Swearing at a football match

[Return of the Rev]

Really sorry, mind vacant I believe it had the word sparrow in it!!!

wings of a sparrow? sure it was not blastards?

 

[Biscuit]

To save spoiling future days out why don't you practice expressing your anger in ways that will not offend Stewards and other people who do get tired of people swearing all the time?

I do see the OPs point but rules are rules

Try : Gosh Referee that was a very stupid decision Do you do a lot of hand exercises? etc.

I really wasn't even swearing that much. Although I admit I might have let out a 'Oh for ****s sake' during a missed opportunity. It certainly didn't offend the people sitting around me.

I'll call the ref a tiddlywink in future, until they ban that.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Wish I hadn't started now!!! Trying to remember but either B words aren't swearing anyway!! Will keep thinking?

wings of a sparrow? sure it was not blastards?

 

[Biscuit]

Really? I'm Row W just underneath the big Screen (well slightly to the left) in the north and spend the whole game swearing. As long as its not racist or homophobic the stewards let us get on with it.

I'm just to the right, we must be very, very close. The stewards obviously crack down on my neck of the woods more than yours!

 

[TheJasperCo]

After the awarding of a dubious penalty against The Albion, I was reliably informed by an extremely helpful steward at the Bournemouth game that there is now zero tolerance towards any swearing around the whole of The Amex.
In questioning the validity of this policy (pointing out the East Stand / Family section) he then took my query all the way down to pitch-side (thus vacating his important position) and raised it with his superior.
Being a very helpful bunch, the supervisor also took the trouble to travel all the way from pitch-side to the top of the NW 5 minutes later to explain how this was so and that no genuine supporter should ever question the conduct and application of the stewarding family.
As i 'begged to differ' with his response, i took it upon myself to vacate the stadium of my own accord as my presence was obviously upsetting to them.
He must have been taken with me as he insisted on taking my contact details. My mum always taught me not to give such details to strange men, so i thanked him and graciously declined his request.
Well, he must have been so upset by my rejection of his advances he took it upon himself to discover my details and send me a very nasty letter telling all sorts of lies about me. He went on to say that he didn't want to see me for at least 2 months and if i did it again then he never wants to see me again forever!

Now should I give in to his advances or find myself another friend?

The innocent-sounding way you made that post sound made me chuckle.

 

[NorthStandSteward]

I'm surprised by this. Generally the North stand stewards are told to clamp down on swearing in the fringe areas of the stand where more families and kids sit and leave the central 'standing' core to it.

 

[NorthStandSteward]

Yeah, I've been told off for swearing. I sit backrow, centre, in the North Stand. I mentioned it on here a few weeks ago, it really ruined my day out.

I'm surprised by this. Generally the North stand stewards are told to clamp down on swearing in the fringe areas of the stand where more families and kids sit and leave the central 'standing' core to it.

Apologies, meant to quote this post.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Wish I hadn't started now!!! Trying to remember but either B words aren't swearing anyway!! Will keep thinking?

what game was it?

 

[champion7]

When did this 'official' rule come into force, and when/how were we notified of this rule change?

I'd like to know the answer as well as I run the se,south and sw parts of the stadium and never tell home or away fans off for swearing.

 

[NorthStandSteward]

I'd like to know the answer as well as I run the se,south and sw parts of the stadium and never tell home or away fans off for swearing.

I have worked in the north stand for roughly two years and only since the beginning of this season have we been told to actively clamp down on swearing.

 

[chucky1973]

wont be long before you hear

"we swear when we want
We swear when want
Were Brighton and Hove Albion
We swear when we want"

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Do me a favour......are trying to get me sent off for swearing again, you obviously have no concept of my drinking patterns over the last 40 years

what game was it?

 

[Footsoldier]

I've never understood the need for swearing. Poor vocabulary I suppose.

So you don't join in with 'The referee is a wanker'

 

[BBassic]

I swore a lot up until the Bournemouth game when I went a touch overboard and the bloke in front of me said, quite rightly, enough's enough. I've been making an effort to keep it behind my teeth since then.

Oddly enough that has filtered into my life away from the Amex as well. I've been a lot less foul mouthed in recent weeks.

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Never have had a problem in the centre(ish) of the North, but then it is probably no-mans land for trying to enforce it there.

 

[Baldseagull]

A mate of mine was ejected on two separate occasions, by Police from the North Stand of the Goldstone in the 80's, both times when he joined in with a couple of thousand other fans, the often heard chant stating the inability to hear the oppositions fans chanting. These were his only brushes with the law at football until a couple of years later, when we were both arrested at an away game after an incident in Nottingham, the local police arrested about 50 Brighton supporters, looking for the two or three they wanted amongst us. My friend was told during questioning that Sussex police had reported to them (Nottinghamshire), that he was a persistent football offender.
The fact is we both had been involved on occasions in various incidents, but neither of us had any arrests, let alone convictions, just my mates ejections for swearing got him the title "persistent football offender", and his house was raided and turned over by Sussex Police whilst we were in custody in Nottingham, my place was left alone.
That was the Football Intelligence Unit for you.

 

[Biscuit]

I'm surprised by this. Generally the North stand stewards are told to clamp down on swearing in the fringe areas of the stand where more families and kids sit and leave the central 'standing' core to it.

Apologies, meant to quote this post.

Yeah, it surprised me too!

 

[smeg]

I've never understood the need for swearing. Poor vocabulary I suppose.

Are you having a laugh, swearing is big and clever

 

[Westdene Seagull]

When did this 'official' rule come into force, and when/how were we notified of this rule change?

It was in force from day one at Withdean.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

After the awarding of a dubious penalty against The Albion, I was reliably informed by an extremely helpful steward at the Bournemouth game that there is now zero tolerance towards any swearing around the whole of The Amex.
In questioning the validity of this policy (pointing out the East Stand / Family section) he then took my query all the way down to pitch-side (thus vacating his important position) and raised it with his superior.
Being a very helpful bunch, the supervisor also took the trouble to travel all the way from pitch-side to the top of the NW 5 minutes later to explain how this was so and that no genuine supporter should ever question the conduct and application of the stewarding family.
As i 'begged to differ' with his response, i took it upon myself to vacate the stadium of my own accord as my presence was obviously upsetting to them.
He must have been taken with me as he insisted on taking my contact details. My mum always taught me not to give such details to strange men, so i thanked him and graciously declined his request.
Well, he must have been so upset by my rejection of his advances he took it upon himself to discover my details and send me a very nasty letter telling all sorts of lies about me. He went on to say that he didn't want to see me for at least 2 months and if i did it again then he never wants to see me again forever!

Now should I give in to his advances or find myself another friend?

I'm struggling to understand why you continued to "beg to differ" ? Why not just shut the hell up and watch the rest of the match ?