With some notable posters leaving us recently I have posted a thread on the Swans board entitled 'Let's all try to get along or we will be losing good posters'. I have, maybe foolishly, tried to get to the bottom of recent hostilities and appealed for some common sense. I am not taking sides in this, get along splendidly with most Cardiff posters, just want to see if we can, not so much get along, but be objective so that we can just talk about football! The content of my post on the Swans board can be read below.
'Have posted something like this on another thread but it was lost amidst all the childish bickering between Jacks and Bluebirds.
Some of the recent threads have descended into slanging matches and this board is becoming a bit of a laughing stock amongst the posters in the wider community of Not606.
Must admit it has been compelling in a 'car crash' sort of way, but the bitterness is quite astonishing. And all this 'he said, she said' stuff is crass in the extreme. I guess that some of us are never going to get along but let's get a bit of perspective - this is just a board for discussing the game of football - an entertaining diversion, but not all that important in the grand scheme of things.
What is more disturbing is that a lot of the comments I have read are using football as a subtext for general Swansea/Cardiff hatred! Some of it is dressed up in some of the most dubious arguments I have heard. OK, Cardiff as a city get the lions share of investment, but that is not the fault of the people of Cardiff, but the politicians we vote into office.
The westminster government have been screwing the Welsh for centuries but I don't see any of this bile directed at the 'Chelsea/Arsenal/Spurs/etc, etc' boards! So why are Cardiff so hated? Have always been open about the fact that I have no axe to grind one way or the other, so what is the problem? It can't be just football or politics because the average guy from Cardiff is exactly the same as us - just an average guy who has no power to affect the 'big picture' one way or the other. Is it hereditary - my Dad hates Cardiff so I hate Cardiff? If this is the case we are in danger of handing on our prejudices to the next generation, and the next, a vicious circle that will accomplish nothing but misery.
We are soon to embark on a season in the top flight with our neighbours up the M4; I for one am really looking forward to it, and to having conversations and banter on this forum, but I am getting increasingly worried that any discussion of merit will soon be dragged into the gutter. I know that there are Cardiff posters who come across to WUM, but some of our lot are just as bad, and I can't believe how hostile, and sensitive/paranoid, some of us are every time a Cardiff poster makes the most innocent of comments on a thread.
Both boards have lost some long standing posters because of this bull**** and this board is beginning to veer worryingly toward a police state with the talk (thankfully outvoted at the minute) of blanket bans! I know there is a great history of rivalry between our two clubs, but why must it constantly descend into pathetic school-yard taunting!
It really is far more noble, and less tiring, to at least try and get on!
So come on over and let's thrash this out - those of you who know me will understand that I am not a one eyed Jack - I am genuinely pleased with your recent success and believe you will be a success in the top flight!
'Have posted something like this on another thread but it was lost amidst all the childish bickering between Jacks and Bluebirds.
Some of the recent threads have descended into slanging matches and this board is becoming a bit of a laughing stock amongst the posters in the wider community of Not606.
Must admit it has been compelling in a 'car crash' sort of way, but the bitterness is quite astonishing. And all this 'he said, she said' stuff is crass in the extreme. I guess that some of us are never going to get along but let's get a bit of perspective - this is just a board for discussing the game of football - an entertaining diversion, but not all that important in the grand scheme of things.
What is more disturbing is that a lot of the comments I have read are using football as a subtext for general Swansea/Cardiff hatred! Some of it is dressed up in some of the most dubious arguments I have heard. OK, Cardiff as a city get the lions share of investment, but that is not the fault of the people of Cardiff, but the politicians we vote into office.
The westminster government have been screwing the Welsh for centuries but I don't see any of this bile directed at the 'Chelsea/Arsenal/Spurs/etc, etc' boards! So why are Cardiff so hated? Have always been open about the fact that I have no axe to grind one way or the other, so what is the problem? It can't be just football or politics because the average guy from Cardiff is exactly the same as us - just an average guy who has no power to affect the 'big picture' one way or the other. Is it hereditary - my Dad hates Cardiff so I hate Cardiff? If this is the case we are in danger of handing on our prejudices to the next generation, and the next, a vicious circle that will accomplish nothing but misery.
We are soon to embark on a season in the top flight with our neighbours up the M4; I for one am really looking forward to it, and to having conversations and banter on this forum, but I am getting increasingly worried that any discussion of merit will soon be dragged into the gutter. I know that there are Cardiff posters who come across to WUM, but some of our lot are just as bad, and I can't believe how hostile, and sensitive/paranoid, some of us are every time a Cardiff poster makes the most innocent of comments on a thread.
Both boards have lost some long standing posters because of this bull**** and this board is beginning to veer worryingly toward a police state with the talk (thankfully outvoted at the minute) of blanket bans! I know there is a great history of rivalry between our two clubs, but why must it constantly descend into pathetic school-yard taunting!
It really is far more noble, and less tiring, to at least try and get on!
So come on over and let's thrash this out - those of you who know me will understand that I am not a one eyed Jack - I am genuinely pleased with your recent success and believe you will be a success in the top flight!
Learnt my lesson on the Swans board, just dominated by a few individuals with their own agendas - hope you realise that it is in no way representative of the views of proper Swansea fans! Is just a comfy little club of keyboard warriors! Totally pissed off with them to be honest!