Blimey, the restrictions and treatment you describe are nothing compared to the way we were treated in the 80s. Being looked at in a funny way used to be the least of your worries at football. Try being penned into the lane behind the away end at Fratton Park for over an hour and watching the...
And connected to that is the sheer number of ST holders at PL clubs. Everyone wanting their usual seat and their bottle tops for season after season is not exactly the spontaneous experience of yesteryear. 30k captive STH audience at the Amex every week whereas big crowds used to only be the...
Or they could just be football fans like any others….blimey, who to slaughter next ? We’ve had Burnley, West Ham, Luton ever since we lost a game of football….
There’s a few contradictions in that article. For instance the grounds that are held up as great atmospheres aren’t venues for big European nights (as referred to by Kane). The atmosphere at Kenilworth Road or Selhurst Park isn’t what Kane was talking about. It also talks about not wanting to...
Our ST were in WSL up to 2021 and I think they had those at least up to that point (maybe still there). A lot of people still seemed to be queuing at the kiosks for beers though.
It’s the same everywhere though. Quite simply when several thousand people all want something at exactly the same time it is very difficult to satisfy the demand. I don’t usually buy anything at half time.
I can only speak from my experience of teaching kids of that age and I would say it is nothing like the situation in the 70s. There is acceptance of difference in even the toughest of classrooms. I do think that mostly the nastiness kicks in later when they are trying to fit in with their...
There are a lot of people on NSC whose knowledge of the country they live in is virtually non existent. Lots of recent threads on here illustrate the point that many residents of Brighton and Hove/Sussex don’t get out much.