Are Sports Fans Too Demanding?

by SodaHead Sports Posted 2012/04/24 19:00:00

Related Topics: Sports, Sports Fans, Soccer, Genoa, Fanatics, Siena, Games, Fireworks, Game, Crazy, Manager, Folk, Happy, Jerseys

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When it comes to sports, can fans be too demanding? It's an interesting question. We, as sports fans, want the best for our respective favorite teams and athletes. Or do we just want the best for ourselves? Not all sports fans are super demanding, but a recent story regarding the Genoa soccer team in Europe reminds us some people are too fanatical for their own good.

During Genoa's game with Siena, fans were not happy with their team and soon became violent. They threw things at the soccer field, including fireworks. So what did the team do after fans protested their on-field efforts and style of play? If you guessed they kicked the fans out or had them arrested, you are mistaken. Instead, Genoa gave the fans their jerseys. They actually negotiated with these crazy folks! Since the incident, the fans have been banned and the club itself will not play any more home games the rest of its season. They've even sacked manager Alberto Malesani. Do you think sports fans can be too demanding?

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BigFig#9 2012/04/26 04:39:45

Yes

In general yes - but there are many who just want to see a teams best effort consistently and if they don't win, well then there's always next year.

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Gunner 2012/04/25 19:20:22

Yes

Unfortunately & sadly the answer is yes.... Many just forgot what sports mean

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rockyjr5 2012/04/25 19:05:27

No

Not all sports fans are like that.

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Billyk75 2012/04/25 18:46:49

Yes

For the money they pay can you blame them?

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Osk The Great Guru 2012/04/25 17:56:24

Yes

And greedy too

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jacktown kid 2012/04/25 15:02:56

Yes

They have gone overboard

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Bazy Baa 2012/04/25 14:26:46

Yes

They are expecting more

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CAPISCE 2012/04/25 13:16:36

No

Not only demanding but pathetic. I love sports and played in College,that said If I see another grown man wearing a Football Jersey or another person pathetically begging for an autograph on a Baseball I'm going to puke.

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Anariashki 2012/04/25 12:00:46

Yes

Sometimes the customer is a psycho, and is therefore not always right. Sports are an area where this seems to be the case.

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cageaikenz 2012/04/25 09:34:59

Yes

Talk about blackburn soccer team fans in europe ......... Very crazy people

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Rick 2012/04/25 08:11:48 (edited)

Yes

+1
Kentucky Basketball fans do not tolerate losing.

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Met 2012/04/25 06:02:57

No

All we want is absolute perfection.

Go braves.

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2012/04/25 04:24:30

No

The more they love their team,the more something crazy will be happen,for celebration or despression.

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fcombs 2012/04/25 03:44:54

No

I'm going with a No on this one because sports fans invest a lot of money in tickets, a lot of time and energy in their passion (the sport), and they are extremeloy loyal to their favorite teams. Athletes get paid a fortune to bring in the wins and make the people who make them rich happy. Considering what they are paid, it is not too much to ask that they bring 100% to the game, and it's ok for the fans to demand it when they have so much invested. in it.

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JohnT 2012/04/25 03:35:57

Yes

It depends on the sport, and the age group. Europe is well known for acting like total asses with deaths because of soccer craze. I find it stupid, never got that worked up over any childs game played with adults. I think Fans get ripped off for the prices. I don't go to any of them anymore, I could buy real estate for what they want for parking. The ticket even a nose bleed section is not worth it, and I could eat in very nice restaurant for what it costs for flat beer and a couple of hot dogs. The fans are not demanding enough. They should boycott for decent prices

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Shadow_Wolf 2012/04/25 03:01:35

No

What?

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KendraTaylor 2012/04/25 01:34:02 (edited)

Yes

+1
I'm one of those sport fans sadly... :/ During the olympics (winter, if you want to go into specifics), I kicked my roomate out of the apartment because he wasn't rooting for the US of A. Sad, I know....but something happens to me every 4 years when the olympics comes....I become...something else..

Furthermore, there's this girl in a program and she thought that softball consisted of male members, and I wanted to slap her. :/

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The Logical Canadian 2012/04/25 00:53:10

No

They are just too much "into the game"

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kitkat42 2012/04/25 00:19:18

Yes

Yes, demanding and very fickle. And sometimes very stupid.

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Arse-Whole 2012/04/24 23:33:51

No

They asked this question not too long ago right here on sodahead with a different incident. Sports fans aren't too demanding. Italians are just retarded.

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cageaikenz to Arse-Whole 2012/04/25 09:37:06

Why do you say so ?I like italians

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Arse-Whole to cageaikenz 2012/04/25 16:56:19

It was, more or less, sarcasm. I have no problem with Italians. But all the little Mediterranean countries that obsess over soccer need to find something a little more worth their while to fight over. Like how much hair gel is too much.

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Hales 2012/04/24 23:10:22

Yes

Too bad they're too die-hard to get it to their head that IT'S JUST A GAME. X_X

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tobe 2012/04/24 22:37:25

Yes

Moreso that that alot of them are irritating. Ive got some in my family and a non sports fan wouldnt want to be anywhere near them when their watching a game. People make way too big a deal of it nowdays. I always loved baseball growing up and basketball but Ive gotta say to me football fans are the worst.

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Feria~THEZombieSlayingB!tch... 2012/04/24 21:44:32

Yes

+2
Every type of fan can be too demanding, not just sports.

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Sterling 2012/04/24 21:32:53 (edited)

No

+1
There was a time where if athletes didn't perform well they were sacrificed. You haven't seen nothing yet... ;)

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TasselLady 2012/04/24 21:25:10

Yes

Yes, because sports are their whole life. They're as bad as these women whose soap operas dominate THEIR lives too. Everything in their life hinges on a television show and fictional characters. It's a very sad thing.

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chrystal97 2012/04/24 21:14:44

Yes

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Chris - The Rowdy One! #187 2012/04/24 21:09:14

Yes

Oh yes.....and ignorant to the very sport they claim to love. Most times, I am embarrassed to be a football (real football, not soccer) fan.

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KendraT... to Chris -... 2012/04/25 02:00:23

+1
I study abroad in France currently and you have never seen french people during an important soccer match (i refuse to call it football too). :/ It's the darndest thing

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cageaikenz to KendraT... 2012/04/25 09:45:27

I think soccer is the real football

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KendraT... to cageaikenz 2012/04/25 23:25:13

I think it's just based off the culture. Since you guys call soccer football, for us to call it anything but football sounds strange. It's amazing how we form our loyalties.

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Kigan 2012/04/24 20:40:20

Yes

Of course, ticket prices being what they are, I can see why.

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spike66 2012/04/24 20:35:27

Yes

for one thing, nobody is holding a gun to these fans heads to make them go to a game....it is their choice to go, nobody is forcing them....and who do they think pays for all the damage done to these stadiums...the owners just jack up the ticket prices all that much more. Maybe if these europeons...(deliberate spelling), didn't act like hooligans and ignorant retards, prices might be more reasonable. Actually, i know what the problem is...soccer is so damn boring, they riot to entertain themselves. Jeez if i had to watch that crap for that long, i'd be pissed too...low scoring, grown men flopping around faking injuries...where is the appeal?

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cageaikenz to spike66 2012/04/25 09:48:02

What is with you guyz and your hatred for soccer ?

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mwf122090 2012/04/24 20:10:44

Yes

Most of the time they are, but in most cases they deserve to be thanks to the fact that sports teams have high ticket prices and then charge an arm and a leg just for a drink.

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smitty 2012/04/24 19:17:28

Yes

Still when you drop 100 bucks for one ticket then shell out another 10 bucks per beer. Have to deal with parking on top of it. Then you get treated to a bunch of 40 million dollar crybabies get trounced. I can see where people would get pissed.

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cents-less 2012/04/24 19:17:04

No

The owners/players/teams want our support (MONEY). We don't want to support losers.

Fans who get violent over a game are just idiots. Don't know what your demanding when you riot because your team won/loss, but what you should get is a slap in the head.

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wolf sloan 2012/04/24 14:48:29

No

+1
In a sport like soccer, there has to be something to break up the monotony.

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