What is a happy clapper?

[Rochead]

The term ‘happy clapper’ is used quite often in our threads, in terms of supporting AFC, what is a happy clapper? who decides who is a happy clapper and what qualifies them to make that decision?

[57vintage]

The term ‘happy clapper’ is used quite often in our threads, in terms of supporting AFC, what is a happy clapper? who decides who is a happy clapper and what qualifies them to make that decision?

The Top Reds are the judges and arbiters on this.

[afc1903mad]

The term ‘happy clapper’ is used quite often in our threads, in terms of supporting AFC, what is a happy clapper? who decides who is a happy clapper and what qualifies them to make that decision?

Someone with a strong sense of reality, one who appreciates the strengths and weaknesses of the players / management.
Someone who acknowledges the huge financial gap in the game and recognises the challenges that prevails accordingly.
Someone who constructive in the criticism and understands when to apply.

[DonUnder]

Someone with a strong sense of reality, one who appreciates the strengths and weaknesses of the players / management.
Someone who acknowledges the huge financial gap in the game and recognises the challenges that prevails accordingly.
Someone who constructive in the criticism and understands when to apply.

Was that handed down on stone tablets?

[Feck_the_Huns]

It's someone who is happy to applaud any old sh1te on the pitch; never criticises the manager, the players, anything basically.

Which is fine, if that floats your boat. AFC embrace all types of supporters

Could be a somebody who has smoked waaay too much weed. Or a beginner to supporting the Dons

[Stupie82]

Its a term i cant stand and have openly made that clear on various threads. It seems to be aimed at anyone who views something more positively than how the another person views it. Everyone wants what best for AFC, we have differing views and its a forum to debate it... the whole happy clapper, bed wetter terms are all a bit derogatory and pointless. In jest its fine, but its overly used on here for anything displaying a positive opinion. the same can be said for bed wetter, anyone with a negative view is deemed a bed wetter or pant pisher and its just as annoying.

[afc1903mad]

Its a term i cant stand and have openly made that clear on various threads. It seems to be aimed at anyone who views something more positively than how the another person views it. Everyone wants what best for AFC, we have differing views and its a forum to debate it... the whole happy clapper, bed wetter terms are all a bit derogatory and pointless. In jest its fine, but its overly used on here for anything displaying a positive opinion. the same can be said for bed wetter, anyone with a negative view is deemed a bed wetter or pant pisher and its just as annoying.

Well said

[KIWIRED]

I don't mind the Happy Clappers, the ones who get me and the we are one nil down to either of the Old Firm and its only 15 minutes in, and they walk out voicing their disgust as they wade through everyone else in panic mode trying to get out

Likewise, we get the 4.15 PM brigade, of I am off to catch my bus/ train / car even if its a game we are winning

I despise and hate these folk intently , part time supporters they lot of them
Never understand why they bother to turn up
Week in week out, its like they have an alarm coat in their pocket, oh its quarter past four, I'm off, more important things to do apparenetly

I wonder if they do the same when they go to the cinema walkout 20 minutes before the end

No Happy Cappers I can tolerate its those arseholes I cannot abide

[Mason89]

I think it’s a legitimate criticism of fans who can accept losing to Celtic & Rangers, as long as we consistently beat Partick Thistle.

Also the ones that swallow the lies the club spoon feed them over a move out the city & the ones who point out that every managerial decision must be trusted, despite him making some absolute whoppers in the past

That’s not aimed at folk pointing out the benefits of a move, rather the ones saying that Pittodries doomed, we need ‘progression’ etc. Likewise on the playing front, there’s a difference between making the case for Consi at LB & welcoming a fat pikey rapist into the team because there’s a player in there somewhere & in Del we trust.

[rico94]

There is no case for playing Consi at left back.