Good early morning to you all. Was listening to the legends on Wednesday night and a Sunderland fan came on and said he was up in court for swearing at the Tottenham game. His son and himself were removed from their seats and put into the cells. He has been a Sunderland fan for 40 years, season tickets, the lot, and is frightened at the possibility of being banned, even though he swears he isn't as bad as people around him. I felt for him here, as it seems he has been singled out. And I would be terrified if a ban was hanging over my head, totally gutted. Swearing is part of football, players do it all the time to referees and nothing happens. Thousands of fans sing songs with swear words and nothing happens. I have a feeling this bloke will just get a fine, but I hope he doesn't get banned as you could tell he was sorry and very upset. I was quite annoyed at Micky and Malcolm having a go at him saying he can't swear. What do you all think about this?
It is harsh and he has been singled out. He must have said <surfer>, there's no other word people seem to be offended by. Maybe if it was in the family stand he should have been cautioned, but not chucked in the cells, that's crazy. Sorry that happened to him and hope he gets off lightly. From a Spurs fan
i am afraid that it seems to be the way things are going these days! most people will agree that there is nothing wrong with a good cuss given the right time and place, and surely at a football match with all it's tension and excitement, the odd swear word should be expected?. i wonder if someone close by complained and if his swearing was persistent, i find it hard to believe that someone could be treat in such a manner for swearing once! what is the world coming to? before long i won't even be able to call badger a "black & white B*****d"
Great post mate, I explained to my three year old son before I took him to see the best team in the north that he would hear words that adults use and that it’s okay for them to use them because of the excitement. I also told him he was not to repeat then (until he was an adult and never in front of his mother unless she was at the match). I think that most fair minded people will have a similar/same approach or attitude. The whole case is a load of ****ing bollocks
I pretty much spent 87mins of each match shouting and swearing, and only once have i had any bother for it. There's defined areas for families, they are there for a reason, people know what to expect at a football match. I occasionaly take my young nephew, who's 7, and swearings fine, bar the c word (unless it's me, aimed at Kevin Nolan )
It amazes me how the guy was singled out???? I sit up in the Premier Concourse just behind the Exec bit and the officials would be hard pressed to single anyone out for swearing, everyone is at it for 90 minutes, even the players families. Tensions run high at matches and we all know that the ref is wrong all the time and we are always right, we should be allowed to vent our frustrations. If the FA want to get rid of swearing at matches then we'd end up with about 5,000 at every EPL game. The rest of us would be sat at home swearing at the TV.
I sit in a family section where there are a number of very young kids as well as a few elderly ladies, and I have told a number of people over the years who have sworn continuously to kerb their language. The fact of the matter is that they can spoil the match day experience for others. I don't like to see anyone arrested or even chucked out of the ground, but I dare bet that he was given fair warning before it has came to this..
I'm with you on thay, as family sections should be respected. As for North Stand, SWC? Less so. Part of the joy of a live match is the ability for grown men to sing and shout in public without fear of being sectioned!
I totally agree mate..I'm about as passionate as they get when it comes to Sunderland, and because I sit in the family section (with a couple of my own kids also), I have to bite my tongue at times to stop myself swearing..But I agree that as long as it doesn't offend people around you, then it is not a problem...
I am prone to shouting a few expletives myself but such occasions are few and far between. The lad who sits behind me is shocking though - the swearing is continual and often involves gay masochistic insults too. As he sits behind me it means that I get this language in my ears continually, and it does irritate me greatly. I think the point I'm trying to make is that the key word here is moderation. We are attending a football match not a dinner party, but we should respect others around us too.
Sounds like the bloke behind me in the Prem C, Row 7, I don't mind a bit of swearing if it's done in the right context if there is such a thing but to hear someone moaning, swearing, slagging off our own players continually for 90 minutes is a bit much. I'm now looking for a move for next season just because of this muppet which is crap cos i have 2 good seats with excellent views, almost bang on the halfway line.
There was a guy in the row behind me at the SOL who swore constantly. In fact, it was so bad he was given the nickname the Bishop Of Durham.
Dont know the full story I suppose but unless he is going on completely ridiculous this is a joke. COmplete double standards when you look at some of the language used by players and managers themselves!
Install a swear box on every seat, contents to a charity of your choice, NOW **** OFF, That was a freebee.
Living in Bournemouth, I tend to get to more Newcastle away matches than home games with my 2 young sons. So we just have to sit with everyone else. This is not really a problem as I have explained about the use of bad language to them and they understand that they cannot use it themselves away from a football match. However, a few years ago, when we played at Aston Villa (Martins was making his debut and got injured in a horrible 2-0 loss), I made the mistake of taking the wife with us!!! After the game we stopped at the motorway services for something to eat, and as we walked into the burger bar my youngest (who was about 6 at the time) sang at the top of his voice "Their here, their there, their every ****ing where empty seats, empty seats" Whilst I stood there and pissed myself, my wife was apoplectic. it was a whole season before I could take the boys to another match and the wife has never been since.
