[Albion] Saturday - bad vibes in the family area

[lawros left foot]

Bet that hasn't happened very often

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He does it once , maybe twice a season, depends how long he’s in hospital for.

 

[Wozza]

The Family Stand is hardly the Albion end is it though. It is where families go including children to watch the match. There were some people talking who followed the opposition team. So what ?

Well, from T&Cs....

1.2 Home Match Tickets are for the use of supporters of the Club only. By applying for the Home Match Ticket and/or using the same you hereby warrant and represent that you are a supporter of the Club and/or that you are not a supporter of the Visiting Club.

If you're gonna break the rules, you need to be discrete...

 

[Beach Hut]

Doesn’t a bit of common sense prevail in the family stand?

I doubt it and suspect the ground rules state very clearly if away fans are in home areas they will be ejected

 

[theboybilly]

I was sitting in the (lovely) Gallowgate end, just under the away fans during the reverse fixture this season.

Sorry to be a pedant but the Gallowgate is t'other end of ground from the Away fans. You were sat in the Home section of the Leazes Stand.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I doubt it and suspect the ground rules state very clearly if away fans are in home areas they will be ejected

Common sense prevails in the 1901 areas; away supporters are allowed. I can understand the club being twitchy about allowing away fans in other areas but surely a group of adults and 4 kids all being discrete and behaving themselves in the family stand isn’t an issue? Either way, there’s a bigger picture is a group of knuckle heads being complete twats and abusing a family. I don’t want morons like this following my club.

 

[pal4life]

Such a shame , I know passions run high but honestly a group of adults with kids sat in the family area are not there to cause trouble. The idiot should know better and frankly made himself look stupid. I hope you will go again and not let this put you off.

 

[ROSM]

Well, actually, this is another issue: is ALL of the East Stand Lower now designated as a family area? I think the newly painted signs suggest so.

Until recently is was just E1A-E1C (and only half of the latter)... except during cup matches when there was NO designated family area in the Amex (I know because I asked the club).

Its priced for e1a to the gangway in e1c and also e1g/h up to the part that is/was usually club tickets for amex etc

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I haven't, I'm sure many have but I wouldn't say " we have all done it "
Personally I would rather not go to a match if I couldn't be in the Albion end.

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[hans kraay fan club]

Common sense prevails in the 1901 areas; away supporters are allowed. I can understand the club being twitchy about allowing away fans in other areas but surely a group of adults and 4 kids all being discrete and behaving themselves in the family stand isn’t an issue? Either way, there’s a bigger picture is a group of knuckle heads being complete twats and abusing a family. I don’t want morons like this following my club.

Corporate areas are very obviously covered by different rules though - clearly a local business with a batch of tickets, is likely to extend hospitality to guests / contacts / clients that they know have affinity to the team playing the Albion on any given day - and are well within their rights to do so.

They are asked only that their guests avoid wearing colours (not that even Albion colours are permitted). Even the fact they are there in full accordance with the rules though, still doesn't stop some of the less refined 1901 members occasionally having a pop though.

 

[Bozza]

Common sense prevails in the 1901 areas; away supporters are allowed. I can understand the club being twitchy about allowing away fans in other areas but surely a group of adults and 4 kids all being discrete and behaving themselves in the family stand isn’t an issue? Either way, there’s a bigger picture is a group of knuckle heads being complete twats and abusing a family. I don’t want morons like this following my club.

I'm not casting any doubt on the version of events relayed the OP, but you are basing your judgement having heard just one side of the story, which will be biased, because we all are.

Corporate areas in pretty much every club allow opposing supporters, something that both you and I have taken advtantage of away from the Amex. It's not the same as the rest of the ground where there are clear ground regulations regarding this.

(Note: I'm not condoning abuse it it occurred as described)

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Well, from T&Cs....

1.2 Home Match Tickets are for the use of supporters of the Club only. By applying for the Home Match Ticket and/or using the same you hereby warrant and represent that you are a supporter of the Club and/or that you are not a supporter of the Visiting Club.

If you're gonna break the rules, you need to be discrete...

Neither of us were there so we don't know how discrete people were being. But a quiet reminder that this was a "home end" if that;s how you see the family stand would likely have sufficed - if that was even necessary. The more important factor is that there are children around so shouting "Go on Brighton, kill them !" is unacceptable. People just need to be more tolerant.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Sorry to be a pedant but the Gallowgate is t'other end of ground from the Away fans. You were sat in the Home section of the Leazes Stand.

I doubt if Kosh knows where he is most days......

 

[Icy Gull]

Neither of us were there so we don't know how discrete people were being. But a quiet reminder that this was a "home end" if that;s how you see the family stand would likely have sufficed - if that was even necessary. The more important factor is that there are children around so shouting "Go on Brighton, kill them !" is unacceptable. People just need to be more CIVILISED .

Corrected for you

 

[Wozza]

Neither of us were there so we don't know how discrete people were being. But a quiet reminder that this was a "home end" if that;s how you see the family stand would likely have sufficed - if that was even necessary. The more important factor is that there are children around so shouting "Go on Brighton, kill them !" is unacceptable. People just need to be more tolerant.

I wouldn't disagree that the abuse was unacceptable, but if you've outted yourself to surrounding fans, you're obviously not being discrete!

And, yes, I DO see the family sections at The Amex as the home end! All of it.

 

[doogie004]

Have not read all of thread but there are two Newcastle fans escorted out in wsu Saturday as well . On exiting one decided it would n funny to take his top off to reveal a Newcastle shirt . Not sure what they did in the first place to bring attention to themselves


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[Beach Hut]

Common sense prevails in the 1901 areas; away supporters are allowed. I can understand the club being twitchy about allowing away fans in other areas but surely a group of adults and 4 kids all being discrete and behaving themselves in the family stand isn’t an issue? Either way, there’s a bigger picture is a group of knuckle heads being complete twats and abusing a family. I don’t want morons like this following my club.

There is no halfway house with this as they are ground rules, 1901 is totally different set of rules as corporate

 

[Weststander]

Man City game should be interesting already know a few City fans are in the North.

On their forum they’ve talked for a while at finding it easy to get seats anywhere in the Amex, to see their certain title celebrations. So many, I would imagine that they’re going to show their faces with each City goal.

 

[Quinney]

Have not read all of thread but there are two Newcastle fans escorted out in wsu Saturday as well . On exiting one decided it would n funny to take his top off to reveal a Newcastle shirt . Not sure what they did in the first place to bring attention to themselves


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He was standing at the front of WSU on the phone with his shirt clearly visible, he was asked to leave by stewards. He then reappeared as the 2nd half kicked off, he was asked to leave again once he’d been identified and he thought it was clever to take his top off to show off his Newcastle shirt.
As others have said we’ve probably all gone in home end at some point for an away day, but I certainly wouldn’t wear a club shirt and give it large.


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[Weststander]

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Common sense prevails in the 1901 areas; away supporters are allowed. I can understand the club being twitchy about allowing away fans in other areas but surely a group of adults and 4 kids all being discrete and behaving themselves in the family stand isn’t an issue? Either way, there’s a bigger picture is a group of knuckle heads being complete twats and abusing a family. I don’t want morons like this following my club.

I’m with you on this and the OP. In the NS we’ve seen (in the last 2 seasons) regular Albion fans wrongly accused of being away fans, with threats and attempts to get to them. Normally when things aren’t going well on the pitch, which is very commonplace . Always the same types starting the aggro .... thick as shit, smashed, loud and belligerent.

 

[fork me]

(and I've gone into a home end for an away game before, many of us probably have)

I sat with the cockneys at West Spam for a cup game many years ago because the away end sold out. Had to join their supporters club to buy a ticket and the nastards kept spamming my email for years...