I always found the stewards at Anfield to be the worst of the worst. The famous scouse wit as been missing on the occasions when I've been there. Though not many of them might be locals. Bussed in morons. Portsmouth was also dire. In comparison City is okay.
But you were not invited on the programme to disagree with them ? Says it all for me. Who said something about an agenda ?
I've seen the reporting of the report now https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/s...-rain-fans-indulging-post-covid-carnival.html A few interesting quotes from Prof Pearson analysing it...'he warned that a measured response is required, since he believes a return to heavy-handed policing at matches will only make matters worse.'...'Now is not the time to panic,' added the University of Manchester academic. 'We are not going back to the 1980s. I would expect things to settle down because I would expect football fan behaviour to settle down and the football fan policing operations to get back up and running in terms of those relationships that have been damaged by the lockdown.' He seems to disagree with you that its a return to the 80's (let alone the 70's that you suggested)
I have to admit to being one of the 70% that has never witnessed it at the Football...I wonder what the percentage is in the workplace?
Someone just told me their friends holidaying in Cornwall said today has been the best day of the week for the weather.
Wasn't there a report than most of the loos in Parliament had traces of cocaine? Also, if you saw them 2/3 scrotes at the Preston game trying to 'large it up' to our family stand then you've witnessed cocaine abuse at football....
Personally I've heard it said this season on a couple of occasions that 'there all coked up' in relationship to rowdy away fans coming in a city centre pub I use before City. The term has become almost fashionable to describe anyone who's a bit noisy or you could say in a good mood. I've seen no trouble, no fights, and no evidence of Charlie being snorted. I did hear of one person who had heard the same as me smearing vaseline on the basin tops. Could be true, but somehow I doubt it.
The media in this country has never been subtle about their disdain for football fans, have they? As a sport, it has a supporter demographic that is predominantly working-class and most of the players have working-class origins. I watched the Rooney doc recently and it is an accurate reflection of how the media’s view of football is very snobbish and classist. He was a 16-year-old kid from a rough area of Liverpool when he did his first television interview and the media slaughtered him. The ‘thick scouser chav’ stereotype they assigned to Rooney is just an extension of how the media portrays football fans in general. Their attitude hasn’t changed one bit since the 70s. Regarding cocaine, it’s considered yobbish when it’s football fans on the terraces. When it’s MPs, bankers and hedge fund managers at work parties, the same stigma isn’t attached.
Coke use has become endemic in certain sections of society. It would be a fair point to make, that as a result it is going to find its way into football grounds. Tends to be less visible at private events and leads to less public violence than maybe in town centre drinking areas and large public gatherings. Easier to sweep under the carpet if it's use and the effects of its use aren't on public display.
Are they up by 50 % at Hull City games ? Also if crowds are on the increase surely the arrests would be too ? I'd like to know what exactly these arrests are for ? I've been threatened with arrest at Cardiff because I objected to the police videoing me. I was under arrest and caution at Barnsley because the police found an empty beer can on a mini bus I was driving. It must also be said that several mini bus drivers were under the same caution that night. No-one was eventually charged as far as I know. I was threatened with arrest at Stoke because I wouldn't give the police my name and address. I don't have to give it when I go to a concert or the theatre so I don't see why I have to give it at a football game. The only 'problem' I see at City games is an increase in young lads jumping up and down on the concourse before a game. And that is not a problem to me, they are enjoying themselves and I probably did something similar at that age. I certainly never threw any beer into the air, not at £4.80 a pint I wouldn't. I condone the throwing of flares and the half a dozen or so smashed seats at Bramall Lane mid week, and I did condone it in my blogs on Hull City Fans Page on facebook. But compared to previous visits to Bramall Lane in the 70's and 80's, Tuesday night was a relative picnic. So lets get this into perceptive. And that's my point with DB show this morning.
I expect the reason I wasn't on is that they don't know me and they decided to go with someone they knew. The programming for today, was planned to be on homophobia in football and this was extended to disorder earlier this week. I was quite glad I didn't go on actually, because it isn't something I enjoy. As I say, I did some research and even as I was listening to what was being said, I thought that an opportunity was missed to both challenge the view and shift the focus, instead I felt that the issue of it being a problem nationally was cemented into it being a Hull City problem. The issues raised do not match my experiences and it is really striking that having spent a week looking at comments on social media about how to build the support and reading supporters comments about what is wrong at the stadium, stuff like leaking roofs, turnstiles etc. Not one single comment or post has mentioned cocaine, not one. Is throwing a bottle on the pitch disorder or stupidity?
Currently, the Home Secretary and Opposition are competing for who has the most moronic and outdated drug policy with their ‘name and shame’ bollocks. Since they’re into throwbacks, I wonder if alcohol prohibition is back on the cards.
You seem to be interpreting a discussion on current affairs as a direct attack on city. I'm quite sure it was extended to that away incident on East Mids trains with Grimsby fans a couple of weeks ago also. It's a general discussion equally relevant to all football clubs in the region. In no way is it an attack aimed at city.
You should have gone on the programme matey and said exactly what you posted above because it would have blown the show out of the water.
There was an interview with a Leicester City fan who said for a number of years it had been normal in his social circle - especially away games to get through the 'long days and drinking' involved - he was not a hooligan and not involved in any trouble either. He had stopped recently as he had a young family / getting older, though still attending games.
Not everyone who uses causes problems. Those that can't behave anyway or can't handle it then it does. Same as drinking really.
