Is it acceptable to swear at TRAINS? You seem to do that a lot........
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[Football] Idiots at away games
- Thread starter In The Rough
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Is it acceptable to swear at TRAINS? You seem to do that a lot........
The rules are REALLY, REALLY simple aren’t they?
1. If you insist on the seat printed on your ticket, arrive early.
2. If you want to sit down, sit at the front.
That’s it.
1. If you insist on the seat printed on your ticket, arrive early.
2. If you want to sit down, sit at the front.
That’s it.
Lighten up man, and the reason you dont get this at the Amex is because we are the home team and have a very posh fans these days, I say what !!!
Not like in my day, "During the war"
The rules are REALLY, REALLY simple aren’t they?
1. If you insist on the seat printed on your ticket, arrive early.
2. If you want to sit down, sit at the front.
That’s it.
It’s just a bit irritating that those who insist on standing / using the wrong seat think it’s fine for others to go to the front. Just because my wife is quite short and generally can’t see if everyone is standing shouldn’t mean that she has to have an even worse view from the front row.
It’s the reason why I always say that safe standing areas should be introduced in away ends first.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Lawn Bowls might be more up your street fella
Captain Sensible
Well-known member
Feb 2017...
Yep, I'm calling bullshit!
You called it correct sir. Proof that this is spoof.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The rules are REALLY, REALLY simple aren’t they?
1. If you insist on the seat printed on your ticket, arrive early.
2. If you want to sit down, sit at the front.
That’s it.
I agree. Nowadays I contact Supporter services for my away ticket, because I sent them a copy of my consultant's letter. I get a ticket in the very front row.
That works well, but at West Brom, as we were to the right of the goal, 2 people turned up just before kick off (woman & her son) and were standing. So I couldn't see the goal, let alone the corner flag.
I asked her politely to sit down, because I am unable to stand for 90 mins, & she had a right go at me. I pointed out that everyone in that row was either elderly or unable to stand. In the end she asked a steward to find her somewhere at the back.
Swearing? We all do it.
biddles911
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- May 12, 2014
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The rules are REALLY, REALLY simple aren’t they?
1. If you insist on the seat printed on your ticket, arrive early.
2. If you want to sit down, sit at the front.
That’s it.
REALLY, REALLY!? What a daft comment...
I’ll quote you next time I go to a game and insist on sitting in the Directors’ box and send them down to the front.
Similarly, I buy specific seats because I want a better view than one at ground level. If everyone sits down then everyone gets a decent view from the seat they’ve paid for.
The sense of entitlement shown on this thread i.e. I’ll do whatever I like and sod the effect on other people, is quite breathtaking.....
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- Jun 27, 2012
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Yep unlikely. But Regardless of whether this is a wind up) How about access for medical teams if one of our fans had had a heart attack ?
Deadly Danson
Well-known member
Absolutely. If you need to sit and are lucky enough to be able to grab a seat in the front row either on the day or in advance there is still no guarantee that people around you will sit. The club were kind enough to get me a 2nd row seat for the Chelsea game as I needed to sit due to an injury and the amount of standing around me meant the corner flag area was completely out of view. I normally love standing at away games both for atmosphere and comfort but there is a sizeable chunk of our support who really couldn't give a monkey's about their fellow fans.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Main Problem at Southampton:
Lack of queuing for beer. You could pretty much stroll up to the bar at 19.15 and still buy a pint within a minute. Did mean many people didn't take their seats until after 19.30.
You then had a HUGE number of rows and seats accessed from each single flight of stairs. The seat spacing was narrow, so if you had tickets in the middle of a row, you were literally getting passed 30 people. So you had 3000 people, not knowing where their seats were, all trying to navigate, then realising it was a bit of a nightmare, then just finding a place because you knew your seats were probably gone anyway.
Had you sat down at 19.15, you'd have had your seat. Anytime after 19.30 was a lottery. People coming up the stairs expecting to find their seat empty at 19.40 –
Lack of queuing for beer. You could pretty much stroll up to the bar at 19.15 and still buy a pint within a minute. Did mean many people didn't take their seats until after 19.30.
You then had a HUGE number of rows and seats accessed from each single flight of stairs. The seat spacing was narrow, so if you had tickets in the middle of a row, you were literally getting passed 30 people. So you had 3000 people, not knowing where their seats were, all trying to navigate, then realising it was a bit of a nightmare, then just finding a place because you knew your seats were probably gone anyway.
Had you sat down at 19.15, you'd have had your seat. Anytime after 19.30 was a lottery. People coming up the stairs expecting to find their seat empty at 19.40 –
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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Yes. You're right. Let's argue about a scenario that didn't happen (aisles blocked, old man's walking stick chucked away) and add in yet more hypotheticals and assume that no Brighton fan would move away in that situation so medics can get to this non-existent fan.
By the way, were you there at the end of season Boro match and if so did you make your concerns known then or do you save the po-faced approach just for NSC?
This.
Let me remind everyone of my view at Stamford Bridge had I needed to stand up:
There were a large group standing in the aisle to my right that day that meant I couldn’t see anything to the right of this picture whether stood or seated. Thankfully, the stewards made them move for the second half, but they spent the entire 45 minutes moaning and trying to block the view again.
I don’t know why some feel it is their right to ruin the day out for others, but we’d go to far more away games if we didn’t have to put up with this ignorance every time.
I didn't make these rules, nor am I commenting on whether they are right or wrong.
That is simply how it is.
(Your counter-example of going to sit in a different area altogether, that your ticket would not allow you to access, is a bit pointless, btw).
Lower West Stander
Well-known member
You know that last sentence for a fact do you?
pastafarian
Well-known member
**** me, that was you at West Brom!!!
I dont begrudge you wanting a good view but me and the old man were suicidal listening to your inane pedantry throughout the whole game, its a ****ing football match not a chance to validate an appearance on the Chase
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
My pedantry includes reading posts properly. You and the old man? I said a woman and her son.
The answer, as ever, is to have official sitting and standing areas. Then those who wish to sit know where to go, and those who wish to stand know where to go. If people want to complain, then the best thing to do is turn it into a positive - that is, don't just complain, but come up with a solution that actually works. The more we tell the club(s) that we want standing areas, the more likely they will eventually be implemented.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Not arguing. Just pointing out , regardless of OPs true or not story that The stewarding at Southampton was poor, and that can be potentially dangerous .(access important for all sorts of reasons not just fire)
And standing in aisles to the extent of what happened at St Mary’s isn’t commonplace at away games.