BlueIsTheColour 35 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/24022009/58/...d-sit-shut.html Middlesbrough fans have been told to sit down and be quiet during matches at their team's Riverside Stadium by a club official. Safety officer Sue Watson had letters handed out to fans during Saturday's 0-0 home draw with Wigan Athletic asking them keep the noise down as they had received complaints from some supporters. That goalless draw - for which there were more than 11,000 empty seats at the 34,000-capacity venue - leaves Boro in the relegation zone, two points from safety in 19th place. Watson said in the letter: "I am receiving more and more complaints from our own fans about both the persistent standing and the constant banging and noise coming from the back of this stand. "Please stop. Make as much noise as you like when we score, but this constant noise is driving some fans mad." Middlesbrough have scored only 10 league goals at home all season, and just once in their last nine games on Teesside. Many fans have reacted angrily to the letter, with one saying: "The letter's an utter disgrace. The anger and resentment it's caused shows what a PR disaster it is." Middlesbrough's chief operating officer Neil Basour has since apologised for the letter, saying: "We understand the strength of feeling on this issue and we accept the letter could easily have been misunderstood. "We apologise to any supporters who have therefore been understandably annoyed." That woman is an absolute joke. Don't make noise and support your team at football matches? No wonder 'Boro are is such a state at the moment and cannot eve half-fill their ground. Fans want to go to football matches to sing and chant in support of their team, not sit on their hands and say nothing incase it is too loud for some daft bint of an official. People who complain about this kind of thing are ruining the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibroxwonder 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 It's a crying (unless that's too loud for them) shame... something should be done to stop this kind of bullshit. Whatever happened to free-speech? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radlord 24 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 haha, that letter is insane! I don't think Sue is going to be in her job much longer, what a stupidly naive thing to write. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jardy 0 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 no wonder we san't get an atmosphere going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastEnclosureBear 2,972 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 so stupid, basically ruining atmosphere at football grounds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Manticore* 1,893 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Kenny Scott would be proud of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlippinEck 3,751 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 There are middlesbrough fans at that stadium?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemisis 358 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Murray and bain have now contacted her with a job offer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie 205 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 What an absolute disgrace Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin93 136 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Thats a fucking disgrace, shocking how they can do that , if i was a Boro fan i'd be raging ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManchestGer 347 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Its just laughable, it would just make me wanna make more noise anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,704 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Fuck sake, if you pay your money then you should be allowed to say what ever the fuck you want. It's not a library. There are middlesbrough fans at that stadium?? And I think they are the 10th most supported team in Britain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delparlane 5,759 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Time to get another job, Suzie Q. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 woman and football well most woman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo. 952 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Fuck sake, if you pay your money then you should be allowed to say what ever the fuck you want. It's not a library. hello, hello............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie29 773 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Fuck sake, whats happnening to the world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakoni 28 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Perhaps it was all a clever plan. The fans think, fuck you we shall make even more noise! We shall constantly shout and sign throughout the match, win or lose. We shall support are players and our team vocally. It could improve the atmosphere. Sadly I doubt this is the case, perhaps she would prefer to run a cinema. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstamomusa 3,812 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 ok! you lot sit down and shut up, there's too much noise in this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac444 6 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Let them take it, Middlesbrough are a joke of a club and deserve everything they get, which hopefully in the not too distant future is relegation and its overall demise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandBear 1 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Football is fucked as i knew & loved it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macleod1873 0 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thats fuckin embarrasing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekbear93 3 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 I don't know if I could live with football like that. It's not a fucking tennis match!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,704 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Fuck sake, if you pay your money then you should be allowed to say what ever the fuck you want. It's not a library. hello, hello............. you get my point though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,123 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 At some games at ibrox the only noise you get is the noise of the seats popping back up as the Subway loyal head for the exits 5 minutes after half time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooperSF 5,792 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Woman in football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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