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Post by bluegas on Mar 21, 2016 9:32:45 GMT
This behavior has fascinated me for a while now. I've come to the conclusion that these morons really do believe that they are displaying their deep insight of the game & passion for it. Nothing could be further from the truth. BTW - Gaffney came in for it Saturday. You'd think there'd be a bit of appreciation of coming back from injury etc.. But no - he was immediately the worst player ever. And frankly it's more older guys than young doing it. Perhaps it's a perception that players are grossly overpaid. I don't think ours are though.
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Post by z1zou on Mar 21, 2016 9:55:31 GMT
I can remember having a rather heated debate on this exact subject with a 'fan' ten minutes into the goalless draw at Woking last season. No patience at all. and I did receive a torrent of abuse in return. It is what it is, as you have eluded, you get them everywhere, just got to be lucky enough to be far enough away to not have it affect you
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Post by e4bandrobinstubbs on Mar 21, 2016 10:01:21 GMT
There are some solutions. TELL A STEWARD ! With mobile phone cameras, just pretend to be taking photos of our fantastic away or home support, then show it to a steward. This can be done discreetly, for example at half time behind the stand. All grounds have CCTV. I have reported someone myself for bad language. There's one numpty in the Blackthorn who uses the 'C' word out loud when everyone else is quiet, despite being surrounded by lots of youngsters and females. The funny thing is he doesn't abuse an opposition player when he has commited a foul or come close with a shot, but he will shout out 'effing C' when the ball is in the air or out of play ! What's all that about ?
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Post by kylegas on Mar 21, 2016 10:20:00 GMT
It always really surprises me how people like that can make it through a single day without getting punched in the face
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Post by therovers on Mar 21, 2016 10:21:29 GMT
There are some solutions. TELL A STEWARD ! With mobile phone cameras, just pretend to be taking photos of our fantastic away or home support, then show it to a steward. This can be done discreetly, for example at half time behind the stand. All grounds have CCTV. I have reported someone myself for bad language. There's one numpty in the Blackthorn who uses the 'C' word out loud when everyone else is quiet, despite being surrounded by lots of youngsters and females. The funny thing is he doesn't abuse an opposition player when he has commited a foul or come close with a shot, but he will shout out 'effing C' when the ball is in the air or out of play ! What's all that about ? hey that's a bit harsh... The poor man has torrets, he can't help it! We're all gas heads! Some are very different to others, but let's see a bit of the brother (and sister) hood that we should have as fellow passionate Bristol Rovers supporters!
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Post by e4bandrobinstubbs on Mar 21, 2016 11:15:26 GMT
There are some solutions. TELL A STEWARD ! With mobile phone cameras, just pretend to be taking photos of our fantastic away or home support, then show it to a steward. This can be done discreetly, for example at half time behind the stand. All grounds have CCTV. I have reported someone myself for bad language. There's one numpty in the Blackthorn who uses the 'C' word out loud when everyone else is quiet, despite being surrounded by lots of youngsters and females. The funny thing is he doesn't abuse an opposition player when he has commited a foul or come close with a shot, but he will shout out 'effing C' when the ball is in the air or out of play ! What's all that about ? hey that's a bit harsh... The poor man has torrets, he can't help it! We're all gas heads! Some are very different to others, but let's see a bit of the brother (and sister) hood that we should have as fellow passionate Bristol Rovers supporters! Not harsh at all. It's a description based on actual experience. Do you know for a fact that this guy has tourettes ? Is raising the middle digit and directing a tirade of foul verbal abuse towards the opposition and naming them by name a symptom of tourettes ? It doesn't seem so. Maybe we aren't talking about the same person. I admit to swearing at matches out of frustration at times, but do it under my breath. No need to give a lecture on tolerance either. Tolerance works both ways, and especially respect for the majority should be considered, which it hardly ever is these days. Tolerance isn't "I win, you lose".
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Post by therovers on Mar 21, 2016 11:24:02 GMT
hey that's a bit harsh... The poor man has torrets, he can't help it! We're all gas heads! Some are very different to others, but let's see a bit of the brother (and sister) hood that we should have as fellow passionate Bristol Rovers supporters! Not harsh at all. It's a description based on actual experience. Do you know for a fact that this guy has tourettes ? Is raising the middle digit and directing a tirade of foul verbal abuse towards the opposition and naming them by name a symptom of tourettes ? It doesn't seem so. Maybe we aren't talking about the same person. I admit to swearing at matches out of frustration at times, but do it under my breath. No need to give a lecture on tolerance either. Tolerance works both ways, and especially respect for the majority should be considered, which it hardly ever is these days. Tolerance isn't "I win, you lose".
the torrets thing was a joke Let's all just be glad that we have plenty of gas heads coming along... Lots of paying supporters going home & away... Yes some do like to mouth off, but everyone is different! UTG
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Post by e4bandrobinstubbs on Mar 21, 2016 11:29:21 GMT
Not harsh at all. It's a description based on actual experience. Do you know for a fact that this guy has tourettes ? Is raising the middle digit and directing a tirade of foul verbal abuse towards the opposition and naming them by name a symptom of tourettes ? It doesn't seem so. Maybe we aren't talking about the same person. I admit to swearing at matches out of frustration at times, but do it under my breath. No need to give a lecture on tolerance either. Tolerance works both ways, and especially respect for the majority should be considered, which it hardly ever is these days. Tolerance isn't "I win, you lose".
the torrets thing was a joke Let's all just be glad that we have plenty of gas heads coming along... Lots of paying supporters going home & away... Yes some do like to mouth off, but everyone is different! UTG OOPS. I didn't pick up on your joke !! Funnily enough my mate did remark at the time that perhaps he has tourettes....
Yes it's great to see and mix with so many great Gasheads. It's been a tough few seasons, but we are in a really good place now and can enjoy it. And it's not over yet......
UTG / COYB
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 21, 2016 11:55:10 GMT
Good idea. Get the right security guy and I'm sure he would be happy to approach the idiot. If he got to know the then more action could be taken if thought necessary. But agree with those who said our fan base have got softer and good thing too. It does mean that the idiots stand out like a sore thumb though and I hope people see them as a one-off not the norm. UTG! never a good thing that our fanbase has got ''softer''. Your comments seem to suggest that people who aren't ''soft'' are idiots!? UTG It doesn't suggest that and it doesn't imply that either. By softer I would hope it means less threatening, less likely to try and spoil other peoples' afternoons by moronic behaviour. But if you think it's better to be "harder" then that's your view but I wouldn't. I would think that a family with two young fans going to a match to be somewhat "softer" than others, but would also be a good thing because that's the future, but hey it's just my opinion. By the way when I go to an away match I have to leave about 2/3 hours earlier than some just to get to Bristol and then the rest if it's in north and if my afternoon is spoiled by moronic behaviour then I too would be really p***** off. whatever, UTG!
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Post by therovers on Mar 21, 2016 12:11:58 GMT
never a good thing that our fanbase has got ''softer''. Your comments seem to suggest that people who aren't ''soft'' are idiots!? UTG It doesn't suggest that and it doesn't imply that either. By softer I would hope it means less threatening, less likely to try and spoil other peoples' afternoons by moronic behaviour. But if you think it's better to be "harder" then that's your view but I wouldn't. I would think that a family with two young fans going to a match to be somewhat "softer" than others, but would also be a good thing because that's the future, but hey it's just my opinion. By the way when I go to an away match I have to leave about 2/3 hours earlier than some just to get to Bristol and then the rest if it's in north and if my afternoon is spoiled by moronic behaviour then I too would be really p***** off. whatever, UTG! I think we should certainly be friendly & approachable to each other! That SHOULD go without saying. Unfortunately, some of the 'Brotherhood'' that we should hold as fellow gas heads, has seemed to be just something I've dreamed up in my imagination, and not something that really exists, sometimes. I love Bristol Rovers and I love supporting them... Very proud to be a gas head. Anyone who feels the same way, I want to get on with... I think we should all make the effort to get along well together and enjoy each others company, as we all want exactly the same thing, even though we sometimes show it in different ways! We're all there, to support The Gas with our passionate presence and our hard earned money! We're all Gas, we SHOULD all be together!... Let's bloody show it! UTG
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Post by baggins on Mar 21, 2016 12:19:30 GMT
It doesn't suggest that and it doesn't imply that either. By softer I would hope it means less threatening, less likely to try and spoil other peoples' afternoons by moronic behaviour. But if you think it's better to be "harder" then that's your view but I wouldn't. I would think that a family with two young fans going to a match to be somewhat "softer" than others, but would also be a good thing because that's the future, but hey it's just my opinion. By the way when I go to an away match I have to leave about 2/3 hours earlier than some just to get to Bristol and then the rest if it's in north and if my afternoon is spoiled by moronic behaviour then I too would be really p***** off. whatever, UTG! I think we should certainly be friendly & approachable to each other! That SHOULD go without saying. Unfortunately, some of the 'Brotherhood'' that we should hold as fellow gas heads, has seemed to be just something I've dreamed up in my imagination, and not something that really exists, sometimes. I love Bristol Rovers and I love supporting them... Very proud to be a gas head. Anyone who feels the same way, I want to get on with... I think we should all make the effort to get along well together and enjoy each others company, as we all want exactly the same thing, even though we sometimes show it in different ways! We're all there, to support The Gas with our passionate presence and our hard earned money! We're all Gas, we SHOULD all be together!... Let's bloody show it! UTG There's being in it all together, then there's being in it all together sat close to a complete knob who has no idea on how to be a decent human being.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2016 12:21:23 GMT
Never had an awayday ruined by fellow gasheads,the sodding players and police have spoilt a few in the past though
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Post by warehamgas on Mar 21, 2016 12:30:22 GMT
It doesn't suggest that and it doesn't imply that either. By softer I would hope it means less threatening, less likely to try and spoil other peoples' afternoons by moronic behaviour. But if you think it's better to be "harder" then that's your view but I wouldn't. I would think that a family with two young fans going to a match to be somewhat "softer" than others, but would also be a good thing because that's the future, but hey it's just my opinion. By the way when I go to an away match I have to leave about 2/3 hours earlier than some just to get to Bristol and then the rest if it's in north and if my afternoon is spoiled by moronic behaviour then I too would be really p***** off. whatever, UTG! I think we should certainly be friendly & approachable to each other! That SHOULD go without saying. Unfortunately, some of the 'Brotherhood'' that we should hold as fellow gas heads, has seemed to be just something I've dreamed up in my imagination, and not something that really exists, sometimes. I love Bristol Rovers and I love supporting them... Very proud to be a gas head. Anyone who feels the same way, I want to get on with... I think we should all make the effort to get along well together and enjoy each others company, as we all want exactly the same thing, even though we sometimes show it in different ways! We're all there, to support The Gas with our passionate presence and our hard earned money! We're all Gas, we SHOULD all be together!... Let's bloody show it! UTG Wouldn't disagree with that at all. I guess it's all about what we mean by "softer" or "harder". People can make their own mind up. But where behaviour crosses the line into really poor and abusive language including racist, homophobic and sexual references esp in front of children and includes threatening behaviour is not "harder", it is just moronic and should be unacceptable to all card carrying Rovers fans. Don't really think that that kind of behaviour supports the team either. UTG!
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Post by mehewmagic on Mar 21, 2016 12:42:24 GMT
Well I was really happy at Newport (after the game) as I said in a previous post we had a lot of people stood in the gangway of the temporary stand, unlucky for me then sitting on the end of a row. Everyone stood next to me was fine, good eggs, etc, etc,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,except for ONE. I would guess he was 22 'ish or thereabouts, every player that missed a tackle, pass, goal, put it out, gave the ball away or did anything else that was not "perfect" was, to him " a f**king useless prick. Taylor you useless f**king prick, and on through out the team. Yes our team, the team he was SUPPOSED to be supporting. I ignored him generally, but when he shouted out, Montano you useless black Lady garden, I guess I was getting watered off. He was about 3 rows behind me and although I tried I couldn't get his attention, he was far too busy shouting out insults (yes after he had gone through our team he started on the stewards, cameraman, and others around him, then Newport supporters in the stand). A lad next to me who was obviously one of his group said "it's embarrassing, he doesn't know many words". I think if I had been close to him at the Mem, and I had heard what he shouted out about Montanna, I would without doubt have reported it to the stewards. Why cant these morons stay at home and play with the cat? sadly been there and got the T-shirt. had a drunk old 'gashead' at Wycombe wanting to have a fight with me. Witnessed a 'gashead' racially abuse one of our own players at Hereford. had an old grannie home fan racially abuse my wife at Gillingham. embarrassing. ZERO excuse for racism. it should be zero tolerance. Terracing helps. I know it's not the answer but it's one reason i hate seats. I regularly move on the Blackthorn to get away from negative, constantly critical, and excessively foul mouthed 'gasheads'.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 21, 2016 13:18:58 GMT
Anybody else remember Telford where DC had to tell one of our won fans to stop abusing the players at half time? Perhaps the club need to eomploy a steward, or stewards, at away games who can deal with these type of "supporters", as I guess a quite word would make them come to thier senses but as i wouldn't fancy approaching them myself? That FAN' was in his fifties,smartly dressed and totally off his trolley.People with kids moved away from him and at HT he confronted DC who had a conversation with him.Told him I was a vicar and would he desist from his profanities and threats but he continued unabated. I thought DC confronted him TBH!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2016 13:53:25 GMT
I think we should certainly be friendly & approachable to each other! That SHOULD go without saying. Unfortunately, some of the 'Brotherhood'' that we should hold as fellow gas heads, has seemed to be just something I've dreamed up in my imagination, and not something that really exists, sometimes. I love Bristol Rovers and I love supporting them... Very proud to be a gas head. Anyone who feels the same way, I want to get on with... I think we should all make the effort to get along well together and enjoy each others company, as we all want exactly the same thing, even though we sometimes show it in different ways! We're all there, to support The Gas with our passionate presence and our hard earned money! We're all Gas, we SHOULD all be together!... Let's bloody show it! UTG There's being in it all together, then there's being in it all together sat close to a complete knob who has no idea on how to be a decent human being. Bags - So you sit on your own then?
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Post by baggins on Mar 21, 2016 13:59:38 GMT
There's being in it all together, then there's being in it all together sat close to a complete knob who has no idea on how to be a decent human being. Bags - So you sit on your own then? Yep.
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Post by therovers on Mar 21, 2016 14:17:37 GMT
It's a good job we chose blue & not red, as mentioned in another thread.
You'd be totally surrounded by sub-human freak weirdos down there. Ugh, horrible.
UTG
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Post by yattongas on Mar 21, 2016 14:57:03 GMT
I blame it on a lack of edjucasion
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