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Albion keeper ignoring boo-boys
Friday 4th April 2008, 3:02PM BST.
Goalkeeper Dean Kiely today told the Albion boo-boys he will not be fazed by abuse from the stands.
The veteran shot-stopper was booed by sections of the crowd at The Hawthorns during last Saturday’s 4-3 home win against Colchester.
But he has hit back, claiming he pays not attention to jeers from behind his goal but urging fans to lay off for the sake of the team.
“The ‘stick’ is water off a duck’s back,” said Kiely, who was booed following a poor punch that led to the goal that put the Us 2-0 up.
“To play nearly 740 games in somebody’s first team, I’ve worked hard from Monday to Friday and listened to what the manager wants me to do and how he wants me to play and distribute the ball. I do that to the letter of his law.
“So, since January, when the pitches got poor, the manager has been saying he doesn’t want us playing it out of the back, playing pretty football.
“If he wants me to kick 70 yards to hit an area then I will do that.
“With the greatest respect if the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker behind me is telling me what to do, I’m not listening to them rather than listening to what the manager wants.
“The feedback I get from the manager is positive and he’s happy with what I’m doing..
“People can come and pay money to say exactly what you want – it doesn’t matter.
“I’ve had a 20-year career and over that period my mum, my misssus, my kids have all been in for criticism.
“They’re this, they’re that, or the other. Do I pay any attention to it? No, not really.
“Is it helpful to the team? No. Is it helpful for the manager? No. Is it helpful for our cause and what we want to do? No.
“But I respect those who shout what they want when they’ve paid their money.
“Does it change what I do or do I go to bed worrying about it? Not in the slightest.
“I pay no intention to it.”
And Kiely jokes: “If I get a 50p on the back of the head it goes down my sock.”
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whats that the `super loyal` tesco tinpot fans booing there team!!! surely not
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Over the last couple of months, does anyone sense a tad of arrogance coming off this guy?
(Certain Gesture’s & comments)
I will always back Kiely whilst he is in goal for us, and I would never boo him, but some of mistakes that have crept in this season and his performances do ask alot of questions, but as he says above he is only answerable to his Manager.
To all Baggie fans, Kiely will be in goal for the rest of the season unless injuries, BACK HIM BACK THE TEAM. We all want the same.
IMO Kiely won’t be in goal for WBA next season.
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Please stop making it into more than it was deno. A small minority got on you back thats all it happens. Not sure where you got the 50p jibe form i don’t think things were thrown at you.
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well said Deanno.
All clubs have a mindless element – (some have more than others), but the VAST majority of fans are positive in their support for deanno, the team and the manager.
Unfortunately some people are a bit thick and think that booing a player either makes them look clever or has a positive effect on the peformance.
Thankfully it has only been a small, a VERY small minority who have booed Deanno – and I’m sure he knows he has the support of 98% of the crowd.
Finally, thanks to the paper for yet another positive story to send us on our way to glory – at least it will keep our neighbours busy for an hour or two (cue michael, LCW ect….)
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and you call wolves fans booboys? awful stadium, poor attendances, awful club, bubble has birst you’ve had your fun for one season enjoy the last day of it, because by 3pm tomorrow it will all be over!!!
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wow, he dosnt really seem to respect your fans, he must of been chatting to carl hoefkens about the area and the club or maybe gera about how he wants to leave poor robbo though trys to join in but fails the medical ;-( your own fans throwing coins at him thats not very good little tscobags is it? tell you what come to molineux make a day of it and see a proper stadium with a crowd sound good?
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Good on you deano.If you support the baggie boys you should support every player, we are all in this together so lets stick by whoever wears the shirt.
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Just like General Custer..I think this maybe Kylie`s last stand.
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last stand exactly thats all he does stand,he should command his box,but i wont boo him,wba have always had good keepers so he has a lot to live up to apart from zooobaboola another robson masterpiece…sooo exxcited
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Too slow too static theres more life in a tramps vest.
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rantings of a sadpal… shut up and get on with it man.
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keep ya booing till tomorrow when ya see ya tesco carrier bags flop once again . never mind theres always the league ????? is there ????? i dont think so .you brimmy flops . play up pompey . pompey play up
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Has anyone heard anything about the Pompy team for tomorrow ?
Last I heard they were sweating on a couple of late fitness tests…
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Good luck tomorrow!
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lol @ the wolves “fans”.
what’s your team doing tomorrow?
bet you’ll all be be glued to the tv watching the baggies play football.
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Laughingwolf needs to look at the wolverhampton area and stop being jealous of a better team
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All you dingles have got some cheek, going on at us on our players backs, how about yours, not so long ago, fans were mouthin off 4 McCarthy 2 be sacked and slagging off your players. Oh and ”laughing wolf” learn how to spell ”burst” typical dingles!
Come on you baggies, lets prove everyone wrong! Promotion and the FA cup, lets see who’s laughing then
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Dingles have you heard your own fans on to your team and the manager,people in glass houses comes to mind.
Come on you Baggies.
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5 and 12… We may fail tomorrow but we will be able to get over it on the other hand you will both always be petty little Pratt’s
Kindest of regards
Baggie Boy
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Please don’t boo Kiely when he let’s in a bagful tomorrow.Remember,it’s a team game.Boo the lot of ‘em.
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Yo Laughing wolf
Learn to spell mate, just so we can understand you.
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15.Yes we will be watching you loose and for you tesco bags to boo your gollie how pathetic can you lot be.
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22 – are we still able to say gollie ? I thought the PC brigade banned it years ago…
oh you mean GOALIE !!
For a minute I thought Kollie was our Gollie – then I realised you are just a bit thick.
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would any one like a wembley programme and some gold letraset so you can change the names and play pretend???
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maybe a bit difficult to ignore them, what with both pompey and baggies fans booing you.
COME ON POMPEY MAKE US PROUD!!!!!
CRYING OUR EYES OUT THE MOWBRAY WAY..LIKE BABIES OF COURSE..OH YES.
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Laughing Wolf, the coin remark was a metaphor, 50p didn’t actually hit him on the head fall down his sock. Never mind…….
I’d never boo any Albion player during the game and disagree with those that do but got to agree with TonyWBA. If he’s not happy he should get his head down and work. Turning around and swearing at the crowd whenever he hears a groan isn’t the way a professional should behave.
Also, is it me or are there a lot of Dean Kiely articles about Dean Kiely this week? I’d rather be hearing Dean Kiely articles about West Bromwich Albion on the eve of one of the most exciting games in the club’s history, and positive ones at that.
That said, lets get behind them and not fall into the trap our neighbours do of booing at every opportunity.
Even if we lose, I doubt anybody is going equipped with a ‘You’ve let us down….again’ banner!!
COME ON YOU BAGGIES!!
P.S. Jealous Wolves fans, get a life, you’d do anything to be there tomorrow!!
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Wolves fans….do you realize how silly you all sound?The fact that we have reached the semis and you havent shows that we have been more successful than you in the cup.Even if we do lose tomorrow we made it to wembley and we will go down in history as making the semis AGAIN. Do you point to the fact that we actually have the most successful FA record out of the four teams left?
WE have idiotic fans as well as you lot do(well i think it is plain that most of your idiotic fans post on this board) but the majority arent like that. The fact is that we have scored more goals than anyone in the division and we are letting them in, most of which have been caused by our goalkeeper not being as good as the rest of the players.We have a high standard you see.
Hope you enjoy watching the game tomorrow.If we lose at least we will be able to empathize with you lot more.Heres hoping you make the top 6.
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25 – COME ON POMPEY MAKE US PROUD – ?
you make 22 look like a college professor. How come its never the wolves that make you proud ?
How sad are you when the only cheer you got last season was watching Derby county ?
Yes Pompy may beat us – but you will still be a sad little man sitting in his house watching other peoples teams on at wembley on the telly.
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Guys (Albion Fans) Give him a break he is trying his best don’t blame him blame the defence they are utter rubbish!
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Remember Ronnie Allan who wrote a book (Its Goals That Count), Yes we have scored a few this year so good luck on Saturday.
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The Wolves fans who have posted on here criticising boo-boys appear to have conveniently forgotten:
Booing Mick Mccarthy;
Booing Stephen Elliott;
Booing Andy Keogh;
Spitting at Jack Hayward;
Being voted ‘Biggest whingers’in a recent national survey on football supporters;
Unravelling ‘You’ve let us down again’ banners;
AND consistently failing to achieve promotion despite spending millions in the mid-late 90′s, partly due to the unreasonable expectations their fickle supporters put on them during home games.
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28. There we go. Didn’t think it would take long. Got quite a temper haven’t you happy_boggie.
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wolves you ever been to wembley no you ever goin to see wembley def not and whys that cause while weme a round youve got no chance who put the ball in the dingles net super kevin philips
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wheres your kightly gone cant wait for the 15th april see the wolves fans crying never ming i guess ume use to it
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portsmouth 1 baggies 2 dont forget to cheer us on u smelly dingles
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31. You have conveniently forgotten:
Booing Tony Mowbray
Booing Dean Kiely
Dean Kiely booing you
Booing Jeremy Peace
Gera, Robinson, McShane et al wanting out
Your fans are no angels and you’ve hardly established yourselves in the premiership either pal.
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JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS U WOLVES R TWO FACED HYPOCRIPTS ONE MINUTE BOOING MCCARTHY THEN ITS SUPER MICK WHAT A LOAD OF LOSERS YOU ARE LIKE I SEZ B4 WEMBLEY WEMBLEY ITS A NICE POSH GROUND THAT THE CUSTARDS WILL NEVER SEE WEMBLEY WEMBLEY COME ON BAGGIE BOYS LETS GET BEHIND THE TEAM AND LETS SEE THE DINGLES CRY CUS IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO THEM BOING BOING
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36- You’re right, we’re no angels, every club has their morons, it just seems that Wolves have more than most.
For the record, Tony Mowbray has never been booed, and the players you mention wanting out did so for financial reasons and the opportunity to play in the Premiership, as would any footballer in any team, as will Kightly next year, and quite possibly half of our team if we don’t go up.
My post was aimed at those idiots who used this article to criticise our fans for getting on players’ backs.
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dont worry deano you wont get 50p bounced off your head,the tesco bags havent got 50p to rub together.wolves till we die
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Oh you dirty Boo-ers…
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Unfortunately this has turned into one of those tit for tat articles. There’s a distinct lack of entries from the moderate wing at the Molineaux, those who don’t veer between Muppet Mick/Merlin Mick (ie Malvern, 2468 etc.)
Baggies fans.
Let’s look at this objectively. Has Deano really come out on the eve of the game slagging off his own fans or is it an E & S reporter asking him a question which he’s answered and it has then been blown up into a major story? I know what I think.
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I know he looks like gollem but bit harsh to boo him…
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hapy baggie harrys rung me up and said hes on about playing the reserves because they said they want to put 6 pastyou instead of 10.
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why are wolves fans more interested in albion than there own club ?
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H B (23)
Don’t have a go at mac. Take a look at the “baggie fan” posts. (33 & 34)
This guy must only be 3 years old.
Anyway, now that’s out of the way I sincerely hope it’s a good match tomorrow and may the best team win.
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f,a,o warren {albion}
you quote “P.S. Jealous Wolves fans, get a life, you’d do anything to be there tomorrow!!”
tut tut tut you fool we could be there tomorrow because up untill today {am} for defo you,d still got tickets left for anyone to buy . wouldnt waste my money $£$£ c,mon you pompeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy who will ya blame Tony Mowbray Dean Kiely Jeremy Peace cant wait to hear ya excuses tomorrow night when ya all crying in ya beers
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boo-boys are a negative bread, they care but dont think, fans get frustrated, its in the blood, the build up to the game, then the disappointment of being a West Midlands football fan
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Happy baggie, 25 makes 22 sound like a college professer ? I think 33,34,35 baggies fan has just crawled from under a rock just off the A41.
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Looks like the wolves are going up again this season like last season and the season before and the season before,what a joke.Come on you baggie boys.
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they don’t boo at the poorthorns do they.
obviously they do.
what happened to you lot saying we never boo our players even if they are playing badly.
all you lot have done the past month is slag him off on here.
mind you all he does is moan.
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