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Post by TaylorEra on Aug 5, 2014 1:31:45 GMT
So the Orient Fan who objected to certain chants in the South Stand has written a column for the Daily Mirror about his experience. Orient Fans Trust seem to agree with his sentiments. I was not in that end of Brisbane Road when it happened; were the chants as bad as reported? Certainly the Twitter abuse seemed to be pretty bad after his comments, although I think that might have been an instinctive defensive reaction of someone writing negatively about LOFC. Any thoughts/first hand experience of it? This may mean the stewards go in a little heavier from now on, my dad's going to be looking over his shoulder, he's terrible for effing and blinding over in the West Stand, where we sit. www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/its-time-stop-making-excuses-3953437?www.leytonorientfanstrust.com/story.asp?storyChosen=339(Note: MungO asks this doesn't degenerate into name calling etc. I just thought it might merit discussion) |
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Post by Ffs Ling on Aug 5, 2014 7:52:28 GMT
Zzzzzzz
Can't we just move on from this
It's dull
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Post by mayland0s on Aug 5, 2014 8:44:37 GMT
Really not interested,half the people posting aren't even O's fans,just extremist's trying to start a row.
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Post by harlowo on Aug 5, 2014 8:59:50 GMT
He stood up for something he thought was right.
The abuse he got was totally unwarranted.
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Post by baltipie on Aug 5, 2014 9:24:03 GMT
First I have heard of this whole thing as am only generally interested in the watching of football and not so much all the other s***. Twitter, to me, is a bit of a poisonous place for attracting the opinions of people who can be bothered to have one. in other words, quite often if you have something to say about someone and feel the need to tell them on twitter, it is probably going to be negative. Part of me says well-done to this chap for speaking out about something he believes in but people have the right to behave how they wish until it directly offends others. In the case of kids hearing football chants, and as a teacher and father to be, I think I would go ape s*** if someone was abusive or could not control their own vocabulary around me and my child at a footie match. Saying that, I have joined in with the song in question and think it is quite funny....I don't sing the rude bit because saying t$$$ and f$$$$ at a match is not talking about how peeed off I am that Charlie Daniels does not play for us anymore and how I wish Super Kev was still as fast as he was last season and how Dawson should come back into midfield. Interesting debate that sounds like it went too far. Ironically, is East London full of that stuff...? |
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Post by Ffs Ling on Aug 5, 2014 9:35:10 GMT
East London has always been full of stuff
( ooh hope that's not construed as sexist )
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Post by aussieorient on Aug 5, 2014 20:43:05 GMT
I hAve a orient scarf that I brought from the club which has along the middle ' O East London is wonderful' which is in relation to the song, I would like to know was it this chaps first football match ever? I've heard far worse and at orient and I've only been a fan for 4 years, and let's be honest if the worse words he hears at a football match are tits and fanny then he can count himself lucky.
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Post by aussieorient on Aug 5, 2014 20:44:50 GMT
He stood up for something he thought was right. The abuse he got was totally unwarranted. Doesn't mean he's right, also doesn't mean people have to accept it, a lot of people will fight when you insult a loved one, |
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Post by MungO on Aug 5, 2014 21:03:54 GMT
Twitter, to me, is a bit of a poisonous place for attracting the opinions of people who can be bothered to have one. in other words, quite often if you have something to say about someone and feel the need to tell them on twitter, it is probably going to be negative. Part of me says well-done to this chap for speaking out about something he believes in but people have the right to behave how they wish until it directly offends others. In the case of kids hearing football chants, and as a teacher and father to be, I think I would go ape s*** if someone was abusive or could not control their own vocabulary around me and my child at a footie match. Interesting debate that sounds like it went too far. This pretty much is my take on it. |
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Post by MungO on Aug 5, 2014 21:05:42 GMT
And well done on that front too  I'm now 7 weeks into being a Dad to twins and it is such hard work. Very rewarding though. |
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Post by kbola on Aug 6, 2014 1:11:02 GMT
MungO are your twins girls or boys or one of both?
Will you be able to come on Saturday? Are the twins coming yet or are you waiting until Orient are in the Premier League?
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Post by harlowo on Aug 6, 2014 8:20:07 GMT
He stood up for something he thought was right. The abuse he got was totally unwarranted. Doesn't mean he's right, also doesn't mean people have to accept it, a lot of people will fight when you insult a loved one, I wasn't implying he was right I was just saying there was no need for the abuse. We all disagree with things people say but we don't all hurl abuse at them. |
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Post by Ffs Ling on Aug 6, 2014 8:36:59 GMT
Oh this thread is still alive
Why? Hee hee
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Post by MungO on Aug 6, 2014 18:16:22 GMT
MungO are your twins girls or boys or one of both? Will you be able to come on Saturday? Are the twins coming yet or are you waiting until Orient are in the Premier League? Identical boys. Not in attendance until the Walsall game. |
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Post by harlowo on Aug 6, 2014 21:53:41 GMT
I hope you named them well. Dean,Kevin,Elliott,Mathieu,Russell or Nathan you get the idea or even Leyton. |
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Post by Ffs Ling on Aug 6, 2014 22:54:50 GMT
I hope you named them well. Dean,Kevin,Elliott,Mathieu,Russell or Nathan you get the idea or even Leyton. What's wrong with Brisbane and Road sounds perfect to me |
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