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[Albion] Away fans in home ends



Official Old Man

Official Old Man

Uckfield Seagull
Aug 27, 2011
9,101
Brighton
HOW'S YOUR PATIENCE?
Sat in my normal seat Monday night and just as the game started a 20 ish guy swaggers along the row and sits in the row in front of me. He is with his partner of similar age. As tickets hadn't sold out the pair had 2 seats spare either side of them.
1/ He is wearing a Wolves hat.
Now, we get a few away fans and tourists in our area so this is nothing unusual to have an away fan with us. Generally we start a conversation with them and have a good chat about the game. Most have sneaked in under cover with a friend. So far, whilst being a bit 'I am' he was OK.
2/ From under his coat a pint appears.
Lots of murmurs around as he sits there drinking his beer. To be honest I hoped Wolves didn't score because the pint would go flying.
3/ He pulls out his vape and blows smoke in my direction
Patience gone I called over our steward who says nothing (he's only a lad) but calls the head guy.
Head steward also has some patience. Spoke gently to him asking him not to smoke and to give up his pint. At that point he would have let him stay but Wolves fan swore at him with a stream of abuse. End of, guy kicked out.
 




Peacehaven Wild Kids

Peacehaven Wild Kids

Well-known member
Jan 16, 2022
3,394
The Avenue then Maloncho
Official Old Man said:
End of, guy kicked out.
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Sounds like the geezer was given every chance, he was caught drinking and vaping and as It sounded like he could have possibly stayed at this point he could have given some fake apology “sorry mate I didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to vape/drink” and sat in silence for the next ten minutes but instead was hell bent on being a twat.

Right result in the end.
 


M

Mellor 3 Ward 4

Well-known member
Jul 27, 2004
10,233
saaf of the water
Official Old Man said:
HOW'S YOUR PATIENCE?
Sat in my normal seat Monday night and just as the game started a 20 ish guy swaggers along the row and sits in the row in front of me. He is with his partner of similar age. As tickets hadn't sold out the pair had 2 seats spare either side of them.
1/ He is wearing a Wolves hat.
Now, we get a few away fans and tourists in our area so this is nothing unusual to have an away fan with us. Generally we start a conversation with them and have a good chat about the game. Most have sneaked in under cover with a friend. So far, whilst being a bit 'I am' he was OK.
2/ From under his coat a pint appears.
Lots of murmurs around as he sits there drinking his beer. To be honest I hoped Wolves didn't score because the pint would go flying.
3/ He pulls out his vape and blows smoke in my direction
Patience gone I called over our steward who says nothing (he's only a lad) but calls the head guy.
Head steward also has some patience. Spoke gently to him asking him not to smoke and to give up his pint. At that point he would have let him stay but Wolves fan swore at him with a stream of abuse. End of, guy kicked out.
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Seeing as Wolves didn't sell out, one has to ask why he wasn't in the away end...?
 




Bozza

Bozza

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Jul 4, 2003
57,289
Back in Sussex
Official Old Man said:
HOW'S YOUR PATIENCE?
Sat in my normal seat Monday night and just as the game started a 20 ish guy swaggers along the row and sits in the row in front of me. He is with his partner of similar age. As tickets hadn't sold out the pair had 2 seats spare either side of them.
1/ He is wearing a Wolves hat.
Now, we get a few away fans and tourists in our area so this is nothing unusual to have an away fan with us. Generally we start a conversation with them and have a good chat about the game. Most have sneaked in under cover with a friend. So far, whilst being a bit 'I am' he was OK.
2/ From under his coat a pint appears.
Lots of murmurs around as he sits there drinking his beer. To be honest I hoped Wolves didn't score because the pint would go flying.
3/ He pulls out his vape and blows smoke in my direction
Patience gone I called over our steward who says nothing (he's only a lad) but calls the head guy.
Head steward also has some patience. Spoke gently to him asking him not to smoke and to give up his pint. At that point he would have let him stay but Wolves fan swore at him with a stream of abuse. End of, guy kicked out.
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You have to wonder what on earth possesses someone to act like that.

We all know the drill: keep your head down, sit on your hands and be polite if and when rumbled.

Your chancer failed on all counts and got what he deserved as a result.
 




PeterT

PeterT

Well-known member
Apr 21, 2017
2,308
Hove
Bozza said:
You have to wonder what on earth possesses someone to act like that.

We all know the drill: keep your head down, sit on your hands and be polite if and when rumbled.

Your chancer failed on all counts and got what he deserved as a result.
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No chance he’d do that away at somewhere with a bit more angst attached, eg another West Midlands team.

Sounds like it was ultimately dealt with well. On the other hand if you go to a Bundesliga game it’s very common to see away fans with colours mixed in with the home fans in some sections. It’s a shame we are unable to find a way to make that work here, like Fulham used to do, but there are too many who would abuse it for it to ever get off the ground I’m afraid.
 




dazzer6666

dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
55,550
Burgess Hill
Official Old Man said:
HOW'S YOUR PATIENCE?
Sat in my normal seat Monday night and just as the game started a 20 ish guy swaggers along the row and sits in the row in front of me. He is with his partner of similar age. As tickets hadn't sold out the pair had 2 seats spare either side of them.
1/ He is wearing a Wolves hat.
Now, we get a few away fans and tourists in our area so this is nothing unusual to have an away fan with us. Generally we start a conversation with them and have a good chat about the game. Most have sneaked in under cover with a friend. So far, whilst being a bit 'I am' he was OK.
2/ From under his coat a pint appears.
Lots of murmurs around as he sits there drinking his beer. To be honest I hoped Wolves didn't score because the pint would go flying.
3/ He pulls out his vape and blows smoke in my direction
Patience gone I called over our steward who says nothing (he's only a lad) but calls the head guy.
Head steward also has some patience. Spoke gently to him asking him not to smoke and to give up his pint. At that point he would have let him stay but Wolves fan swore at him with a stream of abuse. End of, guy kicked out.
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Sounds like it was handled ok.
 




jackalbion

jackalbion

Well-known member
Aug 30, 2011
4,916
PeterT said:
No chance he’d do that away at somewhere with a bit more angst attached, eg another West Midlands team.

Sounds like it was ultimately dealt with well. On the other hand if you go to a Bundesliga game it’s very common to see away fans with colours mixed in with the home fans in some sections. It’s a shame we are unable to find a way to make that work here, like Fulham used to do, but there are too many who would abuse it for it to ever get off the ground I’m afraid.
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I think the atmosphere would suffer all over the country, away ends are a good thing.
 


HeaviestTed

HeaviestTed

I’m eating
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Mar 23, 2023
2,129
Official Old Man said:
HOW'S YOUR PATIENCE?
Sat in my normal seat Monday night and just as the game started a 20 ish guy swaggers along the row and sits in the row in front of me. He is with his partner of similar age. As tickets hadn't sold out the pair had 2 seats spare either side of them.
1/ He is wearing a Wolves hat.
Now, we get a few away fans and tourists in our area so this is nothing unusual to have an away fan with us. Generally we start a conversation with them and have a good chat about the game. Most have sneaked in under cover with a friend. So far, whilst being a bit 'I am' he was OK.
2/ From under his coat a pint appears.
Lots of murmurs around as he sits there drinking his beer. To be honest I hoped Wolves didn't score because the pint would go flying.
3/ He pulls out his vape and blows smoke in my direction
Patience gone I called over our steward who says nothing (he's only a lad) but calls the head guy.
Head steward also has some patience. Spoke gently to him asking him not to smoke and to give up his pint. At that point he would have let him stay but Wolves fan swore at him with a stream of abuse. End of, guy kicked out.
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Can we get some more details on how he sneaked a pint in? Asking for a errr me
 








Westdene Seagull

Westdene Seagull

aka Cap'n Carl Firecrotch
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Oct 27, 2003
21,526
The arse end of Hangleton
jackalbion said:
I think the atmosphere would suffer all over the country, away ends are a good thing.
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Doesn't seem to do any harm at Rugby or Cricket - or almost any other sport for that matter. It's only because there are still dinosaurs going to football that there is any issue.
 


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NorthstandRacoon

Well-known member
Aug 1, 2017
2,236
Withdean. Just behind the theatre of trees.
Official Old Man said:
HOW'S YOUR PATIENCE?
Sat in my normal seat Monday night and just as the game started a 20 ish guy swaggers along the row and sits in the row in front of me. He is with his partner of similar age. As tickets hadn't sold out the pair had 2 seats spare either side of them.
1/ He is wearing a Wolves hat.
Now, we get a few away fans and tourists in our area so this is nothing unusual to have an away fan with us. Generally we start a conversation with them and have a good chat about the game. Most have sneaked in under cover with a friend. So far, whilst being a bit 'I am' he was OK.
2/ From under his coat a pint appears.
Lots of murmurs around as he sits there drinking his beer. To be honest I hoped Wolves didn't score because the pint would go flying.
3/ He pulls out his vape and blows smoke in my direction
Patience gone I called over our steward who says nothing (he's only a lad) but calls the head guy.
Head steward also has some patience. Spoke gently to him asking him not to smoke and to give up his pint. At that point he would have let him stay but Wolves fan swore at him with a stream of abuse. End of, guy kicked out.
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Ummm anyone wearing any attire of the away team should be booted out by the fans before the stewards get there. No surprise the usual just tutted.
 








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NorthstandRacoon

Well-known member
Aug 1, 2017
2,236
Withdean. Just behind the theatre of trees.
Westdene Seagull said:
Doesn't seem to do any harm at Rugby or Cricket - or almost any other sport for that matter. It's only because there are still dinosaurs going to football that there is any issue.
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Football is entirely different and thankfully, always will be. I love the tribalism and shit slinging, all part if the panto.
 


Dave the OAP

Dave the OAP

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
46,761
at home
Bozza said:
You have to wonder what on earth possesses someone to act like that.

We all know the drill: keep your head down, sit on your hands and be polite if and when rumbled.

Your chancer failed on all counts and got what he deserved as a result.
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If he would have done that at West Ham he wouldn’t have got out of there without a twatting.
 






bhafc99

bhafc99

Well-known member
Oct 14, 2003
7,455
Dubai


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