Ashamed Bloobird

Only if someone swore directly at my kids would i be offended.

I find it funny when someone looses their head and lets off a volley of abuse.

if its done on tv its called comedy but at a football match its offensive.
i wish you soft cuntz would feck off

So because I don't condone swearing infront of kids im a soft C**T??..

AT the end of the day OP shouldn't have taken kids to the ninian stand if he's offended by swearing......but he did, and there were kids there on saturday and i would have expected any self respecting adult who had seen them and was sat within hearing range to at least try and curb their swearing a bit (obviously the odd words is going to be said). Those that didn't in my opinion are scum.

live and let live brother or fcuk off

Only if someone swore directly at my kids would i be offended.

I find it funny when someone looses their head and lets off a volley of abuse.

if its done on tv its called comedy but at a football match its offensive.
i wish you soft cuntz would feck off

So because I don't condone swearing infront of kids im a soft C**T??..

AT the end of the day OP shouldn't have taken kids to the ninian stand if he's offended by swearing......but he did, and there were kids there on saturday and i would have expected any self respecting adult who had seen them and was sat within hearing range to at least try and curb their swearing a bit (obviously the odd words is going to be said). Those that didn't in my opinion are scum.

What your suggesting is then, that if by accident, some geezer plonks his 8 yr old in the middle
of hundreds of pissed up footy fans... THEY should shut up? Really? I'd think the sensible solution
would be for HIM to move. Same as if some pissed up loon started f'ing and blindiong in the Family
Stand... move him

That would be a sensible solution. But surely in the meantime while the kids are still present, individuals would try and act more respectful? I don't understand this attitude on here, that these kids are in our area, f**k 'em!

And by the way, I'm not one of the PC brigade as someone suggested above, swearing around kids is one principle instilled in me at a young age by my f*****g mother!!

Only if someone swore directly at my kids would i be offended.

I find it funny when someone looses their head and lets off a volley of abuse.

if its done on tv its called comedy but at a football match its offensive.
i wish you soft cuntz would feck off

So because I don't condone swearing infront of kids im a soft C**T??..

AT the end of the day OP shouldn't have taken kids to the ninian stand if he's offended by swearing......but he did, and there were kids there on saturday and i would have expected any self respecting adult who had seen them and was sat within hearing range to at least try and curb their swearing a bit (obviously the odd words is going to be said). Those that didn't in my opinion are scum.

What your suggesting is then, that if by accident, some geezer plonks his 8 yr old in the middle
of hundreds of pissed up footy fans... THEY should shut up? Really? I'd think the sensible solution
would be for HIM to move. Same as if some pissed up loon started f'ing and blindiong in the Family
Stand... move him

That would be a sensible solution. But surely in the meantime while the kids are still present, individuals would try and act more respectful? I don't understand this attitude on here, that these kids are in our area, f**k 'em!

And by the way, I'm not one of the PC brigade as someone suggested above, swearing around kids is one principle instilled in me at a young age by my f*****g mother!!

I think your heart is in the right place, you just havent properly thought about it.

Only if someone swore directly at my kids would i be offended.

I find it funny when someone looses their head and lets off a volley of abuse.

if its done on tv its called comedy but at a football match its offensive.
i wish you soft cuntz would feck off

So because I don't condone swearing infront of kids im a soft C**T??..

AT the end of the day OP shouldn't have taken kids to the ninian stand if he's offended by swearing......but he did, and there were kids there on saturday and i would have expected any self respecting adult who had seen them and was sat within hearing range to at least try and curb their swearing a bit (obviously the odd words is going to be said). Those that didn't in my opinion are scum.

As a previous poster pointed out, within shouting distance in a stadium are dozens and dozens of people, do you really expect people to look at every single person, even behind them, before calling the referee a w*nker?

Modern football. Sucks.

Perhaps we should have the PC police patrolling the school playgrounds for persistant
swearing nine year olds. Get em early innit.

Only if someone swore directly at my kids would i be offended.

I find it funny when someone looses their head and lets off a volley of abuse.

if its done on tv its called comedy but at a football match its offensive.
i wish you soft cuntz would feck off

So because I don't condone swearing infront of kids im a soft C**T??..

AT the end of the day OP shouldn't have taken kids to the ninian stand if he's offended by swearing......but he did, and there were kids there on saturday and i would have expected any self respecting adult who had seen them and was sat within hearing range to at least try and curb their swearing a bit (obviously the odd words is going to be said). Those that didn't in my opinion are scum.

What your suggesting is then, that if by accident, some geezer plonks his 8 yr old in the middle
of hundreds of pissed up footy fans... THEY should shut up? Really? I'd think the sensible solution
would be for HIM to move. Same as if some pissed up loon started f'ing and blindiong in the Family
Stand... move him

That would be a sensible solution. But surely in the meantime while the kids are still present, individuals would try and act more respectful? I don't understand this attitude on here, that these kids are in our area, f**k 'em!

And by the way, I'm not one of the PC brigade as someone suggested above, swearing around kids is one principle instilled in me at a young age by my f*****g mother!!

One or two over the top responses from both camps here. But lets face it, the O/P...

"Ashamed to be a Bluebird"

Because of swearing?

where was he when we were SHIT

Only if someone swore directly at my kids would i be offended.

I find it funny when someone looses their head and lets off a volley of abuse.

if its done on tv its called comedy but at a football match its offensive.
i wish you soft cuntz would feck off

So because I don't condone swearing infront of kids im a soft C**T??..

AT the end of the day OP shouldn't have taken kids to the ninian stand if he's offended by swearing......but he did, and there were kids there on saturday and i would have expected any self respecting adult who had seen them and was sat within hearing range to at least try and curb their swearing a bit (obviously the odd words is going to be said). Those that didn't in my opinion are scum.

What your suggesting is then, that if by accident, some geezer plonks his 8 yr old in the middle
of hundreds of pissed up footy fans... THEY should shut up? Really? I'd think the sensible solution
would be for HIM to move. Same as if some pissed up loon started f'ing and blindiong in the Family
Stand... move him

That would be a sensible solution. But surely in the meantime while the kids are still present, individuals would try and act more respectful? I don't understand this attitude on here, that these kids are in our area, f**k 'em!

And by the way, I'm not one of the PC brigade as someone suggested above, swearing around kids is one principle instilled in me at a young age by my f*****g mother!!

same here, and i would certainly tone down my swearing if around a load of youngsters in a football ground.

but unless the OP was in the family stand he cant really complain, it is what it is and to put it bluntly, like it or lump it

What does swearing around kids have to do with political correctness?

Most people swear at the football. Almost all of them don't even think about it because its a natural reaction to whatever is happening on the pitch. Swearing is fine in the Canton, Ninian, and Grandstand but not in the Family stand (for obvious reasons).

If, however you find yourself sitting next to, directly behind, or in front of a young child then naturally most people would be a bit more cautious with language. I think that's just a normal adult response.

In short, the OP should have expected swearing in the first place as it's the norm in that stand. However, the 'lads' should have toned it down a bit considering.

The OP never said that bad language wasn't expected he said disgusting language and by this he means c**t, I'll be honest I use this word a lot however I was taught by my elders that if near children or women then I should choose my words a little more carefully now I'm not saying I'm perfect but I at least try as any adult should, and to use the drunk excuse at 3pm is pretty poor as I don't know how anyone can be drunk by 3pm unless they have the alcohol tolerance of a 2year old, just to point out another minor bit of information it is actually a public order offence to swear in public and I actually have been arrested for using foul language outside the pub at 1am in the morning, not saying arrest every fan before anyone suggests that's what I am saying however technically the use of disgusting language could lead to that, even tho I have been arrested for it I still do it as its my choice however I do calm it down depending in my surroundings as its the respectful thing to do

Good article... covers both sides of the discussion!

“Get up you cheating f******* &%^£” was the cry of the supporter behind me, not really thinking, I showed that I wholeheartedly agreed, and used some words that would make my mother ashamed, and some that she’s probably never heard of.

Perhaps I should have seen it coming then, when an elderly woman turned round saying angrily: “Mind your language young man, I’m not listening to that for the whole season, pipe down or you’ll be thrown out’.

Whilst not trying to justify the actions of me and my peers, I did attempt to explain to her that this was a football match, where bad language is the norm, and to expect passionate support without the odd linguistical slip up was unrealistic.

Perhaps it was my Southern accent, but she wasn’t impressed, pointing out that her cause had the support of not only Newcastle United, but many other clubs, in demanding a match day free of ‘foul and abusive language’.

It seems that clubs are doing their best to stamp out the traditional football related f-word. A feeling that is evident in the poster for the Football League’s ‘Enjoy the Match’ campaign, which shows what looks to be a drunken, angry yob unleashing unholy verbal destruction upon quiet, innocent looking parents and their children.

The advert mentions family areas, but more and more clubs are trying to change their overall image, and turn football into a family orientated affair, with many offering special family matchdays and ticket bundles for adults willing to bring their kids.

The reason is simple, because football’s audience is changing. The traditional audience of young, working class males, by and large simply can’t afford it anymore.

Clubs have had to adapt, and the idea of making football a day out for the whole family appears to be the popular solution.

For example, a Category C adult ticket to see Liverpool in the Anfield Road stand would cost an adult £42, but if they take their child with them, it’s £57.

Some fans will arguably be more tempted to spend an extra £15 and give little Timmy a chance to his heroes in the flesh, instead of paying £42 to get drunk, shout, sing, and generally act like a complete moron, an experience they could have at a far cheaper price at home or in the pub.

Some fans may have taken note: ‘To be honest there is more atmosphere in my pub these days than at most football grounds’.

These are the words of John Westwood, AKA ‘Mr Pompey’.

He is a fan that divides the opinion of many, with some fans labelling him as “drunken and loutish”, yet in my opinion he is a symbol of why the average working man still turns up to cheer on their team week in week out.

He explains: ‘It has become my passion, my life. It’s Jekyll and Hyde, if you like. No more minding my p’s and q’s and having to be polite to customers and the customer always being right. At the weekends I just become myself.’

‘I have been ejected from a few grounds in the Premier League especially because I stand out from the crowd and I make a bit of noise.’ he says. ‘Football is a bit politically correct these days and they don’t like people who show passion.’

Passion is something that many feel is being eroded from the terraces, sorry seats, up and down the country. Yet those who still have passion, often mix it with beer and the desire to let off the steam that has accumulated over the past week. All for just 90 minutes of action. Put all of that together, and the odd four letter word is surely inevitable.

The OP never said that bad language wasn't expected he said disgusting language and by this he means c**t, I'll be honest I use this word a lot however I was taught by my elders that if near children or women then I should choose my words a little more carefully now I'm not saying I'm perfect but I at least try as any adult should, and to use the drunk excuse at 3pm is pretty poor as I don't know how anyone can be drunk by 3pm unless they have the alcohol tolerance of a 2year old, just to point out another minor bit of information it is actually a public order offence to swear in public and I actually have been arrested for using foul language outside the pub at 1am in the morning, not saying arrest every fan before anyone suggests that's what I am saying however technically the use of disgusting language could lead to that, even tho I have been arrested for it I still do it as its my choice however I do calm it down depending in my surroundings as its the respectful thing to do

you are having a laugh, surely? Im not a very big drinker but reckon between 11.30am
and 3pm Saturday I'll have downed about 20 bottles of Becks. f*cking right I'm drunk!!

my son regularly attends games with me in the Canton stand. after experiencing both the family and the canton he loves the canton because of the singing and atmosphere compared to the family! i know there are going to be times when for example, decisions go against us that shouldn't, opposition players commit bad tackles, etc, fans around us are going 2 vent their anger and frustration by swearing! what i don't understand is why when the rest of the crowd is quiet and there has been no incident to set it off someone feels the need to shout at the top of their voice calling the ref or certain players a 'f***ing c***' as i heard a few people sat in front of me doing on saturday! they were mainly youngsters who were probably a bit pissed up and giving it the big 1 infront of their mates but it would be nice if they showed other supporters a bit of respect

wot are wurdz werf?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vl1m5FYlAo

The OP never said that bad language wasn't expected he said disgusting language and by this he means c**t, I'll be honest I use this word a lot however I was taught by my elders that if near children or women then I should choose my words a little more carefully now I'm not saying I'm perfect but I at least try as any adult should, and to use the drunk excuse at 3pm is pretty poor as I don't know how anyone can be drunk by 3pm unless they have the alcohol tolerance of a 2year old, just to point out another minor bit of information it is actually a public order offence to swear in public and I actually have been arrested for using foul language outside the pub at 1am in the morning, not saying arrest every fan before anyone suggests that's what I am saying however technically the use of disgusting language could lead to that, even tho I have been arrested for it I still do it as its my choice however I do calm it down depending in my surroundings as its the respectful thing to do

you are having a laugh, surely? Im not a very big drinker but reckon between 11.30am
and 3pm Saturday I'll have downed about 20 bottles of Becks. f*cking right I'm drunk!!

Anyone could EASILY be drunk at 3pm.

Im not a doctor, but I'm pretty certain that being drunk depends on the volume of alcohol consumed and the amount of time it was consumed in. Time of day has ZERO to do with it.

"I'm certainly looking forward to this game of association football about to commence, it should be very entertaining."
-"Wow, you've just drunk one hundred beers in an hour, how do you still seem so sensible and sober?"
"Oh, didn't you know, its only 3 o'clock. Its impossible to be drunk in the afternoon."


Do me a favour.

my son regularly attends games with me in the Canton stand. after experiencing both the family and the canton he loves the canton because of the singing and atmosphere compared to the family! i know there are going to be times when for example, decisions go against us that shouldn't, opposition players commit bad tackles, etc, fans around us are going 2 vent their anger and frustration by swearing! what i don't understand is why when the rest of the crowd is quiet and there has been no incident to set it off someone feels the need to shout at the top of their voice calling the ref or certain players a 'f***ing c***' as i heard a few people sat in front of me doing on saturday! they were mainly youngsters who were probably a bit pissed up and giving it the big 1 infront of their mates but it would be nice if they showed other supporters a bit of respect

But thats youngsters. Beer. Period.

Not really 'football' as such.

Respect is a difficult word for some teenagers to understand, we've all been there
after a sniff of the barmaids apron

OMG Lol at this post, wonder why our fans are so shit these days.... moaning about swearing at the football you have to be fkin kidding me right ? yawwnnn, go grab a prawn fkin sandwhich an go watch some netball, flanges.

I seriously believe the egg-chasers are flocking to the CCS now. Under the guise
of "oh I been going for years"... They love that there's no intimidating atmosphere
and will be non stop on the "grass a swearer" phone line. Then there will be more
and more. Jesters hats next.

We get Cardiff Blues out...

But scores of "lets clap the opposition, it was a good try (oops, GOAL)" idiots.

what a mess.

My nana's soup is more intimidating than the Cardiff City Stay-Quiet-Dium

To be fair its football and that is what you get at football. Just like in a factory. But in fairness you should of taken them in the family stand where it should not be tolerated

nukes.i go with aaron in the family stand at blues.aaron is 16.why i started going in that stand was because i,d go with jane(ex wife) and her two lads.when we split i still took the youngest.sometimes the language is bad.i will flash a look sometimes but it,s hard when the people doing are with their own kids i remember once at hearts i went in the family end behind the goal and a few lads were fouled mouthed all game .i was jane and the kids.one youth kept using the c word.in the end i flipped on him and told him to shut it(not always placid mate ).tbh he was a big unit and it crossed my mind i might have my hands full.tbf to the lad he backed down and offered an apoligy.in my view in family areas swearing should be miminal or none at all

The OP never said that bad language wasn't expected he said disgusting language and by this he means c**t, I'll be honest I use this word a lot however I was taught by my elders that if near children or women then I should choose my words a little more carefully now I'm not saying I'm perfect but I at least try as any adult should, and to use the drunk excuse at 3pm is pretty poor as I don't know how anyone can be drunk by 3pm unless they have the alcohol tolerance of a 2year old, just to point out another minor bit of information it is actually a public order offence to swear in public and I actually have been arrested for using foul language outside the pub at 1am in the morning, not saying arrest every fan before anyone suggests that's what I am saying however technically the use of disgusting language could lead to that, even tho I have been arrested for it I still do it as its my choice however I do calm it down depending in my surroundings as its the respectful thing to do

you are having a laugh, surely? Im not a very big drinker but reckon between 11.30am
and 3pm Saturday I'll have downed about 20 bottles of Becks. f*cking right I'm drunk!!

i dunno about not being a big drinker dave.that,s pretty impressive i,v saw you pissed.your fine

We were all young once fellas but the difference with my generation is no Women or Kids went and that was great with me as i have always seen football as a Lads game and a place where us Lads unwind and be Lads. I know that ain't PC but that is how i felt and to some extent i still have sympathy with people with the those thoughts now.
Women do what they want to do and us Lads have all that testosterone to release and i wont apologize for that because that is our make up. Us Lads needed something to unwind and football is our bag but it has been hijacked by Kids and Women.
But saying that i have bought my boy and my Wife's Boy but i have been lucky my Mrs hates Football and leaves me to it. Pure heaven!!. Now i will get slated but i bet those that have my sentiments/thoughts are in the majority, but just won't admit it as it ain't 2012 or PC correct.

We were all young once fellas but the difference with my generation is no Women or Kids went and that was great with me as i have always seen football as a Lads game and a place where us Lads unwind and be Lads. I know that ain't PC but that is how i felt and to some extent i still have sympathy with people with the those thoughts now.
Women do what they want to do and us Lads have all that testosterone to release and i wont apologize for that because that is our make up. Us Lads needed something to unwind and football is our bag but it has been hijacked by Kids and Women.
But saying that i have bought my boy and my Wife's Boy but i have been lucky my Mrs hates Football and leaves me to it. Pure heaven!!. Now i will get slated but i bet those that have my sentiments/thoughts are in the majority, but just won't admit it as it ain't 2012 or PC correct.

i agree in the main steve.just i think family areas should be clean if you like.some of the worst offenders are the ones who come when a cheap deal on.s/t holders by and large respect each other as they have sat in close proximity for years.some women are ok to take to football but not for the crack in the lusher.over the years i,v took 5 women to blues.over the course of 20 odd year.some have been a few times .one loved it and started following them even when we split.if we had a say hot game she would go with her sister while i went with my friends .most of em loved the game anyway.my latest has had the honour of going 2x this season .i,v banned her as we lost 2x she used to go a lot to hednesford town.loves em.that,s her team.as a general rule if they don,t understand the off side rule don,t take em

OMG Lol at this post, wonder why our fans are so shit these days.... moaning about swearing at the football you have to be fkin kidding me right ? yawwnnn, go grab a prawn fkin sandwhich an go watch some netball, flanges.

Nobody is moaning about swearing at football in a general context you moron.

We are talking about swearing in front of young kids at the match, something some of us with a bit of
respect think is a bit out of line and most people on here if sat by a kid at the football would wind their tongue in.

Now go and play with the traffic you 'Flange'.

OMG Lol at this post, wonder why our fans are so shit these days.... moaning about swearing at the football you have to be fkin kidding me right ? yawwnnn, go grab a prawn fkin sandwhich an go watch some netball, flanges.

Nobody is moaning about swearing at football in a general context you moron.

We are talking about swearing in front of young kids at the match, something some of us with a bit of
respect think is a bit out of line and most people on here if sat by a kid at the football would wind their tongue in.

Now go and play with the traffic you 'Flange'.

nail on head.when we played you this season i was in the ninain after the game with nukes and one of annis,s good friends alan who is well known at blues i was telling alan and nukes how i was talking to another blues face (alans mate)who reconised me from years ago outside the ground 3yr ago.i was with the two boys of my ex wife.the lad in question never swore once whilst i was with the boys.top class.all about a bit of respect .when alan left the pub he made a point of thanking the gaffer and saying goodnight.as did nukes and myself.the point here as you have pointed out is times and places .oh and respect

The OP never said that bad language wasn't expected he said disgusting language and by this he means c**t, I'll be honest I use this word a lot however I was taught by my elders that if near children or women then I should choose my words a little more carefully now I'm not saying I'm perfect but I at least try as any adult should, and to use the drunk excuse at 3pm is pretty poor as I don't know how anyone can be drunk by 3pm unless they have the alcohol tolerance of a 2year old, just to point out another minor bit of information it is actually a public order offence to swear in public and I actually have been arrested for using foul language outside the pub at 1am in the morning, not saying arrest every fan before anyone suggests that's what I am saying however technically the use of disgusting language could lead to that, even tho I have been arrested for it I still do it as its my choice however I do calm it down depending in my surroundings as its the respectful thing to do

you are having a laugh, surely? Im not a very big drinker but reckon between 11.30am
and 3pm Saturday I'll have downed about 20 bottles of Becks. f*cking right I'm drunk!!

And u wonder why you are screaming and using abusive language? Not sure why anyOne would want to drink that much before a game rather enjoy it myself but that's your prerogative sir, was merely saying that being drunk is no excuse for the use of foul and abusive language

The OP never said that bad language wasn't expected he said disgusting language and by this he means c**t, I'll be honest I use this word a lot however I was taught by my elders that if near children or women then I should choose my words a little more carefully now I'm not saying I'm perfect but I at least try as any adult should, and to use the drunk excuse at 3pm is pretty poor as I don't know how anyone can be drunk by 3pm unless they have the alcohol tolerance of a 2year old, just to point out another minor bit of information it is actually a public order offence to swear in public and I actually have been arrested for using foul language outside the pub at 1am in the morning, not saying arrest every fan before anyone suggests that's what I am saying however technically the use of disgusting language could lead to that, even tho I have been arrested for it I still do it as its my choice however I do calm it down depending in my surroundings as its the respectful thing to do

you are having a laugh, surely? Im not a very big drinker but reckon between 11.30am
and 3pm Saturday I'll have downed about 20 bottles of Becks. f*cking right I'm drunk!!

And u wonder why you are screaming and using abusive language? Not sure why anyOne would want to drink that much before a game rather enjoy it myself but that's your prerogative sir, was merely saying that being drunk is no excuse for the use of foul and abusive language

And neither is it an excuse for a one night stand with a munter or getting into a fight you could never win, but we all know that it definitely is.

The OP never said that bad language wasn't expected he said disgusting language and by this he means c**t, I'll be honest I use this word a lot however I was taught by my elders that if near children or women then I should choose my words a little more carefully now I'm not saying I'm perfect but I at least try as any adult should, and to use the drunk excuse at 3pm is pretty poor as I don't know how anyone can be drunk by 3pm unless they have the alcohol tolerance of a 2year old, just to point out another minor bit of information it is actually a public order offence to swear in public and I actually have been arrested for using foul language outside the pub at 1am in the morning, not saying arrest every fan before anyone suggests that's what I am saying however technically the use of disgusting language could lead to that, even tho I have been arrested for it I still do it as its my choice however I do calm it down depending in my surroundings as its the respectful thing to do

you are having a laugh, surely? Im not a very big drinker but reckon between 11.30am
and 3pm Saturday I'll have downed about 20 bottles of Becks. f*cking right I'm drunk!!

And u wonder why you are screaming and using abusive language? Not sure why anyOne would want to drink that much before a game rather enjoy it myself but that's your prerogative sir, was merely saying that being drunk is no excuse for the use of foul and abusive language

Erm no you weren't. you were saying that anyone drunk by 3pm must have the alcohol tolerance
of a 2 yr old.

Possibly the most ridiculous post of the day.

congrats

ive been there over the years? what are they singing dad. the referee is from sri lanker