Behaviour of away fans at the Amex [posts split from another thread]

[Uncle Spielberg]

Some context: this thread was created by splitting out posts from another thread that had morphed into two separate discussion topics. [MENTION=3887]Uncle Spielberg[/MENTION] did not start this thread, as such, but it was his post that began the second topic in a thread that moved in different directions.

As such he did not name this thread, it was I the evil overlord Bozza. I will happily rename it to whatever [MENTION=3887]Uncle Spielberg[/MENTION] wishes it to be.

It was an action of active moderation, to ensure that two different, yet equally important, topics could be discussed in an unmuddled fashion. There was no malice or mischief intended.

A fundamental example of how the people who made the decisions do not not understand football and the passion of the game. I was told on a tour, opposing fans were welcome to mingle around all the concourses after the game and I thought, WTF, have you lost your mind ? In a perfect World that would be great but it is not.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

A fundamental example of how the people who made the decisions do not not understand football and the passion of the game. I was told on a tour, opposing fans were welcome to mingle around all the concourses after the game and I thought, WTF, have you lost your mind ? In a perfect World that would be great but it is not.

In the post-match world of the North Stand Concourse, the mix of home and away fans, discussing and debating the game, has delivered some real pleasure this season.

 

[Bozza]

A fundamental example of how the people who made the decisions do not not understand football and the passion of the game. I was told on a tour, opposing fans were welcome to mingle around all the concourses after the game and I thought, WTF, have you lost your mind ? In a perfect World that would be great but it is not.

But it has been great at the Amex. Most opposing fans are decent sorts - the same as all of us, just with different colours. We mingle in pubs before games, we mingle in the bars of the Amex after. It's brilliant and just how it should be!

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

But it has been great at the Amex. Most opposing fans are decent sorts - the same as all of us, just with different colours. We mingle in pubs before games, we mingle in the bars of the Amex after. It's brilliant and just how it should be!

Most of them call us a bunch of homo's and slag off the stadium in my experience.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Most of them call us a bunch of homo's and slag off the stadium in my experience.

Eh? "Most" of them?

Where do you have these conversations?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I think every encounter I have had this season from opposing fans is to have homophobic filth shouted at me.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Most of them call us a bunch of homo's and slag off the stadium in my experience.

Thats a load of bollox, a minority do, only if they get beat, the true fans mingle and discuss the match.
To say most of them is totally wrong.

 

[Bozza]

I think every encounter I have had this season from opposing fans is to have homophobic filth shouted at me.

Which concourse bar(s) were you drinking in post-match when this happened?

 

[Pinkie Brown]

But it has been great at the Amex. Most opposing fans are decent sorts - the same as all of us, just with different colours. We mingle in pubs before games, we mingle in the bars of the Amex after. It's brilliant and just how it should be!

Agreed. It was a radical idea in terms of supporter matchday experience & to my knowledge, its been a success. I don't usually hang around after games, but afaik, there's been no incidents or fisticuffs in the North Stand Concourse, post match?

Obviously, there's teams we play where the above arrangement would be too risky. We all know who those teams are & it makes sense to suspend the arrangement on those days. Its a shame, but as we know, some teams have a higher percentage of idiots' who follow them.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Thats a load of bollox, a minority do, only if they get beat, the true fans mingle and discuss the match.
To say most of them is totally wrong.

I don't do " mingling " so my only matchday experience is to be called a raving woofter where I sit near the away fans for 90 minutes with limp wrists, c*ck in the mouth gestures and w*nkers signs and then outside question if I have aids ? That is my experience this season and have never met such a bunch of low life's from away fans in a season as I have this season.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

I don't do " mingling " so my only matchday experience is to be called a raving woofter where I sit near the away fans for 90 minutes with limp wrists, c*ck in the mouth gestures and w*nkers signs and then outside question if I have aids. That is my experience this season and have never met such a bunch of low life's from away fans in a season as I have this season.

But that is like your flounces on here, you take to much to heart.
It has got nothing to do with "mingling", its having a drink after and taking to football fans
I suggest you grow some balls or go into the North stand concourse or the lower west, never encountered anybody in those areas that you seem to get upset about.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

But that is like your flounces on here, you take to much to heart.
I suggest you grow some balls or go into the North stand concourse or the lower west, never encountered anybody in those areas that you seem to get upset about.

Just telling it how it is.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

But that is like your flounces on here, you take to much to heart.
It has got nothing to do with "mingling", its having a drink after and taking to football fans
I suggest you grow some balls or go into the North stand concourse or the lower west, never encountered anybody in those areas that you seem to get upset about.

The North Stand are not sitting 50 feet from where I am seeing the things I do.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Then move seats

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I sit near the away fans for 90 minutes .... have never met such a bunch of low life's

"Sitting near" (and separated by a couple of walls and a big empty space) isn't the same thing as "meeting".

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The overall conduct of the away fans means I have no great desire to meet any of them.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

FFS, what do you expect them to do, bring a f***ing picnic and pass you a sandwich.

 

[Bozza]

Just telling it how it is.

No, no you're not.

Let's step back - this is about the Albion's rather innovative plans for allowing opposing supporters to mix in bars post-match. You brought it up here...

I was told on a tour, opposing fans were welcome to mingle around all the concourses after the game and I thought, WTF, have you lost your mind ? In a perfect World that would be great but it is not.

I then said:

But it has been great at the Amex. Most opposing fans are decent sorts - the same as all of us, just with different colours. We mingle in pubs before games, we mingle in the bars of the Amex after. It's brilliant and just how it should be!

...and you then said:

I think every encounter I have had this season from opposing fans is to have homophobic filth shouted at me.

You've since revealed that you do not mingle which, I've interpreted it correctly, sounds like you've possibly NEVER had a post-match beer in the Amex and chewed the cud for a bit. Let me tell you something - you've missed out on a massive part of the joy of a home match. The Albion's plan has worked amazingly well, for home fans, away fans and, heavens above, groups of them together.

As the weather warms please find some time to head around to the North after the game and have a pint or two under the shadow of the West Stand roof high above. It's a wonderful, wonderful place to be - more so after a win. You will probably see and hear some opposing fans and it is highly likely to be good natured banter and chat. People will smile and enjoy themselves. If I'm there I'll buy you a pint.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

FFS, what do you expect them to do, bring a f***ing picnic and pass you a sandwich.

Not really but it seems the behaviour is acceptable to you. I don't really know why people are standing up for the away supporters when without exception they have said the Amex is a souless piece of crap and the abuse has been off the scale.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

"Without exception"? Sorry, you really do need to get out more.