It is ridiculous to want to gatekeep the Albion in that way - there is such a huge difference between an away fan sitting in the home end and people wanting to watch a football match (and legitimately buying a ticket). Genuinely can't see the problem with sitting next to someone who has either...
Obviously, it is a very generalised statement and not as simple as including everyone (or obviously, there would be no market at all for domestic rugby).
What is clearly true is that the majority of people who enjoy rugby in this country aren't as committed as yourself and don't particularly...
Abso-f***ing-lutely.
It's also because no one really cares about rugby, at least not in the same way as football. I'd wager that there are more people in this country who have a connection to a single club than to the game of football itself. The opposite is true for rugby where more people...
We've had real issues in D/F this season towards the front of the stand with away fans being pompous, ungracious arseholes. Seemed okay yesterday.
(Not disbelieving you at all! Good they had little to be happy about and pissed off early!)