Rooney backs Kerr’s call
FAI Chief Executive Fran Rooney has reiterated manager Brian Kerr’s desire to stamp out the booing of players who play for a particular club, following last night’s treatment of Georgia and Rangers striker Shota Arveladze.
A minority of the Irish support at Lansdowne Road last night constantly booed the Rangers striker every time he touched the ball and Rooney is adamant that this must be stamped out.
"We will look at how other Associations deal with it, get the players involved and get the media involved. We’ve got to stamp it out," stressed Rooney.
"The Association has already tried things. We have made announcements before which only intensified the booing and last night, Brian Kerr’s programme notes asked for no booing.
"Sometimes supporters boo a player when he makes a bad tackle or because of his attitude and I suppose that’s part of football but to boo players because of the club he is associated with.
"It is certainly the minority of people who boo. I think that sometimes people don’t even realise why they are booing and think it’s because the player maybe made a bad tackle, but it startedvery early last night and was nothing to do with the game."
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