If you don’t bounce...

[Cerberus Blade]

then you’re a flippin’ Blade, or something like that.

My concern is I will be sat amongst them. So what should I do to ensure I’m not spotted as a Blade when they start?

What if I hopped on one leg whilst jiggling the wife’s boobies? Would I get away with that do you think?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Just start swinging pal

 

[wizadry]

You won’t be the only one with this problem.

 

[Pierre's PC]

Just don't pull out the picnic basket and homemade sausage rolls. That'll be a dead give away.

 

[TJB.]

I don't know how anyone can bear to sit amongst them. It'd make my skin crawl.

 

[drinksmat]

Just don't pull out the picnic basket and homemade sausage rolls. That'll be a dead give away.

Tuna sarnies are perfect cover though.

 

[knowsnowt]

Take your nannan and just sit there fingering her. You'll look completely normal amongst them then.

 

[wizadry]

Take your nannan and just sit there fingering her. You'll look completely normal amongst them then.

 

[South Bucks]

Just remember - "never wrestle with pigs, you both get dirty but the pig likes it,....... until Duffy scores"

GB Shaw.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

I don't know how anyone can bear to sit amongst them. It'd make my skin crawl.

Personally, I'm not sure where this sort of approach comes from. Is it an age thing? Back in the day, if you couldn't get a ticket in the away section, you'd just go in the home section & happily take your chances. I'm still very happy to do that nowadays if I have to. Hillsborough, Elland Rd, Stoke on the last day of the season, wherever. Is it a sort of "I hate them more than you do" one upmanship?

 

[Hodgesleftpeg]

Take your nannan and just sit there fingering her. You'll look completely normal amongst them then.

Bastard... I’ve just spilt a 7% stout pissing me Sen reading that

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

Would love it if we took the piss by bouncing if we’re up

Would properly piss the pigs off

 

[Plymouthblade]

If you have to it won’t be for long

 

[Sean Thornton]

then you’re a flippin’ Blade, or something like that.

My concern is I will be sat amongst them. So what should I do to ensure I’m not spotted as a Blade when they start?

What if I hopped on one leg whilst jiggling the wife’s boobies? Would I get away with that do you think?

Why are you sat in the home section?

 

[Feo]

Would love it if we took the piss by bouncing if we’re up

Would properly piss the pigs off

^^^^^ NOT THIS PLEASE ^^^^^

 

[mattbianco1]

then you’re a flippin’ Blade, or something like that.

My concern is I will be sat amongst them. So what should I do to ensure I’m not spotted as a Blade when they start?

What if I hopped on one leg whilst jiggling the wife’s boobies? Would I get away with that do you think?

Hopefully they won't get to bounce...

The pigs. Not ya wife's boobies

 

[mattbianco1]

Would love it if we took the piss by bouncing if we’re up

Would properly piss the pigs off

^^^^^ NOT THIS PLEASE ^^^^^

We should do it. But with the words...

"Look how sad, you fucking look.. this is how sad you fucking look"

 

[Paisley Blade]

Take your nannan and just sit there fingering her. You'll look completely normal amongst them then.

Breakfast cancelled.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

then you’re a flippin’ Blade, or something like that.

My concern is I will be sat amongst them. So what should I do to ensure I’m not spotted as a Blade when they start?

What if I hopped on one leg whilst jiggling the wife’s boobies? Would I get away with that do you think?

Bark at them with all three heads.

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Personally, I'm not sure where this sort of approach comes from. Is it an age thing? Back in the day, if you couldn't get a ticket in the away section, you'd just go in the home section & happily take your chances. I'm still very happy to do that nowadays if I have to. Hillsborough, Elland Rd, Stoke on the last day of the season, wherever. Is it a sort of "I hate them more than you do" one upmanship?

Back in the day there was no “away” end, you just turned up and paid to go in whichever part of the ground you wanted to, usually the seats if it was Millwall.
I’m with you though Phil, I’ve mixed with the home fans in the past and just got on with it.

 

[The Crab]

then you’re a flippin’ Blade, or something like that.

My concern is I will be sat amongst them. So what should I do to ensure I’m not spotted as a Blade when they start?

What if I hopped on one leg whilst jiggling the wife’s boobies? Would I get away with that do you think?

Can't hurt to try....................

 

[TJB.]

Personally, I'm not sure where this sort of approach comes from. Is it an age thing? Back in the day, if you couldn't get a ticket in the away section, you'd just go in the home section & happily take your chances. I'm still very happy to do that nowadays if I have to. Hillsborough, Elland Rd, Stoke on the last day of the season, wherever. Is it a sort of "I hate them more than you do" one upmanship?

Not really. Each to their own innit. I just don't get it.

I'm a passionate gobshite of a supporter, so I'm loud and proud at matches. I hate the idea of having to sit there and shut up whilst surrounded by people praising the club I hate and slating the one I love for over 90 minutes. Perhaps it is an age thing as well, though. I've never really experienced the culture of mixing with home fans as an away fan as it happens less and less in my era. I've done it twice myself - once at Bolton when my mate lost our tickets so we bought on the home stand (they were kind enough to move us to the away end), and once at Oldham where nobody gave a shit.

Plus Wednesdayites are all scrubbers and they smell like old eggs, so there's that too.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Not really. Each to their own innit. I just don't get it.

I'm a passionate gobshite of a supporter, so I'm loud and proud at matches. I hate the idea of having to sit there and shut up whilst surrounded by people praising the club I hate and slating the one I love for over 90 minutes. Perhaps it is an age thing as well, though. I've never really experienced the culture of mixing with home fans as an away fan as it happens less and less in my era. I've done it twice myself - once at Bolton when my mate lost our tickets so we bought on the home stand (they were kind enough to move us to the away end), and once at Oldham where nobody gave a shit.

Plus Wednesdayites are all scrubbers and they smell like old eggs, so there's that too.

The best way I can think of to explain "my position" is....

I'm a supporter, I want to go to matches & watch my team, if that means going in "a home end", then of course I'm going to do that

 

[Muttley]

I hope t God that they have no reason to bounce.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Back in the day there was no “away” end, you just turned up and paid to go in whichever part of the ground you wanted to, usually the seats if it was Millwall.
I’m with you though Phil, I’ve mixed with the home fans in the past and just got on with it.

The thing is SW12 to S12 to S18 I was nervous about chipping in this thread. Because I'm aware it might come across - look at how hard I am, going in Home Ends & all that. But, I'm very sceptical of the "modern" - I don't know any Pigs, didn't go to school with any Pigs, never been served in a shop by any Pigs, never overtaken any Pigs on the ring road, never been in a boozer with any Pigs in, I've never met, seen, listened to, spoken to any Pigs, but I know they're all idiots - mentality.

I think a lot of it is acted out for affect.

 

[TJB.]

I'm a supporter, I want to go to matches & watch my team, if that means going in "a home end", then of course I'm going to do that

Curious.

If the vast majority of the ticket money you pay is going to the home team and you're not allowed to cheer or sing, what is it you're really supporting?

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Curious.

If the vast majority of the ticket money you pay is going to the home team and you're not allowed to cheer or sing, what is it you're really supporting?

Well. Firstly, the money for any ticket at an away match goes to the Home team. Whether the seat is in the home end or away end. So, maybe we can park that one.

I'll happily change my position from "supporter" to something more comfortable - fan, watcher, spectator if that aids understanding.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

TomJonesBlade are you really curious? I'm always happy to chip in with posts about Terrace Culture. You mention that you've never really experienced the culture of mixing with home fans. Are you aware of some of the history of football fan "terrace" culture? At some grounds, there wasn't a designated away end. At other grounds, you would deliberately go in a home end - in a sort of - we're here, what do you fancy doing about it? - way. As grounds were being redeveloped, away allocations would be impossibly small. Word would go round - buy tickets for The Lowfields Stand at Elland Rd. We're all going in there - see how they like that. Some supporters buses were deliberately routing to away matches via Leeds. They'd park up on the way to wherever just down from Elland Rd at 1030 on a Saturday. 50 Blades in dribs n drabs would wander up to the Leeds ticket office....
"Six tickets for the game against Sheffield the week after next. Lowfields Stand please..."

I'm not saying it was better. I'm saying it was different. Maybe that's why there are differing views on sitting/standing on home ends.

 

[Rob86]

The not celebrating if we score is why I couldn’t but a ticket in the home end for this game. A mate of mine sat on their kop for bouncing day and I have no idea how he kept his shit together when Duffy scored.

 

[TJB.]

TomJonesBlade are you really curious? I'm always happy to chip in with posts about Terrace Culture. You mention that you've never really experienced the culture of mixing with home fans. Are you aware of some of the history of football fan "terrace" culture? At some grounds, there wasn't a designated away end. At other grounds, you would deliberately go in a home end - in a sort of - we're here, what do you fancy doing about it? - way. As grounds were being redeveloped, away allocations would be impossibly small. Word would go round - buy tickets for The Lowfields Stand at Elland Rd. We're all going in there - see how they like that. Some supporters buses were deliberately routing to away matches via Leeds. They'd park up on the way to wherever just down from Elland Rd at 1030 on a Saturday. 50 Blades in dribs n drabs would wander up to the Leeds ticket office....
"Six tickets for the game against Sheffield the week after next. Lowfields Stand please..."

I'm not saying it was better. I'm saying it was different. Maybe that's why there are differing views on sitting/standing on home ends.

Sorry, I should've been clearer. I meant I was curious about what you were really supporting, hence the question I then posed. I'm aware of that kind of terrace culture and the frequent mixes of home and away fans way back when.