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What’s the best way to stop your own fans booing you? When you’re Blackburn Rovers it might be difficult, but a good starting point would probably be not having a go at your own fans.

It’s not rocket science – but someone should probably tell David Dunn.

“The booing and the jeering doesn’t help anyone. From a players’ point of view, we see the hard work the manager and the staff do so it is disappointing to see the reaction. I am hoping it is just a minority. I heard the guys that are leading the protest on the radio and it is poor. To be leading protests is poor.
I had a reality check on Saturday when I looked at City and one of the players on their bench cost more than our owners paid for our club. Put it like that and maybe we need to get real.”

Right, just a couple of points though David…

– Flip your ‘from the players point-of-view’ comment on its head, and look at it from the supporters’ perspective. They see all the hard-work that goes into being able to afford a Premier League ticket, and look what you’ve produced on the field. Maybe once upon a time you could expect unconditional support, but the commercialism that has swallowed the game – and afforded the players the lifestyles that they enjoy – means that football is now entertainment, and fans have a right to voice their discontent.

– With regards the protests, the owners of Blackburn Rovers are perceived to have lied to the fans over budgets, objectives, and the long-term future of the club. If you’re a fan, why should you tolerate that. If my club is being fumbled with for an unclear purpose, I’m not going to be applauding as I watch it happen.

– The ‘disparity in wealth’ comment? No I’m sorry, there are an awful lot of Premier League clubs that are paupers in comparison to Manchester City, but they aren’t turning in the kind of limp dross that Dunn and friends have been. Invalid.

What is it with footballers becoming so sensitive? You’re playing badly, the fans are going to boo you – deal with it, or find another profession.