McNeil booing

[123EasyasBFC]

Strange to boo a player we got 20m for which helped us find a championship winning team

[daveisaclaret]

If fans are upset about our young players leaving for bigger clubs and more money I've got some bad news for them about ALK's business model.

Proper cringey booing McNeil and don't blame him at all for giving some back.

[Sproggy]

He got booed. He set up a goal. Who cares?

Christmas is coming up. Some of you need to avoid anything that’s on at your local theatre.

[ClaretTony]

It’s totally expected from hopefully a minority /. We got 20 million for him
.. he didn’t ask to be sold .. fans are so thick

Beyond that, I believe he didn’t want to leave.

[Burnley1989]

Let’s be clear there was about 50 brain dead lads booing him (tops) and most were asking why the hell you’d boo him.
he then sets up the goal and turns to goad the Burnley fans as a result (stupid but let’s be honest, he’s hardly the brightest of lads)
That caused the boos to then increase

I couldn’t care less but just wish folk would realise that some players thrive on that, as he showed.

[RVclaret]

Completely brain dead by probably the most clueless football fans in the country

[IanMcL]

Actually he wasn’t. We got him from Man Utd.

At a young age.

[bumba]

Yes, I’ll try. Cocaine….

By our fans, by McNeil or both? I have heard both is true

[Sproggy]

At a young age.

14. Not one of our own.

[Clive 1960]

those who booed Mcneil should hang your heads in shame and keep off the Turf your a disgrace to our club this young man was just starting out with us and when he was sold we got decent money for him.

[GetIntoEm]

Let’s be clear there was about 50 brain dead lads booing him (tops) and most were asking why the hell you’d boo him.
he then sets up the goal and turns to goad the Burnley fans as a result (stupid but let’s be honest, he’s hardly the brightest of lads)
That caused the boos to then increase

I couldn’t care less but just wish folk would realise that some players thrive on that, as he showed.

I'd say more like 50% than 50 people

[helmclaret]

Let’s be clear there was about 50 brain dead lads booing him (tops) and most were asking why the hell you’d boo him.
he then sets up the goal and turns to goad the Burnley fans as a result (stupid but let’s be honest, he’s hardly the brightest of lads)
That caused the boos to then increase

I couldn’t care less but just wish folk would realise that some players thrive on that, as he showed.

Hardly the brightest of lads?

[taio]

Let’s be clear there was about 50 brain dead lads booing him (tops) and most were asking why the hell you’d boo him.
he then sets up the goal and turns to goad the Burnley fans as a result (stupid but let’s be honest, he’s hardly the brightest of lads)
That caused the boos to then increase

I couldn’t care less but just wish folk would realise that some players thrive on that, as he showed.

I can assure you there were significantly more than 50 people booing him for some bizarre reason

[MT03ALG]

Historically, when we boo a player, he either scores or plays well (or both) against us....

[Claret Till I Die]

I asked a lad why he was booing him and he replied cos he left when we went sh!t. He didn't want to know that he didn't want to leave and the money we got for him bought 4 or 5 of the team that romped to 101 points last season. He thought he was in the right when others started booing him. I do wonder sometimes how many brain cells some of our fans have.

[mybloodisclaret]

Was far more than 50. We had just under 3000 there tonight. The number far closer to 1000 booing. That's quite a lot of morons to all be in one place in my view.

[mybloodisclaret]

Yet Tarks gets a great round of applause at the end, strange group some of our fans. Although most of the boo'ers cleared off after the third.

[fidelcastro]

Was far more than 50. We had just under 3000 there tonight. The number far closer to 1000 booing. That's quite a lot of morons to all be in one place in my view.

Yet that's exactly where they were.

[Lowbankclaret]

Was far more than 50. We had just under 3000 there tonight. The number far closer to 1000 booing. That's quite a lot of morons to all be in one place in my view.

Were you there??
I would agree over 50, but no where near 1000.
No one anywhere near me was booing him.

[Enola Gay]

Can someone please explain to me why McNeil is getting grief? (Beyond some our fanbase being thick beyond comprehension?)

Because too many Burnley fans are thicker than a yard of lard.

[Taffy on the wing]

Commentators mentioned it a couple of times.......what did he do?... they wondered.

Pathetic fans!

[Jakubclaret]

Beyond that, I believe he didn’t want to leave.

You believe he didn't want a substantial chunk of a signing on fee & to improve his weekly wage & to play at a higher level I'm sorry that's crazy, in fairness he didn't agitate for a move & did his best whilst here & on that basis didn't deserve to be booed.

[mybloodisclaret]

Were you there??
I would agree over 50, but no where near 1000.
No one anywhere near me was booing him.

Yes I was.

[Casper2]

Declan Rice was booed after picking up a trophy last season for West Ham , but apparently it’s just Burnley fans

[Les Lawrence]

He was booed when he played for us,so hardly surprising he got booed as a Everton player.Maybe we should have clapped his every touch,and booed our players

[ClaretAL]

Beyond that, I believe he didn’t want to leave.

I was told the same by someone quite close to Dwight, but the club needed the revenue. He is also regularly attending matches at the Turf. I am at a loss and ashamed as to why our fans would treat him that way.

[Casper2]

I was told the same by someone quite close to Dwight, but the club needed the revenue. He is also regularly attending matches at the Turf. I am at a loss and ashamed as to why our fans would treat him that way.

Already posted the reason , a lack of effort in his last 12 months, I would think.
Tarkowski didn’t get booed as he always put 100% in .

[jrgbfc]

Probably a bit of a sheep mentality as well, once a few start some people will just follow, particularly with the younger lot.

[lewishamclaret]

Football is all about rapport and affinity. It's completely embarrassing when a young man who has given his all for us, and still obviously has quite a lot of affection for Burnley (attending games etc) is booed. Why would other young players want to come to Burnley? We have some idiot fans, I'm afraid. I found myself cringing when Nathan Collins was also booed when he walked past the away fans at Brentford the other week. I've been watching the Clarets for nearly 50 years and love it, including hostile atmospheres. But when somebody like Dwight is treated like that I wonder why I bother.

[Les Lawrence]

Football is all about rapport and affinity. It's completely embarrassing when a young man who has given his all for us, and still obviously has quite a lot of affection for Burnley (attending games etc) is booed. Why would other young players want to come to Burnley? We have some idiot fans, I'm afraid. I found myself cringing when Nathan Collins was also booed when he walked past the away fans at Brentford the other week. I've been watching the Clarets for nearly 50 years and love it, including hostile atmospheres. But when somebody like Dwight is treated like that I wonder why I bother.

.Was you there when Leighton James returned to the turf with Derby?

[claretonthecoast1882]

Quite a lot of morons present last night, maybe this issue is more clear when away tickets go straight to open sale.

A group of dicks booing him and shouting w***er at him responded with "Tarks is a top lad" when asked why it was just Dwight and not Tarks.

[Nori1958]

I asked a lad why he was booing him and he replied cos he left when we went sh!t. He didn't want to know that he didn't want to leave and the money we got for him bought 4 or 5 of the team that romped to 101 points last season. He thought he was in the right when others started booing him. I do wonder sometimes how many brain cells some of our fans have.

The reason I didn't go last night was that I knew that there would be childish cheers every time muric touched the ball, and I didn't want to be sat near those children, little did I know I would also possibly have been sat near a moron booing McNeil

[Sproggy]

He was booed when he played for us,so hardly surprising he got booed as a Everton player.Maybe we should have clapped his every touch,and booed our players

Sorry Les, not sufficient. You should have been up and down the touch line sprinkling rose petals in front of him.

[Casper2]

Quite a lot of morons present last night, maybe this issue is more clear when away tickets go straight to open sale.

A group of dicks booing him and shouting w***er at him responded with "Tarks is a top lad" when asked why it was just Dwight and not Tarks.

It’s ok for you to call fellow supporters morons and dicks though.

[Clovius Boofus]

It’s ok for you to call fellow supporters morons and dicks though.

I think he has a fair point if some people behave like dicks and morons. Maybe best not to read any more of his posts if it makes you wet your knickers.

[Casper2]

I think he has a fair point if some people behave like dicks and morons. Maybe best not to read any more of his posts if it makes you wet your knickers.

Great irony ,well done

[Clovius Boofus]

Irony? Ask Santa for a dictionary this Christmas. Now get to school, or you'll be in trouble again.

[LDNBFC87]

Tarkowski put in 100% every game , O’Neil didn’t, actions have consequences even in this PC world

Who's O'Neil?

[Stalbansclaret]

Were you there??
I would agree over 50, but no where near 1000.
No one anywhere near me was booing him.

Me neither bar a couple of idiots. For what it’s worth I’d say there was minimal booing (maybe 100 people) until Dwight celebrated the goal then maybe something closer to 500 .

[Clovius Boofus]

Who's O'Neil?

He's also a fine one to bang on about 'PC world' when he gets so upset all the time. Maybe they sold him a dodgy computer?

[Les Lawrence]

Think in home game,he should get booed every touch,get someone to clatter him early on and test his temperament, could see red.Or maybe we could organise players to give him a guard of honour when he comes out.

[daveisaclaret]

Of all the justifications after last night I didn't dream anyone would say booing McNeil could help Burnley win

[Quickenthetempo]

All you could hear on the stream was booing from our fans. No songs at all.

Let's hope those who boo'ed don't get tickets again.

[Les Lawrence]

Yep let's hope those rotters never go to another game,how dare they boo,a opposition player

[Woodleyclaret]

I totally understand booing Dwight
Unlike Tarks who gave 100% every match to help us stay up ,Dwight put on a series of disinterested cba performances that hardly endeared him to Burnley fans
If he applied the effort he is showing now at Everton maybe we would have avoided the drop.

[Les Lawrence]

Probably been drinking,taking coke and eating fizzy sweets,

[Big Vinny K]

A few people booed him.
Some West Ham fans booed Declan Rice.
Tarks came over and clapped the fans at the start of the second half.
Both Tarks and Dwight were brilliant for us. They were probably our 2 most important players over 3 or 4 years in keeping the club in the premier league.
Both would walk into our team but as will always be the case when Burnley have very good players they will end up with bigger clubs than us.
That probably means that anybody who plays and does well for Burnley is going to end up at another team and will be booed by a small minority of our fans.
I suppose it’s a distraction for some of ours fans from how sh-ite we were.

[thomaspaine]

Sounds like 90% of our fans booing
And i bet he gets the same treatment at the turf

No where near 90%…. a vocal minority…..Dwight should have ignored it and been a little bit classier however.

[ClaretInLeeds]

Said it before and I’ll say it again, a large portion of Burnley fans are bellends.

[Emclaret]

Appalling from those who attended. Can't call them fans tonight.
Not long ago, he was 'one of our own'. Disgrace.

Not all those who attended last night were booing. In fact, the majority probably weren't.

I still cannot work out why he was subject to this. If it was because he had a relatively poor last season for us, then he wasn't the only one, as we were relegated.