich.
Who'd have thought it hey. | | | |
| Toxicity on 14:13 - Aug 25 with 369 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Toxicity on 14:12 - Aug 25 by waveneyblue |
Fishing for uppies?
Im not 12 !!
Although weirdly (and you will struggle to understand this as its against your opinion), going by the "uppies" you refer to, it appears quite a few agree with me.
Oh apart from BigAlHunter who would downvote me if I posted I hate Norwich.
Who'd have thought it hey. |
Of course they do. | |
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| Toxicity on 14:15 - Aug 25 with 389 views | EastTownBlue |
What some consider on this board to be “toxic” are mere murmurings of discontent at other clubs.
Hopefully a win on Saturday and a successful conclusion to the transfer window will put us back in a strong position for the remainder of the season. Then we can see some calm and positivity return. | | | |
| Toxicity on 14:18 - Aug 25 with 358 views | waveneyblue |
| Toxicity on 14:15 - Aug 25 by EastTownBlue |
What some consider on this board to be “toxic” are mere murmurings of discontent at other clubs.
Hopefully a win on Saturday and a successful conclusion to the transfer window will put us back in a strong position for the remainder of the season. Then we can see some calm and positivity return. |
I did admit that toxic was probably the wrong word.
All my other points remain though.
The headloss after 3 (THREE) games is incredible | | | |
| Toxicity on 14:20 - Aug 25 with 355 views | olimar |
| Toxicity on 12:49 - Aug 25 by chicoazul |
I think we’re in the worst run of form basically ever. If you ask me it’s remarkably sanguine. |
I dont think Ive ever seen someone describe our run of form like that. And its entirely true! | | | |
| Toxicity on 14:20 - Aug 25 with 353 views | waveneyblue |
Great response | | | |
| Toxicity on 14:21 - Aug 25 with 344 views | SlimTeaBoy |
| Toxicity on 14:10 - Aug 25 by textbackup |
Toxic 😂
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Nasty people saying nasty things | | | |
| Toxicity on 14:23 - Aug 25 with 344 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| Toxicity on 14:15 - Aug 25 by EastTownBlue |
What some consider on this board to be “toxic” are mere murmurings of discontent at other clubs.
Hopefully a win on Saturday and a successful conclusion to the transfer window will put us back in a strong position for the remainder of the season. Then we can see some calm and positivity return. |
Ipswich having a toxic fanbase is ridiculous, in fact, outside a few Suffolk groans we have a very put up with it type fanbase. The fact this guy and a few others can’t handle some discussion regarding elements about where we might have gone wrong over the last 15 months is on them. The annoying thing is, they see one over the top post about McKenna and run with it like it’s the entire narrative. We for sure have more “happy clappers” than the other ridiculous phrase that this board seems to have championed.
Leeds fans are literally in meltdown after getting pumped by Arsenal and they already have a home win and 3 points on the board. Forest are writing Hutchinson off at 7 minutes. The notion that ITFC fans are toxic is stupid.
Everyone’s behind the club and I’d imagine 99.999% are firmly behind the manager but we will talk about things when they aren’t working, or signings that are not fitting in, on a fans football forum, who would have thought it! | |
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| Toxicity on 14:29 - Aug 25 with 323 views | hunty21 |
1. There wasn't as much social media accessible at the finger tips so not as much voices heard.
2. I think when we have seen us sign players who are our top targets in the past there is an element of expectation we will repeat that trend ao answer is nope but money makes things more explosive and inpatient | | | |
| Toxicity on 14:29 - Aug 25 with 319 views | waveneyblue |
| Toxicity on 14:10 - Aug 25 by textbackup |
Toxic 😂
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I had page 1 in the sweepstake of when you would turn up.
Afternoon buddy x | | | |
| Toxicity on 14:36 - Aug 25 with 294 views | textbackup |
| Toxicity on 14:29 - Aug 25 by waveneyblue |
I had page 1 in the sweepstake of when you would turn up.
Afternoon buddy x |
I held off, was laughing too much. | |
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| Toxicity on 14:40 - Aug 25 with 292 views | Nutkins_Return |
| Toxicity on 11:15 - Aug 25 by 66notout |
Exactly - so why are people worried about the direction in which the club appears to heading? Oh…. |
But that's like buying stocks and shares and having a meltdown when they are down for a week. No club has a constant upward trajectory. Our club has comes far in such a short space of time. The level of entitlement that we must be the best team in the league immediately after relegation. It is rarely a smooth transition.
Of course we should expect/want certain standards but the team will need support through a rocky patch. Just jumping on x players not good enough and McKenna needs to gosort it out 3rd isn't really helpful. Some of the nonsense spouted is unreal.
It's football I suppose. It's never rational. [Post edited 25 Aug 16:36]
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| Toxicity on 15:01 - Aug 25 with 271 views | waveneyblue |
| Toxicity on 14:36 - Aug 25 by textbackup |
I held off, was laughing too much. |
Looking in the mirror ? Didnt have you as the vain type. | | | |
| Toxicity on 15:20 - Aug 25 with 245 views | Whos_blue |
| Toxicity on 14:23 - Aug 25 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Ipswich having a toxic fanbase is ridiculous, in fact, outside a few Suffolk groans we have a very put up with it type fanbase. The fact this guy and a few others can’t handle some discussion regarding elements about where we might have gone wrong over the last 15 months is on them. The annoying thing is, they see one over the top post about McKenna and run with it like it’s the entire narrative. We for sure have more “happy clappers” than the other ridiculous phrase that this board seems to have championed.
Leeds fans are literally in meltdown after getting pumped by Arsenal and they already have a home win and 3 points on the board. Forest are writing Hutchinson off at 7 minutes. The notion that ITFC fans are toxic is stupid.
Everyone’s behind the club and I’d imagine 99.999% are firmly behind the manager but we will talk about things when they aren’t working, or signings that are not fitting in, on a fans football forum, who would have thought it! |
I think the board pendulumn is more towards the negative at the moment 4J. Maybe that's understandable given we haven't swept everyone aside 3-0 so far this season. For me it's the catastrophising so early that others like me perhaps find so disheartening.
I'm not sure if you were at Preston (I wasn't) but some here have reported back that section of our support were hurling C bombs at our players during the game. Is that rational behaviour? Where do you go after that if things get really bad this season?
Don't get me wrong. If we were to go down I'd be pretty desolate. If we didn't make the playoffs I'd be fed up, but in either case I don't think I'd be calling MA, KM or our players c units. Especially after 3 games where we've only lost once.
I just don't get it.
Maybe I don't care enough.
Maybe I care more about other things that really matter. |  |
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| Toxicity on 17:33 - Aug 25 with 157 views | WeWereZombies |
| Toxicity on 15:20 - Aug 25 by Whos_blue |
I think the board pendulumn is more towards the negative at the moment 4J. Maybe that's understandable given we haven't swept everyone aside 3-0 so far this season. For me it's the catastrophising so early that others like me perhaps find so disheartening.
I'm not sure if you were at Preston (I wasn't) but some here have reported back that section of our support were hurling C bombs at our players during the game. Is that rational behaviour? Where do you go after that if things get really bad this season?
Don't get me wrong. If we were to go down I'd be pretty desolate. If we didn't make the playoffs I'd be fed up, but in either case I don't think I'd be calling MA, KM or our players c units. Especially after 3 games where we've only lost once.
I just don't get it.
Maybe I don't care enough.
Maybe I care more about other things that really matter. |
The C bomb merchants might still be doing that even if we were top of the league or still in the top division (and they were able to get away tickets), I had a couple standing behind me at Ashton Gate a few years ago and asked one to tone it down because we had young kids in our group. He looked at me like he had just realised where he was and what he was doing. On that occasion it was Jonas Knudsen who was the recipient of the insults, another in my opinion unjustified whipping boy by a section of the fanbase. I think there are people out there who hold themselves in all week and can't help but find an unpleasant release on a Saturday afternoon when they are somewhere in a reasonably anonymous position but where they can still have a voice. |  |
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