Match Thread Southampton - Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 20th Dec (34 Viewers)

[Lamps]

What has FL done to get the abuse he is getting? I know he upset Leeds fans during play-offs & there is a video of some fans, Stoke?, giving him abuse as he warms up & then Chelsea scores and he celebrates in front of them He was a fantastic player for Chelsea & England & I preferred him to Gerrard but we weren't in the PL for most of his playing days so I don't know if he did something to upset opposition fans

He was supposed to be shite. But since taking over we have become a different side and now he has become a target. He takes it all in his stride and gives it back. He loves celebrating with the players and ourselves. Just what they want to see especially at away games

Look at the constant comments. We hadn't played anyone decent yet were beating our rivals away. The Championship is supposedly poor this season but their clubs that are well below us are still supposedly good

 

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[Hutch11]

Frank attracts more than his fair share of abuse but I love he gives a bit back
Complete melts get offended by a few fist pumps

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Frank attracts more than his fair share of abuse but I love he gives a bit back
Complete melts get offended by a few fist pumps

Pretty sure he was saying F off at least twice
I imagine they’ll be a report and fine
The reaction of our players were great

 

[Hutch11]

Pretty sure he was saying F off at least twice
I imagine they’ll be a report and fine
The reaction of our players were great

Even better then , the poor darlings getting riled are so pathetic

 

[Lamps]

Pretty sure he was saying F off at least twice
I imagine they’ll be a report and fine
The reaction of our players were great

My favourite was each time Wright and EMC got in front of their players having a go they just smiled and the other players stopped immediately

 

[Ccfc_Addy]

Being a modern football fan is to hurl absolute dog's abuse at someone for hours at a time, the kind of treatment you wouldn't tolerate for longer than three seconds on the streets, then start clutching your pearls and screeching like a Jane Austen character the second your target gives you anything back

 

[alexccfc99]

What has FL done to get the abuse he is getting? I know he upset Leeds fans during play-offs & there is a video of some fans, Stoke?, giving him abuse as he warms up & then Chelsea scores and he celebrates in front of them He was a fantastic player for Chelsea & England & I preferred him to Gerrard but we weren't in the PL for most of his playing days so I don't know if he did something to upset opposition fans

It's complete jealousy as he was a bloody good footballer and he is probably bigger than the division itself - We have a tendency as a country to want to build up our elite level footballers to tear them down, you only have to look as far as the Jude Bellingham situation at the moment

 

[wingy]

And us old buggers.

And quite a chunk of society who are immuno compromised.

 

[MikeyMoo]

People online are suggesting fines, 10-point deduction, etc etc for Coventry. Not for Southampton though... Others suggesting managers and players must all leave the pitch immediately after the game as in 'the good old days' to stop this 'sort of thing' happening. Isn't this all a bit OTT?

 

[shmmeee]

Being a modern football fan is to hurl absolute dog's abuse at someone for hours at a time, the kind of treatment you wouldn't tolerate for longer than three seconds on the streets, then start clutching your pearls and screeching like a Jane Austen character the second your target gives you anything back

Cantona was right.

 

[shmmeee]

People online are suggesting fines, 10-point deduction, etc etc for Coventry. Not for Southampton though... Others suggesting managers and players must all leave the pitch immediately after the game as in 'the good old days' to stop this 'sort of thing' happening. Isn't this all a bit OTT?

They hate us cos they ain’t us.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Should we go up then come right back down I really hope we don’t morph into these wanker type fans.

 

[Shannerz]

People online are suggesting fines, 10-point deduction, etc etc for Coventry.

People online like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people online, Mikey.

 

[robbiethemole]

People online are suggesting fines, 10-point deduction, etc etc for Coventry. Not for Southampton though... Others suggesting managers and players must all leave the pitch immediately after the game as in 'the good old days' to stop this 'sort of thing' happening. Isn't this all a bit OTT?

How many points have Sheff U been docked for all the fights they've been in, plus loony Wilder's antics?
The grand total of NONE! but they have been fined, so probably that's what both teams will get this time .

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

People online are suggesting fines, 10-point deduction, etc etc for Coventry. Not for Southampton though... Others suggesting managers and players must all leave the pitch immediately after the game as in 'the good old days' to stop this 'sort of thing' happening. Isn't this all a bit OTT?

Managers shouldn’t come on I think is probably right especially if they’re gonna wind everyone up

However loved him reacting at both Stoke and saints

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

People online are suggesting fines, 10-point deduction, etc etc for Coventry. Not for Southampton though... Others suggesting managers and players must all leave the pitch immediately after the game as in 'the good old days' to stop this 'sort of thing' happening. Isn't this all a bit OTT?

Any suggestions of Frank having his OBE removed yet?