Clapping Opposition Goalkeeper

[Sir Alan]

After coming across a video of that blurt on ITV/BT getting all excited at Liverpool clapping Iker Casillas last night I wanted to know who did it first us or them?

We all know they like to think they invented most things such as singing on the terraces, Trabs, Adidas, and they’re greatest achievement, going the pub with their mates for a pint.

So who did it first lads.

 

[Seathestars]

Furst

 

[latchnmac]

They were clapping him cos half of them in there are Spanish

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Not a chance they would have clapped him if they were losing, when they beat teams they are everyone's favourite opposing fans. When they are losing, they are the worst bells going.

Remember they went to the Chelsea hotel early hours in the morning, making as much noise as possible to try and keep them up before the game that Gerrard slipped in? Not surprised at all the media got a semi on over that last night, standard kopite behaviour.

 

[blue61]

It used to be customary at most grounds up until the 80's I'd say, before we became a nation of self centered bells who have no respect for anyone but themselves. Personally, I blame Thatcher and Tebbit. In fact, it was not uncommon to applaud a good piece of skill by an opposing player.
Looks to the past with misty eyes.

 

[Seathestars]

They were clapping him cos half of them in there are Spanish

Yep, and they were trying to show that they’re the best fans in der werld.
I suppose clapping the opposition goaly makes up for being wall pushing, slab dropping, ticket robbing racist horrors.

 

[anton66]

They were definitely first at being the biggest bellends on the planet.

 

[Sir Alan]

The bile and hatred in this thread already makes me happy.

 

[MarkK1988]

haha i read that last night, only the reds do it yeah!

 

[Big Neville Southall]

For Evertonians it dates back to the 19th Century. Billy Smith is the Everton historian who uncovered a good few years back around the time he was doing the season by season review of Everton for the 1890s.

 

[Jt5688]

Clapping the opposition keeper is always something one does isn’t it? I’m not even being funny, I genuinely applaud the opposition goalkeeper and thought most fans did at the start of every half they’re in front of me (except for a RS keeper of course).

 

[chrissyjack]

It's always happened . The goalie claps back . Before getting 45 mins of abuse

 

[Boba Fret]

It used to be customary at most grounds up until the 80's I'd say, before we became a nation of self centered bells who have no respect for anyone but themselves. Personally, I blame Thatcher and Tebbit. In fact, it was not uncommon to applaud a good piece of skill by an opposing player.
Looks to the past with misty eyes.

Still happens in Rugby Union

 

[Saint Domingo]

Lads it was a boring 0-0 with the eyes of every other football fan on Real Madrid PSG. There’s nothing FC big stand hate more than being out of the limelight though so cue a whole load of complete nonsense stories like this one from RS media outlets. Last time I checked keepers get applauded every game at the start of the half and legendary players tend to be applauded if they’re retiring.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Also love how the media would have us believe that the high pressing game was invented by Klopp.