I went to the rowing at Eton Dorney and sat amongt Kiwis and Aussies. Had a great day with some friendly banter. Dreaded last night as at these games I seem to be haunted by drunken loudmouth tossers who spoil the game for me and put me on edge throughout. My son will stand up to anyone anywhere which sounds great, but sometimes it's best to keep quiet and tutt rather than stand up and tell someone to shut up. However, no such problem last night. There was more women than normal, and appeared to be more families. Next to us was an asian couple ( wife was pregnant ) who were both wearing Charlton shirts. They thoroughly enjoyed the game and I felt they may not have done a few years ago.
Made me wonder if things were changing. We all know the twats who think football is a game played by men and watched by men and we must all be working class and right geezers ( listen to Alan Brazil for confirmation). I suspect a change is coming , especially at our place.
Great feeling last night. Next tuesday the usuals will be back, around us they are a great crowd of people. Maybe the drunken fat rude ignorant racist twats are a dying breed?
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I do think football crowds are changing though, just in the past 5 seasons I have seen a lot more young kids, families and women around us, what with the rising cost of the cinema, days out and other attractions, maybe it's simply because it's a more reasonable day out compared to Thorpe Park, the Sea Life Centre etc.?
Amazed I managed to hold myself back from telling em to p!ss off home.
I couldn't manage the seat cleaning this year but am now pleased I had to give it a miss !
Hope you're wrong!
Those kiddies In burberry reaking of joop are an intimidating bunch.
You'll never make the station, they say...
Absolutely sh$%iting my pants.
Sparrows, please tell me the safest way out of the den, please.
Hope it livens up when the league games start as if we are moving towards a utopian love in with friendly banter and jolly backslapping and hair ruffling of oppo fans i'll find it horrible.
Not saying we have to let flares off or make cut throat gestures to old ladies in the away end in but if we do end up as quaint like Fulham it will be a sad day imo.
And just because I embrace football as a man's game and a working class sport it doesn't mean I'm a racist or ignorant twat.....although I am arguably fat and often drunk so Ill give you that one.
Seems almost every football crowd needs a drum ffs to create an atmosphere!
Biggest problem is limiting their soft drinks so you don't spend the whole game in the bogs, we brought their mate to a game last season (mainly because his mother has awesome norks) and I had to take him to the bogs FOUR times in the first half - missing both goals in a 1-1 draw.
It does depend on the kid though, mine are tough little buggers but some others do find it a bit too much.
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Seems a legit reason, Ormiston.