Unpleasant experience in Colin Bell Level 3 today

[Ducado]

I was asked today not to swear in front of a guys kids. After the second Watford goal, which were right in line with (Colin Bell 128, 2 rows in from the front) I launched into the linesman. I thought it was a couple of yards off and let him know in no uncertain terms. I had my mrs and kids with me and have explained to them boys that they will hear some language I don't want them to repeat which they understand and adhere to.

To make things worse, the guy asking me not to swear is a bloody Forest season ticket holder. The game means f**k all to him either way! Maybe I was out of order, I don't know but I do begrudge being told what to do in my home ground by another teams fan!!

Parody?

 

[gmckennasell]

How about just have a bit of decency when children are nearby
It doesn't make you a weaker man to control your language,just a decent human being

apologies , next time i want to swear i will survey the immediate area for juveniles and when confirmed the distance is acceptable , i will then shout a well thought out profanity , or maybe we can play all our next home game on fantasy island , we could wear flip flops and greenpeace apparel.

Alternatively, you can not be a bellend who has no thought for other people around them and the kids that they have?

Just an idea

i dont condone swearing , it happens in the heat of the moment , quite ironic your moral high ground does not include the content of your retort.

 

[Munkey Boy]

I was sat two rows behind this incident today, and found the while experience very strange. Normally I sit in the East Stand, but moved to the Colin Bell today, and noticed nothing out of the ordinary all through the game, certainly couldn't hear any bad language. So suddenly it all goes off, kid crying, bloke shouting at steward to have a word with this guy who just seemed grumpy after the second goal and I couldn't work out how it all got so bad.

All in all, I left utterly confused by the whole situation. I've genuinely never seen a kid cry because someone swore though, that was a first for me.

 

[Damocles]

apologies , next time i want to swear i will survey the immediate area for juveniles and when confirmed the distance is acceptable , i will then shout a well thought out profanity , or maybe we can play all our next home game on fantasy island , we could wear flip flops and greenpeace apparel.

Alternatively, you can not be a bellend who has no thought for other people around them and the kids that they have?

Just an idea

i dont condone swearing , it happens in the heat of the moment , quite ironic your moral high ground does not include the content of your retort.

Maybe you should try to read the thread and what actually happened then? The guy was repeatedly asked to stop by numerous people and stewards eventually upsetting the guy's kids.

You think that's ok?

 

[Celeste]

My 13 year old son and I have season tickets in the family stand and there are still a few choice words at times - but we accept its part of the passion and drama. We bleep out swear words when singing or put in alternative words like "Pablo Zabaleta, he is a lovely man ...." Cos we love to join in. However, if someone has really upset a child it must be much more than just swearing and that is unacceptable behaviour from anyone, ailed up or not!! By the way we were in the east stand today and what a miserable lot they were - a bit of swearing would have been better than apathy and moaning!!

 

[mammutly]

I was sat two rows behind this incident today, and found the while experience very strange. Normally I sit in the East Stand, but moved to the Colin Bell today, and noticed nothing out of the ordinary all through the game, certainly couldn't hear any bad language. So suddenly it all goes off, kid crying, bloke shouting at steward to have a word with this guy who just seemed grumpy after the second goal and I couldn't work out how it all got so bad.

All in all, I left utterly confused by the whole situation. I've genuinely never seen a kid cry because someone swore though, that was a first for me.

I just hope the little fucker is OK

 

[Farmer Blue]

I was asked today not to swear in front of a guys kids. After the second Watford goal, which were right in line with (Colin Bell 128, 2 rows in from the front) I launched into the linesman. I thought it was a couple of yards off and let him know in no uncertain terms. I had my mrs and kids with me and have explained to them boys that they will hear some language I don't want them to repeat which they understand and adhere to.

To make things worse, the guy asking me not to swear is a bloody Forest season ticket holder. The game means f**k all to him either way! Maybe I was out of order, I don't know but I do begrudge being told what to do in my home ground by another teams fan!!

Parody?

Haha! No! Unless it was me swearing in level one that his kid took offence to! The missus was pissed off with the fella as much as me. I did say sorry to hi. After he asked me not to and then continued to chatter his way through the match at me.

 

[Regular Joe]

This all happened 3 or 4 rows directly in front of me and until the steward was called I hadn't heard anything the swearer was saying, and nor had anyone I sit with so I don't think he was making as big a scene as might be assumed from reading the OP, but by the time I became aware of any fuss the kid was already in tears and clearly upset.

If this reaction was because he overheard a bit of industrial language I would suggest the OP finds somewhere else to take his child at weekends until he grows up a bit, unless he can get seats in a designated family area.

This guy (unlike the OP) sits in that seat week in, week out, and I have never noticed a problem with him before.

Having said that, I totally agree with those who have said that once you can see you are upsetting a child like that basic human decency requires you to stop what you are doing to cause it.

 

[BlakeTheBlue]

People can't expect members of the general public to adhere to the same set of rules they set themselves and their families while attending a public event. I have no doubt that the bloke in question was OTT as the op said, but it's a football match, swearing and screaming abuse is par for the course.

 

[mammutly]

This all happened 3 or 4 rows directly in front of me and until the steward was called I hadn't heard anything the swearer was saying, and nor had anyone I sit with so I don't think he was making as big a scene as might be assumed from reading the OP, but by the time I became aware of any fuss the kid was already in tears and clearly upset.

If this reaction was because he overheard a bit of industrial language I would suggest the OP finds somewhere else to take his child at weekends until he grows up a bit, unless he can get seats in a designated family area.

This guy (unlike the OP) sits in that seat week in, week out, and I have never noticed a problem with him before.

Having said that, I totally agree with those who have said that once you can see you are upsetting a child like that basic human decency requires you to stop what you are doing to cause it.

If said child was upset by one person swearing, can we assume that s/he would be also be upset by another person swearing?

If so, the child is in the wrong environment and the parent is at fault for bringing a swearing sensitive child to a football match.