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Message: [QUOTE="Renegade, post: 2280709, member: 1928"] It is always interesting reading peoples opinions on leaving games early or booing your own side. I was one of those that left early on Sunday. :) Normally I don't, I can count on one hand the amount of games i've left early since first becoming a season ticket holder in 2006. But I had a futsal game to play which was 10mins after the end of the broncos game, the extra 8mins I got from leaving earlier really helped. :D I can understand people saying its plastic fan mentality, sing when you're winning and leave (early) with your tail between your legs if you're losing and I agree with it to some extent. In any case however, there's no real difference between the plastic fan and the diehard fan as both will stop attending if things don't go their way. Both fans are forms of income to the club, they don't care if you stay 4hours after the game or leave after 5mins, they got your money. As far as booing your own team, I know many people will not agree with me but I am all for it. I have not boo'ed Brisbane yet (I would've if I was in Canberra last year), but I would not hesitate to if I did not feel they were performing or trying their best. This is the way I approach it: Brisbane are a product. You pay money for this product. If you don't like the product, you can either: A) No longer purchase the product B) Exercise your right as a paying customer to voice their displeasure at the current state of the product C) Do nothing and continue to give money to a product you are not satisfied with in the hope they'll turn it all around. Now if you look at that rationally, C seems like a pretty dumb idea, doesn't it? A is also a pretty extreme method, but that may be a collective issue and not just one that has been unearthed abruptly. B is the sensible, honest approach that has been used by myself and pretty much every single person on these forums, about one product or another in their lifetime. It is not being disloyal. It is not being a glory hunter. It is not being a fairweather/plastic fan. It is about reminding them who pays their wages and who they're playing for. If a sharp kick up the arse from your boss isn't enough to get you working harder then you shouldn't be taking his money, and you should go elsewhere. [/QUOTE]

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