[Albion] Away fans in Home seats

[Sid in the Sharknado]

Don’t ever go to a rugby international at Twickenham then.

I was sat next to a couple of Indian fans (I think they were from Manchester) at the last day of the Headingley test this year.

Very nice, chatty and friendly. Added a certain something to the celebration when Kohli got out

It didn't reach the lunch break, but even as it was I think they had enough half way through and left

Thinking about it, if you've watched Pakistan matches in this country on the television you might have seen the bloke who seems to go to all their games wearing a white coat with "Pakistan Zindabad" written on it and a bunch of other stuff (he's one of the fans they tend to show shots of), he's from Manchester and supports City. Nice bunch of lads.

 

[atfc village]

Leeds have bought plenty for Newcastle away Friday Night according to my sources in the north east .

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

@%1; Reading, when we thought we'd got an injury time winner. About 20 of us (all unlnown to one another) leapt up, to recieve instant mockery from the locals. No bother.

Maybe I was one of the 20, as I jumped up when Gary Hart 'scored'

Done it a few times, weirdest one was at the Goldstone for Steve Foster's testimonial........in the Palace end Long story

As long as you're not a dick, and the fans in our end aren't either, I don't have a problem whatsoever. Love talking to football to anyone, so if they happen to be an away fan in the home end, no problems for me

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Leeds have bought plenty for Newcastle away Friday Night according to my sources in the north east .

Good idea. The away end at Newcastle is about 3 miles up in the air.

 

[Driver8]

Maybe I was one of the 20, as I jumped up when Gary Hart 'scored'

Me too! I went with a Reading supporting work colleague. There was much piss taking when the goal was disallowed!

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

I was sat next to a couple of Indian fans (I think they were from Manchester) at the last day of the Headingley test this year.

Very nice, chatty and friendly. Added a certain something to the celebration when Kohli got out

It didn't reach the lunch break, but even as it was I think they had enough half way through and left

Thinking about it, if you've watched Pakistan matches in this country on the television you might have seen the bloke who seems to go to all their games wearing a white coat with "Pakistan Zindabad" written on it and a bunch of other stuff (he's one of the fans they tend to show shots of), he's from Manchester and supports City. Nice bunch of lads.

Not always.

Went to the weirdest cricket game EVER in 2001 at Headingly when I lived up in Yorkshire - around the time of the Bradford/Oldham riots and the one-day game against Pakistan was unbelievable moody. Leeds United psycho fans in front of me doing 'Sieg Heil's' to wind up the Pakistani fans, Pakistani fans invading the pitch and rupturing the spleen of a steward who tried to stop the rush.

And after the game ,drinking in a pub garden in Headingly, filled with normal fans like myself and Leeds United nutters, the pub got attacked by a large group of Pakistani lads. Pub garden emptied, and a massive scrap ensued between local Leeds headcases and Pakistanis. Bizarre scenes for cricket. Police nowhere, first to turn up on the scene were Sky Sports TV cameras

But I know the fan you are describing, he's a great fan for them.

 

[atfc village]

Good idea. The away end at Newcastle is about 3 miles up in the air.

Still a decent view up there .

 

[essbee1]

Still a decent view up there .

When I went there a couple of seasons ago, I swore I could see the Statue of Liberty in the distance.

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

Not always.

Went to the weirdest cricket game EVER in 2001 at Headingly when I lived up in Yorkshire - around the time of the Bradford/Oldham riots and the one-day game against Pakistan was unbelievable moody. Leeds United psycho fans in front of me doing 'Sieg Heil's' to wind up the Pakistani fans, Pakistani fans invading the pitch and rupturing the spleen of a steward who tried to stop the rush.

And after the game ,drinking in a pub garden in Headingly, filled with normal fans like myself and Leeds United nutters, the pub got attacked by a large group of Pakistani lads. Pub garden emptied, and a massive scrap ensued between local Leeds headcases and Pakistanis. Bizarre scenes for cricket. Police nowhere, first to turn up on the scene were Sky Sports TV cameras

But I know the fan you are describing, he's a great fan for them.

I meant the specific people I was sat behind (at Bristol rather than Headingley, he gets around) rather than Pakistan fans in general. I think they had crowd trouble at the game between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Headlingley during the world cup a couple of years ago, it hadn't occurred to anybody organising that there might be trouble between those sets of fans

Happily I've never been at a cricket match with anything that bad. The worst atmosphere I've ever had was at the T20 between Derbyshire and Yorkshire (quelle surprise) at Chesterfield a few years ago. People running onto the field, drunk women crying because their friend had disappeared, and it poured with rain. It was like a shit cross between Glastonbury and Apolcolypse Now. Happily I happened to be walking past rather than paying to be there.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Thats going back a bit. Will always remember the 2nd leg of that tie, when some Millwall fans set fire to their own terracing at the old Den, an incredible atmosphere. Even some fof the Millwall supporting grannies were hooligans.

My mate Hugo, spent much of the 2nd half in the gents, he just couldn't take the pressure. Never have l been so grateful to get away from a football ground.

I remember them throwing and kicking around a policeman’s helmet around whilst they charged up and down the terrace alongside the pitch.

 

[GT49er]

I prefer to watch from the sde rather than behind the goals, so almost inevitably I have found myself among home supporters. Keep head down, and behave (clap when they score, and don't leap into the air and dance around if we score) - not a problem. It's a judgement call as to whether to admit in conversation with the fans around you that you actually support the away team, Birmingham City, both thhe Bristol clubs, sit on your hands and keep your trap shut. MK Dons and Walsall both very friendly. Other places, played by ear on the day/night.
Back in the day at Uni in Liverpool, the clubs in the north west were generally pretty friendly. TBH, back in those third division days, a Brighton fan at Southport on a rainy Wednesday evening, or at Oldham on a freezing cold winter's day, was more of a novelty to the locals than an enemy!

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Been in with home fans at various grounds over the years so works both ways.

In our WSU group, prior to the current stupid rules we often had visiting fans with us taking spares if people couldn't go. Always respectful and makes for an interesting view on both the opposition and our own team.

Most people around us wouldn't have known they were visitors as they were well behaved - just as I would be if I was a guest of someone at their home ground.

 

[dazzer6666]

I was sat next to a couple of Indian fans (I think they were from Manchester) at the last day of the Headingley test this year.

Very nice, chatty and friendly. Added a certain something to the celebration when Kohli got out

It didn't reach the lunch break, but even as it was I think they had enough half way through and left

Thinking about it, if you've watched Pakistan matches in this country on the television you might have seen the bloke who seems to go to all their games wearing a white coat with "Pakistan Zindabad" written on it and a bunch of other stuff (he's one of the fans they tend to show shots of), he's from Manchester and supports City. Nice bunch of lads.

I was at the test match when Broad got his 150-odd, and the Pakistanis got reduced to something like 10-3………they were very noisy, but soon went very quiet.

 

[dazzer6666]

We had some Citeh fans among us when they won the title.
One of them was great, tears in his eyes yet sat on his hands.
One muppet had an eBay fake BHA shirt on, so faded it looked all white, who was a bit of a knob but live and let live.

Yep, brought one of my fellow MDs from work along, knowing he wouldn’t be an arsehat. At the final whistle, he slunk off down towards the South, having basically sat on his hands for 2 hours.

 

[atfc village]

When I went there a couple of seasons ago, I swore I could see the Statue of Liberty in the distance.

Stunning views out across the surrounding area.

 

[Happy Exile]

Before I got a season ticket I'd sit in different parts of the ground for each game I went to. Generally no-one batted an eyelid but one lady I sat next to in WSU gave me a real grilling to confirm I was actually a Brighton fan while people in the seats around listened in. Not hostile, but not hugely friendly at first either. She said she sat next to away fans for probably 3 out of 4 games and was so fed up of it she'd reported it to the club. Saw that that seat next to her was available the following year so maybe the original holder gave it up or lost it for repeatedly selling on outside the exchange.

 

[dazzer6666]

Before I got a season ticket I'd sit in different parts of the ground for each game I went to. Generally no-one batted an eyelid but one lady I sat next to in WSU gave me a real grilling to confirm I was actually a Brighton fan while people in the seats around listened in. Not hostile, but not hugely friendly at first either. She said she sat next to away fans for probably 3 out of 4 games and was so fed up of it she'd reported it to the club. Saw that that seat next to her was available the following year so maybe the original holder gave it up or lost it for repeatedly selling on outside the exchange.

Or just moved rather than suffer the annoying old bag ?

 

[Machiavelli]

Do you think this is a fair enough thing to do?

I - like many of you no doubt - get tapped up every so often, by fans of the "big" club usually, for any spares.

I've never said yes, but given my experiences in the North, WSL and WSU, others clearly have and do.

Fair enough, no big deal, get over it, we've all done it?

Or is it a DISC RACE and an OUTRAGE?

It is fair enough, but only in a very specific circumstance: they can have a ticket but only in games where we're playing against said entitled one's biggest rivals.

 

[Albion_Dave]

Bit of a pantomime yesterday with a Leicester bell end in the North.

 

[Weststander]

Bit of a pantomime yesterday with a Leicester bell end in the North.

What happened?