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Respect Zone Success

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Leicester City supporters played their part in the hugely successful launch of the first-ever RESPECT Zone at King Power Stadium for the Club’s recent fixture against AFC Bournemouth.

As part of the match, which lent it’s support to the FA’s RESEPECT campaign, fans of both Foxes and the Cherries sat together as part of the mixed supporter area that was specially designated for Grass Roots football clubs and family groups supporting both teams.

Staged In partnership with the Leicestershire & Rutland and Hampshire County FA’s, over 500 supporters packed into the RESPECT Zone to help create a great atmosphere during what was an entertaining game, adding to a near sell-out Family Stand on the day.

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Leicester City Operations Director, Kevin Barclay, who has been the driving force behind the initiative, said: “We’re absolutely delighted that the RESPECT Zone was such a success and would like to thank supporters of both clubs for helping achieve that.

“At Leicester City we continue to promote a positive atmosphere that encourages more families to enjoy football at King Power Stadium.

“The concept is to remove the social stigma attached to football of ‘us and them’, whereby families of both denominations are able to relax and enjoy one another’s banter in a safe and secure environment. 

“We feel that these mixed zones will assist in breaking down barriers between fans and will help to create the Leicester City fans of the future.â€

To cap a memorable day for both sets of supporters, Grass Roots clubs made their way around the King Power Stadium pitch during half time, while a lucky few Bournemouth supporters went home with smiles on their faces as they were selected to lead out their team onto the pitch as Player Escorts.

Leicester City Football Club would like to say a big thank you to everyone that attended the match and helped to make the RESPECT Zone such a big success.

The RESPECT Zone returns to King Power Stadium for the Sky Bet Championship visit of Reading (Thursday 26 December, 3pm). If you are part of a Grass Roots Club and would like to be a part of this new initiative please email:[email protected].

Read more at http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/011113-respect-zone-success-1149618.aspx#SDjRFReAyR5vqAXE.99

 

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This is bollocks and exactly the reason why the KP will never be an intimidating place to come. We take the whole "family/kids" thing to a ridiculous extreme. Bournemouth was a prime example with that awful mixed fans area seperating a main section of home and away fans and a load of kids lining the outside of the pitch waving flags. Looks more like a pre-school at times. Add to that the fact you cant go in the "family stand" without a child and those shitty relay races at half time. We must be a ****in laughing stock. Shall we meet up in the concourses with the forest fans and share tea with them.

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Give me the Welford Road fans any time over the Leicester City ones.

That's because you love having your bum fingered and as everyone knows, going to the gayball is like going to a swingers event. Not only do the gayball players spend the whole match feeling each other up under the pretence that it is somehow a sport, but also the fans are routinely fingering each other's bums.

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This is bollocks and exactly the reason why the KP will never be an intimidating place to come. We take the whole "family/kids" thing to a ridiculous extreme. Bournemouth was a prime example with that awful mixed fans area seperating a main section of home and away fans and loads of kids lining the outside of the pitch waving flags. Add to that the fact you cant go in the "family stand" without a child and those shitty child relay races at half time. We must be a ****in laughing stock. Shall we meet up in the concourses with the forest fans and share tea with them. **** me.

What an idiot. I know for a fact that getting on the pitch as a kid is what dreams are made of. How in any way, shape or form does that act offend you?

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This is bollocks and exactly the reason why the KP will never be an intimidating place to come. We take the whole "family/kids" thing to a ridiculous extreme. Bournemouth was a prime example with that awful mixed fans area seperating a main section of home and away fans and a load of kids lining the outside of the pitch waving flags. Looks more like a pre-school at times. Add to that the fact you cant go in the "family stand" without a child and those shitty relay races at half time. We must be a ****in laughing stock. Shall we meet up in the concourses with the forest fans and share tea with them.

These days I'd be less embarrassed to be filmed in the crowd of the X-Factor dancing along to some 14-year-old singing Shania Twain than I am going to the football. It has become a patronising, cheap and cringeworthy experience that only the most diehard fans and utterly classless individuals could possibly tolerate.

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What an idiot. I know for a fact that getting on the pitch as a kid is what dreams are made of. How in any way, shape or form does that act offend you?

Im not saying dont do it. Having kids waving the shirt etc is fine. But were you there against Bournemouth? There were kids along the whole length of the stands waving flags. Looked more like a kids club than a football stadium. How do you ever expect to get an intimidating atmosphere when there is some kids circus occuring on the pitch? Like I said, we take it way too far. The balance is all wrong.

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These days I'd be less embarrassed to be filmed in the crowd of the X-Factor dancing along to some 14-year-old singing Shania Twain than I am going to the football. It has become a patronising, cheap and cringeworthy experience that only the most diehard fans and utterly classless individuals could possibly tolerate.

Or you just take no notice and enjoy the 90 mins.

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Im not saying dont do it. Having kids waving the shirt etc is fine. But were you there against Bournemouth? There were kids along the whole length of the stands waving flags. Looked more like a kids club. How do you ever expect to get an intimidating atmosphere when there is some kids circus occuring on the pitch.

An intimidating atmosphere at half time when the ground is half empty? Behave yourself.

I was there, it was nice to see te youngsters enjoying themselves.

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That's exactly what I do. Away from the ground. With my twenty five smacker still firmly in my pocket. I'm not going to pay for an experience that I dislike so much I have to tune myself out of it.

Briiliant, just wish a load more would follow in your footsteps. Brilliant support though eh...

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An intimidating atmosphere at half time when the ground is half empty? Behave yourself.

I was there, it was nice to see te youngsters enjoying themselves.

This was in the 10 minute build up before kick off when the atmosphere should have been rocking and the away fans should be feeling intimidated. I couldnt help but cringe I suppose you are in favour of mixing fans in the same area aswell. Football is too much about political correctness and being nice and rosey these days. The old values have gone. If you want to see kids enjoying themselves so much, go sit in a playground. We go to the KP to watch football and create an atmosphere.

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This was in the 10 minute build up before kick off when the atmosphere should have been rocking and the away fans should be feeling intimidated. I couldnt help but cringe I suppose you are in favour of mixing fans in the same area aswell. Football is too much about political correctness and being nice and rosey these days. The old values have gone. If you want to see kids enjoying themselves so much, go sit in a playground. We go to the KP to watch football and create an atmosphere.

How does it impinge on how much noise you make? Sounds like an excuse to me. As for the playground comment, a but extreme. A bit like me saying its not 1987 anymore how about you go play in the zoo with your primative friends.

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That's exactly what I do. Away from the ground. With my twenty five smacker still firmly in my pocket. I'm not going to pay for an experience that I dislike so much I have to tune myself out of it.

 

Never get stuff like this. Yeah the atmosphere could be better, but at the end of the day I attend the game to support Leicester regardless of what anybody else is doing.

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How does it impinge on how much noise you make? Sounds like an excuse to me. As for the playground comment, a but extreme. A bit like me saying its not 1987 anymore how about you go play in the zoo with your primative friends.

I didnt mean the playground comment in some Jimmy Saville way if thats what your thinking. It doesnt impact on how much noise I make. I just think you are never going to get the real banter going while you have a tonne of kids dancing around on the pitch. I think naturally it makes people more reserved. When I was kid and went to watch Leicester, I loved to watch and listen to the rival chants between the fans and that sense of annomosity. Particularly in the last few seasons, I havent see that at the KP. I think that is largely down to the family atmosphere we are desperately trying to create. Like I said earlier. Banishing people from the north stand if you dont have a child with you is stupid. That stand borders the away fans. Putting a mixed area in between makes it even worse.

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