Took the mrs on Saturday, we are/were also planning to go to Cambridge a week on Sat and Luton in a few weeks' time. She seemed uncomfortable and distracted for much of the second half and on the way home she said she didn't want to go to Cambridge or Luton any more, had changed her mind. I'l lstill be going but she's not coming to another game until further notice now.
I let her calm down a bit as something had obviously gone down, but knowing her it is best to let her come out with it. Anyway, yesterday she tells me that during half time, when we were walking to the bar in the concourse with a few mates, a bloke behind her had grabbed her by the hips and "banged" her on the bum with his groin....then a few minutes later another bloke had grabbed her on the bum while were were having a few drinks.
She said that this sort of thing can be common in bars etc but she didn't say anything in case it kicked off and someone got punched (funnily enough some of the lads we were drinking with at half time were involved in the station scuffle, including the lad who bought me a pint who can be seen on the video getting punched), but I said to her that's not the point, me and the lads would have handled the situation by getting those two cretins chucked out. Yes it's up to her to call these people out (I obviously had no idea) if nobody else including stewards or police notice, but it's 2017 FFS, why can't people keep their hands to themselves??
She did say to me that she thought there was a rough edge on Sat that she hadn't seen before but it's a shame that a sometime fan has been put off from going to upcoming games due to the actions of some morons. If I see a dickhead doing that in future I won't hold back TBH
I think that the higher than average away crowd included a fair few knuckle draggers that you do not see at most away games. Go to the Ricoh and such people are a far smaller proportion of the overall crowd.To we get a different breed of fan attend away games?
disgusting behaviour.
Didn't see them. The galling thing is that when she told me, I was like "you should have told me or reported them", and her view was "no, it would have caused a fight, someone would have got punched", when I said "no it wouldn't, it would be dealt with" she pointed me towards the station video where you can clearly see my mate being punched in the face at the end of the video as part of a fracas that he had no part in starting.Shocking and embarrassing.
Nothing to excuse that sort of thing at all, it's a shame it couldn't have been dealt with at the time.
Would you recognise them again?
Shocking and embarrassing.
Nothing to excuse that sort of thing at all, it's a shame it couldn't have been dealt with at the time.
Would you recognise them again?
A mate of mine was with his wife at the Sheffield United game during the protest, when they both made comments critical of the pitch invaders, a similar bloke to those described above / those in TF's face at the station went ballistic and called them all the names under the sun, after which she simply burst into tears. Nice people.My missus won't go anymore, this was following Oxford away last year. Our end seemed to be full of complete morons who had gone on the train for a drinking session and after the three early goals the atmosphere was toxic.
I didn't go Saturday because I guessed the green street brigade would be out again and I think I made the right choice.
Our fans have become more aggressive and Moronic over the last few years, we used to have an away support I was proud to be part of but not anymore.
I'll be @ some of the harder to reach grounds this year, the support will be brilliant and I'll be able to enjoy a beer with fans who know how to enjoy a game of football without being a moron!
I guess it's easy to see link between relegations and a more aggressive fan base.
It's not that surprising is it? Fights and abuse at train stations, molestation, verbal abuse st the players. It seems a reasonably large element of away fans adopt the law of the jungle. Some banning orders needed.
Didn't see them. The galling thing is that when she told me, I was like "you should have told me or reported them", and her view was "no, it would have caused a fight, someone would have got punched", when I said "no it wouldn't, it would be dealt with" she pointed me towards the station video where you can clearly see my mate being punched in the face at the end of the video as part of a fracas that he had no part in starting.
No....not having that pal.....that paints too bleak a picture of the SBA on the road.
Sadly there was a sizeable element, More dicks than I usually see away from home. Maybe it was because it's an easy place to get to on the train for a piss up?
It's not that surprising is it? Fights and abuse at train stations, molestation, verbal abuse st the players. It seems a reasonably large element of away fans adopt the law of the jungle. Some banning orders needed.
No because we used to take our two nieces up the Ricoh.To we get a different breed of fan attend away games?
No because we used to take our two nieces up the Ricoh.
The guy in front kept turning around and talking to one of them, when I realised what was going on I asked him to turn around and watch the game.
Funny how he was backed up by his own daughter who must have been in her 20s, and his own mates for asking a 14yr old for her address and phone number.
Takes all kinds the football community is no differant then the one you live in.
No because we used to take our two nieces up the Ricoh.
The guy in front kept turning around and talking to one of them, when I realised what was going on I asked him to turn around and watch the game.
Funny how he was backed up by his own daughter who must have been in her 20s, and his own mates for asking a 14yr old for her address and phone number.
Takes all kinds the football community is no differant then the one you live in.
Why would she not even consider going to the police with these claims, the concourse will have cameras.
This sounds horrific and very worrying letsallsingtogether. I think I could end up in prison if someone old asked my daughter for her phone number. I hope you see him again and take issue with himNo because we used to take our two nieces up the Ricoh.
The guy in front kept turning around and talking to one of them, when I realised what was going on I asked him to turn around and watch the game.
Funny how he was backed up by his own daughter who must have been in her 20s, and his own mates for asking a 14yr old for her address and phone number.
Takes all kinds the football community is no differant then the one you live in.
Appalling behaviour.
On Saturday, prior to the game kicking off, I did notice there were many fans in attendance at Chesterfield and Yeovil who I'd never seen before, now this is not uncommon, perhaps just a coincidence, but with fans 'staying away from the Ricoh' for home fixtures, you're likely to see an increase of away fans, and potentially a minority of them being morons, during away fixtures.
Hopefully Mrs Oucho will feel better and will join you for future games.
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