Mr Snoodle wrote:Stuff like this is why I don't go to the "big games" anymore. There is no way on God's green earth you would catch me at Wembley in a couple of weeks, nor at OT if we make it there either.

I go to the match to watch the rugby, not to get aled up and not give a toss about anyone else. And as for the 'industrial language' chanting, I for one think it paints the club & the town in a very sad light.....but maybe I've gone too sensitive in my old age?

matt_wire wrote:Same for the silly old fart who let that flare off, can't see why it took six coppers and even more stewards to shift him. What did he expect?

Uncle Rico wrote:This kind of behaviour should absolutely be called out. I've no idea what was seen on TV as I haven't watched the game back but unfortunately it's not an isolated incident.

I took my two grandsons to their first Wire game and was hoping that a) the team would turn up and win and that b) we'd have the place rocking behind the sticks, all in the cause of attracting new fans to the game.

Now I'm all for a bit of character building 'right of passage' growing up stuff but I think it's gone beyond that. I'm 50/50 on the flares but don't think they should be allowed so on balance not in favour. But the bottles and beer throwing and constant industrial language seems to be becoming normalised. Parents quite happy effing and jeffing in front of their kids.

BTW growing up in the 60's/70's I'm not particularly PC but would hope that I had the sensibility to understand there's a time and a place.

The boys (7 and 12) loved it and can't wait to go again and on reflection perhaps I was being over sensitive yesterday, maybe we were living up to our reputation but I looked around at our crowd and thought we are a bit rough house.

Gaz3376 wrote:To be fair they aren't flares, they are just smoke bombs which are fairly harmless. I'm not condoning them but flares burn hot and are very different to a smoke bomb.

Gaz3376 wrote:To be fair they aren't flares, they are just smoke bombs which are fairly harmless. I'm not condoning them but flares burn hot and are very different to a smoke bomb.

Wires71 wrote:Pretty sure they are prohibited.