Is celebrating an away goal among home fans ever acceptable?

[nodge]

Him and his whole family deserved to be thrown out just because he uses the term "super excited".

[damon loves JT]

Of course, this wouldn't be a problem if we could go back to beating them regularly. Manchester United supporters are welcome to come and see their team get walloped. Apart from anything else, you'd never know they were there

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

There were a few in the lower Trinity to the right of the tunnel I think. Couldn't quite make out what was going on, but there was lots of pointing to the away end followed by shouts of "get 'em out". Thought it was gonna kick off at one stage!

Anyway, my stance is that if you have to sit in the home end for whatever reason, don't act like a twat. Man Utd fans are the worst for it to be fair.

[joe_c]

As a mature, sensible adult, I would say that it's a shame that people can't just watch a game in the company of other like minded folk who happen to support the other team and be tolerant of their joy in their side's success. Having said that, I leave my mature, sensible side at the door when I enter the ground and if you haven't the sense to appraise yourself of the environment you are entering and modified your behaviour accordingly then do not complain about the consequences. You wouldn't wear a mankini on dress down Friday without finding out if it was acceptable attire and the same applies to your fucking half and half scarf. No sympathy beyond the type one reserves for children who have been dragged not brought up in this manner.

[pauliewalnuts]

Few people have touched on the real matter at hand here - the fact that this bloke is a Man United fan from Birmingham.

Once I hear those five words in that sequence, I don't really care what happens to you.

[Toronto Villa]

Few people have touched on the real matter at hand here - the fact that this bloke is a Man United fan from Birmingham.

Once I hear those five words in that sequence, I don't really care what happens to you.

Insert Liverpool where Man United and express the same if not greater level of disdain

[Pete3206]

No winners here is there?

Firstly, we have this Clark W Griswold of a Dad who simply wanted to take his family out for a Christmas treat. Despite the fact that he's probably a decent husband and father, he's also a deluded, arrogant cock of a man, who believes he can ride roughshod over the club's terms and rules over away fans and clearly had no real understanding of what happens when you go into the home fans end. I would be astonished if at least one person, prior to match day, had not warned him to be careful when sitting in the wrong end. Clearly, this prick thought he knew best.

Then you have the club who knew full well that the place was going to have large pockets of away fans. You'd think they'd be a bit stricter on ticket sales, but when you can't sell out for games like Man City and Arsenal, can you really blame them for taking the money? After all, the purchaser buys the ticket at their own risk. I believe that game was booking history only, so plenty of home fans would have helped their mates out. So who is to blame for that?

Lastly, and worst of all in my book, we have these pathetic wailing banshees that go ballistic every time they spot away fans. In this case it was the family stand. I've never been in this area, but I would expect it to be populated by sensible human beings, not the sort of slack jawed idiots that we see at many away games.  The Dad was a dick, an absolute imbecile, but having a go at kids is out of order and those involved should take a bit of a look at themselves.

In any case, if you're going to take the risk, shut the fuck up.

[john2710]

I'm sure we'd get a welcoming reception from the glory hunting fuckers if one of use was ignorant enough to try the same thing at Old Trafford.

[greenwichvilla]

Ere, lads.

I only go a few times a season (but was there on Saturday) Is it safe to take my eight-year old Charlton supporting daughter to Sunderland?

Back on topic, I don't think there is anything wrong with a family taking thief kids to a home game as visitors. It's nice they're actually taking their kids to a match instead of not watching it on TV (which despite a 3pm kick off, they could have).

But he should have behaved better, and told his kids how to behave. As my dad did all the times he took me in the home end at Highfeild Road when we were there as a kid.

There's no problem sitting with the home fans if you show a little common sense.

(Yes, I have taken my daughter before. She liked Özil because "he won the World Cup, so he must be quite good".) Kept it quiet until we got home. Agreed with her, though)

[ChicagoLion]

You have to ask your self, would you take your kids in the same circumstances to Old Trafford?
For me the answer is a resounding no and I am pretty sure everybody on here is the same.
The bloke knew he was in the wrong and the club acted responsibly as soon as there was an issue.
I have seen Lplop dads and kids marching into the trinity all attired in the red shirts and acting as if they own the place.
Well done the stewards for dealing with this matter correctly.

[martin o`who??]

Only if your in the middle of the Spion with a loaded AK47, that is entirely allowable.

[Witton Warrior]

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I have seen Lplop dads and kids marching into the trinity all attired in the red shirts and acting as if they own the place.
Well done the stewards for dealing with this matter correctly.

Walked into the Upper Holte last season to be confronted by a bloke with a Gerrard shirt arguing (in a Brummie accent) that he had paid for his ticket so should be allowed in - he had a 10 year old girl with him. The stewards were quite reasonably explaining this was not a good idea.

[OzVilla]

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I have seen Lplop dads and kids marching into the trinity all attired in the red shirts and acting as if they own the place.
Well done the stewards for dealing with this matter correctly.

Walked into the Upper Holte last season to be confronted by a bloke with a Gerrard shirt arguing (in a Brummie accent) that he had paid for his ticket so should be allowed in - he had a 10 year old girl with him. The stewards were quite reasonably explaining this was not a good idea.

Jeez, what a pillock. If it wasn't for the fact he had a 10 yr old with him, you'd almost want to see him let in so he could enjoy 90 mins of getting absolute dogs abuse.

But that's the problem with glory hunters, they think the armchair experience of supporting a winning team and the cringe worthy Tyledesley style commentry gives them the arrogance to think they can pull a stunt like that and everyone will just accept them as some kind of elite supporter.

[Mister E]

Has the Villa-supporting wife divorced the ijiit yet?

[saunders_heroes]

Few people have touched on the real matter at hand here - the fact that this bloke is a Man United fan from Birmingham.

Once I hear those five words in that sequence, I don't really care what happens to you.

Brummie Reds = Sty dwellers in disguise.