Family friendly football = ****

We figured.

 

Genghis, as much as I agree with the principal of the East being the family stand, it is up there for one simple reason. Price. Unless the East becomes the middle class family enclosure anyway, I pay enough for one ticket there, never mind me + kids!

 

Families should not be next to the away supporters end of story. All sensible or should I say realistic parents know they are going to hear bad language, not just in the ground but also on the metro, and the journey to the ground. I know both sexes can be equally foul mouthed (I personally find it more offensive from women) but a lot of people swear as a matter of course these days. The difference at the game is it is not swearing in conversation, it is heated and passionate, as well as in banter. If the Family section is going to stay beside the away support, lets see how long it will last, anybody who is offended and complains to the club can't expect a letter to be sent out to the offender.

 

I know i'm not the only "one" paying for a ticket, and i'm not acting selfishly towards other peoples enjoyment, but i'm just sick at how family friendly football is becoming, which is highlighted in my comment above. Also, moving the kids wont stop the individuals from the away section being abusive mate. It'll stop the banter, and the kids will just get sworn and taunted, and will not know how to respond. As i said in my comment above, it was wrong to say there should be no family section, but shouldn't be such a large portion of the ground, and it shouldn't be in the place where the atmosphere was generally the best.

 

So how did you get into going to the football then? Nearly everyone goes first as a young kid with their dad or family and they have as much right to go as you. Football is for everyone, not just who you choose. What if you were younger and couldnt get to a family friendly area because arrogant pricks like you want the whole stadium to be a place for you to shout and swear (as much as you do on here) near kids.

It's not a good decision by the club to put them near away fans but football has every right to be family friendly.

 

When you think about it. The front of the East stand should be cheaper anyway. You get rained on and blinded when there is sun. You cannot see the far side of the pitch for the camber of the pitch in places either. The facilities are poor, dated, concrete and cramped. Toilets minging. Exactly where the kids etc should be. Toughen them up. Old women etc should be there as well as there are very few stairs to climb and the place smells of wee anyway.

 

You're not getting what i'm trying to say mate. I'm not saying i don't want families to come to matches, i'm just saying that it shouldn't change just because some people feel uncomfortable near bad language. I came to football matches as a youngster, and my dad took me knowing what language i was going to hear.

My dad told me that he didn't want me talking like that infront of my mam, as she would go ape ****, but aslong as it's just with him, he didn't mind. I learned when it's ok to swear and when it's not.

You're all judging me unfairly, thinking i just want the full stadium to be full of arrogant, foul mouthed arseholes, all families and kids should **** off. I'm not saying that, i'm just saying that it comes out naturally at football games, and it shouldn't have to change just because more and more families are turning up. It's up to the parents to decide what age they want their kid to hear the words, they'll learn it eventually through their mates, the TV, video games ect.

Footballers swear on the pitch, and shout "****ing get in" when they score, should they stop swearing? NO! It's part of the feeling. I don't agree with the people that throw fits, running down the stairs out of their seats shouting "you ****ing ****ing **** referee" after every bad decision, but aslong as it's just occassional, i don't think there's anything wrong with it.

It's like taking your kid to see a movie, or letting him/her play a video game, you decide when you want your kids to hear the words, and then tell them the boundaries. You don't necessarily have to wait until your child is 18, to see an 18 film or a play an 18 game. If anything, i'd say it would be stupid to do so. It's better to have your kids with you when they're learning swear words, so you can control it and tell them when it's appropriate or not to use games.

I was in the three bulls heads before the derby game, we were all singing songs with swearing words in it, the full pub. Should that stop, just because there's kids outside that can hear the profanity?

****n tooooon!!!!

 

Oh dear.

 

No but if you want to take say your 7 year old kid to the game and you also dont want a 7 year old kid to hear incessant swearing you cant just say, oh well we'll wait til your 15 or something when you're old enough to hear that. They should be allowed to have a place where that sort of thing is not expected.

Just to be clear, I swear all the time at the match but if I was in the family area I would try to tone it down and to date there have not been any small children near me who it wouldnt be appropriate to swear around, and if there was some, then I couldnt feel too bad because they and their parent(s) could have bought a seat for less in the family area and leave me to swear happily at the ref or in jubilation at a goal.

 

I have apologized for my rash comment about their not being a family enclosure, but if you do not want you're kids to hear the swearing, keep your kids away from where it is most likely going to be! If i was in the family enclosure, i'd tone down my language, as that is this section where people go to get away from the most roudy individuals, and to keep their kids away from the swear, ect. But i sit in the gallowgate end, far away from the family section. I don't get any stick for swearing, except from this one bloke, who's wife and 16 year old daughter don't like swearing. He keeps on going on at me about it, and threatening to report me. I don't respond to him, but next time i shout a swear word in a heated moment, and he cries about it, i'm going advise him to buy a seat in the family enclosure, where he wont hear those words.

He even bitches at me for taking part in chants that have swearing in it!!!!? How unfair is that! I was singing the "time to gooooo..... **** off" song, when some others where singing it. You could hear the whole leazes corner from miles away shouting **** OFF, yet he goes on at me for it? I'm sorry, but i'm not going to miss out on the fun because he doesn't like swearing.

 

This guy you're near sounds like a right dick

I can understand if you dont want your kid hearing swearing but I cant stand it when an adult goes to the football and expects not to hear swearing.

 

Its gob ****es like you that mean we need a family enclosure in the first place.

 

Also, why are you so bothered about the family area being extended further towards the Leazes if you sit in the Gallowgate? Are you nervous it may eventually snake its way round to you?

 

Perhaps it's because he's not allowed within 100 feet of Children?

 

Another RIP classic!

I think you have to look at the club's side of it as well, which do they value most? Your one ticket or the three paid for by the guy with his missus and daughter.