CosbehFox Posted 26 April 2019 Posted 26 April 2019 2 hours ago, AKCJ said: So how is that a dig? You may not have wanted to use it in that sense but the use of italics and underline gave a targeting to it. C’est la vie
SystonFox Posted 26 April 2019 Posted 26 April 2019 45 minutes ago, l444ry said: Play that on the big screens 15 minutes before kick off
Ian Nacho Posted 26 April 2019 Posted 26 April 2019 The problem is some of the older people who have been going for years think they are better than other fans. Remember a few years ago at Blackburn away, one middle aged woman was telling people to sit down in front of her, whereas the woman next to me, who must have been in her 80s, stood next to me for the full 90. There's nothing wrong with the lad mentality. Burnley away I was a few of the 'lads' and the goading and banter just made the atmosphere ten times better.
H.a.r.r.y Posted 27 April 2019 Author Posted 27 April 2019 See a lot of people blaming older fans for the lack of atmosphere, when we played West Ham the majority of people sitting down in the upper tier were middle-aged fans
Dan Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 6 hours ago, l444ry said: This is what does my head in about us. We've ****ing got it in us!!!
CosbehFox Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 Just to say the reaction to this on social media has been absolutely mind shattering. Plenty of ‘there’s not a problem’ and ‘it’s never going to be like when we won the league’. FFS we’ve got a young squad in contention for our second highest ever PL points tally. These lads need some backing
UniFox21 Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 11 hours ago, Ian Nacho said: The problem is some of the older people who have been going for years think they are better than other fans. Remember a few years ago at Blackburn away, one middle aged woman was telling people to sit down in front of her, whereas the woman next to me, who must have been in her 80s, stood next to me for the full 90. There's nothing wrong with the lad mentality. Burnley away I was a few of the 'lads' and the goading and banter just made the atmosphere ten times better. Wouldn't restrict this to 'older' fans. A few of those that go away from home think they're better than everyone else and that every should follow as they do
UniFox21 Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 Some proper mugs around, this is the type of knob who drives people away from games
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 1 hour ago, UniFox21 said: Some proper mugs around, this is the type of knob who drives people away from games Have a think back 5/10 years to the dynamic of our away ends and compare them to the clientele that were at West Ham. I think you have the wrong idea of who's been "driven away". I've got a list as long as my arm of people who used to go every week that packed up aways in the last couple of seasons because the support has fallen off a cliff.
Fox92 Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 Doesn't help there seems to be self-entitlement. I hear comments like "we shouldn't lose to a side like Bournemouth" and I think well why shouldn't we
UniFox21 Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 42 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: Have a think back 5/10 years to the dynamic of our away ends and compare them to the clientele that were at West Ham. I think you have the wrong idea of who's been "driven away". I've got a list as long as my arm of people who used to go every week that packed up aways in the last couple of seasons because the support has fallen off a cliff. Driven away being about people like the guy I quoted slating people for not wanting to stand. Think it's probably a case of both types of people being pushed away I can kinda remember away ends from 5 years ago; a lot more smoke flairs, but 10 years ago and 12 year old me didnt go to away games ?
l444ry Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 6 minutes ago, UniFox21 said: Driven away being about people like the guy I quoted slating people for not wanting to stand. Think it's probably a case of both types of people being pushed away I can kinda remember away ends from 5 years ago; a lot more smoke flairs, but 10 years ago and 12 year old me didnt go to away games ? I hate the term *snowflake* but this rubbish comes pretty close to that. No excuses. Support your team or not but don’t slag off fellow fans. If there are enough lads prepared to start the chants the others will soon join in.
CyprusFox Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 15 hours ago, Ian Nacho said: The problem is some of the older people who have been going for years think they are better than other fans. Remember a few years ago at Blackburn away, one middle aged woman was telling people to sit down in front of her, whereas the woman next to me, who must have been in her 80s, stood next to me for the full 90. There's nothing wrong with the lad mentality. Burnley away I was a few of the 'lads' and the goading and banter just made the atmosphere ten times better. 15 hours ago, Ian Nacho said: The problem is some of the older people who have been going for years think they are better than other fans. Remember a few years ago at Blackburn away, one middle aged woman was telling people to sit down in front of her, whereas the woman next to me, who must have been in her 80s, stood next to me for the full 90. There's nothing wrong with the lad mentality. Burnley away I was a few of the 'lads' and the goading and banter just made the atmosphere ten times better. I'm an older person (60) and I certainly don't think I'm better than the majority of supporters (barring the prawn sandwich brigade at the legends lounge seats) who I had the unfortunate recent experience of spending an afternoon with for my birthday. Someone much younger behind me complained to a steward that I dared to stand up early when vardy scored, causing them to miss the goal, and I was told I would be on CCTV for the rest of the game. I think the main point I'm making is, there are younger supporters that are just as bad if not worse than some of the older ones. What I would say though is I spent most Saturday's standing in the Filbo kop during the 70s and 80s and there's no comparison to the comparatively sedate atmosphere these days. Still miss it now.
Fox92 Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 1 hour ago, l444ry said: I hate the term *snowflake* but this rubbish comes pretty close to that. No excuses. Support your team or not but don’t slag off fellow fans. If there are enough lads prepared to start the chants the others will soon join in. In what way don't slag off fellow fans? I hear moronic things that make me question fellow fans. People that don't sing yet will happily boo their own player on or off the field, that annoys me.
l444ry Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 1 minute ago, Fox92 said: In what way don't slag off fellow fans? I hear moronic things that make me question fellow fans. People that don't sing yet will happily boo their own player on or off the field, that annoys me. That's a fair point, assuming that all those that don't sing all boo our own players. Just let it go over your head Fox92. Save your energy for complimenting and encouraging those that do make the effort. Has been good in the past and can be good again, provided Brendan gets the side on the front foot.
chapero82 Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 I sit in SK4 near the front and nobody sings around me what so ever, I still sing though
FoxesDeb Posted 27 April 2019 Posted 27 April 2019 It really irks me when I see myself described here as a supposedly 'quiet' fan. Female, nearly middle aged, probably middle class, and have often taken my son and daughter None of these things prevent me from singing, swearing is easily explained to my children as being OK for adults but not for them. They have been taught this anyway, it's not exclusive to the football. Still get told to be quiet, looked at strangely if I sing, and was told 'that's not very ladylike' when shouting 'get into em, fvck em up' when we played AM in the CL. I see plenty of young lads talking amongst themselves or on their phones or disappearing way before half time. There's not a certain type of person who wants to support the team, only people who are vocal and those who aren't. That's just life though isn't it?
Haywood_6 Posted 28 April 2019 Posted 28 April 2019 First home game i've not been able to make this season today - how was the atmosphere?
Hollyfox Posted 28 April 2019 Posted 28 April 2019 1 hour ago, Haywood_6 said: First home game i've not been able to make this season today - how was the atmosphere? Quite decent for a change. I'm in sk2 and thought our fans did OK today. The on field performance helped enormously though ?
DerbyshireFox Posted 28 April 2019 Posted 28 April 2019 It was enjoyable today, the stand-in announcer needs more practice though!! Very enjoyable watching that away end drain out on 86 minutes
Izzy Posted 28 April 2019 Posted 28 April 2019 On 27/04/2019 at 18:33, FoxesDeb said: It really irks me when I see myself described here as a supposedly 'quiet' fan. Female, nearly middle aged, probably middle class, and have often taken my son and daughter None of these things prevent me from singing, swearing is easily explained to my children as being OK for adults but not for them. They have been taught this anyway, it's not exclusive to the football. Still get told to be quiet, looked at strangely if I sing, and was told 'that's not very ladylike' when shouting 'get into em, fvck em up' when we played AM in the CL. I see plenty of young lads talking amongst themselves or on their phones or disappearing way before half time. There's not a certain type of person who wants to support the team, only people who are vocal and those who aren't. That's just life though isn't it? Potty mouth! Love it
Voll Blau Posted 7 May 2019 Posted 7 May 2019 Poor again last night. Feels like there's no desire to offer even basic encouragement to our team most of the time at away games anymore.
Footballwipe Posted 7 May 2019 Posted 7 May 2019 Was next to a Stone Island gang last night; seemed more interested in barking at the home fans, and didn't even come back for the second half.
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