dido
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Post by dido on Feb 18, 2020 18:23:40 GMT
As someone elsewhere said:
''it is mostly sad, disillusioned, overweight emotionally unintelligent, worryingly angry, drinking too much(white) blokes escaping their humdrum home lives and disappointing close interpersonal relationships (with wives, children, parents, siblings, themselves) for as long as they can possibly manage/get away with.'' Some may disagree.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 18:28:30 GMT
Those men exist. Some go to the match. I think Gasheads comprise more women than some clubs' supporters; I certainly see many at the match. Families go together, especially to the traditional holiday fixtures. More diversity of support, and sustainably much more youth, I would welcome; but the paragraph quoted reads poorly to me.
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Post by a more piratey game on Feb 18, 2020 18:44:09 GMT
As someone elsewhere said: ''it is mostly sad, disillusioned, overweight emotionally unintelligent, worryingly angry, drinking too much(white) blokes escaping their humdrum home lives and disappointing close interpersonal relationships (with wives, children, parents, siblings, themselves) for as long as they can possibly manage/get away with.'' Some may disagree. that's not bad. Where is it from please dido?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 19:15:14 GMT
Those men exist. Some go to the match. I think Gasheads comprise more women than some clubs' supporters; I certainly see many at the match. Families go together, especially to the traditional holiday fixtures. More diversity of support, and sustainably much more youth, I would welcome; but the paragraph quoted reads poorly to me. Perhaps, but the loudest, rudest and most offensive appear to fit into that category
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2020 19:16:53 GMT
Perhaps, but the loudest, rudest and most offensive appear to fit into that category Undoubtedly true. We could do with less anger at life.
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harrybuckle
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Post by harrybuckle on Feb 18, 2020 19:17:17 GMT
As someone elsewhere said: ''it is mostly sad, disillusioned, overweight emotionally unintelligent, worryingly angry, drinking too much(white) blokes escaping their humdrum home lives and disappointing close interpersonal relationships (with wives, children, parents, siblings, themselves) for as long as they can possibly manage/get away with.'' Some may disagree. that's not bad. Where is it from please dido? It was taken from the Chinese Communist party handbok
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dido
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Post by dido on Feb 18, 2020 22:24:17 GMT
As someone elsewhere said: ''it is mostly sad, disillusioned, overweight emotionally unintelligent, worryingly angry, drinking too much(white) blokes escaping their humdrum home lives and disappointing close interpersonal relationships (with wives, children, parents, siblings, themselves) for as long as they can possibly manage/get away with.'' Some may disagree. that's not bad. Where is it from please dido? AMPG, it was from ''an ordinary geezer'' on OTIB. I think he penned it.
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Post by a more piratey game on Feb 18, 2020 22:30:14 GMT
[/quote]AMPG, it was from ''an ordinary geezer'' on OTIB. I think he penned it. [/quote]
Oh. I suppose if you put enough monkeys on enough typewriters..
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Post by eppinggas on Feb 19, 2020 8:25:02 GMT
As someone elsewhere said: ''it is mostly sad, disillusioned, overweight emotionally unintelligent, worryingly angry, drinking too much(white) blokes escaping their humdrum home lives and disappointing close interpersonal relationships (with wives, children, parents, siblings, themselves) for as long as they can possibly manage/get away with.'' Some may disagree. If you substitute "mostly sad" with "a sad minority of" - it seems reads much better.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2020 8:28:12 GMT
it seems reads much better. If you substitute 'to read' for 'reads', it seems to read much better.
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Richard Walker
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Post by Peter Parker on Feb 19, 2020 8:29:09 GMT
it seems reads much better. If you substitute 'to read' for 'reads', it seems to read much better. especially for those of us that are hard of hearing
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Feb 19, 2020 9:12:04 GMT
As someone elsewhere said: ''it is mostly sad, disillusioned, overweight emotionally unintelligent, worryingly angry, drinking too much(white) blokes escaping their humdrum home lives and disappointing close interpersonal relationships (with wives, children, parents, siblings, themselves) for as long as they can possibly manage/get away with.'' Some may disagree. Not so with me, I have a close knit group who I have known since the days of Eastville and we have grown up together. We go and stay clear of those angry and latently racist bunch ( one you forgot). Football has long been known to have larger groups of those with extreme views and you just have to make sure you stay clear of them. My matchday experience is of camaraderie and of gallows humour.
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Post by Delsy on Feb 19, 2020 9:51:10 GMT
As someone elsewhere said: ''it is mostly sad, disillusioned, overweight emotionally unintelligent, worryingly angry, drinking too much(white) blokes escaping their humdrum home lives and disappointing close interpersonal relationships (with wives, children, parents, siblings, themselves) for as long as they can possibly manage/get away with.'' Some may disagree.
Me and my Saturday afternoon mates fall in to those categories just beautifully, thank you so much for highlighting.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2020 10:00:23 GMT
it seems reads much better. If you substitute 'to read' for 'reads', it seems to read much better. I thought you would prefer reeds.
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Post by bloogas on Feb 19, 2020 10:42:09 GMT
As someone elsewhere said: ''it is mostly sad, disillusioned, overweight emotionally unintelligent, worryingly angry, drinking too much(white) blokes escaping their humdrum home lives and disappointing close interpersonal relationships (with wives, children, parents, siblings, themselves) for as long as they can possibly manage/get away with.'' Some may disagree. that's not bad. Where is it from please dido? Danny Blanchflower said something similar in a Sunday newspaper column about 50 years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2020 11:13:16 GMT
The quote in the OP sounds horribly judgemental.
I go to football to watch football, not stand in judgement on society.
Anyway, whilst it's true that the number of white faces in the crowd isn't representative of society, and that's an issue at most clubs, as Shoveler points out, there are lots of females and families at Rovers. Also plenty of male adults of all ages and weights behaving themselves perfectly and having a good time with friends.
If the suggestion is that only those listed above can be loud and aggressive then I disagree, there was a full on argument between 2 Women on the East Terrace a few weeks back when the ball came in and hit someone, it wasn't pleasant.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2020 11:37:22 GMT
I go to football to watch football, not stand in judgement on society. Since when?!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2020 11:50:36 GMT
Of all those things, I'm a white bloke and occasionally drink too much.
Not sure where the person quoted gets his or her prejudices from, but they sound deeply unhappy.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2020 12:11:53 GMT
I go to football to watch football, not stand in judgement on society. Since when?! You know it don't you. We should have hand gel at the turnstiles, in case any dirty or poor people have been allowed in.
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Post by irishrover on Feb 19, 2020 13:05:53 GMT
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