[Albion] Pub landlord banned from football matches after Athens punch-up

[Wrong-Direction]

This is probably the main reason I didn't bother with Europe and don't go to many away games now, I've got better things to do than be in the vicinity of these morons

 

[BN9 BHA]

Remarkable stewarding, are they not allowed to intervene? Also I love the police holding back whatever, whilst half a dozen people hurl punches at each other behind their backs.

2 rows of stewards like at the Amex and I doubt anyone would be causing trouble

 

[trueblue]

I have to say one of these groups was next to me at Arsenal away and were the only ones in the area trying to get an atmosphere going. I'm more bothered by the people who stand for 90 minutes in silence with their arms crossed and tut at people for singing too loud.

Yeh - tutting at people singing too loud - that really happens.

 

[trueblue]

The beer thing is a right pain if you’re in the same row (I can manage to go 90 mins without a beer so the queues don’t affect me, so maybe I have a different view on that).

Amazing to think that there was a time when it was totally accepted that most fans went to football to watch the game, rather than it all being about getting pissed

 

[WATFORD zero]

AEK tried to take liberties and got a few slaps.

You are @Pretty Plnk Fairy 's second account and I claim my £5

 

[heathgate]

Yeh - tutting at people singing too loud - that really happens.

I have seen it for sure... even in the SW at home games.

 

[Weststander]

You are @Pretty Plnk Fairy 's second account and I claim my £5

Perhaps the Manure enforcer was in Athens defending the Albion’s corner against fkn continentals?

 

[Ike and Tina Burner]

Nah. The few small groups of t***s are abusive to fellow fans and don’t give a sh*t about whether they are impacting the enjoyment of others. It’s the nature of the slagging off of the players that’s different to what’s on here. Very different from someone on their phone or tapping away an angry post on their keyboard when they get home. The beer thing is a right pain if you’re in the same row (I can manage to go 90 mins without a beer so the queues don’t affect me, so maybe I have a different view on that).

I'm confused. Are you genuinely complaining that our younger fans are annoying because they go past you to get a pint at half time? I can't help but feel you're reaching for something to be annoyed at them for. Every age group goes for a beer at halftime.

The stuff posted on here is more likely to get back to a player than anything said in an away end. I get why it's annoying but, again, every age group does it. Against Tottenham for example the middle aged bloke behind me was waffling on non stop about why our tactics were crap and why was De Zerbi not doing whatever. Really grating after a while. If I'm infront of the type of lads you're talking about at least I won't have to listen to tactical analysis for 90 f***ing minutes.

I can't speak to the abuse you're talking about but I can only say haven't seen anything like that this season. I'll also say we have some right grumpy gits following us who can be really short and ill tempered. I wouldn't rush to blame the youngsters 100% of the time. There are undoubtedly some twats amongst them but I really dislike the disdain shown on here sometimes.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Perhaps the Manure enforcer was in Athens defending the Albion’s corner against fkn continentals?

You've been outed, there's no way back

 

[ROSM]

Same. His bright top obviously makes him stick in a lot of minds. That and the fact he was behaving like an utter twat.

He was a busy busy man, saving the entire lower tier from missiles on the right side. Running to the left side to save a woman from a heart attack, moving back to the right to negotiate world peace then climbing round the netting in order to defuse a cluster bomb.

 

[Ike and Tina Burner]

Amazing to think that there was a time when it was totally accepted that most fans went to football to watch the game, rather than it all being about getting pissed

Arguably the stupidist post I've ever read on here. When was this time exactly? In the 70s and 80s when it was like the purge? In the 90s and early 2000s when half the players were functioning alcoholics and that was just accepted? Football and alcohol are and pretty much always have been inexplicably linked. To suggest that young fans have somehow introduced drinking is genuinely outrageous

 

[tstanbur]

"“I tried to assist someone in trouble and that person was an Athens supporter."

He ran into the Athen area to help a woman having a heart attack.....apparently. Did he also try the 'he headbutted my fist' line?

Reminded me of this where the accused “tripped into penetration”

Saudi millionaire who 'accidentally tripped and penetrated teen' cleared of rape

He said it was possible he had semen on his hands from having sex with a 24-year-old woman earlier

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

If it was the guy in the orange, I remember thinking at the time he was being a complete bell. I love the "I was going to help a woman having a heart attack" excuse. Itchy beard.

Itchy beard

It wasn’t just itchy beard, it was chin rub too.
Don’t know if it’s already been mentioned but the group near the woman that went down (no jokes please) were gesticulating that she’d been hit by a water bottle. As stuff was bouncing off that net it’s was probably from one of her own.

 

[Weststander]

Arguably the stupidist post I've ever read on here. When was this time exactly? In the 70s and 80s when it was like the purge? In the 90s and early 2000s when half the players were functioning alcoholics and that was just accepted? Football and alcohol are and pretty much always have been inexplicably linked. To suggest that young fans have somehow introduced drinking is genuinely outrageous

The old North Stand and Chicken Run in the 70’s reeked of booze. Every pub anywhere near the Goldstone was rammed on a match day. I can remember random supporters throughout the Chicken Run drinking Scotch from handheld canteens …. you could smell it. With beer at 25p a pint, happy days for supporters.

 

[Sheebo]

Nothing event really

 

[Wardy's twin]

Amazing to think that there was a time when it was totally accepted that most fans went to football to watch the game, rather than it all being about getting pissed

amazingly there was a time when a significant minority thought going to football was really about having a fight .... times have changed thankfully and we have a thread about one individual (mainly) rather than 300....

The video though should show more i.e. it should show how he got to that place not just him there as it might be more useful in determining his actions and purpose.

 

[dazzer6666]

I'm confused. Are you genuinely complaining that our younger fans are annoying because they go past you to get a pint at half time? I can't help but feel you're reaching for something to be annoyed at them for. Every age group goes for a beer at halftime.

The stuff posted on here is more likely to get back to a player than anything said in an away end. I get why it's annoying but, again, every age group does it. Against Tottenham for example the middle aged bloke behind me was waffling on non stop about why our tactics were crap and why was De Zerbi not doing whatever. Really grating after a while. If I'm infront of the type of lads you're talking about at least I won't have to listen to tactical analysis for 90 f***ing minutes.

I can't speak to the abuse you're talking about but I can only say haven't seen anything like that this season. I'll also say we have some right grumpy gits following us who can be really short and ill tempered. I wouldn't rush to blame the youngsters 100% of the time. There are undoubtedly some twats amongst them but I really dislike the disdain shown on here sometimes.

The beer is just one small part of it, sorry if you’re confused. Mixed responses on here so you stand with your preferred type and I’ll stand with mine……give me someone prepared to talk sensibly about tactics than a coked up prick shouting ‘Lallana you useless ****ing ***t’ every 30 seconds every time.

 

[Sheebo]

What an embarrassing bunch of old men we have “following” the Albion.

Not buying this. It’s football. You let yourself go and have a laugh and sometimes cross the line of what you’d normally act like after a few beers. A few wanker signs and banging on a Perspex wall isn’t worthy of your comment - it happens everywhere and this is tame. Lighten up a bit imo.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Arguably the stupidist post I've ever read on here. When was this time exactly? In the 70s and 80s when it was like the purge? In the 90s and early 2000s when half the players were functioning alcoholics and that was just accepted? Football and alcohol are and pretty much always have been inexplicably linked. To suggest that young fans have somehow introduced drinking is genuinely outrageous

In the late 80s / early 90s when I started going away it was easy to split “types” of football fans. On the trains or in a mini bus or private coach you got pissed and did pretty much what you wanted. On the club coach it was much more sober and safer.

But with standing and 200 of us in a 2000 place away end you could be with who you want. Much easier.

With loyalty points, ID checks, sell outs at T2, allocated seating etc getting “similar” people together is impossible.

It’s very annoying for older, more sober fans to have pissed up idiots steal their seat. But football is also supposed to be fun and one of the last places working class lads can let off steam. A bit more understanding of that is also needed. Like the quoted post says it’s been going on forever. I’ve got smashed at away games and was probably annoying as f***. We’ve all done it,

 

[BN9 BHA]

Amazing to think that there was a time when it was totally accepted that most fans went to football to watch the game, rather than it all being about getting pissed

Arguably the stupidist post I've ever read on here. When was this time exactly?

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