Asked a steward why they weren't ejecting fans in away colours at Man U game. Hevshrugged and said they weren't causing trouble so they weren't a problem. When I said it was against ground regulations he just said "So?". I informed him bringing my beer back to my seat at half time wasn't a problem so would that be Ok? No answer of course. Later on a steward walked down the aisle and lectured a kid of 7 or 8, who is brilliant he is vocal and animated all game, because he was stood with one foit in the aisle. Meanwhile in the North Stand you couldn't even see an aisle and stewards just left the Man Utd fans in peace. Useless, and cowardly, the lot of them.
I ordered a steward to make a Local Scab Scouse who was sat behind me remove his scarf the other week. I would've pressed fro him to be moved out, but we went ahead a couple of minutes later and I was enjoying torturing the ****.
I've emailed my complaint to the club, not that I'm expecting anything at all other than a generic copied and pasted response.
As I said... next time, get your phone out and film them - let's start getting evidence of their one-sided stewarding. I'm betting as soon as they realise they're being filmed they'd do something about enforcing stadium rules/actually do their job.
I couldn't tell you, but considering they spoilt your day and made you feel uncomfortable at a home match - in the home stand - my lumping a great big chunk of away supporters all around you, I bet they're pretty good. If they seem not to give a ****, try getting in touch with as many media outlets as possible. Likely no one else will give a **** either but its worth a try, anything to sort it out and stop away fans/plastics coming and openly supporting the opposition in the home stands.
I actually did take a photo of the North Stand and was going to send it to the club and ask why their stewards can be officious and overbearing with home fans but give the away fans a free rein. But thought I wouldn't get a reply same as happened when I emailed them after their pathetic request to respect fhe home fans and not wear Liverpol shirts in ghe home ares unless you were under 12 and asked why they were colluding with the breaking of ground regulations, ones which are national and not just applicable to our ground. I asked if they would defend City fans that were ejected for being in home ends of other clubs and refuse to implement banning orders which resulted. Also asked which ground regulations they would let me break, flares, flag poles or various others or was there only one they would go along with, letting people who supported teams from other cities take the piss. After decades of support if we do have a name change walking away from all the ****e we have to put up with nowadays will make it a lot easier than it would have been years ago.
Sorry - seen the other thread now!!!! Had to get tickets in North Stand for Saturday ... not the away end bit. So paid £35 to have to sit down amongst something like a hushed theatre audience until Chelsea score and a load of Yorkshire folk jump up and celebrate! What's that all about? East Stand looked good though - E1 round to E4.
They're not allowed to show replays of contentious issues like red cards, or when the referee is wrong. I suspect the increase in adverts is more related to the opposition we've had recently than any underhand scheming or cynical capitalism.
Not even an acknowledgement - my email was completely ignored. I'll take silence as an admission of guilt and should follow it up.
