I will admit to being a relatively new Latics fan, however, this is due to the fact that I only moved here 4 years ago from Canada. I decided I wanted to emerse myself in the culture and so I went to my first Latics match – West Brom away in our first season in the PL. (For those who don’t remember, Jimmy Bullard scored a last minute winner after we went down 1-0 in the first half.)

My experience there, and the experience I had with the real Latics supporters who surrounded me made me a fan. From that point on I made it a point to research our history and learn as much as I could about the club as I was light years behind everyone else in their knowledge of the club.

Old fans or new, some will have booed from both groups, and I couldn’t agree more – it is disgraceful! All I know is that when we went down 1-0 at West Brom that day, there were no boos. There was singing, there was cheering, and, whether we had won the game or not, everyone was there to SUPPORT our team. As far as I’m concerned, if you’re capable of booing the team you supposedly love, then you’re not fit to wear those blue and white stripes.

I’d love to see our starting 11 go to the workplaces of every booer and boo them while they work!