Shouldn't this thread be titled A Fan's Perception of a Player's Perception of Fans ?
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How do you see a top professional football player's perception of his team's fans ?. Are we regarded as a necessary burden to be tolerated and appeased in order to keep the club's image intact or do you think they regard us with true appreciation and a genuine respect for what being a supporter entails ?.
A couple of friends of mine have had similar experiences with him.Depends on the player , i suppose.
Ledley king seems to appreciate the fans when i have met him(he's an ex player,i know)
Berbatov looked at me like i was the shit on his shoe,even after clocking my spurs tie pin.
I suspect we were more thought of in general by players years back than now.That said ,i have heard horror stories about Gary Lineker. My mate witnessed him refusing to give a kid an autograph in the west end years back.
sad to hear another story of Linekers "bad behaviour" I met him outside and inside Wembley with his boys (at an FA cup final)and he was nothing but friendly and chatty whilst we stood around waiting to get in, and he remembered me when I saw him and his lads again later on the concourse (might have been half time)Depends on the player , i suppose.
Ledley king seems to appreciate the fans when i have met him(he's an ex player,i know)
Berbatov looked at me like i was the shit on his shoe,even after clocking my spurs tie pin.
I suspect we were more thought of in general by players years back than now.That said ,i have heard horror stories about Gary Lineker. My mate witnessed him refusing to give a kid an autograph in the west end years back.
You think too hard, you'll hurt yourself. Duly edited. Happy ? now answer the question please.
Didn't Herrera of PSG say in a live post-CL interview that football was "shit" without fans?Depends on the player, but I think mostly, we're regarded as a necessary evil. However, I do hope that our absence has made the heart go fonder. I also think we need them, more than they need us. I agree with the above remark about Lineker, wally of the highest order.
You think too hard, you'll hurt yourself. Duly edited. Happy ? now answer the question please.Shouldn't this thread be titled A Fan's Perception of a Player's Perception of Fans ?
What about everyone else who supports Spurs apart from Igula ?. seriously what's your viewpoint ?Winks did say they read social media so can only imagine they all think Igula is a boring twat like the rest of us.
In a strange way those two words describe an ardent fan perfectly.silly idealists
Great post, agree 100%.Sadly they're probably as fickle about us, as we are about them, due to the plethora of wankers on Twitter who abuse our own players when we lose, who probably haven't been to a game in their lives.
I'm sure there are exceptions. I think it is often the players who were fans themselves who appreciate and respect what it means to be a true supporter.
Winks also reads the Daily Mail so he has no right to judge us