Swearing!!

[BigBod]

Doesn't usually bother me. I sit in the North stand for the atmosphere and like it there. I've been going to footie since the 70's so I know the score.

My littleun is getting into footie now, she is 7 and has been to Chelsea about half a dozen times with me and to Brighton on Boxing day. Taking her to Brigthon again on the 17th, the day of her Birthday as that is what she wants to do. I'm chuffed about that.

The swearing on Boxing Day from right behind me made me feel quite uncomfortable with my littleun being there. I never ever swear when she is about, I have tried explaining to her that it is just part of the football and that she will hear bad words and that she shouldn't use them....

I aint no prude (ex sailor of 8 years) and I swear with the best of them in certain circumstances, but if there are kids about I just don't do it.

I nearly turned round to say something but bit my tongue, and that's not like me...lol....

It's not really nescessary to swear with every other word, is it?

 

[Notters]

Prepare for various "**** you, you ****" comments!

I agree, and it seems to get worse and worse (in society generally). It really is a sign of a limited vocabulary.

Having said that, I think it's always been the same at football, and I don't really think it did me any harm.

 

[Marshy]

Move to the family stand my friend.

 

[Brian Fantana]

Prepare for various "**** you, you ****" comments!

I agree, and it seems to get worse and worse (in society generally). It really is a sign of a limited vocabulary.

Having said that, I think it's always been the same at football, and I don't really think it did me any harm.

This.

 

[Munkfish]

Why should they stop swearing for your kid, if you were in the family stand and mouthing off I could see your gripe, but if you take them to the North its part and Parcel of the North.

I dont get the big deal with parents these days, I was always warned about swearing and if I was caught using it I'd be in trouble. Kids will have heard most things by 7 anyway apart from maybe the ****.

If you dont want her to hear swearing dont take her in the north, dont expect people to change how they behave just for you.

 

[father_and_son]

Following advice I "had the talk" with my boy (10 at the time) about language at football.

It went along the lines of "there are things that you will hear at the football that you can repeat at the football, but NOWHERE else." It was made very clear that it wouldn't be tolerated at home or even on the train or the approach road to the Amex, but at the game, in the heat of the action, that passion was part and parcel of football for many - and rather than pretend it didn't happen, we would approach it maturely.


Then the first time he stood and, at full voice, called the referee a w@nker, I died a little inside. It had seemed a sensible way to approach the issue of swearing with a pre-teen but, in hindsight, I'd really have preferred it had I never had to hear him say it.

 

[Mellotron]

I sit in the North stand for the atmosphere and like it there.

You know full well that if you're in the North, there WILL be swearing. Every game.

 

[T.G]

Prepare for various "**** you, you ****" comments!

I agree, and it seems to get worse and worse (in society generally). It really is a sign of a limited vocabulary.

Having said that, I think it's always been the same at football, and I don't really think it did me any harm.

Not really I have an extensive vocabulary and swear with the best/worst of them. Surely if you swear that gives you a greater range of words to choose from and those that don't have less words to illustrate their world. The North Stand is great for atmosphere (Usually) and letting off steam, swearing is part of that for me. I take my kids to the Upper West if I want them to go to the footy.

 

[MattBackHome]

You know full well that if you're in the North, there WILL be swearing. Every game.

This.

And also who cares. Swearing is brilliant, and our language would be significantly poorer without it. Kids need to learn this sometime, and there's no better place for this than the football.

 

[BigBod]

You know full well that if you're in the North, there WILL be swearing. Every game.

I know...thought I'd post the topic though for discussion and opinions...

 

[Postman Pat]

Following advice I "had the talk" with my boy (10 at the time) about language at football.

It went along the lines of "there are things that you will hear at the football that you can repeat at the football, but NOWHERE else." It was made very clear that it wouldn't be tolerated at home or even on the train or the approach road to the Amex, but at the game, in the heat of the action, that passion was part and parcel of football for many - and rather than pretend it didn't happen, we would approach it maturely.

I had exactly the same conversation with my son at about the same age, we had only previously been in the family stand at Withdean, which was usually pretty quiet. We agreed we wouldn't tell his mum anything he said at football, within 10 mins of arriving home after his first game at The Amex he pretty much confessed everything he had said at the game.

The 'funniest' moment was when Casper spilled the ball in the Arsenal cup game, and cost us the match, and in complete frustration he dropped the C-Bomb. He apologised profusely, but was so angry with him he couldn't contain himself.

 

[Peter Grummit]

Why not go in family stand? Should solve the issue and it's cheaper. Sit near enough to the North to catch the atmosphere but not too close to hear the swearing.

Better still, teach her to sing the songs and improve the atmosphere in the East Lower. Well maybe not "My Ole' Man......"

PG

 

[Dick Head]

Doesn't usually bother me. I sit in the North stand for the atmosphere and like it there. I've been going to footie since the 70's so I know the score.

My littleun is getting into footie now, she is 7 and has been to Chelsea about half a dozen times with me and to Brighton on Boxing day. Taking her to Brigthon again on the 17th, the day of her Birthday as that is what she wants to do. I'm chuffed about that.

The swearing on Boxing Day from right behind me made me feel quite uncomfortable with my littleun being there. I never ever swear when she is about, I have tried explaining to her that it is just part of the football and that she will hear bad words and that she shouldn't use them....

I aint no prude (ex sailor of 8 years) and I swear with the best of them in certain circumstances, but if there are kids about I just don't do it.

I nearly turned round to say something but bit my tongue, and that's not like me...lol....

It's not really nescessary to swear with every other word, is it?

Oh my god! Where were the stewards?

 

[supaseagull]

Doesn't usually bother me. I sit in the North stand for the atmosphere and like it there. I've been going to footie since the 70's so I know the score.

My littleun is getting into footie now, she is 7 and has been to Chelsea about half a dozen times with me and to Brighton on Boxing day. Taking her to Brigthon again on the 17th, the day of her Birthday as that is what she wants to do. I'm chuffed about that.

The swearing on Boxing Day from right behind me made me feel quite uncomfortable with my littleun being there. I never ever swear when she is about, I have tried explaining to her that it is just part of the football and that she will hear bad words and that she shouldn't use them....

I aint no prude (ex sailor of 8 years) and I swear with the best of them in certain circumstances, but if there are kids about I just don't do it.

I nearly turned round to say something but bit my tongue, and that's not like me...lol....

It's not really nescessary to swear with every other word, is it?

Seriously, you should not be taking your kid to the North stand if you do not like bad language.

It's a bit like standing in a pub and complaining that people are drunk and the club have always made it clear that if you're going in the north then the language will (not maybe but WILL) be more colourful.

I sometimes swear at matches and especially in the heat of the moment after a bad refereeing decision and if you'd had turned round to complain to me about my language, I would have told you to move.

The club try to cater for everyone but sometimes, and especially in circumstances like this, fans have to use their common sense and help the club out.

 

[LamieRobertson]

This.

And also who cares. Swearing is brilliant, and our language would be significantly poorer without it. Kids need to learn this sometime, and there's no better place for this than the football.

Swearing is brilliant? I find that a strange comment ..with regards to the OP, as has been said by others don't sit in the North

 

[Whitechapel]

As a rule, I try to tone down the swearing if there is anybody clearly pre-teen around me, either on the train to football or at the ground. However, it's football and the odds are that I've had a few beers too, so I'm still going to swear a fair amount. Whilst I agree with others that there will always be swearing in the North Stand, I do find it a bit much when somebody is calling the ref a "F*cking C*nt" in front of a kid who can't be any older than 9 or 10.

:shrug

 

[Washie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_osQvkeNRM

 

[el_ciddy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_osQvkeNRM

He's not right about everything.

 

[Notters]

Not really I have an extensive vocabulary and swear with the best/worst of them. Surely if you swear that gives you a greater range of words to choose from and those that don't have less words to illustrate their world. The North Stand is great for atmosphere (Usually) and letting off steam, swearing is part of that for me. I take my kids to the Upper West if I want them to go to the footy.

Sorry, I don't think I made myself clear enough. What I meant was, you often hear people in everyday conversation (i.e. at the bus stop or down the pub), say something along the lines of "I was like ****ing at work and my ****ing mate was ****ing drunk, would you ****ing believe it?" Shouting "Oh ****", when Gardner's cross misses his man by thirty yards is a completely different matter.

 

[MattBackHome]

Swearing is brilliant? I find that a strange comment ..

Genuinely brilliant. The English language is THE most fantastic thing, and allows us to express ourselves in an extremely precise way. Without swearing we'd be significantly less able to do so.