away games, sit or stand?

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:07 pm

ds wrote:Haven't been to an away game for 3 seasons due to work commitments and lack of cash.

But standing for me as I'm sure all who know me would expect me to say. Also would be great to have standing areas at every ground.

sit down shut up

ds · Post by ds » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:14 pm

TheOne2Smooth wrote:
ds wrote:Haven't been to an away game for 3 seasons due to work commitments and lack of cash.

But standing for me as I'm sure all who know me would expect me to say. Also would be great to have standing areas at every ground.
sit down shut up

Are you a septic

Radford149 · Post by **Radford149** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:37 pm

nuttygoonerpaul wrote: bring back standing , pls,

its so easy

Wembley Gooner · Post by **Wembley Gooner** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:12 pm

I've got to say our away support has not been as good this year as last.We've got to stop sitting before it will become the norm

tinpot lane · Post by **tinpot lane** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:27 pm

Sidhaaaaaaaaan ya cÃºnts!!!

Standing obviously, just hate it when stewards try to make you sit down, for 'health and safety' reasons.

Kevinho · Post by **Kevinho** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:02 pm

jacko-arsnl2 wrote:i try to stand as much as i can through the game, but if everyone around you is sat down you i feel like a muppet being the only one standing and obstructing peoples views....

I prefer standing but this is the way I look at it.

I see who is behind me and whether they are standing before deciding to stay on my feet. After all it's a bit much to expect somebody sat behind me to have paid Â£50+ to look at my arse for 90 minutes (not that I'm not open to offers but it'll cost you a lot more than Â£50 per 90 minutes).

Fortunately I've stood at Fulham, Blackburn & Bolton throughout and also had seats right next to an aisle at the last two games so I've just stood there mostly.

jaggygooner · Post by **jaggygooner** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:33 pm

i think i read somewhere that our ticket allocation for sunderland was cut for "health and safety" reasons by the police because our support was standing last season, is this true?

tinpot lane · Post by **tinpot lane** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:36 pm

jaggygooner wrote:i think i read somewhere that our ticket allocation for sunderland was cut for "health and safety" reasons by the police because our support was standing last season, is this true?

Not to sure for us, but they did for liverpool's allocation

It's a joke really, whats dangerous about standing on your own two feet?

jaggygooner · Post by **jaggygooner** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:52 pm

the 2 guys infront of me sat down at the kickoff but got up for every chance, tackle, corner. shy and every song (except Adebayors)... too much like hard work, in the end i just stayed up and forced everyone else behind me to stand too

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:57 pm

ds wrote:
TheOne2Smooth wrote:
ds wrote:Haven't been to an away game for 3 seasons due to work commitments and lack of cash.

But standing for me as I'm sure all who know me would expect me to say. Also would be great to have standing areas at every ground.
sit down shut up
Are you a septic

Or was that rhyming slang?

ds · Post by ds » Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:02 pm

rhyming slang

but the picture summed it up too. It was meant as a joke btw

xDAVEYx · Post by **xDAVEYx** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:49 am

on a nearly unrelated topic, i just watched the opening pitch at the last game at yankee stadium, big big historic event and all that (think highbury and wembley i guess) and everyone was sitting down, clapping politely and a single section made a bit of noise...

see what our world is coming to

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:20 am

Yeah...but you wouldn't wanna be anywhere near a Bronx Cheer Davey!

lincs123 · Post by **lincs123** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:21 am

its all about standing. i remember old trafford last season when we lot 2-1. such an exciting game, there was no way anyone would sit down.

This Is The Daybreak · Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:02 pm

Last season we were fantastic in all the away games I went to, Dont think I sat down for any of them and that's the way it should be.

This season though I went to Fulham and was positined in the front row and some muppet and his family was sat behind us with his packed lunches so wasn't able to stand which fucked me off as well as the result.

I can understand that maybe elderly people and kids want to sit down but I remember being a kid in the late 90s and the occasional away game I had to stand on my seat all the way through as I couldn't see but I didn't give a shit