I go to a football game to watch football.

[Brisan123]

Organised singing sections like the palace ‘ultras’ need shooting . An utter embarrassment to English football . A gang of southern weasels pretending they are on a curva in Italy is pathetic. Most of them don’t even look like they watch the game .

I agree
I go to the palace away game every year and sit in the stand near the corner where the “Ultras “ are
It’s cringeworthy and embarrassing.
That plonker all in black with his back to the pitch who leads them should be locked up.
I drink with 9/10 Palace season ticket holders before and after the game and most of them are of the same line of thinking

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

We defo need a section where booing is orchestrated. We make a good fist of it but we could do better. Players need to know in uncertain terms what we think of them.

 

[bcblue1878]

Don’t know about anyone else on here but my feeling is I go to “the” game purely and simply to watch Everton play! I wouldn’t cross the road, and wouldn’t pay to go to watch a game on a regular basis unless Everton are playing!
Years ago I was persuaded to go the old Wembley to watch England play Holland, and while people all around me celebrated when England scored I was stood there bored out of my skull and honestly couldn’t wait to get out and go home!

 

[roydo]

Don’t know about anyone else on here but my feeling is I go to “the” game purely and simply to watch Everton play! I wouldn’t cross the road, and wouldn’t pay to go to watch a game on a regular basis unless Everton are playing!
Years ago I was persuaded to go the old Wembley to watch England play Holland, and while people all around me celebrated when England scored I was stood there bored out of my skull and honestly couldn’t wait to get out and go home!

Not that I go to live games much these days, but I always quite enjoyed going to a non Everton games with an Arsenal mate, or, back when you could, just rock up at Villa Park cos I was playing in a tournament in Birmingham. Done the same at Hibs, Raith Rovers, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, old Wembley. Probably others as well.

Not having an attachment to the result, but seeing a different experience, I always quite liked.

 

[COYBL25]

To be honest I much prefer to go to watch Rugby live.

No Segregation = Great Banter
Drinking In Stands = Drunk Banter

Also never have any fear of idiots causing trouble.
No corralling by pumped up coppers.

Widnes and Warrington games can get a bit tasty around the grounds mate, but other than that, rugby fans generally tend to be decent in both codes from experience. ( some really bad wool fans in league though )

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Widnes and Warrington games can get a bit tasty around the grounds mate, but other than that, rugby fans generally tend to be decent in both codes from experience. ( some really bad wool fans in league though )

Think he's speaking about union mate
In league hull and hull kr like a battle

 

[roydo]

Widnes and Warrington games can get a bit tasty around the grounds mate, but other than that, rugby fans generally tend to be decent in both codes from experience. ( some really bad wool fans in league though )

When my lad was growing up, he made it obvious he didnt fancy football, contrary sod, no idea where he got that from....

So me and me Dad took him and a few of his mates to watch Bristol Rugby play at the Memorial Ground. He loved it. Terracing, could bomb off to get a pastie, feeling all grown up. He, (now mid 20s) still pops down to watch them, now at Ashton Gate, ("Better at the Mem Dad"), and when he worked in London, would pop off and watch Quins, Scottish, before they moved to Oxford, anyone really.

Stays with you, no matter what sport.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Not that I go to live games much these days, but I always quite enjoyed going to a non Everton games with an Arsenal mate, or, back when you could, just rock up at Villa Park cos I was playing in a tournament in Birmingham. Done the same at Hibs, Raith Rovers, Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town, old Wembley. Probably others as well.

Not having an attachment to the result, but seeing a different experience, I always quite liked.

Same here. I'm quite happy going to games with mates. If you're lucky you get to see a good game. And if someone gets spanked you're not in a grump because your team isn't involved. It's also nice to take in championship and league 1/2 games. Getting away from the Prem bubble and watching 'proper footie' is quite refreshing.

 

[COYBL25]

Think he's speaking about union mate
In league hull and hull kr like a battle

I think most fellas like a battle in Hull tbh.

The town centre can get pretty punchy at the wkend lol

 

[COYBL25]

I agree
I go to the palace away game every year and sit in the stand near the corner where the “Ultras “ are
It’s cringeworthy and embarrassing.
That plonker all in black with his back to the pitch who leads them should be locked up.
I drink with 9/10 Palace season ticket holders before and after the game and most of them are of the same line of thinking

When I`m in York, I go and watch York City. They have a group of Stone Island clad, spotty teenagers, who call themselves the " Nomads".

They`re about as frightening as Dale Winton.

 

[roydo]

When I`m in York, I go and watch York City. They have a group of Stone Island clad, spotty teenagers, who call themselves the " Nomads".

They`re about as frightening as Dale Winton.

I find Dale Winton quite frightening. Way too orange to be human.

 

[Khalekan]

You get the feeling they're not really singing to encourage the team but to draw attention to themselves.

Crystal Palace is the best example of this.

That moronic chanting is incessant and doesn’t stop even in tense moments when the natural reaction of someone engrossed in the game is to stop chanting and either hold your breath or yell random encouragement.

United’s away games are unbearable at times when they just chant nonsensically for minutes on end.

It is the “look at me” generation in full voice.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

The good old days of atmosphere!

 

[gonetomorrow]

Crystal Palace is the best example of this.

That moronic chanting is incessant and doesn’t stop even in tense moments when the natural reaction of someone engrossed in the game is to stop chanting and either hold your breath or yell random encouragement.

United’s away games are unbearable at times when they just chant nonsensically for minutes on end.

It is the “look at me” generation in full voice.

If Palace got relegated they'd soon stop. They wouldn't be on MotD then.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

At least no one in the UK has resorted to vuvuzelas yet. With all due respect to cultural differences, just stfu and watch the game ya irritants. Ruined that world cup for me.