Hundreds of them stopped off in my town Newmarket this morning and Bury St Edmund's,on their way to Ipswich.
Wonderful behaviour walking through the Market square singing crude songs smashing bottles and giving filth out to folks doing their shopping.
Half of them drunk at 10-30 in morning.
Not all of them by the way bust most of them.
Hope Ipswich guff them good.
Yes they will have been on there best behaviour in the morning going to the match. Just wait for their return, in the dark, after a 3-0 defeat playing with 10 men.
That is just so disappointing. Why do people behave like that? It tarnishes the reputation not just of Leeds but of the game of football. As far as I am aware other sports do not suffer from these kind of supporters, although there have been occasional problems at rugby league I gather.
No doubt because the damage and abuse was minor, no action was, or will be, taken. They should be taken to task.
Quote from: Whitesideup on January 13, 2018, 01:15:46 PM
That is just so disappointing. Why do people behave like that? It tarnishes the reputation not just of Leeds but of the game of football. As far as I am aware other sports do not suffer from these kind of supporters, although there have been occasional problems at rugby league I gather.
No doubt because the damage and abuse was minor, no action was, or will be, taken. They should be taken to task.
:plus one:
So chuffed they got done by Newport last week. That must have been a lovely journey home for the little darlings. :005:
In America, ice hockey and basketball have been known to invite trouble. Usually at play off or championship games.
Quote from: Whitesideup on January 13, 2018, 01:15:46 PM
That is just so disappointing. Why do people behave like that? It tarnishes the reputation not just of Leeds but of the game of football. As far as I am aware other sports do not suffer from these kind of supporters, although there have been occasional problems at rugby league I gather.
No doubt because the damage and abuse was minor, no action was, or will be, taken. They should be taken to task.
It's the way they have been brought up.
Quote from: Whitesideup on January 13, 2018, 01:15:46 PM
That is just so disappointing. Why do people behave like that? It tarnishes the reputation not just of Leeds but of the game of football. As far as I am aware other sports do not suffer from these kind of supporters, although there have been occasional problems at rugby league I gather.
No doubt because the damage and abuse was minor, no action was, or will be, taken. They should be taken to task.
I just remember going to a Miami Dolphins game and everyone in the car parks had bbq's going and all the fans mixing and eating / drinking together. British mentally especially amongst the youth. Having said that 95% of people can go to a match, stay sober, avoid singing or shouting racist or sexist abuse and still enjoy themselves. And you do see American fans having punch-ups, usually after their teams have won a major trophy. Not a weekly 'part of the day out'. Maybe I am just getting old??
Quote from: Fulham Tup North on January 13, 2018, 01:46:45 PM
Quote from: Whitesideup on January 13, 2018, 01:15:46 PM
That is just so disappointing. Why do people behave like that? It tarnishes the reputation not just of Leeds but of the game of football. As far as I am aware other sports do not suffer from these kind of supporters, although there have been occasional problems at rugby league I gather.
No doubt because the damage and abuse was minor, no action was, or will be, taken. They should be taken to task.
I just remember going to a Miami Dolphins game and everyone in the car parks had bbq's going and all the fans mixing and eating / drinking together. British mentally especially amongst the youth. Having said that 95% of people can go to a match, stay sober, avoid singing or shouting racist or sexist abuse and still enjoy themselves. And you do see American fans having punch-ups, usually after their teams have won a major trophy. Not a weekly 'part of the day out'. Maybe I am just getting old??Quote from: Fulham Tup North on January 13, 2018, 01:46:45 PM
Quote from: Whitesideup on January 13, 2018, 01:15:46 PM
That is just so disappointing. Why do people behave like that? It tarnishes the reputation not just of Leeds but of the game of football. As far as I am aware other sports do not suffer from these kind of supporters, although there have been occasional problems at rugby league I gather.
No doubt because the damage and abuse was minor, no action was, or will be, taken. They should be taken to task.
I just remember going to a Miami Dolphins game and everyone in the car parks had bbq's going and all the fans mixing and eating / drinking together. British mentally especially amongst the youth. Having said that 95% of people can go to a match, stay sober, avoid singing or shouting racist or sexist abuse and still enjoy themselves. And you do see American fans having punch-ups, usually after their teams have won a major trophy. Not a weekly 'part of the day out'. Maybe I am just getting old??
I think South Florida professional sports fans are probably a poor representation of American fans. In my experience living there, they tend not to have the generational passion and rivalry of most of the country due to so many transplants. The Dolphins are the one that have the most though.
That being said, I had a fist fight in the aisle at Pro Player land in my lap between UM and UF fans once... Drunken, stupid fandom is universal.
Leeds player sent off for a headbutt.
There's a surprise.
Brawling has never really been a part of American sports, for the most part. We aren't "born" into a team like you lot. Americans average a move every five years or so and almost no one is born and stay in one spot all their lives, so the attachment usually isn't as personal. We have a lot of fair weather fans. Usually, the sports gear you see worn is the team that last won. When there is violence it isn't one team fans against another but a bunch of low lives knocking over the local bodega and burning a few cars; a riot really.
Ipswich Town 1 0 up.
Keep your head down Mince - Ipswich won.
Leeds form slipping in the last couple of games, what a shame.
Leeds supporters have acted like total scum ever since I began attending football as a kid in the sixties. Seems nothing at all has changed.
Quote from: MikeW on January 13, 2018, 05:04:09 PM
Keep your head down Mince - Ipswich won.
Don't think they'll come back this way,straight home with tail between legs.
Quote from: filham on January 13, 2018, 12:48:56 PM
Yes they will have been on there best behaviour in the morning going to the match. Just wait for their return, in the dark, after a 3-0 defeat playing with 10 men.
A defeat and playing with 10 men. You are some sort of Oracle 'filham'!!
""Leeds are falling apart again "". Just early this year!!
Quote from: MikeW on January 13, 2018, 05:04:09 PM
Keep your head down Mince - Ipswich won.
Might be advisable to sit in the Anderson shelter for a while?
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Seldom do I enjoy a victory by a team managed by Mick McCarthy. This is a rare treat.
Hmmm. saw and spoke to a few of them in Bury St Edmunds. Yes they were loud and had supped a few, but as far as I could see outside of Weatherspoons and outside the Grapes they were no trouble. they even spoke nicely about Fulham.
Quote from: Cambridge Pete on January 13, 2018, 11:03:07 PM
Hmmm. saw and spoke to a few of them in Bury St Edmunds. Yes they were loud and had supped a few, but as far as I could see outside of Weatherspoons and outside the Grapes they were no trouble. they even spoke nicely about Fulham.
You must have got the good ones in Bury then Pete.
There's nearly always an element at every club.(trouble)
Do you live in Bury St Ed or Cambridge, there is a sprinkling of Fulham fans in the area now,I know of a couple out at Stetchworth and in Newmarket where I am.. 049:gif
Quote from: YankeeJim on January 13, 2018, 04:01:50 PM
Brawling has never really been a part of American sports, for the most part...
I thought it was compulsory in Ice Hockey. (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/xcjQyBPLQHU8TCi4Rr9G0t1yGK7fglmn5RY8dhd02rg-y8_m0lC-ZrhcBpYmSADx7RKcM6_ulEa5kLUY94rzvF-A1FAiu28PtbnCm9friqNbNHcqkyTn2f00MDfrsdxQr2-vdKY=s110-p-k)
Maybe I struck lucky with the Leeds fans I met. Can only report what you see. I live near to Newmarket (4 miles). For some reason in Peter Thomson's books I was always Golfer Pete from Norwich!
Quote from: YankeeJim on January 13, 2018, 04:01:50 PM
Brawling has never really been a part of American sports, for the most part. We aren't "born" into a team like you lot. Americans average a move every five years or so and almost no one is born and stay in one spot all their lives, so the attachment usually isn't as personal. We have a lot of fair weather fans. Usually, the sports gear you see worn is the team that last won. When there is violence it isn't one team fans against another but a bunch of low lives knocking over the local bodega and burning a few cars; a riot really.
Ice hockey seems to have its pugilistic moments on the ice as far as I can see....I'm only surprised that the crowd doesn't occupy the time when skating interrupts the fights with some fisticuffs of their own !
Quote from: Tonywa on January 13, 2018, 05:08:53 PM
Leeds supporters have acted like total scum ever since I began attending football as a kid in the sixties. Seems nothing at all has changed.
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