I had two fellas sat to my right in the Kop (block 206, row 57) last night who were an absolute waste of time. All they did was bitch and moan and criticise every single thing, throughout the entire duration of the match. Not once did they join in with a song, or a cheer, or an applause - nothing. I don't even recall them celebrating Stevie's goal, i'm not even kidding. They were a personification of the need from some to justify their negative opinions at this point in time. I actually think they would've been disappointed to see us do well, because, well, it means a fews days with nothing to criticise.
I was fucking livid sitting next to the pair of them. I just can't wrap my head around why you'd even bother going if that's your mindset. For me, you go to the game to 'support' the team. To attempt to impact the performance of the players - and perhaps by extension, the result - in any miniscule way possible. And all we can really do on that front is back anyone on that field with a Liverbird on their chest, for the entire duration of the game. Not just when it's going well, or if you can be bothered - all of it. Make your voices heard - in the right way. And that's most certainly not to scream and bawl at our own players, which is going to achieve nothing other than potentially affecting their performance in a negative manner (and vice versa for the opposition). I was upset with the teams performance overall last night, but I didn't air that frustration during the match itself. That's for after. In the pub, or the car on the way back. Not at the game. That's where you support, unconditionally. Un-con-ditionally.
The whole mentality of; "i've paid my money so I can do what I like" is entirely alien to me, and really very sad indeed. And yet it seems to be becoming commonplace. Far too many people really have lost sight of the definition of the word 'supporter'. They claim to be one, but in reality they genuinely don't know the meaning of the word.
