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Post by oteley on May 2, 2011 8:49:38 GMT 1
At least the chap has some charactor and his hearts in the right place, better than being a prawn sandwich brigade. I'd much rather swap 1000 more mallets to 3,000 or so that just sit there like ducking lemons. Character? There's nothing to be proud of when you're the local idiot. Agreed. He can do what he likes but it's when he starts ranting at other supporters that he gets particularly irritating.
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Post by Aub on May 2, 2011 9:42:16 GMT 1
I know he goes over the top a bit sometimes but give the lad a break will ya. Didnt see anyone complaining when he was collecting money for charity in the pub on saturday. Loads of people annoy me i just tend to ignore em.
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Post by bizzylad on May 2, 2011 11:46:27 GMT 1
I know he goes over the top a bit sometimes but give the lad a break will ya. Didnt see anyone complaining when he was collecting money for charity in the pub on saturday. Loads of people annoy me i just tend to ignore em.
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Post by albionshrew on May 2, 2011 15:19:05 GMT 1
1,000 Mallets. It'd be pure chaos! Sounds like a group of Port Fail fans.
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Post by ssshrew on May 2, 2011 19:04:38 GMT 1
Actually he was a bit of a pain in the neck on the coach - you can have too much of some things at times. Annoying really because I know from a friend of his that he does have a really good, kind side - he just gets carried away at times and can't blinkin well shut up!
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Post by SY3 on May 2, 2011 19:09:47 GMT 1
I sit in block 18 and have beomce used to fellow supporters forcing people to sing and insulting them. It really is divisive, and actually makes you want to never sing again.
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Post by sgd on May 2, 2011 19:23:48 GMT 1
I sit in block 18 and have beomce used to fellow supporters forcing people to sing and insulting them. It really is divisive, and actually makes you want to never sing again. This was certainly the case on Saturday.Some fans in the corner of the ground were having a go at the fans behind the goal and the first couple of blocks were then quieter after the abuse than they were before. If someone doesn't want to sing that is their choice and they shouldn't be made to feel bad about it by their fellow fans.I am sure that the players would rather see a full away stand than just a few hundred of us all singing.
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Post by onthetrain92 on May 2, 2011 20:39:17 GMT 1
At least the chap has some charactor and his hearts in the right place, better than being a prawn sandwich brigade. I'd much rather swap 1000 more mallets to 3,000 or so that just sit there like ducking lemons. Character? There's nothing to be proud of when you're the local idiot. There is nothing to be proud of in being a boring measurable barsteward either. Football has changed for the worst since the Premiership came along with its s**t all seater stadiums. It attracts the wrong sort of fan, that is the middle class with more money than sense and a I don't want to sing attitude.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2011 20:41:54 GMT 1
So you would prefer the drunken loutish type where it generally ends up with a mass scrap eh!!
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Post by jamo on May 2, 2011 21:17:03 GMT 1
There is nothing to be proud of in being a boring measurable barsteward either. football has changed for the worst since the Premiership came along with its s**t all seater stadiums. It attracts the wrong sort of fan, that is the middle class with more money than sense and a I don't want to sing attitude. Don't be such an arrogant ! People of all spectrums of society go to football and they go for their own varied reasons. How, and how much they participate is down to them, not some idiotic self styled cheerleader.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2011 22:02:58 GMT 1
This was certainly the case on Saturday.Some fans in the corner of the ground were having a go at the fans behind the goal and the first couple of blocks were then quieter after the abuse than they were before. This is true. I must confess that I thought our away support at Cheltenham was very poor indeed and I genuinely felt a little embarrassed as we neared the final moments. Can't recall a single song in the second half. I was also sat near the vocal minority in the left-hand corner of the In2Print stand. I understood their frustrations but their anguish could have been channeled more productively by singing more (and for more sustained periods) than by abusing the bourgeoisie that sat nearby. I was sat in front of an elderly man and therefore refused to persistently stand. I did - however - join in with all attempts at atmosphere and clapped along throughout. It really wasn't too much to ask and I couldn't believe the statue-esque performance of some near me. The bloke in front of me barely moved all afternoon and even refused to stand up or applaud Wright's goal. Pathetic really. I've got no problem really with Timmy Mallet, always a favourite of mine in the old days of the South Stand. It is clear though that he is a massive attention seeker - what sort of person would rather kick up a fuss over a seat they don't intend to use than watch the opening minutes of a very important fixture? I found his behaviour (parading up and down the touchline and berating a female steward for the presence of "bird s**t" on his seat) to be akin to that of a pantomime villain. Perhaps it was the two double vodka & cokes he necked within seconds at the pre-match pub?
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2011 22:30:11 GMT 1
This was certainly the case on Saturday.Some fans in the corner of the ground were having a go at the fans behind the goal and the first couple of blocks were then quieter after the abuse than they were before. This is true. I must confess that I thought our away support at Cheltenham was very poor indeed and I genuinely felt a little embarrassed as we neared the final moments. Can't recall a single song in the second half. I was also sat near the vocal minority in the left-hand corner of the In2Print stand. I understood their frustrations but their anguish could have been channeled more productively by singing more (and for more sustained periods) than by abusing the bourgeoisie that sat nearby. I was sat in front of an elderly man and therefore refused to persistently stand. I did - however - join in with all attempts at atmosphere and clapped along throughout. It really wasn't too much to ask and I couldn't believe the statue-esque performance of some near me. The bloke in front of me barely moved all afternoon and even refused to stand up or applaud Wright's goal. Pathetic really. I've got no problem really with Timmy Mallet, always a favourite of mine in the old days of the South Stand. It is clear though that he is a massive attention seeker - what sort of person would rather kick up a fuss over a seat they don't intend to use than watch the opening minutes of a very important fixture? I found his behaviour (parading up and down the touchline and berating a female steward for the presence of "bird s**t" on his seat) to be akin to that of a pantomime villain. Perhaps it was the two double vodka & cokes he necked within seconds at the pre-match pub? Really, you feel like that, i would stop going, if it all about singing then join a choir!! some people go to watch and enjoy what is going on tactically and enjoy the football.......
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2011 22:42:40 GMT 1
Really, you feel like that, i would stop going, if it all about singing then join a choir!! some people go to watch and enjoy what is going on tactically and enjoy the football....... Blimey, what a pathetic response. I don't go enough these days to warrant 'stop going'. I just expected more of 1600 supporters at a local game with the opportunity of edging near to automatic promotion.
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Post by SY3 on May 3, 2011 0:10:05 GMT 1
'sing your hearts out for the lads', 'loyal supporters', and 'sing up if you support the shrews' were just a handful of cracking offerings from the singers in the in2print stand. Is it any wonder people fail to join in. I actually do participate in singing when i choose to and feel like it. But i do prefer to actually watch the game as it does suck me in an awful lot. Singing is great, but the selection of songs are very limited, unimaginative and repetitive - and getting bullied into it and insulted if you dare to opt out, certainly isn't productive.
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Post by Pilch on May 3, 2011 0:18:38 GMT 1
come on your blues was pretty loud at times from behind the goal
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2011 0:45:51 GMT 1
I thought the away support was fantastic, including towards the end of the game despite the fact that everyone knew Wycombe were winning.
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Post by blum on May 3, 2011 9:52:32 GMT 1
Character? There's nothing to be proud of when you're the local idiot. There is nothing to be proud of in being a boring measurable barsteward either. football has changed for the worst since the Premiership came along with its s**t all seater stadiums. It attracts the wrong sort of fan, that is the middle class with more money than sense and a I don't want to sing attitude. So tell me what is the right sort of fan? There are quite a few blokes I know from the early 70's & 80's still watching the town week in week out, we've been there, done that and got numerous T-Shirts (and bruises) to show for it. As far as I am concerned I still support the town as passionately as I did 30 - 35 years ago but without the singing. When I watch footy on the telly and see blokes in the 50's singing footy songs it can be cringeworthy IMO, and no one is going to try and intimidate me to sing by running up and down the front of the stands calling people boring tw@ts for not singing. Just because I dont sing does that make me "the wrong type of fan"? Oh... I dont like prawns very much and couldnt EVER eat a prawn sandwich.
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Post by Amsterdammer on May 3, 2011 10:17:05 GMT 1
I went to the Accrington game, first for a while, and didn't see much change in the mix of fans between singers, wanna-be hoolies, "prawn sandwich" brigade, families and owd moaners than I did in the Gay Meadow days. The crowd is a reflection of the town. If you want 100% working class lads/lasses looking to sing all game, build some factories around the ground, or get up to some northern town and maybe get a time machine back to the 50s too.
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Post by WindsorShrew on May 3, 2011 14:18:06 GMT 1
It attracts the wrong sort of fan, that is the middle class with more money than sense and a I don't want to sing attitude. That honestly made me laugh out loud....... In fact i'm still chuckling now an hour later think this post has really set the standard.... ;D
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Post by onthetrain92 on May 3, 2011 16:07:10 GMT 1
You should all know me by now, I post stuff just to get a reaction
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Post by constantinople on May 3, 2011 16:21:52 GMT 1
You should all know me by now, I post stuff just to get a reaction You evil, manipulating genius.
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Post by lexo on May 3, 2011 19:53:49 GMT 1
I thought this thread was about Timmy Mallet, not a who is / who isn't singing slanging match ?
At the end of the day you go to see a footy match, if you want to sing you can, if you don't then fair enough, you can sit where you like (within reason), but come rain or shine we all want Town to win !
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