Football Banter

Quite right Bigguy, Yoda, GroundnPound et al! I didn't see the match yesterday, but the fact that it was played at 11:30am suggests that alcohol may have had less to do with it than some may claim to put the blame on it. Unless these idiots went to the match straight from the pub on Saturday night!

I certainly don't partake in any of that crap, and neither do the Liverpool lads on this forum; I find it uncomfortable when a group of people around me do sing songs of that nature and it certainly is a minority thing as fewer and fewer are doing it nowadays thankfully.

On a not-dissimilar point I, and all others I spoke to at Old Trafford on Saturday tee-time, received a text the night before the Arsenal match asking all fans - on behalf of Alex Ferguson - to refrain from personal abuse (meaning Arsene Wenger and that song) and to instead focus on supporting the team etc...

It seemed to work too, as I never once heard said song so maybe football is getting its house in order regards crossing the boundaries of acceptability regards songs and chants at matches

Thats football chaps!!!

There are two types of supporters who go to football matches. There are the true supporters - who are passionate about their team, and dedicated to the cause, but show their passion in the right way. These are fans who enjoy the beautiful game as it should be. The other type are not supporters of football, but supporters of chaos and mayhem, and this should have no place in the game. Its no wonder the English game gets a bad rep around the world when mindless mobs ruin it.

Very True Regen! However, whilst we are far from perfect here in Britain, let's not forget that there is much worse going on all around Europe.

We often hear of coloured England players, whether playing at some form of international level or for their clubs in European club competition, being subjected to racist taunts and chants as well as objects being thrown from the crowds. Far too many fans in countries as far afield as Spain, Italy, the former Yugoslav nations, Greece and across the former Soviet Union are guilty of these acts which should have no place in football.

Worse still, the national associations and even worse, FIFA and UEFA seem to condone said acts by handing out derisory token fines, and even then as a gesture after complaints have been lodged, which hardly serves to stamp out such behaviour.

Like I say, whilst anyone who goes to football acknowledges that isolated incidents do still occur regards unacceptable chanting and singing, the problems are far more widespread and elsewhere around the world, and far less is being seen to be done to address the issues.

if a national fa is found "guilty" verbal or physical abause to players or other fans then that country should be banned from international football say for 4yrs and from entering their conferdation competitions, eg ufea europa league, ufea champions league, say for 2yrs. this would hit them more financially and also should kick start some reform within that country regards to fan behaviour.

also leeds played galatasaray in european competition where a leeds fan got stabbed to death by the galatasaray fans but nothing was done to punish the club or the national fa therefore when arsenal played galatasaray there were problems between the fans. i think fans behaviour does far more damage than the financial side of the sport.

It was two fans that was stabbed http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/703283.stm

God rest their souls

poor rio losing the captianacy maybe to john terry.

lol nice to see nani 2night...The man we were told was on deaths door and gonna be out of action for a month with his scraped shin due to Carra's tackle.

It's gettin old purple nose.

Hope that things go OK for Man Utd tonight.
It is the Ides of March today.... and we don't want an back luck

Football Supporters Ferderation are reasling a report on customer care by premier league and championship clubs which have placed man utd 2nd worst club. spurs are top of the list.

on the bbc football page in their gossip column according the daily mail (everything is bad for you, the paper for the loose women (tv programme not easy ladies) brigade) blackburn are going to buy bendtner for £15m, how the fuck did bendtner get such a high price, realistic value 2p.