Yah-BOO-sucks: Disquiet on the terraces
Yah-BOO-sucks: Disquiet on the terraces
By Oliver Sparrow, writing from London
Wayne Rooney’s outburst at booing England fans at the end of the 0-0 draw with Algeria prompted a tidal wave of online debate. Lots of England fans felt the striker should be dropped after his post-match antics, but a rather lame apology on his behalf was released by the English FA and that seems to have calmed the situation somewhat. More interesting than Rooney’s actions, though, were the debates that raged on afterward about the rights and wrongs of booing your team. I have cherry-picked a couple of my favourite online comments from the BBC user forums that I think best reflect the opposing views amongst England supporters.
