Blake Says Cardiff City fans "Out of order & disappointed"

Cardiff City vs Rotherham United: Bitterly disappointing but booing 'out of order' says Nathan Blake

Monday Dec 08, 2014


I didn’t understand how Bluebirds fans could boo the players after the decent run they have had


There were a couple of positives to come from Cardiff City’s dismal performance against Rotherham. They are now unbeaten in four matches and have kept three clean sheets during that run.

There wasn’t much else to shout about and, yes, clean sheets are great for a team, but fans don’t come to see their team simply stop the opposition scoring. They want attacking play and goals.

We didn’t see anything like that.

It’s a long time since I saw City play exciting football where I’ve been able to see a pattern of play. That is disappointing and something Russell Slade must work on over the next month or so.

' Booing '

I can’t, though, agree with those fans who booed the players. There was no need for that.


For me that was out of order even though it was a bitterly disappointing display.

If you are winning, as City have been at home and even now they are unbeaten in six matches, then most cans will accept it when you don’t play well. I didn’t understand how Cardiff fans could boo the players after the decent run they have had. This was one bad game at home and City came out with a point.

Those boos, though, are about far more than simply the players or the football Russell Slade’s team are playing. Those out on the pitch take the flak, but there are, as we all know, other issues at the heart of the frustration among City supporters.

The fans were disappointed with the effort being put in. Get over it Blakey. Who are you to criticise.

For the first time in many weeks I'm with Nathan on this one.

Agree

2 points of the play offs, 7 off top, unbeaten at home in 6 and boo'd off after a draw.

Yes is was a shit game and yes the fans are entitled to be dissapointed with the performance but booing? out of order
in my opinion, just get behind the team.

Our fans were as equally shit on Saturday as the team, from the first minute there was no atmosphere with an attitude
of the majority that all we had to do was turn up to win.

I understand fans pay their money and want to be entertained but I just don't see how you can boo off a team at home that have taken 16 points from the last possible 18 at home with 5 wins and a draw.

The days of supporting the lads for 90mins and singing are well en truly gone. We are becoming a joke.

I do not & never have boo'd.
That said, I would not criticise those that do. We pay a lot of money & have a right to when you see players paid an absolute fortune every single month to put in a gutless performance like that.

The fans immune system is very low at the moment. I have paid to see Charlie Oatway play central midfield and never boo'd.....

Good on Turner for saying basically the same thing on Saturday. It was poor, the atmosphere is poor, the fans morale is broken and I am not going to do a thing to stop it......Only one man can, but he won't.

Playing at home will soon be a burden and lets face it our away form is poor as well. Tans ignorance and bloody mindedness is going to cost us all.

It needs a lift, it needs leadership

Its sad to see all this, many years ago we had rubbish owners very poor performances and with only 2000 at ninian park but the supporters use to sing and make a noice and have an atmosphere whatever.

I remember being beaten by Newport 0-3 with a minute to go and my uncle wanting to go catch an earlier train and as a kid and I didnt want to leave as the supporters were making me laugh with all the songs they were singing.

Tan is what he is, we aint going to change that, Slade picks the players not us, and the effort put in by the players is up to them BUT the supporters are in charge of the atmosphere no one else so make it better sod Tan and everyone else lets get the supporters back singing making a noise whatever even if it is anti Tan songs I dont care I just want to hear the songs the great sence of houmour in some of the songs too

When Blakey shells out his hard earned to watch the rubbish we did he can then make comments like this

I wouldn't boo if I was watching for free like him

retired millionaire football player has a go at football fans for being pi**ed off. You can't help but be amazed by the cheek of it

retired millionaire football player has a go at football fans for being pi**ed off. You can't help but be amazed by the cheek of it

Spot on.

The fans immune system is very low at the moment. I have paid to see Charlie Oatway play central midfield and never boo'd.....

Good on Turner for saying basically the same thing on Saturday. It was poor, the atmosphere is poor, the fans morale is broken and I am not going to do a thing to stop it......Only one man can, but he won't.

Playing at home will soon be a burden and lets face it our away form is poor as well. Tans ignorance and bloody mindedness is going to cost us all.

It needs a lift, it needs leadership

The post above is correct, the fans morale is at an all time low, we (the collective we) sold our souls to Tan and now we have a team playing dreadful football in an all red kit. In the past we would have accepted another point keeping us in touch with the play-offs but not any more. There is an easy fix but the man in charge won't consider it, he doesn't come to watch so I assume he's not bothered about the atmosphere or his paying customers matchday experience

Blakey is boring, so boring, just like the shit the team dished out on Sat!

It is not that our team did not try, it was that Slade did not ahve the guts to put Ravel on to change the game. Can you imagine living with this guy, watching paint dry all day????

We cannot think that playing like this will get us into playoffs, we need to dictate "our game". Ole tried, he got it wrong, Slade does not want to bring in a attack minded coach. Stop blaming Tan. This is about the man in front of us. What was the percentage of possession on Saturday anyone????

Kim was very good, BUT if the midfielders are not running on to the ball to receive then we are screwed. If Ravel was there he would dictate! My God, this is the chance to sign this guy up as our playmaker right now.

I will always support City, BUT, I will not always support a shit shit tactician of an old manager with dated ideas!

retired millionaire football player has a go at football fans for being pi**ed off. You can't help but be amazed by the cheek of it

millionaire footballer? Why is it cheeky? I agree, I think the fans who booed were out of order and have delusions of grandeur.

retired millionaire football player has a go at football fans for being pi**ed off. You can't help but be amazed by the cheek of it

He's voicing his opinion just like anybody else, your comments are a bit childish to be honest.

Whats the relevance in whether he is a retired millionaire football player or if he gets to watch the game for free as part
of a new job?

Does that make his opinion less valid than anyone else?

I can remember fans booing a 1-1 draw with Blackpool the season we lost to them in the playoff final.

We have a large number of twats that follow us that think we're some how better than everyone.

agree with blakey 100%.

thats basically what i said after i got back from the game in my thread. i knew the fans would boo at the final whistle, but it was still embarrassing to see.

you sometimes get a bore draw in football, a bad day at the office. fans expecting entertainment and goals when they pay their money is part of the commercialisation of football and the new sort of fan and attitudes that go to games nowadays.

retired millionaire football player has a go at football fans for being pi**ed off. You can't help but be amazed by the cheek of it

millionaire footballer? Why is it cheeky? I agree, I think the fans who booed were out of order and have delusions of grandeur.

the game's been quite kind to him, he made his money off the back of the same football loving public who supported the clubs he played for Paul Scholes the other day having a go at Man City fans for not turning up - delusions of grandeur that everyone can afford tickets to watch Champions League football

retired millionaire football player has a go at football fans for being pi**ed off. You can't help but be amazed by the cheek of it

He's voicing his opinion just like anybody else, your comments are a bit childish to be honest.

Whats the relevance in whether he is a retired millionaire football player or if he gets to watch the game for free as part
of a new job?

Does that make his opinion less valid than anyone else?

I find it remarkable that players who have played the game, then go on to become pundits criticise the very same people who afforded them the wealth they now possess. Hardly a cauldron of boos was it, fans have the right to let the players know what they thought of any given performance. Half of you lot seem to think the players go home and wet the bed worrying about it.

Yeah. Where was the atmosphere to raise the level of performance? However, I'm convinced that playing Kenwyne up front doesn't help. We end up playing route one all the time, even when it's not working.

the game's been quite kind to him, he made his money off the back of the same football loving public who supported the clubs he played for Paul Scholes the other day having a go at Man City fans for not turning up - delusions of grandeur that everyone can afford tickets to watch Champions League football

what on earth has Paul Scholes comments got anything to do with this topic?!

Blake is spot on. Booing was out of order.

retired millionaire football player has a go at football fans for being pi**ed off. You can't help but be amazed by the cheek of it

He's voicing his opinion just like anybody else, your comments are a bit childish to be honest.

Whats the relevance in whether he is a retired millionaire football player or if he gets to watch the game for free as part
of a new job?

Does that make his opinion less valid than anyone else?

I find it remarkable that players who have played the game, then go on to become pundits criticise the very same people who afforded them the wealth they now possess. Hardly a cauldron of boos was it, fans have the right to let the players know what they thought of any given performance. Half of you lot seem to think the players go home and wet the bed worrying about it.

pathetic

the game's been quite kind to him, he made his money off the back of the same football loving public who supported the clubs he played for Paul Scholes the other day having a go at Man City fans for not turning up - delusions of grandeur that everyone can afford tickets to watch Champions League football

what on earth has Paul Scholes comments got anything to do with this topic?!

Blake is spot on. Booing was out of order.

no former players and anyone with a bit of money is allowed an opinion according to Thomas.

the game's been quite kind to him, he made his money off the back of the same football loving public who supported the clubs he played for Paul Scholes the other day having a go at Man City fans for not turning up - delusions of grandeur that everyone can afford tickets to watch Champions League football

what on earth has Paul Scholes comments got anything to do with this topic?!

Blake is spot on. Booing was out of order.

well it's in the same ballpark as Blakey in terms of ex-pros putting the boot into fans who make huge sacrifices to support their teams. Booing is absolutely part of sports, I didn't hear Napoli fans cheering their players after a draw at home to Empoli on Sunday, quite the opposite actually. Doubt Italian media pundits would dare to be as wet as ours though.

the game's been quite kind to him, he made his money off the back of the same football loving public who supported the clubs he played for Paul Scholes the other day having a go at Man City fans for not turning up - delusions of grandeur that everyone can afford tickets to watch Champions League football

what on earth has Paul Scholes comments got anything to do with this topic?!

Blake is spot on. Booing was out of order.

no former players and anyone with a bit of money is allowed an opinion according to Thomas.

Huh? where did I say that?? Blake's opinion is that he's disappointed with a few boos after a drab 0 - 0 home game to Rotherham - I totally disagree with Blakey on this. People make big sacrifices to support them and if they are frustrated they can let feeling be known.

Well I didn't boo. Despite the football being shit, the atmosphere being shit, playing in the hated red,

Well I didn't boo. Despite the football being shit, the atmosphere being shit, playing in the hated red,

We never did we Nukes,but every fan is entitled to show how they feel,they pay their hard earn money to watch players on £35,000 plus a week and rightly so expect better

Read all the posts on this topic and the question I need to ask is, if not booing the team how do we let the team/management/owners know how we feel? They are well paid professionals who we expect to do their very best for us.

The game on Saturday was one to the most appalling attempts of football I have ever seen. We pay to watch these guys and we should at least expect that they try their hardest.

MOTM poll for Saturday - you are joking, I was surprised that anyone thought there was a contender.

When we score we cheer, when we see the need to try and raise the team spirit we try (or used to) so what is wrong in letting them know that we are unhappy by booing?

Read all the posts on this topic and the question I need to ask is, if not booing the team how do we let the team/management/owners know how we feel? They are well paid professionals who we expect to do their very best for us.

The game on Saturday was one to the most appalling attempts of football I have ever seen. We pay to watch these guys and we should at least expect that they try their hardest.

MOTM poll for Saturday - you are joking, I was surprised that anyone thought there was a contender.

When we score we cheer, when we see the need to try and raise the team spirit we try (or used to) so what is wrong in letting them know that we are unhappy by booing?

Over to you Chuckles explain to the forum why you feel so strongly about booing at the end of the match being so terrible

I didn't boo but wasn't surprised considering how piss poor we were