Are football fans booing their team more?

"With Tottenham having won just two of their past 17 league matches, Frank himself acknowledged he understood the frustration of fans in one of his final interviews. "I understand the frustration, I also understand the easiest thing is to point at me." Frank is not alone. Arne Slot and his players have had similar treatment at times this season, albeit from a much smaller number of the Liverpool faithful."

""It's always been there. Fans obviously have their opinions and sometimes they're with you and sometimes they're against you," he said. "It's probably just picked up a little bit more now with more TV cameras, with social media and with phones filming from the stands. "Obviously if a player or a player's family is getting abused at stadiums then it can become more of an issue, but generally I think booing is fine.""

Booing at football remains a common and accepted part of the matchday experience, familiar to players and officials. Recent seasons have produced high-profile examples of home supporters booing their own managers and teams, including incidents involving Tottenham, Liverpool and Everton. Managers and players acknowledge fan frustration and accept boos as part of the sport, while noting that increased TV coverage, social media and mobile phone footage have made those moments more visible. Concerns arise when boos escalate into abuse directed at players or their families, which many view as crossing a line beyond acceptable fan behaviour.

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