Abusive fans: is it still getting worse?

[Third rate Leszno]

It's interesting.

Not that I hang on the every opposition song or chant at games, but I only really remember Manchester United fans coming out with the one in question. I suspect that the fact that it's been getting a fair bit of attention of late has prompted the simpletons & boneheads at other clubs to start trotting it out.

Assuming it's the one that references sex workers then I noticed Liverpool started singing it when Abramovich took ownership and they really started to splurge the cash on players.

Interesting you should mention that increased attention on this has 'encouraged' simpletons at other clubs to start singing it, my experience with Liverpool is that this is also true when it comes to chants about Hillsborough. I have a strong suspicion that events in Paris last year have also increased the number of fuckwits who think it should be part of their matchday repertoire.

[Cousin Boneless]

A cup game between Hinckley AFC and Atherstone Town was abandoned during the penalty shootout. A first surely?

https://twitter.com/hinckley_afc/sta...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Cousin Boneless]

Update - It was decided to replay the penalty shootout last night behind closed doors. Hinckley won.

How do the players warm up for that?

https://twitter.com/hinckley_afc/sta...CwqcvVy-otAAAA

[Botswana Meat Commission]

So, some kitted up and got ready to stand around and not even kick a ball. Brilliant.

[beak]

Some fucking idiot out the crowd just managed to get into the NUFC technical area and give Eddie Howe a shove before the security staff managed to even blink.

[ursus arctos]

https://twitter.com/espnfc/status/1657377895352770560?s=61&t=xvOireV8JOIS_CpbTtDBow

[ad hoc]

Leeds fans. I presume. They've always been nasty, this seems remarkably restrained for them

[ursus arctos]

Solo muppet

Affiliation unclear, but absolute fail by the stewards

[Mr Beast]

I’m surprised he managed to get past Jason Tindall first.

[Botswana Meat Commission]

Does it matter who dickheads support? Dickheads are dickheads wherever their allegiances lie.

[ad hoc]

Solo muppet

Affiliation unclear, but absolute fail by the stewards

Leeds fans seem to be big on getting on the pitch and attacking the opposition.

[Third rate Leszno]

Darwen v South Liverpool abandoned yesterday with the visitors leading 2-1 and Darwen having had a red card and a sin-binning, at which point someone in the crowd has said something to the assistant referee, she's reported it to the referee and he has called the game off.

[Grimmer]

Game at Droitwich Spa in the Midlands League also abandoned

[Sporting]

Game at Droitwich Spa in the Midlands League also abandoned

Reason being?

[Sean of the Shed]

Reason being?

Official statement from Droitwich website.

[Sporting]

Very honest and informed statement, that.

[Patrick Thistle]

MOTD showed the incident when Rico Lewis was hit by a lighter thrown from the crowd

[Toby Gymshorts]

Roy Keane allegedly attacked by a supporter at the Emirates:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66710324

[Jobi1]

Interesting discussion on the latest Beyond the 92 podcast on YouTube (from 19mins in), discussing social media abuse of players after York's Tyler Cordner posted about the personal insults he's been copping recently from his own club's fans. Hosts Femi Ilesanmi and Jamal Fyfield are National League stalwarts (along with their guest Wes Fonguck), so it's interesting to hear the players thoughts and perspectives on this kind of thing. Summed up perfectly by Femi: "Be a bit mindful that you're dealing with a human being." Too much of a stretch for some, sadly...

[Jobi1]

Luton fans in being moronic bellends shock: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67513553

[Third rate Leszno]

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-b2462093.html

The Greek government have told top flight clubs that they must play games without fans for two months, and implement security measures such as HD surveillance cameras and supporter id before they'll lift the ban. Could see this one rumbling on for a while as supporter id schemes are always unpopular and difficult to implement.

[Jobi1]

Bury ordered to play two games behind closed doors after racist and homophobic behaviour of a couple of fans, with the local FA suggesting the severity of the sanction is due to multiple previous instances of poor behaviour: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67948915.

[Artificial Hipster]

I was just going to post the same thing. The club is appealing the decision: "Why punish the club for the actions of 2 individuals?" seems to be the gist of their argument from a statement on the official website which carefully omits to mention the various other instances of abusive behaviour cited in the Manchester FA ruling.

[Nesta]

Dare one float the idea that uniting the factions among the Bury fanbase has not been an unmitigated good

[Third rate Leszno]

https://twitter.com/buryfcofficial/s...82235594088534

A reasonable response from Bury, though some of the comments make depressing reading.