| discrimination/abuse among town fans 23:27 - Feb 24 with 5844 views | CobboldCrusty |
just got back from Watford game, obviously a great result and a great time had
called someone out for being homophobic at the game, got repeatedly called a d1ckhead from a very angry an embarrassed man who carried on at it before later denying he'd ever mentioned Elton John's sexuality
train back a bunch of men being generally intimidating and singing songs about George Hirst hating Palestine. simply asked them why does George Hirst hate Palestine to which one of them said 'shouldn't start wars you can't win'
more and more of this weird behaviour going on at Ipswich games - witnessed a lot of this stuff in the past year where there seemed to be very little before
anyone else finding this quite depressing and a bit difficult to take? [Post edited 24 Feb 23:28]
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:29 - Feb 24 with 3988 views | ashtonscoffeecup |
sorry..... why does George Hirst hate Palestine to which one of them said 'shouldn't start wars you can't win'
i mean, what? |  | | |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:32 - Feb 24 with 3903 views | FrimleyBlue |
I trust you reported both to the club stewards and someone on the train? |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:32 - Feb 24 with 3925 views | CobboldCrusty |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:32 - Feb 24 by FrimleyBlue |
I trust you reported both to the club stewards and someone on the train? |
tried that before after witnessing racism at another away game and it was so poorly dealt with the steward ended up very nearly making me a target
the club (ITFC) was also abysmal in terms of any follow-up [Post edited 24 Feb 23:33]
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:50 - Feb 24 with 3728 views | IP9 |
This is a general reflection on society as a whole and imo has nothing to do with just 'ipswich town fans' - you can find comments and articles like this at every ground after every game in the last few seasons (not trying to justify it, but it's not an ipswich town problem). The rise of Reform will only empower certain portions of our population, which are potentially more condescend in football culture hence why you're feeling like you're seeing more of it... | | | |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 00:05 - Feb 25 with 3620 views | CobboldCrusty |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:50 - Feb 24 by IP9 |
This is a general reflection on society as a whole and imo has nothing to do with just 'ipswich town fans' - you can find comments and articles like this at every ground after every game in the last few seasons (not trying to justify it, but it's not an ipswich town problem). The rise of Reform will only empower certain portions of our population, which are potentially more condescend in football culture hence why you're feeling like you're seeing more of it... |
I take your point but it doesn't change the fact that it has been a noticeable change amongst our own fanbase.
imho, it's not just something that has been steadily increasing over the last four years either - it's been a stark increase in the past year - could name multiple occurrences of types of discrimination I hadn't heard in the previous 20+ years.
would be nice to see other people calling this stuff out from time to time.
just because it's a societal issue doesn't mean we don't have the power to influence the culture and acceptability amongst itfc fanbase. | | | |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 00:13 - Feb 25 with 3555 views | Illinoisblue |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:50 - Feb 24 by IP9 |
This is a general reflection on society as a whole and imo has nothing to do with just 'ipswich town fans' - you can find comments and articles like this at every ground after every game in the last few seasons (not trying to justify it, but it's not an ipswich town problem). The rise of Reform will only empower certain portions of our population, which are potentially more condescend in football culture hence why you're feeling like you're seeing more of it... |
First tweet I saw this morning was a Town fan saying how much he hates this team. Had ITFC in his username, too. We live in angry times. |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 00:56 - Feb 25 with 3366 views | armchaircritic59 |
That sounds all very unnecessary. Unfortunately some haven't evolved since Neanderthal times and still drag their knuckles along the ground. As a member of the LGTB+ tribe, I'd have had something to say to one particular nut job, and if it continued, it would be more than words!
GH hating Palestine? It must have been half day at the lunatic asylum, they got let out early! | | | |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 06:23 - Feb 25 with 2873 views | Benters |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:29 - Feb 24 by ashtonscoffeecup |
sorry..... why does George Hirst hate Palestine to which one of them said 'shouldn't start wars you can't win'
i mean, what? |
As a chant it’s pretty poor.
Why can’t he just hate Norwich like the rest of us? |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:01 - Feb 25 with 2666 views | Kieran_Knows |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 00:13 - Feb 25 by Illinoisblue |
First tweet I saw this morning was a Town fan saying how much he hates this team. Had ITFC in his username, too. We live in angry times. |
I said it the other day, but I have a mate who said he wouldn’t celebrate getting promoted because he doesn’t like this squad.
It’s so weird. |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:06 - Feb 25 with 2615 views | Benters |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:01 - Feb 25 by Kieran_Knows |
I said it the other day, but I have a mate who said he wouldn’t celebrate getting promoted because he doesn’t like this squad.
It’s so weird. |
Now that is odd! | |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:16 - Feb 25 with 2543 views | GlasgowBlue |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:01 - Feb 25 by Kieran_Knows |
I said it the other day, but I have a mate who said he wouldn’t celebrate getting promoted because he doesn’t like this squad.
It’s so weird. |
The sense of entitlement isn’t just limited to some of our fanbase.
I switched over to the last seconds of the Boro game last night. They were booed off at the final whistle. Before bearing Boro, a number of Coventry fans were calling for Lampard to be sacked to save their season.
These are the teams in the top 2 who have so far exceeded all expectations. [Post edited 25 Feb 7:19]
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:34 - Feb 25 with 2394 views | chicoazul |
George Hirst hates Palestine is Chris Morris-level surreality.
As others have said Opie sadly this is modern Britain. Disappointing but not surprised to hear that the club basically ignored you in the past though. |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:38 - Feb 25 with 2368 views | Chris_ITFC |
Some bell*nd on the club bus shouting “let us through you nonce” and “hurry up you fat tart” at various stewards we passed near the ground.
If you’re reading this - yep, you’re a bell*nd. |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:22 - Feb 25 with 2057 views | Mullet |
You should definitely report it to the club regardless, they have a duty to sort it. |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:33 - Feb 25 with 2001 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:01 - Feb 25 by Kieran_Knows |
I said it the other day, but I have a mate who said he wouldn’t celebrate getting promoted because he doesn’t like this squad.
It’s so weird. |
I'm willing to bet come May he does though. |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:38 - Feb 25 with 1959 views | DJR |
I am fortunate enough not to have seen or heard such behaviour at the many away matches I have been to.
I also travel back by train from every away game and can't say I've encountered it. But then again, I'd rather avoid a carriage full of Ipswich fans, especially those with crates of beer.
Maybe I am just fortunate with where I have sat at games, and I never go the the bar in a stadium before the game.
But it's very sad to hear that this sort of thing goes on. [Post edited 25 Feb 8:39]
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:38 - Feb 25 with 1959 views | bluelagos |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:38 - Feb 25 by Chris_ITFC |
Some bell*nd on the club bus shouting “let us through you nonce” and “hurry up you fat tart” at various stewards we passed near the ground.
If you’re reading this - yep, you’re a bell*nd. |
I know times are hard, but hadn't realised Andrew Mountbatten was stewarding now. |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:48 - Feb 25 with 1731 views | artsbossbeard |
just for the uninitiated, Has George Hirst ever spoken of a hatred for Palestine? |  |
| Please note: prior to hitting the post button, I've double checked for anything that could be construed as "Anti Semitic" and to the best of my knowledge it isn't. Anything deemed to be of a Xenophobic nature is therefore purely accidental or down to your own misconstruing. | | Poll: | Raining in IP8 - shall I get the washing in? |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:52 - Feb 25 with 1686 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:48 - Feb 25 by artsbossbeard |
just for the uninitiated, Has George Hirst ever spoken of a hatred for Palestine? |
Only since Morsy left so we can add spineless to all of his other failings!  |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:52 - Feb 25 with 1706 views | Reuser_is_God |
It may just be me but since the point system was introduced I don’t recognise half the people I see when I go to away games these days.
Before when tickets were bit of a free for all I’d probably recognise about 80% of faces on an away day.
Where has this new breed come from? |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 09:01 - Feb 25 with 1659 views | GlasgowBlue |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:22 - Feb 25 by Mullet |
You should definitely report it to the club regardless, they have a duty to sort it. |
You may have also noticed this but a lot of the racist or homophobic stuff seems to be coming from a very young part of our fanbase. Not the old racists stuck in the the 70's and 80's but from a generation we would hope to be far more tolerant and understanding as they have grown up in a multicultural country which far more progressive views on sexuality. | |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 09:29 - Feb 25 with 1564 views | jaseitfc2015 |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 07:01 - Feb 25 by Kieran_Knows |
I said it the other day, but I have a mate who said he wouldn’t celebrate getting promoted because he doesn’t like this squad.
It’s so weird. |
Call me a contrarian but I actually really like this 25/26 team | | | |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 09:35 - Feb 25 with 1535 views | Blueschev |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 08:48 - Feb 25 by artsbossbeard |
just for the uninitiated, Has George Hirst ever spoken of a hatred for Palestine? |
I assume it's intended as praise by Yaxley-Lennon admirers? |  | | |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 09:51 - Feb 25 with 1475 views | Swansea_Blue |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:29 - Feb 24 by ashtonscoffeecup |
sorry..... why does George Hirst hate Palestine to which one of them said 'shouldn't start wars you can't win'
i mean, what? |
George has been nipping over to Palestine to do a bit of covert genocide. It obviously must interfere with training given the jet lag, and he’ll never win all on his own anyway.
It shouldn’t even need explaining  🙃 |  |
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| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 09:56 - Feb 25 with 1458 views | Meadowlark |
| discrimination/abuse among town fans on 23:50 - Feb 24 by IP9 |
This is a general reflection on society as a whole and imo has nothing to do with just 'ipswich town fans' - you can find comments and articles like this at every ground after every game in the last few seasons (not trying to justify it, but it's not an ipswich town problem). The rise of Reform will only empower certain portions of our population, which are potentially more condescend in football culture hence why you're feeling like you're seeing more of it... |
hence why is a tautology.
Apologies for being so pedantic, but bored, sitting in 'spoons waiting for the 10.00an ticket sale |  | | |
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