Hastings gull
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[Football] Idiot who threw the bottle (etc...)
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I’m not against it. A bit of a shame that in this country, the authorities won’t allow us to have the packed safe standing you see at Dortmund, Schalke, etc.
Hastings gull
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On an earlier thread about this very subject, I was assured that the standing up worked well. Behind me was a couple well into their 70s, who clearly wanted to sit. Two rows in front were two young lads, probably early 20s, who turned round, saw that their standing, (along with others, to be fair) was inconveniencing the older couple, smirked and turned round again, oblivious to their obvious discomfort. It was then that I realised that it works well, if you are the ones getting what you want, and are not bothered about others. For the record, I am not bothered whether i sit or stand. It is tricky, I know but the situation is not one which works well. Had the older couple bought tickets for the back of the NS, when we know that thousands prefer to stand, I would have had little sympathy, but as this was Wembley, no one had any real idea if there was going to be a "standing section".
stewardxxx
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Was that in block 529? If so the guy stood up very briefly and was promptly shouted down by the people behind him which seemed to frustrate him so he had a go and then they started having a go back and it went from there - nothing to see really
Hastings gull
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Perhaps there might be a link here between this thread and the complaints from fans about the behaviour of a minority. Officialdom clearly does not trust football fans, and the drunken antics of a few give officialdom ammunition to insist on all-seater stadia.
If true, it’s a shame that a few idiots still at every club, could affect things for others.
Hastings gull
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But on an occasion like Saturday, it wasn't in any way clear, unlike for home matches, when everyone knows, that rightly or wrongly, thousands in the NS prefer to stand, where as in most other areas virtually all fans sit.
Hastings gull
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I can recall listening on the radio to an interview with a politician (can't remember who) who stated that specific rules are in place at football matches because of the special nature of football. He was being polite and but it was obvious what he meant. Afterall, you can take your beer up with you at rubgy matches but not at football, and deep down, we all know why. In an Albion crowd of say 30,000, there will be a thousand or so idiots, who will abuse the privilege (witness the observations by many on here from saturday) and it just makes sense to issue a blanket ban, however unfair on the vast majority. Sadly, the antics of a few create an impression that one does not forget and can ruin the day.
That’s broadly true I think. It’s more than “one or two”. You can see a linesman, or opposing diving player, or opposing player with an over zealous celebration .... being at the receiving end of more crap.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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That was the one. Was all over quite quickly but did seem strange that none of them returned for the second half.
Pretty pink fairy
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https://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/y...2ju7lgqb&hspart=avast&hsimp=yhs-securebrowser
makes sat look like a nice little tea party
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DR
https://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/y...2ju7lgqb&hspart=avast&hsimp=yhs-securebrowser
makes sat look like a nice little tea party
regards
DR
What’s funny about that link is wankish SWFC fans celebrating their return to the PL three years ago after winning the play off semi final. Dozens of videos on the same theme. What a bunch of pricks, so pleased when this happened:
AmexRuislip
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Block 141 had a few of the baldies that had to stand up, arms stretched out as if they're expecting to be heard by the ref, due to an unfair decision.
Makes me laugh
Makes me laugh
Sussexscots
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Plenty of people round us drinking at their seats. I guess those brown plastic bottles of Budweiser with the labels peeled off are pretty easy to smuggle past the Stewards who didn't seem that bothered even when they spotted them. No one was offensive, no one was unpleasant or rude, my biggest fear was timing my last beer so I could have a pee and not get caught short on the tube.
Jaxie
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Precisely why we need standing options at football. I was in block 131, 5th row and was delighted to stand throughout the entire game. However not everyone wants to, and if you'd been behind the goal anywhere in the lower tier wanting to sit you'd have had little choice. You could argue that standing in this area was inevitable i suppose, and i didnt hear any complaints.
Personally i had a great day, and other than a bit of mouth between a few from each team on the walk back towards wembley way, didnt see any problems.
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Thanks...… I was never going to miss it. Had to buy the tickets and booked the car park even before the op on the basis that I would give them away or whatever if I just couldn't get there......
The cheaper seats behind the goal are where people stand, generally. It’s not rocket science.
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Nothing unusual in any of these reports. Fairly standard behaviour from a minority or Albion fans who seem more intent on getting drunk than supporting the Albion. There are always a few of these groups at London away games so not surprising there were some there on Saturday. Just not quite sure why drinking is more important than the match. Is this normal for them? Do they do it when they don’t go to a match?
I was in block 134 and there was a decent atmosphere with lots of singing but that still didn’t stop some mouthing cow who had had too much to drink start having a go at people who in her view weren’t singing enough - “support the f***ing team” Irony was she missed the first 15 minutes of the second half because presumably she was still drinking in the concourse!
I was in block 134 and there was a decent atmosphere with lots of singing but that still didn’t stop some mouthing cow who had had too much to drink start having a go at people who in her view weren’t singing enough - “support the f***ing team” Irony was she missed the first 15 minutes of the second half because presumably she was still drinking in the concourse!
Creaky
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Which is why we chose the lower side @ £80 - yet still had to stand for virtually the whole of the first half and much of the second. In many ways that was worse than standing all the time - the constant bobbing up and down meant that in being slow to stand a lot of the ‘action’ was missed.
Thunder Bolt
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I was in block 139 directly behind the wheelchairs which is designated for disabled. Somehow a Dad in his 40s & son around 11 got the front row of that block, when I was given two seats in the second row. I cannot stand for a long time now, and booked the tickets through the disability liaison bod at the club. The Dad & son started standing despite there being nothing in front of them, when the team were warming up. I politely asked them to sit down as I also like to see the build up. I got a 'lecture' about what happens at away games, whereupon I politely told him, I knew, I'd been going for years.
He did offer his apologies at half time.