Working class pride
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- Feb 14, 2010
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Perhaps the right forum to ask a few questions such as:-
1. At Man U Alex Ferguson asked the crowd to stand up and sing. Would the North stand stewards have thrown the Man U manager out of the ground along with the rest of the 80,000? If not then why not?
2.At spurs, Leeds, and numerous grounds up and down the country the press wax lyrical about a superb atmosphere created by fans standing up and singing. Why is it that teenagers at Brighton in the North Stand seem to be picked on?
3. A Hillsborough, people were crushed by fences, at Brighton, there are no longer fences, is therefore agreed that using the sad death of people at Hillsborough as an excuse for throwing out teenagers in the North stand is just not on. As in the same way, using the deaths at Bradford as an argument against seats would be equally wrong.
4. Can someone explain the odd explanation that people should only sing when it is exciting? I thought fans were praised for singing whether you win, lose or draw?
5. Is there not a distinction between standing in places such as West Stand Lower which is an area for older fans as against the North Stand which was advertised as the singing stand?
6. Is it not time that Brighton stopped shooting itself in the foot on this issue and instead learnt from clubs like Spurs and Liverpool and it really is time to leave the kids in the North Stand alone and have stewards who are a help instead of a hindrance in that stand?
1. At Man U Alex Ferguson asked the crowd to stand up and sing. Would the North stand stewards have thrown the Man U manager out of the ground along with the rest of the 80,000? If not then why not?
2.At spurs, Leeds, and numerous grounds up and down the country the press wax lyrical about a superb atmosphere created by fans standing up and singing. Why is it that teenagers at Brighton in the North Stand seem to be picked on?
3. A Hillsborough, people were crushed by fences, at Brighton, there are no longer fences, is therefore agreed that using the sad death of people at Hillsborough as an excuse for throwing out teenagers in the North stand is just not on. As in the same way, using the deaths at Bradford as an argument against seats would be equally wrong.
4. Can someone explain the odd explanation that people should only sing when it is exciting? I thought fans were praised for singing whether you win, lose or draw?
5. Is there not a distinction between standing in places such as West Stand Lower which is an area for older fans as against the North Stand which was advertised as the singing stand?
6. Is it not time that Brighton stopped shooting itself in the foot on this issue and instead learnt from clubs like Spurs and Liverpool and it really is time to leave the kids in the North Stand alone and have stewards who are a help instead of a hindrance in that stand?
? Let me know when you plan to do this and I will ensure I avoid the A27/A259! TomTom route planner gives it 1hr 48 min 56.4 miles - due to the plethora of road works on the coast is is currently suggesting the "pretty way" via Uckfield/Heathfield/Bodiam (!!). Via Coast comes out at 2hrs 43mins and 52.7 miles!!
they were always in that hell-hole of a club
