| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer 14:26 - Oct 1 with 2617 views | CopfordBlue |
Why the need to constantly find a target to criticise?
The lad is 23 years old, been here a couple of months and in his short career has won the league we’re currently in, played regularly in the premier league and is a full international.
We know that the players and their families read this site. Why do you feel the need to publicly criticise and ridicule him? Some of the comments on the other thread about him are disgraceful. He’s a young lad, at a new club. Give him time and get behind him. |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:29 - Oct 1 with 2032 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
Players and families really shouldn't read forums etc.
I think the issue with McAteer is the price tag that has been speculated. Thats not his fault, but it brings expectations.
Critique of performances is absolutely fine, so long as no one gets personal. |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:41 - Oct 1 with 1927 views | KrakenBlue |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:29 - Oct 1 by Marshalls_Mullet |
Players and families really shouldn't read forums etc.
I think the issue with McAteer is the price tag that has been speculated. Thats not his fault, but it brings expectations.
Critique of performances is absolutely fine, so long as no one gets personal. |
But when the whole team's performance was lacklustre why single out a single player for critique?
You might say well lots of players have been critiqued, but I think he's been the only player to get multiple negative threads after last nights match.
It's not like he cost us the game, it's not as if he had gilt-edge chances. He was just bang average and didn't offer much like most of the team thanks to a cominbation of slow build up and a determined City side.
I don't understand why a bigger price tag means expectations become unrealistic. We've bought a young squad player who has great potential, just because he hasn't shown it in a handful of apperances doesn't mean he'll never show it and we wasted money and he's this and he's that.
Makes me hate reading any "fan" comments about Town. Players have bad games, bad runs, take longer to blend into a team for a variety of reasons but what good does it do slagging then off on social media/forums until they have a good performance then all is forgotten and they're a "legend"? It's pathetic | | | |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:44 - Oct 1 with 1914 views | NthQldITFC |
Agree. I'm rapidly falling out of love with this site. (Obviously not the site, but a lot of the people on it.)
You'd think the club would have a lot of credit in the bank from what they've given us over the last few years, but oh no, it's "this is not good enough", "I want this", "wah, wah, wah."
Patience seems to have become a rare commodity. |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:46 - Oct 1 with 1888 views | BiGDonnie |
I think he's shown enough to be a success here. He adds something different and will come good IMO. |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:51 - Oct 1 with 1862 views | Vaughan8 |
I'm fairly sure there were threads on other players last night, particulary Akpom too.
To be fair, they've not been very good. People are allowed to say that. I'm not sure what has been said to start this thread.
I don't think he's played regularly in the Premier League (852 mins last season), nor was he a main player in the title winning season. (1,158 league minutes)
Based on that, he's not actually been a regular for Leicester....I thought he played more! | | | |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:59 - Oct 1 with 1834 views | Garv |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:44 - Oct 1 by NthQldITFC |
Agree. I'm rapidly falling out of love with this site. (Obviously not the site, but a lot of the people on it.)
You'd think the club would have a lot of credit in the bank from what they've given us over the last few years, but oh no, it's "this is not good enough", "I want this", "wah, wah, wah."
Patience seems to have become a rare commodity. |
Without going too deep, it's a societal problem. It's just entitlement, pure and simple. |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:03 - Oct 1 with 1793 views | Swansea_Blue |
Matt Richards is feeling very relieved these days |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:04 - Oct 1 with 1778 views | Swansea_Blue |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:41 - Oct 1 by KrakenBlue |
But when the whole team's performance was lacklustre why single out a single player for critique?
You might say well lots of players have been critiqued, but I think he's been the only player to get multiple negative threads after last nights match.
It's not like he cost us the game, it's not as if he had gilt-edge chances. He was just bang average and didn't offer much like most of the team thanks to a cominbation of slow build up and a determined City side.
I don't understand why a bigger price tag means expectations become unrealistic. We've bought a young squad player who has great potential, just because he hasn't shown it in a handful of apperances doesn't mean he'll never show it and we wasted money and he's this and he's that.
Makes me hate reading any "fan" comments about Town. Players have bad games, bad runs, take longer to blend into a team for a variety of reasons but what good does it do slagging then off on social media/forums until they have a good performance then all is forgotten and they're a "legend"? It's pathetic |
Pretty much all of this ^ | |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:10 - Oct 1 with 1765 views | Illinoisblue |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:59 - Oct 1 by Garv |
Without going too deep, it's a societal problem. It's just entitlement, pure and simple. |
I want everything NOW. And I want it yesterday. And I want it done the way I like. |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:24 - Oct 1 with 1719 views | SomethingBlue |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:59 - Oct 1 by Garv |
Without going too deep, it's a societal problem. It's just entitlement, pure and simple. |
Yes and it's getting a lot worse. | |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:44 - Oct 1 with 1642 views | Garv |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:03 - Oct 1 by Swansea_Blue |
Matt Richards is feeling very relieved these days |
I think the first time I heard the word 'donkey' in a football context was when Richard played for us. Don't think it was a coincidence. | |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:51 - Oct 1 with 1604 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
I don't think professional footballers should really care about fans perception on read forums, it's part of being a highly paid athlete really. It's not like personal abuse is it? People are just giving an opinion on what they have seen so far and fans will always do that.
Everyone wants him to succeed. It looks an overpay as it stands and I haven't seen him take advantage of an openings that have come his way in a town shirt, hopefully it changes. |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:57 - Oct 1 with 1566 views | hunty21 |
It is easy to compare and compared to burns omari hes not up to the standard set yes we should give hom time but he needs to show signs of quality which warrant the price tag | | | |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 17:00 - Oct 1 with 1451 views | CopfordBlue |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:51 - Oct 1 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
I don't think professional footballers should really care about fans perception on read forums, it's part of being a highly paid athlete really. It's not like personal abuse is it? People are just giving an opinion on what they have seen so far and fans will always do that.
Everyone wants him to succeed. It looks an overpay as it stands and I haven't seen him take advantage of an openings that have come his way in a town shirt, hopefully it changes. |
Footballers tend to be ruthless and thick-skinned. They wouldn’t have got where they were if they folded under criticism. I’m pretty sure they couldn’t care less what some bloke who’s probably never played above Sunday league level thinks of them as a player. However, when it comes right do them and fans are celebrating goals, singing their name and so on they remember the doubters. If you want players to feel like they really belong, are valued and are part of our club, it’s probably best not to slag them off and question their ability, especially so soon after joining when theyve had a handful of games. | |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 17:12 - Oct 1 with 1419 views | Churchman |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 15:51 - Oct 1 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
I don't think professional footballers should really care about fans perception on read forums, it's part of being a highly paid athlete really. It's not like personal abuse is it? People are just giving an opinion on what they have seen so far and fans will always do that.
Everyone wants him to succeed. It looks an overpay as it stands and I haven't seen him take advantage of an openings that have come his way in a town shirt, hopefully it changes. |
I think calling a player sht, as one of our wonderful supporters has in another thread actually is personal abuse. He’s not the first to do it either.
There is giving an opinion, then there’s spewing bile and hatred and enjoying doing it as some on here clearly are. It’s not necessarily even the content, but how things are said.
Players are human beings too. Some will care about fans perceptions. Personally I wouldn’t, but I’ve never seen life as a popularity contest. For me, if I was well known the last thing I’d look at is social media.
But we are not all the same and Burns’ dad would not have asked people to lay off if it didn’t affect them or matter to some. [Post edited 1 Oct 17:16]
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 17:13 - Oct 1 with 1412 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 17:00 - Oct 1 by CopfordBlue |
Footballers tend to be ruthless and thick-skinned. They wouldn’t have got where they were if they folded under criticism. I’m pretty sure they couldn’t care less what some bloke who’s probably never played above Sunday league level thinks of them as a player. However, when it comes right do them and fans are celebrating goals, singing their name and so on they remember the doubters. If you want players to feel like they really belong, are valued and are part of our club, it’s probably best not to slag them off and question their ability, especially so soon after joining when theyve had a handful of games. |
You clearly don't read any of the stories about professional sportspeople who have documented suffering from depression and mental health issues.
Many of these 'footballers' that are apparently different to the rest of us in how they react to serious criticism are young men who have been propelled into a very different world, and some may well be sensitive to what is said about them.
Anyone suggesting otherwise is just trying to justify unacceptable behaviour that could impact another's mental health. | | | |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 17:42 - Oct 1 with 1349 views | chicoazul |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:44 - Oct 1 by NthQldITFC |
Agree. I'm rapidly falling out of love with this site. (Obviously not the site, but a lot of the people on it.)
You'd think the club would have a lot of credit in the bank from what they've given us over the last few years, but oh no, it's "this is not good enough", "I want this", "wah, wah, wah."
Patience seems to have become a rare commodity. |
The Premier League has boiled a lot of brains. Loads of good posters don’t post here anymore and many who do are complete idiots, writing players off after a couple games, questioning McK and his commitment, asking why he doesn’t change formation blah blah blah |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 18:50 - Oct 1 with 1273 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 17:00 - Oct 1 by CopfordBlue |
Footballers tend to be ruthless and thick-skinned. They wouldn’t have got where they were if they folded under criticism. I’m pretty sure they couldn’t care less what some bloke who’s probably never played above Sunday league level thinks of them as a player. However, when it comes right do them and fans are celebrating goals, singing their name and so on they remember the doubters. If you want players to feel like they really belong, are valued and are part of our club, it’s probably best not to slag them off and question their ability, especially so soon after joining when theyve had a handful of games. |
i don't disagree, I just think a forum is better to discuss such things than moaning and groaning in the stands. | |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 19:20 - Oct 1 with 1219 views | BlueForYou |
We are still allowed to discuss the football club on here I hope? We've made some quite odd expensive signings & if they are not living up to the value of their contracts, then you expect criticism surely? |  | | |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 19:22 - Oct 1 with 1209 views | goperryrevs |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:44 - Oct 1 by NthQldITFC |
Agree. I'm rapidly falling out of love with this site. (Obviously not the site, but a lot of the people on it.)
You'd think the club would have a lot of credit in the bank from what they've given us over the last few years, but oh no, it's "this is not good enough", "I want this", "wah, wah, wah."
Patience seems to have become a rare commodity. |
Look at the up and down votes. It's a vocal minority of fools posting this drivel. The majority of fans are reasonable, measured and understanding. They/we just don't post as much. | | | |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 19:31 - Oct 1 with 1185 views | Whos_blue |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 14:44 - Oct 1 by NthQldITFC |
Agree. I'm rapidly falling out of love with this site. (Obviously not the site, but a lot of the people on it.)
You'd think the club would have a lot of credit in the bank from what they've given us over the last few years, but oh no, it's "this is not good enough", "I want this", "wah, wah, wah."
Patience seems to have become a rare commodity. |
Hang on in there mate.
The light will always overcome the dark.
(That's what I keep telling myself anyway!) |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 19:44 - Oct 1 with 1152 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 17:12 - Oct 1 by Churchman |
I think calling a player sht, as one of our wonderful supporters has in another thread actually is personal abuse. He’s not the first to do it either.
There is giving an opinion, then there’s spewing bile and hatred and enjoying doing it as some on here clearly are. It’s not necessarily even the content, but how things are said.
Players are human beings too. Some will care about fans perceptions. Personally I wouldn’t, but I’ve never seen life as a popularity contest. For me, if I was well known the last thing I’d look at is social media.
But we are not all the same and Burns’ dad would not have asked people to lay off if it didn’t affect them or matter to some. [Post edited 1 Oct 17:16]
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Yeah. All depends on context really.
I am sure literally every poster on here has said down the pub at one point or another that player (inset name here) is sh...te. In the pub it's a flippant comment on the message board I guess it's a bit more formal. Some do use it like pub chat though which might not be as advisable.
I certainly agree it isn't helpful or productive. However, there are some fans that get annoyed if someone has a negative opinion of a town players performance and the downvotes instantly mount up, even if there are some valid points.
Overall it makes me laugh because anyone that is a professional footballer is basically 0.001% of the population in terms of ability and is getting paid to do so, they shouldn't really care what some loser from their couch says. I wouldn't want to read anywhere I am Sh**te at my job but if I would just laugh at someone saying it if I was in their position.
What annoys me more is not backing players at the game, that's where you can make a real difference to get behind your team! [Post edited 1 Oct 19:59]
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 19:46 - Oct 1 with 1146 views | waveneyblue |
| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 17:42 - Oct 1 by chicoazul |
The Premier League has boiled a lot of brains. Loads of good posters don’t post here anymore and many who do are complete idiots, writing players off after a couple games, questioning McK and his commitment, asking why he doesn’t change formation blah blah blah |
Agreed, one crap season in the Prem has turned a vocal element of our fanbase into obnoxious tvvats. This place can be bad but X and Facebook us where the real idiots hang out.
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 20:05 - Oct 1 with 1089 views | BeachBlue |
I posted similar thoughts myself today.
You're not alone in your frustration.
I remember Matt Richards getting similar stick.
Even further back Robin Turner was singled out for abuse. |  |
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| It was Jack Clarke, then Jaden and now it’s McAteer on 22:59 - Oct 1 with 932 views | 3_5_2 |
Well it’s working. Jaden and Clarke have both improved massively
I’ve yet to see McAteer do anything to warrant the price we paid for him but helpfully he will also step up |  |
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