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After 13 years of watching the Swans with my father - a season ticket holder of many a year - I have never quite been left dumbfounded by my experience at the Liberty (Bob Bradley aside).
Around 30 minutes into the first half, myself and another other fan went to the aid of child of about 8 years' of age who was attending the match with his grandfather in the NW upper stand - they were sat alone in the block next to me and a few rows behind (next to the away).
The grandfather and his grandson were suffering quite abbhorent abuse from the away support from quite early on. Our stewards had gone over to the away support twice during the first half to warn the away fans about their behaviour but ultimately did nothing.
At around 30 minutes, the abuse escalated with the away fans pointing and shouting god-knows-what at the grandfather; this left the child in tears and the grandfather visibly shaking.
Myself and another mild-mannered fan took objection to this and went to their aid - a couple of stewards came over and that was as far as it went, the whole verbal to-and-fro lasting about 15 seconds, max, and consisted of us telling them how pathetic they were for abusing a kid and an old man. It was literally the most non-event you could witness at the football. The stewards said nothing to me at the time and moved the kid and his grandad to the seats behind me, and I spoke to the kid before halftime to see if he was OK.
I then went to the toilet at halftime (about 15 minutes after this happened) and was approached on the way back to my seat by a steward and SW police and ejected from the stadium for 'approaching the away fans'. I couldn't quite believe what was happening, I asked the stewards to review the footage to check they'd got the right person - apparently they did. Anyway, I wasn't allowed back in, for nothing more than standing up for a child and his elderly grandad.
I phoned my Dad from outside the stadium and he in turn walked out in disgust and disbelief, initially believing I was having him on - nobody in the seats next to us would believe it either.
So, cheers for the free pint this afternoon Swansea City, but after spending thousands of pounds watching you over the years and the untold hours - travelling the 400-mile round trip from Shropshire every home game - I've dedicated to watching the team, you will not have another penny or ounce of energy out of me.
Positives: I missed the traffic.
Well done to everyone who endured the 90, and if anyone has any contacts at the club who I can raise this with, it would be most appreciated.
Shocker. Report this incident directly to Birch. Given the number of empty seats it would have been easy for the pair to have been offered a place away from the away fans.
This is absolutely disgraceful and the club needs to sort it out immediately.
I must say, having been a season ticket holder since the stadium opened in 2005 and at the Vetch for many years before that, I am for the first time thinking seriously about not renewing. Stories like this don't help.
See what happens JF when you speak up. Few days back you were telling us to do so. Time for reality check pal, the w@nkers that call themselves stewards don't have a clue.
This is absolutely disgraceful and the club needs to sort it out immediately.
I must say, having been a season ticket holder since the stadium opened in 2005 and at the Vetch for many years before that, I am for the first time thinking seriously about not renewing. Stories like this don't help.
We had a debate about whether to renew on the way home. I can't quite believe we're entertaining the thought, it's been over 40 year, but we are.
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See what happens JF when you speak up. Few days back you were telling us to do so. Time for reality check pal, the w@nkers that call themselves stewards don't have a clue.
Bollocks. The more that speak up the less crap like that will happen.
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The problem is there'll be no home supporters left in the stand, they've all been ejected by those shite house stewards!!
The stewards are shocking these days.
In the N.E corner we now have to show our ST’s before we can get to our seats, only the 3 stairsways in the corner mind you, the stupid cow checking ours told me and several others that our seats were in a completely different place to where they actually are, that’s another story though .
I would have been tamping had the stewards escorted me out like the OP, terrible state of affairs.
We had a debate about whether to renew on the way home. I can't quite believe we're entertaining the thought, it's been over 40 year, but we are.
I’m not renewing. Today confirmed it for me. I hated the experience. I’ll just buy the individual matches I want next season. Ticket sales will drop off a cliff next season at this rate.
Disgusting, but increasingly common to see fans frothing at the mouth over nothing. I’m surprised that was an issue today though as there was a whole empty block between us. Nobody round me realised anything was going on but we’re nearer the front of the upper tear. Had people known I’m sure they would have helped.
Shocker. Report this incident directly to Birch. Given the number of empty seats it would have been easy for the pair to have been offered a place away from the away fans.
Please stop all this Birch the saviour nonsense mun.
It seems like a thankless task but some really don't help themselves and are devoid of an ounce of common sense. I sit in the NW corner a few seats away from the away fans and any issues could be resolved easily, just move the away fans roughly 10 seats over so they aren't right next to the home fans. That will create the necessary buffer. The "team leader" in this area is an officious pain in the a*#e who always seems to inflame any situation and make it worse by his very presence, #pr1ck.
A lot of the stewards are scummers and most of the time you have Scum police. Please don't shoot me down because we complained a few years back when a Cooper called us scum Jack bastards The officer in charge made him go and sit in the van whilst apologising to us
A lot of the stewards are scummers and most of the time you have Scum police. Please don't shoot me down because we complained a few years back when a Cooper called us scum Jack bastards The officer in charge made him go and sit in the van whilst apologising to us
A lot of the stewards are scummers and most of the time you have Scum police. Please don't shoot me down because we complained a few years back when a Cooper called us scum Jack bastards The officer in charge made him go and sit in the van whilst apologising to us
Tommy Cooper?
You might think I've forgotten, but one day, when you least expect it, my time will come.
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