Lampard booing "has to stop"

[jacobb]

must admit it was horrible being there with the fans singing "i'm England till i die"

and "are you scotland in disguise"

kept my trap shut and didn't sing anything

[andyinswinton]

I don't know why England had to bring him on anyway.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

I don't know why England had to bring him on anyway.

To lose some weight

[RedJedi]

This is why i hate the whole Ingerland thing and struggle to be interested in them. Too many players have had it over the years including a few of ours.

I do take satisfaction in them getting beat just so i can laff at the ****s in the crowd.

For me its a southern thing, always has been always will be.

[cobain]

Seriously though, England has a lot of ***** who go to their matches.
Remember Barnes's disgraceful treatment at the hands of those tossers.
I won't shed any tears for Lampturd but some of our fans deserve to have their throats ripped out

100% right.

[GordonGecko]

Cracking headed own goal though

[Parm]

He probably thinks why he gets it:

He hasn't scored a proper goal in **** knows how long (I know Rooney didn't till today but Rooney has been dogged with injury whilst being with England and you can see him trying unlike fatso)

He has ****ed up the midfield- everyone was used to seeing Gerrard being the main man and when he pops up, he cocked the system- he is so rigid, can only play in one position, takes a gazillion toepokes and never scores (wasn't there a stat saying that he took the most shots and never scored)

He acts like he cares for his country and says god-awful ****e like he would play if he was asked to take an injection, total swipe at Gerrard.

fair comment.

[Shaggy]

Former England winger John Barnes has criticised the supporters who booed Frank Lampard at Wembley on Saturday.

Chelsea midfielder Lampard, 29, came off the bench during England's 3-0 Euro 2008 qualifying win over Estonia and was targeted by some England fans.

Barnes, who was booed during his career with the national side, told BBC Radio 5live's Sportsweek: "It is just wrong.

"This is not a healthy situation either for Frank or for the team. It doesn't help him or the other players."

Barnes was subjected to plenty of criticism during his England career, which spanned 12 years and won him 79 caps.

He believes the boos directed at Lampard will have a negative effect on some of the other England players as well as the former West Ham star.

Barnes added: "Frank is an England player and we all want England to do well, the problem is this sort of thing does transmit to the rest of the side.

"As much as the other players will be happy they are not the ones being booed, it is not a positive situation for any of them.

"Having been someone who has been through that situation where you have been singled out by England fans, it's not a good situation to be in."

Saturday's game was the first time for four years that a fully-fit Lampard has not been picked for the England starting XI in a competitive international.

But Barnes believes he still has an important part to play for England and could line-up alongside his replacement, Gareth Barry, in the future.

"Barry has probably been England's most consistent player for the last three games and he deserves to play against Russia," said Barnes.

"But long-term, you cannot write off any combination, including Lampard playing with Steven Gerrard and all three of them playing together."

Lampard's Chelsea team-mate Joe Cole has also slammed the supporters who booed Lampard when he came on in the 70th minute.

Cole said: "Frank has been one of England's most consistent players over the years and he has never let England down.

"It is not nice to hear that, it is not nice to hear one of your mates getting that.

"He is a top player, for me he is one of the top players in the world and for me, he doesn't deserve it.

"The only thing I would say he is one of the best players I've played with. Not so long ago he was England's Player of the Year, and rightly so."

[Morph]

it's only lampard, does anyone really care, I couldn't care less if he never kicked a ball for england again, not that i care much about england in the first place anyway

[Red_Polo]

I laughed hard at this because it was Lampard. But ultimately it's just another example of England fans being ****houses.

[Parm]

I laughed hard at this because it was Lampard. But ultimately it's just another example of England fans being ****houses.

and people wonder why we're not fussed about England!

[bigfooty]

At least the fans booing him were actually in their seats, rather than in the corporate VIP boxes like the people who allegedly sit behind the dugouts at the new Wembley.

[kemm1]

Who gives a **** it's ****ing Lampard.................... boo the self-indulgent *******

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Said the same in the match thread. In this instance it's funny, cos it's Lampard, but England 'supporters' really are a set of ****-houses. Small time ****s.

Can't think of another set of fans anywhere who would boo one of their own players.

Now I dislike Lampard, but what has he done to deserve that? He scored in his last appearance V Germany.

Quite frankly they are a disgrace.

Reckon they are the same bunch who used to wave £20 notes at northerners during Thatcherism.

Little Englander bandwagon scum. Hope they choke on their ****ing Sun hats.

[Joe King]

Some of the 'Engerland' fans decided to leave at half time. Good on em. Shows their patriotic colours.