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In the late hours of May 29th, following New York City FC's bizarrely heartbreaking stoppage-time letdown against Orlando City, Blues scion Jack Harrison tweeted a thing.
Why is Frank Lampard being booed every time he comes on??? He works harder than anyone off the pitch have some respect #WeAreOne
— Jack Harrison (@Harrison_Jack11) May 30, 2016
I have two responses to this:
- Harrison is right to defend his guy, someone he looked up to growing up in England.
- Welcome to New York!
@hudsonriverblue @Harrison_Jack11 you guys wanna start acting like real fans then don't boo your own players, disrespectful to a legend
— Tom Andreu (@Thomas_Andreu) May 30, 2016
CWelcome to New York, don't like it? Get the fuck out. https://t.co/4Q0Y5c6Ufh
— Sonnya || Soni (@sonix3nycfc) May 30, 2016
@hudsonriverblue in my mind, booing is the literal opposite of support. Cant be a supporter and be booing. I feel the same across all sports
— perpetual_student (@_ChrisFC) May 30, 2016
@hudsonriverblue No problem w/ booing to make a point (ie 0-7, #LampardGate) but the point has been made... now is time to move on & support
— ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@NYCFClol) May 30, 2016
@NickChavezMLS @mconiaris @NYCFClol @hudsonriverblue Bigger issue is how stadium emptied out vs RBNY. At least booing shows you still care.
— FromTheFactoryFloor (@ftffpodcast) May 30, 2016
@mconiaris @NickChavezMLS @hudsonriverblue no denying the issues w/ Frank going back to last season, but at end of day we are on same side
— Scott McCarthy (@CountMalachi) May 30, 2016
@hudsonriverblue @Thomas_Andreu this is New York. Put up or shut up.
— Brian (@BrianCarlosJr) May 30, 2016
Preparation for Thursday starts now ⚽ ️Btw never meant to offend anyone on Twitter I just want to succeed as one and the fans play a big part We all want the same thing and know that we are working....
I really like this. The kid is 19, and clearly still adjusting to the particular (and seemingly unfair) demands of the New York sports market. He wasn't transgressing in standing up for a guy in Frank Lampard that has a nigh-untouchable list of career accomplishments. If Jack is as bright as the NYCFC organization thinks he is, there's no legitimate reason to worry about any ill will or alienation here (or, if we're keeping with our T-Swift theme, bad blood). I'd expect quite the opposite of bad blood in the long term, in fact.
Now, the next order of business: making sure Jack's self-proclaimed 'favorite restaurant in New York' doesn't stay Chipotle for long. I mean, have you WITNESSED the full-on spicy-fabulous epicurean majesty of the Koreano sandwich at Fuku on 1st Avenue?