North Stand Imposter

[Willy Dangle]

Ok last night the Liverpool few that managed to bag tickets in the North Stand were rumbled. They took abuse from the majority of the NS, some was just the usual tongue incheek banter but some was what I would call 'Over that Line'.

I see it two way's...not happy that they have bagged tickets that Albions fans were crying out for.

But

Fair play they got them, paid for them and put the money in our pocket. Are they not entitled to watch their side with some good natured abuse?.

Where do you draw the line?

 

[Tory Boy]

Fair play they got them, paid for them and put the money in our pocket. Are they not entitled to watch there side with some good natured abuse?.

They are/were entitled to be safely escorted out of the ground.

They wouldn't sit in the Stretford End, so why do they think it's right taking the piss out of us?

TB

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

They are supporting the AWAY team in the HOME end... they can't be surprised if they copped abuse..

 

[Albionroar]

My son is Red

My son who is a ST holder is a Liverpool fan, as he has always been since school. I talked him in to watching the Albion with me this season just to get a feel for his local team. In just a few matches his loyalties have started to turn. He still has a soft spot for the reds but was definatley 100% for the albion last night. He took stick from those around us but was very good humoured and was only banter. I think you need to accept that there will be Premier supporters in amongst us from who they followed with the in crowd at school.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

My son who is a ST holder is a Liverpool fan, as he has always been since school. I talked him in to watching the Albion with me this season just to get a feel for his local team. In just a few matches his loyalties have started to turn. He still has a soft spot for the reds but was definatley 100% for the albion last night. He took stick from those around us but was very good humoured and was only banter. I think you need to accept that there will be Premier supporters in amongst us from who they followed with the in crowd at school.

Was he wearing a Liverpool shirt?
I don't think you're going to convince too many Brighton fans, on a Brighton forum that we should accept fans from other teams in the Brighton home end.

 

[Rugrat]

No No No ... not in the North Stand ... like infiltrating the Kop .. you just don't do it

 

[Willy Dangle]

No, off duty plain clothes......................Abuse yes, he put himself up there but some of what was thrown at him was over the line and threatening behaviour....fair play to him he did'nt react where many would and yes he was escorted out after the 2nd goal.

 

[Willy Dangle]

No, off duty plain clothes......................Abuse yes, he put himself up there but some of what was thrown at him was over the line and threatening behaviour....fair play to him he did'nt react where many would and yes he was escorted out after the 2nd goal.

If it was the only ticket you could get....would you plant yourself in the kop.

 

[NMH]

Last weekend I was at an ice-hockey game, and the opposing side scored, and two twats stood up and cheered.... right next to the home supporters.
Shortly, two rather muscular large Swedes made their way through the rows right in front of them, and lambasted the two idiots with some obviously threatening gesticulations.
Said twats were removed, and kindly escorted to a safer area inside the arena.

It wouldn't have been out of order to remove them from the stadium actually, the silly bastards have to know what is just not done in the home end.

 

[Grassman]

Last weekend I was at an ice-hockey game, and the opposing side scored, and two twats stood up and cheered....

Should have just told them to Puck Off. Then they would have taken note that they were clearly skating on thin ice.

 

[The Wookiee]

Away fans in the home end are fine, If they keep quiet, show no colours etc. However if found out, they surely must expect abuse if they are in any other stand except the family stand. This rule applies to every stadium in the country.

 

[Gully]

Hands up if you have ever been in the home end at an away game as an Albion fan.

I did it at Swindon in the play-off Semi-Final first leg. I was rumbled by several Swindon fans sat around me, not because I took the mickey but because I didn't get behind the home team when they were attacking. When challenged by an old bloke sat behind me at half-time I admitted which team I followed, he had already guessed anyway and it would have been pointless lying, he seemed pretty cool with my explaination. I didn't jump up or cheer when we scored and just remained in my seat, smiling on the inside, I think this was appreciated by those who knew I wasn't cheering for Swindon. At the end of the game several people wished me all the best for the Final, seemingly having accepted their fate, and hoped that we would beat Bristol City.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Hands up if you have ever been in the home end at an away game as an Albion fan.

I did it at Swindon in the play-off Semi-Final first leg. I was rumbled by several Swindon fans sat around me, not because I took the mickey but because I didn't get behind the home team when they were attacking. When challenged by an old bloke sat behind me at half-time I admitted which team I followed, he had already guessed anyway and it would have been pointless lying, he seemed pretty cool with my explaination. I didn't jump up or cheer when we scored and just remained in my seat, smiling on the inside, I think this was appreciated by those who knew I wasn't cheering for Swindon. At the end of the game several people wished me all the best for the Final, seemingly having accepted their fate, and hoped that we would beat Bristol City.

This is fine but I think wearing the away kit and celebrating an away goal while in the home end is asking for it.

 

[Willy Dangle]

Yeah we jeered them and shouted across something along the lines of would you please leave our stand and leave the seats where they are. But did they deserve the effing c's and the insults towards their mothers etc (does anybody) judging by what we are doing for Plymouth are we not the best fans in the country ie the loudest and most sporting.

 

[HantsSeagull]

Hands up if you have ever been in the home end at an away game as an Albion fan.

I did it at Swindon in the play-off Semi-Final first leg. I was rumbled by several Swindon fans sat around me, not because I took the mickey but because I didn't get behind the home team when they were attacking. When challenged by an old bloke sat behind me at half-time I admitted which team I followed, he had already guessed anyway and it would have been pointless lying, he seemed pretty cool with my explaination. I didn't jump up or cheer when we scored and just remained in my seat, smiling on the inside, I think this was appreciated by those who knew I wasn't cheering for Swindon. At the end of the game several people wished me all the best for the Final, seemingly having accepted their fate, and hoped that we would beat Bristol City.

3 of us did it last season at Southampton. It was hell. Had to cheer our penalty miss. never again.

 

[blue&white_supporter]

I have to admit that english people are very very very fair and quite cool.

In Italy (and in the rest of Europe) a fan wearing the opposite colours in the opposite end is never going to make the way out....

 

[Albionroar]

My son never wore colours and he was definatley cheering for the Albion. As I said, anyone can make a mistake, I'm just pointing him in the right direction. I was an absent father and very young so didn't get time with him as a young'un.
As for going in other stands, I could only get a Pompey stand ticket this season from a good friend from the other side of the divide, painful? yes, but I got there and you can cheer inside.
Just take time out to think of people like me that travel by train from Dorset every home game, changing at Southampton Central, That is a joyous experience. And I do wear my colours.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Did it at reading once with a reading mate, weird and thankfully finished 0-0 so didn't have any agonising doubts whether to cheer or not, although think i made some kind of noise when hart put the ball in the net in the 90th before it was disallowed

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I have to admit that english people are very very very fair and quite cool.

In Italy (and in the rest of Europe) a fan wearing the opposite colours in the opposite end is never going to make the way out....

That's not my experience of Italian football. I've seen lots of Milan fans (in colours) in the home end at AC Siena and, last Sunday, there were Juventus fans mixed up with home fans at Siena. Nobody got attacked, although there was a bit of a binfest about the city because the Club were selling tickets to Juve supporters and making it difficult for Siena fans to get a seat.

 

[DerbyGull]

3 of us did it last season at Southampton. It was hell. Had to cheer our penalty miss. never again.

Ouch!