Jeepers, I hope the squad aren't as precious as some of the people on here.
I don't think there was some particularly ignorant or badly behaved crowd there- with all those empty seats it wasn't exactly a night for bandwagoners. I get deeply uncomfortable when people start to define who is or is not a supporter.
I think the booing was simply a spontaneous manifestation of the frustration and disappointment of many people who had watched Ireland play with a bizarre lack of urgency at times, with a winger who couldn't be more scared of crosses if he was a direct descendent of Count Dracula (who we kept using although Hunt was available to come on and with Duff playing far better), fundamental mistakes and missed chances. It was a game we all felt we probably needed to win, yet a times the team seemed happy with the draw.
So people gave vent to their feelings- so what? If it's something that is really likely to affect any of the players, they probably aren't cut out for international football anyway.
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