Wearing replica kits at falmer

[Commander]

Absolutely - I've struck up a conversation with many a football fan bumped into on holiday, it's great. I've even bumped into Palace fans abroad and had a bit of friendly 'banter'.



No, what did happen next? Did they all sit down and have a beer and maybe exchange bit of banter?

This kind of post always baffles me. I haven't seen any violence at all at any football in the last ten years. Yes, some banter - yes, even some abuse at some matches, but there hasn't been one single game (Albion home or away, or any other match) or even in a bar/on holiday where anything more than that has happened.

As I said above, I've even bumped into Palace fans and there's been nothing other than a friendly chat. It isn't the 1970s anymore.

I don't understand this, there seems to be a lot of people on here who think football violence has completely disappeared. It hasn't. I suppose it depends on how you go to games etc, if you go on a supporters coach you aren't going to see it. But I cant understand how you can have not seen any trouble at all at Albion games in the last 10 years. I agree it doesn't happen around the grounds much anymore, but it does still happen. I have seen trouble at games with Pompey, Palace, Cardiff, QPR, Peterborough, Carlisle, Port Vale, Leeds, to name but a few in the last 10 years. In fact I was punched myself at Peterborough a few years ago.

If you leave the ground and go straight home I suppose there is rarely any trouble, but if you hang around in places for a drink afterwards there often is. I'm not talking about full scale riots like in the 70's and 80's, but anyone who thinks it has completely gone away is mistaken. Which is going to be proved this season if they persist with this mad idea of letting the away fans into the concourse bars after the game with the home fans. Letting any of Cardiff, Pompey, Palace, Southampton, West Ham, Birmingham or Milwall into the home end bars after the game is bound to end in tears. And these people who think it has gone away and that this is a great idea are going to be the first ones to moan when they get smacked in the face by some scumbag West Ham fan.

 

[Taybha]

in reply to op


bollox

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

There are only two (or three, at a push) places where it is suitable for a football shirt to be worn.

1) When playing football yourself
2) At an Albion MATCH
3) On holiday *debateable - it's not for me, personally, but others will disagree.

Number Four - being worn by a woman when you are f+++king them !!!

 

[Hillian1]

there does seem to be a faction who post on here who are very much of the opinion the football violence is still very much with us, and are convinced some sort of hell is about to be unleashed at Falmer I'm with you though, not seen any for many many years, and I've been to one or two games. In fact, I truly cannot remember any at all since the early 80s, and then I just walled on the opposite direction and avoided it completely.

Where did i mention anything about Falmer?
And i don't think football violence is still with us, at least not to the extent it once was and now mainly away from grounds due to CCTV and such like.

I was merely regailing an event thet occured right in front of me on Greek Island.

And for what its worth, i tend to move as quickly as an old fat bastard can in the opposite direction if i even get a feeling it will get nasty.

 

[Simster]

Number Four - being worn by a woman when you are f+++king them !!!

Yes, like.

 

[DTES]

I don't understand this, there seems to be a lot of people on here who think football violence has completely disappeared. It hasn't. I suppose it depends on how you go to games etc, if you go on a supporters coach you aren't going to see it. But I cant understand how you can have not seen any trouble at all at Albion games in the last 10 years. I agree it doesn't happen around the grounds much anymore, but it does still happen. I have seen trouble at games with Pompey, Palace, Cardiff, QPR, Peterborough, Carlisle, Port Vale, Leeds, to name but a few in the last 10 years. In fact I was punched myself at Peterborough a few years ago.

If you leave the ground and go straight home I suppose there is rarely any trouble, but if you hang around in places for a drink afterwards there often is. I'm not talking about full scale riots like in the 70's and 80's, but anyone who thinks it has completely gone away is mistaken. Which is going to be proved this season if they persist with this mad idea of letting the away fans into the concourse bars after the game with the home fans. Letting any of Cardiff, Pompey, Palace, Southampton, West Ham, Birmingham or Milwall into the home end bars after the game is bound to end in tears. And these people who think it has gone away and that this is a great idea are going to be the first ones to moan when they get smacked in the face by some scumbag West Ham fan.

But this just the thing - I don't get the coach or come straight home (I don't live in Brighton, so often travel on different trains anyway). I don't remember the last time I went to a game and didn't have a drink both before and after - and I'd say at 90% of the matches I've been in a 'mixed' pub and happily chatted away with opposition fans (the obvious exceptions there being where the police keep the fans apart).

The post that sticks in my mind (although I'm having trouble finding it - bear with me and I'll search and track it down) was a post about Notts County last season where there was 'trouble' or fans being kept apart. I was in a pub full of both sets of supporters happily chatting away over a civil pint.

As I said above - I've never even had trouble with Palace fans! The 5-0 game obviously we were held back and people got annoyed at the police, but when we won there I left quietly and got on a train full of Palace (going the other direction to most Brighton) and saw nothing. Yeah, some came out with a few gay jokes, but absolutely no violence at all - and that should be the "prime" situation, shouldn't it?

I don't mean to downplay it if you've been smacked - I am sorry that happened - but I can't see it being a problem of "football violence", rather just one drunk idiot. Maybe you're right and you'll be able to say you told me so - but I'll stick my neck out and say there won't be any violence inside the Amex next year, open concourses or not.

 

[xenophon]

I actually bought a shirt today, more as a souvenir - I hate polyester

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

You can show your blue and white blood abroad without going the full sweaty polyester hog in a replica shirt. I shall be sporting the round badge (the original, not the recent regurgitation) sewn onto the front of my Kevin and Perry bucket hat when I head off to Kos next week.

 

[Storer 68]

Anyone who was there will recall the special atmosphere at the Sydney Cricket ground in 2003 when about 20 or so buch of BHA shirts all met up. And "Stevie Coppell's Blue and White Army" GOT AN HONOURABLEit MENTION in the test match gossip column in the Sydney Daily Mail.

 

[Commander]

But this just the thing - I don't get the coach or come straight home (I don't live in Brighton, so often travel on different trains anyway). I don't remember the last time I went to a game and didn't have a drink both before and after - and I'd say at 90% of the matches I've been in a 'mixed' pub and happily chatted away with opposition fans (the obvious exceptions there being where the police keep the fans apart).

The post that sticks in my mind (although I'm having trouble finding it - bear with me and I'll search and track it down) was a post about Notts County last season where there was 'trouble' or fans being kept apart. I was in a pub full of both sets of supporters happily chatting away over a civil pint.

As I said above - I've never even had trouble with Palace fans! The 5-0 game obviously we were held back and people got annoyed at the police, but when we won there I left quietly and got on a train full of Palace (going the other direction to most Brighton) and saw nothing. Yeah, some came out with a few gay jokes, but absolutely no violence at all - and that should be the "prime" situation, shouldn't it?

I don't mean to downplay it if you've been smacked - I am sorry that happened - but I can't see it being a problem of "football violence", rather just one drunk idiot. Maybe you're right and you'll be able to say you told me so - but I'll stick my neck out and say there won't be any violence inside the Amex next year, open concourses or not.

To be fair, the times I have seen trouble have been more when in a pub after the game with a small group of people away from the ground, rather than in a busy pub full of supporters mixing, but that's mainly because in those cases there are nearly always no police there.

But there is still regularly the odd bit of trouble in the pubs around Brighton station on matchdays, I remember being in Grand Central (it was the Finnegans then) when Sheffield Utd attacked it and smashed it up. That wasn't that long ago, we were at Withdean in the Championship.

I didn't see any real trouble at the 5-0 Palace game, but I know that there was some. And no worries re getting smacked, I probably deserved it to be honest, being drunk and walking round Peterborough 3 hours after the game is a pretty stupid thing to do.

I don't think there is going to be serious disorder at the Amex this year, but I am 100% sure that someone is going to whacked in the concourse bar afterwards at some point. A group of 20 lads from West Ham, Cardiff, Pompey etc may go into the bars with good natured intentions, but after a few beers you know what some idiots get like, and football does tend to bring out the worst in people.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

You can show your blue and white blood abroad without going the full sweaty polyester hog in a replica shirt. I shall be sporting the round badge (the original, not the recent regurgitation) sewn onto the front of my Kevin and Perry bucket hat when I head off to Kos next week.

I have BHA stickers on my car here in Ibiza and have always been politely ignored by the locals (Barca).

 

[Blackadder]

Only children please can't understand adults wearing them

Well I have just been down to the ground and bought my shirt. Kept my receipt, just in case I can claim back on ST card once I'm allowed to top up but if not, Hey Ho. I just didn't want to wait.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Anyone who was there will recall the special atmosphere at the Sydney Cricket ground in 2003 when about 20 or so buch of BHA shirts all met up. And "Stevie Coppell's Blue and White Army" GOT AN HONOURABLEit MENTION in the test match gossip column in the Sydney Daily Mail.

my nephew joined that group didn't mind that! its just in general not keen on grown men in replica shirts,its modern and i like the old days tbo thats all!