Comments on: Why Accrington Stanley need to learn lessons off the pitch as well as on it http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/2008/10/13/why-accrington-stanley-need-to-learn-lessons-off-the-pitch-as-well-as-on-it/ Bradford City news since 1998 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:19:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Wayne http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/2008/10/13/why-accrington-stanley-need-to-learn-lessons-off-the-pitch-as-well-as-on-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 Wayne Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:34:27 +0000 http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/?p=752#comment-1070 Jason, I wish you and your wife had moved to the left-hand side of the goal. I was two steps up from the front, to the left of the goal and had a great view, as did my son and daughter. We didn't have to put up with the mindless actions you did and, as I am only 5ft 6 myself and my daughter less than 5ft, I am sure your wife would have had a decent view. We did give Arthur some verbal, but in a banter-kind-of-way and he took it in good humour. He even laughed. No wonder he took all his kicks from the left of the goal. As for the stewarding, they didn't even try to stop the mini pitch invasion until it was too late. The problem is that these wasters, our supposed fans, give our club a bad name. Was the woman 'in the couple with a child' a bleached blonde woman in her mid/late 30s? If she is, (I did see a female down at the front towards the right hand side of the goal with a fella and a young boy), she sits in the TL Dallas stand for home games. She bangs on about 'Billy this and Billy that', referring to Topp. The other week when Bazza was warming up, she was shouting obscenities at him and booing loudly. When others told her to stop, she replied, 'No. He is f#cking sh#t and doesn't deserve the shirt' and continued her rant. When Bazza scored moments after he came on, she was chanting 'Bazza' like everyone else. I hate people like her! Unfortunately, every club has their mindless prats and we are no different. Overall though, out of approx 1500 fans, only 50 or so were disgusting in their behaviour. This equates to 3%. Well done to the other 97%. Jason, I wish you and your wife had moved to the left-hand side of the goal. I was two steps up from the front, to the left of the goal and had a great view, as did my son and daughter. We didn’t have to put up with the mindless actions you did and, as I am only 5ft 6 myself and my daughter less than 5ft, I am sure your wife would have had a decent view.

We did give Arthur some verbal, but in a banter-kind-of-way and he took it in good humour. He even laughed. No wonder he took all his kicks from the left of the goal.

As for the stewarding, they didn’t even try to stop the mini pitch invasion until it was too late. The problem is that these wasters, our supposed fans, give our club a bad name.

Was the woman ‘in the couple with a child’ a bleached blonde woman in her mid/late 30s? If she is, (I did see a female down at the front towards the right hand side of the goal with a fella and a young boy), she sits in the TL Dallas stand for home games. She bangs on about ‘Billy this and Billy that’, referring to Topp. The other week when Bazza was warming up, she was shouting obscenities at him and booing loudly. When others told her to stop, she replied, ‘No. He is f#cking sh#t and doesn’t deserve the shirt’ and continued her rant. When Bazza scored moments after he came on, she was chanting ‘Bazza’ like everyone else. I hate people like her!

Unfortunately, every club has their mindless prats and we are no different. Overall though, out of approx 1500 fans, only 50 or so were disgusting in their behaviour. This equates to 3%. Well done to the other 97%.

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The problem boils down to their interest in the football. The people of which you speak somehow believe that their hatred translates as passion; and that abusing players and officials somehow does Bradford City a service. You know for a fact that these are the same people who booed Barry Conlon against Luton and post infantile comments on the official message board.

The real passion comes from the fans who, at 2-0 down, did not let their vocal support drop with a 20min rendition of ‘Stuart McCall’s Bradford Army’. Sadly these are also in the minority.

I would finally like to bring to your attention a group in my left ear all game who were complaining after 30mins that losing to Accrington is a disgrace. I turned and told him that a game of football lasts 90mins but got incomprehensible babble in retort. I wonder where they were at final whistle?

We could all learn something from Accrington fans who impress me more than any other in the league in terms of their vocal support and pure enthusiasm. These City fans of which you speak should take note, because at the moment they are making a great number of games very uncomfortable

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