[Football] Boro dad banned for telling kid to run on pitch

[B-right-on]

Boro dad encouraged his son to run on the pitch and filmed it. Then gave stewards abuse when confronted.

Banned for life. Good on Boro.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-61304093

 

[Swansman]

What a ****ing idiot.

 

[Insel affe]

Boro dad encouraged his son to run on the pitch and filmed it. Then gave stewards abuse when confronted.

Banned for life. Good on Boro.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-61304093

wasn't this bloke was it

Mike Connolly.

 

[Drebin]

Good on boro. There’s a line that more and more football fans are crossing at the moment. Whether it be ‘funny’ pitch invasions by children, bottle throwing, abuse towards players or barging your way into Wembley stadium en masse, these people should know that they aren’t welcome at football.

When they start giving low paid stewards abuse for doing there job it smacks of entitlement, too.

 

[Driver8]

Why would you do that? What was he hoping to achieve? Bizarre.

 

[DavidRyder]

Why would you do that? What was he hoping to achieve? Bizarre.

Not sure how old the kid was, but I imagine was hoping for the Boro players to see the funny side, escort the kid back, meet & greet with the dad, and free signed shirt and free tickets to a future game, plus an interview with Sky Sports about the 'funny' event.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I feel sorry for the kid; what sort of life will he have with a father like that?

 

[SAC]

Banned from Boro for life. The lucky, lucky *******.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Banned from Boro for like. The lucky, lucky *******.

All he needs now is banishment from the town and his life will improve no end.

 

[Stat Brother]

Good on boro. There’s a line that more and more football fans are crossing at the moment. Whether it be ‘funny’ pitch invasions by children, bottle throwing, abuse towards players or barging your way into Wembley stadium en masse, these people should know that they aren’t welcome at football.

When they start giving low paid stewards abuse for doing there job it smacks of entitlement, too.

This is the 'in' I've been looking for although I'm still not going to have the words for what I want to say.


Jnr is 17 and post lockout we've made the effort to go to more away games.
I've been quite horrified seeing him getting off on all the 'bantz'.

Since Bumley when we were quite close to the away fans I've made the effort to position ourselves right in the middle of us, but nevertheless he's constantly on the lookout for some 'scenes'.

This came to a head on Saturday when we walked out of the stand straight into a fight.
He starts cheering and his phone is out in a split second.

I could have happily put him over my knee there and then!


I keep speaking about it, it's not sinking in.
He's not a fighter I can only think of 2 skirmishes throughout senior school.

Yet I can't help thinking he'll be off to games with mates next season (I was lucky to have this season with him) and in no time at all he'll be clad in Stone Island then crying about his 3 year ban.


Any advise beyond 'boys will be boys' from the great and the good of NSC will be gratefully accepted.

 

[schmunk]

in no time at all he'll be clad in Stone Island then crying about his 3 year ban.

You need to get yourself a Stone Island jumper - he'll be out of that scene like a shot.

 

[Stat Brother]

You need to get yourself a Stone Island jumper - he'll be out of that scene like a shot.

Do Stone Island do kaftans?

 

[Gazwag]

Let's hope it's the begging posters next

 

[studio150]

This is the 'in' I've been looking for although I'm still not going to have the words for what I want to say.


Jnr is 17 and post lockout we've made the effort to go to more away games.
I've been quite horrified seeing him getting off on all the 'bantz'.

Since Bumley when we were quite close to the away fans I've made the effort to position ourselves right in the middle of us, but nevertheless he's constantly on the lookout for some 'scenes'.

This came to a head on Saturday when we walked out of the stand straight into a fight.
He starts cheering and his phone is out in a split second.

I could have happily put him over my knee there and then!


I keep speaking about it, it's not sinking in.
He's not a fighter I can only think of 2 skirmishes throughout senior school.

Yet I can't help thinking he'll be off to games with mates next season (I was lucky to have this season with him) and in no time at all he'll be clad in Stone Island then crying about his 3 year ban.


Any advise beyond 'boys will be boys' from the great and the good of NSC will be gratefully accepted.

Send him off to university, he won't then be able to afford to attend games.

 

[Guinness Boy]

This is the 'in' I've been looking for although I'm still not going to have the words for what I want to say.


Jnr is 17 and post lockout we've made the effort to go to more away games.
I've been quite horrified seeing him getting off on all the 'bantz'.

Since Bumley when we were quite close to the away fans I've made the effort to position ourselves right in the middle of us, but nevertheless he's constantly on the lookout for some 'scenes'.

This came to a head on Saturday when we walked out of the stand straight into a fight.
He starts cheering and his phone is out in a split second.

I could have happily put him over my knee there and then!


I keep speaking about it, it's not sinking in.
He's not a fighter I can only think of 2 skirmishes throughout senior school.

Yet I can't help thinking he'll be off to games with mates next season (I was lucky to have this season with him) and in no time at all he'll be clad in Stone Island then crying about his 3 year ban.


Any advise beyond 'boys will be boys' from the great and the good of NSC will be gratefully accepted.

I know this is quite close to "boys will be boys" but I do think it's a little to do with (older) teenage boys (and probably a bit to do with the internet too, but I'll come back to that).

Junior GB is very nearly 16 and has never been in a fight at school despite going to a pretty rough one. But he definitely has an enjoyment of football banter and thinks that pyro and stickers are pretty cool.

We went to Spurs twice this season and, in the cup game, were very near three of their bellends in hospitality who were giving it large all game. Brighton were giving as good as they got and so was he. I thought "I'll have a fatherly word after" but I never bothered because as we left the ground he just turned into a mild mannered boy again and we had a good chat about the game. When I gave him the choice of Arsenal away or going back to Spurs he immediately said Spurs and had really enjoyed the "bantz". And, well, he made the right choice.

A couple of other things. Firstly I quite enjoy the wind up as well. I'm perfectly happy to be nearer the other set of fans on an away day but I don't have to be. But I certainly won't stand and take it if someone's having a crack. Secondly, I can remember going to Southend in 1987 with mates from school where actual proper fights were happening in the ground in the corner of the away end and thinking it was pretty funny and I must go to another away game asap. At that age you're immortal. You don't think you'll get hurt / nicked / banned. It's just a laugh.

So, back to the internet. A lot of the vloggers who go to games now and then post up on youtube have a target audience of young males and many make a thing of banter / tension / pyro / pitch invasions. There's a guy who's a Bolton fan who vlogs with his dad and they try and go to derby games and go in the home end but as close as possible to the away end and film the crowd more than the game. They've done two Brighton v Palace videos, one at Selhurst and one here, both this season and I think both were posted on here. Junior GB watches everything they post.

They are one of thousands of people posting those sorts of vids. At the end of the day teenage boys like swearing, tension and smoke. Most grow out of it eventually.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I know this is quite close to "boys will be boys" but I do think it's a little to do with (older) teenage boys (and probably a bit to do with the internet too, but I'll come back to that).

Junior GB is very nearly 16 and has never been in a fight at school despite going to a pretty rough one. But he definitely has an enjoyment of football banter and thinks that pyro and stickers are pretty cool.

We went to Spurs twice this season and, in the cup game, were very near three of their bellends in hospitality who were giving it large all game. Brighton were giving as good as they got and so was he. I thought "I'll have a fatherly word after" but I never bothered because as we left the ground he just turned into a mild mannered boy again and we had a good chat about the game. When I gave him the choice of Arsenal away or going back to Spurs he immediately said Spurs and had really enjoyed the "bantz". And, well, he made the right choice.

A couple of other things. Firstly I quite enjoy the wind up as well. I'm perfectly happy to be nearer the other set of fans on an away day but I don't have to be. But I certainly won't stand and take it if someone's having a crack. Secondly, I can remember going to Southend in 1987 with mates from school where actual proper fights were happening in the ground in the corner of the away end and thinking it was pretty funny and I must go to another away game asap. At that age you're immortal. You don't think you'll get hurt / nicked / banned. It's just a laugh.

So, back to the internet. A lot of the vloggers who go to games now and then post up on youtube have a target audience of young males and many make a thing of banter / tension / pyro / pitch invasions. There's a guy who's a Bolton fan who vlogs with his dad and they try and go to derby games and go in the home end but as close as possible to the away end and film the crowd more than the game. They've done two Brighton v Palace videos, one at Selhurst and one here, both this season and I think both were posted on here. Junior GB watches everything they post.

They are one of thousands of people. At the end of the day teenage boys like swearing, tension and smoke. Most grow out of it eventually.

The real issue is of course Junior's use of the word "bantz"; I do hope you have a fatherly word about this

 

[Swansman]

This is the 'in' I've been looking for although I'm still not going to have the words for what I want to say.


Jnr is 17 and post lockout we've made the effort to go to more away games.
I've been quite horrified seeing him getting off on all the 'bantz'.

Since Bumley when we were quite close to the away fans I've made the effort to position ourselves right in the middle of us, but nevertheless he's constantly on the lookout for some 'scenes'.

This came to a head on Saturday when we walked out of the stand straight into a fight.
He starts cheering and his phone is out in a split second.

I could have happily put him over my knee there and then!


I keep speaking about it, it's not sinking in.
He's not a fighter I can only think of 2 skirmishes throughout senior school.

Yet I can't help thinking he'll be off to games with mates next season (I was lucky to have this season with him) and in no time at all he'll be clad in Stone Island then crying about his 3 year ban.


Any advise beyond 'boys will be boys' from the great and the good of NSC will be gratefully accepted.

Dull and poor times leaves kids without options. If lets say the economy is going really well and there is optimism in the air they have a lot of options to get some excitement - travel around, go to parties, hobbies etc. When times are poorer (and even if its not the case for kiddo itself, kiddos friends might not be able to do all the fun stuff and then kiddo won't want to do it either) and trends might be duller, people seek other kinds of excitement. The lack of fun options "forces"/encourages people, especially young ons, to look for thrills in the dangerous/stupid.

Solutions? Dunno. Maybe encourage him to go untz-ing in Germany for a week or something this summer?

 

[nicko31]

I feel sorry for the kid; what sort of life will he have with a father like that?

Its where it all starts, he'll be punching police horses when he hits his teens

 

[Fungus]

Not sure how old the kid was, but I imagine was hoping for the Boro players to see the funny side, escort the kid back, meet & greet with the dad, and free signed shirt and free tickets to a future game, plus an interview with Sky Sports about the 'funny' event.

While the game was in progress?

The club said the father and son's actions "trivialised the importance of the game" with four further incursions by children at the end of the match.

 

[Guinness Boy]

The real issue is of course Junior's use of the word "bantz"; I do hope you have a fatherly word about this

Sadly, my choice of word. I've started using it ironically.

This can only end as it did for a mate I worked with 25 years ago who started to use the word "pukka" to take the piss out of people who used it and ended up using it all the time.