Understatement of the week

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Forget about football, life becomes a no go area if you can’t see that if you subject others to provocation you’re going to get a reaction. And the reaction might be different to how you’d react. You’re asking football to uphold higher standards than modern life. If you put 6,000 people in a room, I’d expect plenty of them to be utter morons.

Just don’t act like an utter dickhead. It tends to work for most people.

I don't think anyone has said that the Spurs fan is anything other than a total knobhead. There are different views on the wisdom or otherwise of the person who hit him. I am not convinced that the world is a better place for having people hit anyone who winds them up.

 

[SteveBlade]

So, don't act like a complete twat to people and your chances of getting hurt will be much lower. If some on here had their way, there'd be no consequence for acting in such a way.

I might spend my day in town today calling everyone I walk past a shithouse. I might even throw a few C bombs in there and possibly a twat or two. If I'm feeling like it, I might slag off some blokes other half as they're having a casual stroll.

I wonder how many people I'll be able to get prosecuted by the end of the day, because they'll be the ones in the wrong for lashing out.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

So, don't act like a complete twat to people and your chances of getting hurt will be much lower. If some on here had their way, there'd be no consequence for acting in such a way.

I might spend my day in town today calling everyone I walk past a shithouse. I might even throw a few C bombs in there and possibly a twat or two. If I'm feeling like it, I might slag off some blokes other half as they're having a casual stroll.

I wonder how many people I'll be able to get prosecuted by the end of the day, because they'll be the ones in the wrong for lashing out.

And after a day or two of being ignored, you'd perhaps give up and go train spotting or something?

 

[Sean Thornton]

@prayforspursdickhead

 

[1980]

There's an old Japanese proverb that has always served me well on the SE London streets...

Walk & act like a goat.
Because walking like a sheep will attract the attention of lions & make them think you are there to be eaten.
And walking like a like lion will make the watching lions think you are a rival to be dealt with.
A goat is neither an easy meal or a threat.

Okay, it doesn't quite fit this situation, but have always believed its reasoning to be sound.

NB: No good against T-Rexes.

 

[Sean Thornton]

And after a day or two of being ignored, you'd perhaps give up and go train spotting or something?

He wouldn't be ignored by everyone though would he?

 

[Sean Thornton]

There's an old Japanese proverb that has always served me well on the SE London streets...

Walk & act like a goat.
Because walking like sheep will attract the attention of lions & make you think you are there to be eaten.
And walking like a like lion will make the watching lions think you are a rival to be dealt with.
A goat is neither an easy meal or a threat.

Okay, it doesn't quite fit this situation, but have always believed its reasoning sound.

You haven't seen Jurassic Park have you?

 

[1980]

You haven't seen Jurassic Park have you?

Ha.

If you see a T-Rex then simply hide!

 

[Esablade]

There's an old Japanese proverb that has always served me well on the SE London streets...

Walk & act like a goat.
Because walking like a sheep will attract the attention of lions & make them think you are there to be eaten.
And walking like a like lion will make the watching lions think you are a rival to be dealt with.
A goat is neither an easy meal or a threat.

Okay, it doesn't quite fit this situation, but have always believed its reasoning to be sound.

NB: No good against T-Rexes.

Don’t goats prance about a bit head-butting things?

 

[1980]

Don’t goats prance about a bit head-butting things?

They never prance.

They mind their own business & just eat everything in sight. If you annoy them though, they'll nut you. That's the point.

NB: Do NOT prance in front of people you do not want to draw attention from. I would hate to be responsible for some nice Blades trying to walk past moody looking Wall fans on the Silwood estate underpass by prancing pass them!

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

There's an old Japanese proverb that has always served me well on the SE London streets...

Walk & act like a goat.
Because walking like a sheep will attract the attention of lions & make them think you are there to be eaten.
And walking like a like lion will make the watching lions think you are a rival to be dealt with.
A goat is neither an easy meal or a threat.

Okay, it doesn't quite fit this situation, but have always believed its reasoning to be sound.

NB: No good against T-Rexes.

The local residents might take action if you start crapping in their gardens and eating all their plants...

 

[northsomersetblade]

This explains a lot of what goes on south of the river then:

https://modernfarmer.com/2017/06/goat-sex/

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

He wouldn't be ignored by everyone though would he?

OK. Get him sectioned then (but allow him to continue posting on here).

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Agree, and if it had been one of our nutters walking down Penistone Road after the Bouncing Day Massacre shouting " I hate fucking Wednesday " I would have felt exactly the same.

There's a time and a place ......

Are you callin me a nutter ?

 

[Esablade]

They never prance.

They mind their own business & just eat everything in sight. If you annoy them though, they'll nut you. That's the point.

NB: Do NOT prance in front of people you do not want to draw attention from. I would hate to be responsible for some nice Blades trying to walk past moody looking Wall fans on the Silwood estate underpass by prancing pass them!

Some definite prancing with this ‘Goat Casuals Crew’...sure Ive seen this lot at away games..

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

It doesn't matter what is morally justifiable, only what the likely outcome will be.

Some people respond to provocation by punching you in the face, doesn't matter if it's right or not, it's the way of the world.

You can negate that risk by having some personal responsibility and not running your mouth off at people who are likely to do just that.
And if stupid decisions lead to painful consequences then the stupid person may gain some wisdom as to their future conduct. Which is ultimately a good thing.

Somewhat akin to when me gran told me not to touch t'gas Fire
- I love the smell of nippers palm in the morning - still got the scar

 

[1980]

Some definite prancing with this ‘Goat Casuals Crew’...sure Ive seen this lot at away games..

What do you expect from millennials though!

 

[Sean Thornton]

OK. Get him sectioned then (but allow him to continue posting on here).

Again. Sectioned again.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

The violence was going on a long time before the late 70s. It just didn't get the same amount of media coverage.

Was your experience different to mine? I travelled all over between 1957 and 1965 following United, mainly by train, fully knitted out with hat, scarf, rattle, with a group of mates. Only felt uneasy twice - once after Everton away in the Cup, when we got chased down an alley, and once at Leeds, behind the goal, when we opted to move 20 yards to one side. By the time I began going to some away games in the late 70s, I felt everything had changed (including me being older). There were occasional reports of trains being badly damaged in the early 60s, but it was either the ignorance of youth or things were pretty calm 57-65. We regularly stood with opposition fans, and enjoyed the banter. Got more aggression from old gits at the Lane End, telling us off for making a racket when United kicked that way in second half and we moved round from the Kop.

 

[tomtheblade]

I don't think anyone has said that the Spurs fan is anything other than a total knobhead. There are different views on the wisdom or otherwise of the person who hit him. I am not convinced that the world is a better place for having people hit anyone who winds them up.

Exactly. I agree with the sentiment of many on here: don't act like a dickhead, and treat others with respect. Neither the spurs fan nor the millwall supporters come out of this with any credit really.

My point was simply that if we lower our standards of behaviour just for football fans, that this then comes back around to us when others do the same.

 

[1980]

Exactly. I agree with the sentiment of many on here: don't act like a dickhead, and treat others with respect. Neither the spurs fan nor the millwall supporters come out of this with any credit really.

My point was simply that if we lower our standards of behaviour just for football fans, that this then comes back around to us when others do the same.

We weren't all involved!