www.hullfc.com/NewsArticle.aspx? ... m=facebook His thoughts regarding the reaction on Sunday at Huddersfield.

www.hullfc.com/NewsArticle.aspx? ... m=facebook His thoughts regarding the reaction on Sunday at Huddersfield.

Spot on from O'meley...Damn right disrespectful for all the effort from players and supporters alike.

It's as many said on here:

“I acknowledge that perhaps my reaction was a little strong at the time towards the small group of people who were promoting the banner, but I think it highlighted my frustrations following the defeat and plenty of effort from the team"

I love O'Meley, he is a fantastic player, however personally I disagree that it is disrespectful for fans to display an Agar Out banner tbh, I can understand it maybe frustrating to [usome[/u of the players after playing a game, however I think O'Meley needs to respect the fact that paying fans are entitled to express their opinions which may include displaying a banner/poster.

“Some people have spoken about my reaction to a banner that appeared amongst the supporters at that game. Personally, I felt it was inappropriate. All fans deserve an opinion, that is part and parcel of following the team, but I’d ask people not to judge us this early in the season and get behind us.”

Fair enough, but he's entitled to express his opinion about the banner if someone does display one. As he apparently did so without resorting to offensive gestures, I don't understand the fuss

Thanks for that , I just assumed reading Raised Elbow that he had said it was disrespectful...I love him more now

Totally agree, the whole point of displaying/demonstrations etc is to get the issue on the table etc....So on reflection Gav & Co certainly managed that

People are entitled to protest against the coach, and O'Meley is entitled not to like it.

I think the claim that it is 'inappropriate' to do it at a match is ludicrous though, it's by far the most relevant place. Where would people like them to do do it? In the KC car park on a Thursday afternoon?

The fans are entitled to their opinions.

So are the players.

Provided everyone expresses their opinion in a respectful and non-abusive manner what's the problem?

I don't object to fans displaying a banner but I would object to them hurling abuse at the players.

Wonder what the reaction would be if the team came running out with a banner stating " Fans with banners OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!! "..lol

I think we know the reaction

He did, but not in quite the way you might be thinking...

It's been mentioned a few times that a demonstration outside the entrance used by club officials might be worthwhile.

That makes more sense, and I am fine with his opinion. If things do not improve soon god knows how he will react to 1000s chanting Agar Out

Not half as worthwhile as doing it at a match and ten times as hard to organise.

The use of banners is always going to be controversial and I can well understand waving the banner in front of a player after he has just lost a match is hardly a wise move. Banners will be banned from the KC Friday you can bank on that now and you can also bank on the club becoming a whole lot more agrressive in there defence of Rich Agar.

This is going to very bitter in the coming weeks with fans drawn up on both sides and there was never any need for this. This is not fans being hasty or too quick off the mark, this has been building for a couple of years and most fans have had enough. The club are becoming more distant from the fans almost daily and the war of words as started, this will only damage the club. Fans will walk away for one reason or another now and the board will bleat on about dis- loyal fans.

Yep....it is going to get messy, bring it on

I dont see why people had to extend the truth either....he didnt flick v's, just vented anger....i was specifically looking at the players reactions at the...ahem...fans...with the banner when we went to Huddersfield.

Great work o'meley for at least showing you give a damn and for saying sorry to the sensative ones......

Yes at least we know that he (and hopefully most of the others) do actually care.

I would rather see the sort of reaction O'Meley gave than have the players shrug their shoulders and troop off to the dessing room thinking about nothing more than their wages and their next beer.

its obviously got through to the players at least then

At the end of the day the Banner has done the job that I presume was intended to do and that was to bring to the clubs attention that fans whether large or small in number are unhappy at the current situation. Whether it makes any difference to the end result of Agar being relieved of his duties only time will tell. I can not honestly remember a time when feelings were running so high and fans actually protesting to have the coach removed, even under Peter Walsh in the days of Lloyd & Co.

If the board try to shut the fans up/brush them off I think it would be a huge error in judgement and will only escalate an already messy situation.

and what about the players disrespecting the fans who paid to go to cardiff and were rewarded them with a 15 min performance of rugby and 65 mins of dross

I think O'Meleys comments are devisive and will do him no favours in regard to his relationship with the fans. His on-field actions were "spur of the moment", but this blog is purposefully constructed to try and belittle those that had the courage to stand up and say what they thought on sunday. You can take it from me Mr O'Meley that there were more than five or six people in that stand who want Agar gone ASAP.

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