East Stand Ejections - open apology

[glentana]

Before I say anything else, I would firstly like to apologise unreservedly for any offence I may have caused towards my fellow BHA fans on Saturday.
I like to think I am a reasonable chap generally, but sometimes my passion for football (whether it be BHA or England) does get the better of me. In reading the postings here regarding Saturday’s ‘East Stand Ejections’ it’s quite obvious some of you took exception to how I verbally attacked the referee and on reflection I tend to agree with some of their sentiments.
Having said that, I am not a lover of the ‘sanitisation’ of the modern football crowd, replacing passion with popcorn and Mexican Waves does nothing for the atmosphere in the modern game. When passions run high (as they were unusually high on Saturday) there is always the chance someone will go OTT and on this occasion it was me and I accept that.
As for the fellow from two rows down who took particular exception on the day, perhaps he should also reflect on his own behaviour towards a fellow BHA fan.
Sometimes just a calming influence is required as opposed to confrontation and aggression.

Just for the record, after Nooney was fouled and no free-kick given, I leapt up and called the Ref a c**t!
Not good I know.
I was then subjected to personal verbal abuse and threatened with physical violence, which is why it got out of hand.

The day I have to sit quietly at a live football match is the day I will pack it all in (a decision which may suit some of you already).
That decision may well now be taken out of my hands due to Saturday’s events and into the hands of the authorities at BHA – so be it, rules are rules.

Merry Christmas

 

[middletoenail]

Fair enough, I must admit I was using lanuague which I wouldnt usually dream of. East Stand was probably the worst place to use it though!

 

[Max Paper]

Were you with a child or was it not in the family section? I cant quite remember how far along it was all going on (alcoholic)

 

[amexee]

I was in the family stand, and there was a fair bit of abuse getting thrown about. I think people should accept that Saturday was an exceptional occasion where many lost there reserve/cool whatever you want to call it.

I think a warning and perhaps a suspended ban should be sufficient for a few choice words

 

[algie]

I could never sit in the east stand even with a child. I grew up in the old north stand and loved it. You hear far worse in a school playground.

There's plenty of kids in the north so perhaps you should think about moving in the future.

Good luck to you but i fear you will be banned for quite some length.

 

[Bwian]

I'm lucky they were worrying about him because I was getting more sweary than usual...many of the East Stand could have been ejected on Saturday.

Is the family bit North Or South end? I think it's North 'cos that's where all the ankle biters seem to gather.

 

[Max Paper]

I'm lucky they were worrying about him because I was getting more sweary than usual...many of the East Stand could have been ejected on Saturday.

Is the family bit North Or South end? I think it's North 'cos that's where all the ankle biters seem to gather.

North end

 

[Bwian]

North end

Thought it was-thanks.

 

[algie]

I'm lucky they were worrying about him because I was getting more sweary than usual...many of the East Stand could have been ejected on Saturday.

Is the family bit North Or South end? I think it's North 'cos that's where all the ankle biters seem to gather.

I was also caught up in it all and on saturday i sat in the wsl and not the north. It's the first time this season i was saying/doing things i don't normally do since i was a teenager.

 

[Simster]

I could never sit in the east stand even with a child. I grew up in the old north stand and loved it. You hear far worse in a school playground.

There's plenty of kids in the north so perhaps you should think about moving in the future.

Good luck to you but i fear you will be banned for quite some length.

So did I, and I love the family stand. It's a great place to watch the game with kids. Not been in the North yet, but have heard that there are one or two in there who bring along their 7 or 8 year old kids and swear F**k and C**t all game. Classy.

The difference between the North Stand of old and modern stadia is that in the old days if you had a chavvy tosser with a potty mouth anywhere near your child, you could simply move.

 

[glentana]

Were you with a child or was it not in the family section? I cant quite remember how far along it was all going on (alcoholic)

Not family end, more towards away fans

 

[jevs]

Having to appologise for calling the ref a c**t, my god, some of you fluffy football fans should have a day out at Upton park or the Den....even the vicar calls the ref a c**t there !!! Bloody detest modern football these days.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Hopefully some common sence will prevail ni extenuating circumstances but you're in the wrong and I expect judge on previous postings you may get a ban.

Someone said they got 3 match for swearing and standing in the NS after complaints were made. Doing it in the East Stand is a bit more dangerous.

I could probably get banned by my comments but then would half the Stadium!

 

[Mackenzie]

So you called the referee a **** at a football match, I can't really see where the problem is....especially as he was QUITE CLEARLY a ****.

Unlucky glentana.

 

[aolstudios]

Before I say anything else, I would firstly like to apologise unreservedly for any offence I may have caused towards my fellow BHA fans on Saturday.
I like to think I am a reasonable chap generally, but sometimes my passion for football (whether it be BHA or England) does get the better of me. In reading the postings here regarding Saturday’s ‘East Stand Ejections’ it’s quite obvious some of you took exception to how I verbally attacked the referee and on reflection I tend to agree with some of their sentiments.
Having said that, I am not a lover of the ‘sanitisation’ of the modern football crowd, replacing passion with popcorn and Mexican Waves does nothing for the atmosphere in the modern game. When passions run high (as they were unusually high on Saturday) there is always the chance someone will go OTT and on this occasion it was me and I accept that.
As for the fellow from two rows down who took particular exception on the day, perhaps he should also reflect on his own behaviour towards a fellow BHA fan.
Sometimes just a calming influence is required as opposed to confrontation and aggression.

Just for the record, after Nooney was fouled and no free-kick given, I leapt up and called the Ref a c**t!
Not good I know.
I was then subjected to personal verbal abuse and threatened with physical violence, which is why it got out of hand.

The day I have to sit quietly at a live football match is the day I will pack it all in (a decision which may suit some of you already).
That decision may well now be taken out of my hands due to Saturday’s events and into the hands of the authorities at BHA – so be it, rules are rules.

Merry Christmas

good luck to you mate, I would have thought Saturday was a case of special circumstances in general. They could've chucked the whole of the north stand out for similar and there was no sign any threats of violence there

 

[Triggaaar]

As long as it wasn't in the family section, I don't see the problem

 

[catfish]

There are several kids sitting near me in the north stand. They are exposed to fruity language every match so I assume their parents aren't too worried about it. They certainly had their vocabulary enhanced on Saturday.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Any stand is fair game for anglo saxon APART from the fam/East stand as it was marketed as ZERO tolerance. I have told my kids to expect alot when we go WSU against Stains. If I didnt want them to hear it I would go in the East.

I find it SHOCKING if someone was banned from the North for three games for use of ANY swearing.

 

[Simster]

As long as it wasn't in the family section, I don't see the problem

Totally agree.

 

[Gritt23]

There are several kids sitting near me in the north stand. They are exposed to fruity language every match so I assume their parents aren't too worried about it. They certainly had their vocabulary enhanced on Saturday.

I've been regularly taking my son (he's now 10) to games at Brighton and Ebbsfleet for nearly 3 years now, and I work on the basis that he won't learn how to behave by me simply keeping him away from all forms of bad behaviour. He will hear these words, he will see hand signals etc, but the lesson in knowing what you say and o, and even an appreciation of there being different levels of acceptability in different circumstances.

Just keeping his ears covered - although, if Tony is reading this, top effort on doing that when it got especially "fruity on Saturday LOL - doesn't really teach him anything. As has been said, he'll hear the same sort of thing on the playground unfortunately, and he just needs to learn what the acceptible boundaries are.

Having said that, it's because I feel this way that we HAVEN'T gone for tickets in the family stand. If I wanted to protect his ears, I would have bought seats over there, so perhaps the acceptance level is rightfully lower in the East.