text: has any professional footballer? has any pro footballer been booed by his own fans on playing the ball in a match. and if yes, why ? i used to play for leyton orient in the season when barry hearn took over and we were second bottom of what is now league 2 ( used to be division 3) we were at home to rochdale  when we  had a throw in, i went to pick the ball up and a so called fan spat at me,  i looked at him and just wanted to punch his lights out and all i could do was ask him a simple question  i said,    if we are this bad and you have to be in a moranic state of mind towards your own players    why do you come and pay good money? the supporters around him applauded me and then he was ejected by the police after a kind lady complained, after the game finished i went over to that section of the crowd and thanked them for their support that was the single worst incident in my 9 year pro career