This is ruddy uncanny. I was at a party with some Brighton fans, a Pompey fan and a Palace fan yesterday...
I like football and rugby.
When i lived in England i was a Season ticket holder for the Albion.
I was also an avid Bath rugby club fan and went to their games too, my friend is a leicester fan.
I dont know if anyone here knows anything about rugby but Bath and leicester are bitter rivals. We went to a bath v leicester game together, at leicester. I sat with him amongst the leicester fans in the 'hardcore supporters' area and yes i wore my bath shirt. I didn't feel intimidated, or that i shouldnt wear my shirt. I enjoyed some friendly banter with the fans in the area and suffered nothing what i would refer to as 'abuse'.
These things are games at the end of the day, and people that take it further than that, and actually start abusing people or threaten violence and intimidation need to take a long hard look at themselves.
As an aside, i now live in Norway, and regularly go and see Rosenborg, the best team (arguably) in Scandinavian football. The atmosphere in the ground is electric. I go in the supporters end, safe standing and flares allowed. But the biggest difference between the two games, is that NONE of the rosenborg chants are aimed at the other teams. They are ALL about rosenborg, their players and supporting their team rather than 'having a pop' at the other teams. There is no abusing of their own players. English football supporters could learn a lot.
I like football and rugby.
When i lived in England i was a Season ticket holder for the Albion.
I was also an avid Bath rugby club fan and went to their games too, my friend is a leicester fan.
I dont know if anyone here knows anything about rugby but Bath and leicester are bitter rivals. We went to a bath v leicester game together, at leicester. I sat with him amongst the leicester fans in the 'hardcore supporters' area and yes i wore my bath shirt. I didn't feel intimidated, or that i shouldnt wear my shirt. I enjoyed some friendly banter with the fans in the area and suffered nothing what i would refer to as 'abuse'.
These things are games at the end of the day, and people that take it further than that, and actually start abusing people or threaten violence and intimidation need to take a long hard look at themselves.
As an aside, i now live in Norway, and regularly go and see Rosenborg, the best team (arguably) in Scandinavian football. The atmosphere in the ground is electric. I go in the supporters end, safe standing and flares allowed. But the biggest difference between the two games, is that NONE of the rosenborg chants are aimed at the other teams. They are ALL about rosenborg, their players and supporting their team rather than 'having a pop' at the other teams. There is no abusing of their own players. English football supporters could learn a lot.
Exactly this . The thread starter seems a very angry man , regarding anything palace , most of the time .
the wet lettuces don't see that GBThere's a difference between wearing a shirt round town and going to your rivals game, that doesn't involve your team, and deliberately identifying yourself as one of "them". I wonder how long you'd last at a Rangers friendly in a Celtic shirt or a Spurs friendly in an Arsenal one.
Either you get it or you don't.
Ok victor matureExactly this. If you are a teenager in your first flush of testosterone and alcohol, it is understandable and, having been a teenager in the 70s, let him is without sin etc. But by the time I got into my early twenties, I had grown up a bit. I guess some take a little longer.
don't excist EP when palace are involved keep it realIt was a 'friendly' wasn't it?
don't excist EP when palace are involved keep it real
regards
DR
So is it a prerequesite of being a brighton fan to hate everyone who supports Palace....I`ve got a Palace friend who I meet at my house and regularly take to Amex(he goes away stand) and we meet up after..I`ve also got a friend who takes me to Charlton on same basis....You get your thugs whichever team you support as some on here have proven.
we can see you holding handsAll totally irrelevant to this thread unless your Palace mate wears his Palace shirt to the AMEX.
It's a very simple point the op is making, why wear a Palace shirt to a Brighton game?
Nothing wrong with having a mate who supports Palace, but I'm sure you would advise him not to wear his Palace shirt to a Brighton match not involving his team.
I went to Bath v Leicester once by mistake after drunkenly following the wrong crowd for Bristol Rovers v The Albion. I think the rugby ended up 20-20, I know that we lost 3-0. That was a good day ... I think.