Boo or not?
Despite Three Lions and a Robin trying to promote the positive aspects of fandom it has to be accepted that every decade or so around comes a player who is the anti Christ and just has to get the rotten fruit treatment.
Gary Emmanuel 1985 - 1985
3 appearances, no goals, lots of booing and more a than a few threats of violence.
Welsh! Ex Gas! Also Played for Swindon and Swansea! One would have been a problem, two you are in trouble but putting the three together in the less than tolerant eighties an invalid would have fared better v the Lions. To make matters worse City started the season with a string of defeats, were bottom of the table, had lost both times Gary played and then came Bournemouth away. The game was attended by a mob of City hooligans using the day as a training exercise for Milwall a few weeks later. City were 4-0 down in ten minutes. Somebody had to be blamed and it could only be Emmanuel! Poor Gary received such a hounding from the baying mob he ended up being too scared to even take a throw in on one side of the ground in case he was dragged into the stand. Gary Emmanuel never played for City again.
Verdict - Bit harsh but With those crimes on his CV he never stood a chance anyway.
Scott "Gloria" McGarvey 1988 - 98
Lots of boos and aspersions about his sexuality.
Not actually a bad player at all but the real problem was his hair! When fans are brought up on Gerry Gow attempting to sever limbs any modicum of fairyness will get soon come to the fore. Now Scott had been an Manchester Utd and didn't that hairstyle know it. Thing was he had come from Grimsby and having that thing on his head screamed Charlie Big Potatoes and this don't go down well in BS3 with the Wuzels. So "I AM SEXY" Scott was quickly christened Gloria due to his gravity defying bouffant and inventing the word metro sexual years before anybody else thought of it. Now Scott didn't just run he preened and gave the impression he was going to ask the ref for a mirror at any second. At Ashton Gate for a year and probably spent six months lacquering his head.
Verdict - Went onto better things at Oldham but just for the hair the booing was merited.
Andy May 1990 - 92
Lots of boos, international signs of the self pleasurer and full page in a fanzine screaming ANDY MAY CAN YOU AT LEAST LOOK LIKE YOU ARE TRYING!
Half decent player who also played 150 games for Manchester City, over a 100 for Huddersfield Town and also the England U21's so here there was undoubtedly a talented player. Andy did ok to start with but when you have the irrepressible Gary Shelton in the same team ok looks mediocre. At 6.3 Mr May did not really impose himself on the game and often went missing in games. All the while Shelton who was into his thirties gave the impression he still thought he might play for England if sheer effort got you in. By the time City swapped May for a wheelie bin his name on the team sheet was as welcome as the poll tax.
Verdict - If you impersonate a Turtle that what happens.
Tony Dinning 2004 - 2005
Lots of boos and general bemusement.
Many people will not have twelve jobs in their lifetime so to have twelve clubs in fourteen years could be an indication of a lack of application at times on Tones part in his chosen career. Initially coming on loan Tony Dinning immediately impressed and deservedly earnt himself a contract at the Gate. Sadly it felt like he only played five good games, five decidedly average and then five fucking awful in that order till his last appearance in a 5-0 thrashing at luton. Here he shuffled around a small area in the centre of the pitch looking bored and ignoring the manager for twenty odd minutes till he was substituted and was thankfully never seen again.
Verdict - If only we started before he arrived.
Lee Johnson 2006 - 2008/09????
Lots of boos, groans, jeers, hot air, handbags being waved and millions of posts on internet forums by whatever they think they are.
A section of City's less than enlightened support have probably learnt a new word which implies Lee Johnson only gets in the team because of his Bouncy Father. The problem here is he is not the worst player in the squad as a certain speedy Winger seems to be trying his best to earn that title. Any fan who went to Charlton would have witnessed why he is in the team, one word, superb. Lee Johnson also is not underperforming in the manner of say … well take your pick. Lee is highly Professional. Lee Johnson does not have a previous ex England number ten ex Boston Manager in the Three Lions before he went away with the Fairies[think about it] casting doubt over his desire to be a Professional football player [Got it yet?]!
So fellow Wurzels that leaves Dad. The conclusion has to be that a section of holier than thou passionate fans believe [ho, ho, ho!] they know more about the game than the manager and are seeking to undermine his achievements by attempting to humiliate his Son.
Verdict - Fans "Support" the team! You only turn on a player if he is completely fucking useless, does not bothering trying or is a twat. Lee Johnson DOES NOT meet any of those criteria. The belittling of one of our players simply because his father is the manager really does make you wonder which hand these fans hold the Razzle in.
