Comments on: Fight Club?

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:31:19 +0000

I was at the same Browns game that Jayme describes above, and I recall fans mostly being depressed and deferential. “Don’t beat us too badly!” seemed to be the rallying cry. Browns fans threw in some good-natured ribbing and some boring insults (“go back to Wisconsin” was the common retort, which would have been odd for me to do since I live nowhere near), but nothing even remotely close to violent. Browns fans, you’ve earned a lot of respect, especially after seeing these jackwagons in the last couple weeks.

By: PackersRS

PackersRS — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:44:21 +0000

It’s the same thing in Brazil man. It’s even worse than in England nowadays. You folks managed to curb the violence significantly and allow seats to be really close to the field.

We are still working with fences and fully equiped policement forming a barrier between fanbases…

And that’s ON the stadium.

I went to the LA (libertadores de america) finals in 07, in Buenos Aires, to follow my team Grêmio that was playing in there. The police escorted us safely to attend the game. To leave the game, it was another issue.

They left us midway through the course, and we got ambushed by the boca juniors’ “fans”. We got robbed, humiliated, the buses were praticaly destroyed…

By: ange

ange — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:37:35 +0000

Being British, I found it odd when I discovered that opposing fans that make it to away games sit in amongst the opposing fans. At footy games here, fans are segregated into different sections and usually kept apart outside of the stadium – that’s where the history of football violence has taken us, sadly. I liked the idea that fans could intermingle as they do at American football games. A bit of friendly banter/trash talking even seems like part of the experience. Hearing of such events as happened in SF last week was really sad for me, and a reminder of how some people take rivalry too far. Or rather use it as an excuse to behave like animals. No sport needs “fans” like that.

Luckily, I am safe to wear my Packers shirt – I mean jersey – anywhere in the UK. The United shirt though…well, sometimes it just has to stay in the closet.

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Cheesehead Radio: No Huddle Radio | Eat More Cheese — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:43:03 +0000

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By: LACheez

LACheez — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:20:06 +0000

I’ve been pretty lucky overall – visiting several stadiums across the states to see packer games. i normally do wear a GB jersey and have never really been treated poorly. i did go to the atlanta/gb playoff game last year and was worried about the falcons fans beforehand, but i was pleasantly surprised at how nice they were. i definitely experienced some playful bantering but it was all in good spirits. it was the packer fans who had the last laugh that day though.

i do have to say that i am a little bit nervous to go to the packers/chargers game this year in san diego. i have seen how the chargers fans treat visiting team fans, so i may just wear my packer jersey underneath a plain sweatshirt and cheer silently inside – which is a shame, but i’d rather enjoy the game then display my spirit for all to see (and take advantage of…).

By: club penguin cheats

club penguin cheats — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:02:51 +0000

to the comment poster above, you are absolutely right

By: John Rehor

John Rehor — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:42:24 +0000

Fantastic Jayme.

The personal aspect to the story only adds to how real it is. And the real is not only sad but scary

By: Beep

Beep — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:31:51 +0000

America has lost perspective in all aspects of life…too many sports fans are hatefully motivated and not there for the enjoyment of the game. I could digress how this is true in politics among other things, but people just need to remember, sports are only a game, and a rivalry should just be good natured

By: David

David — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:47:09 +0000

I’ve been to several NFL games, and like in everyday life, I have found that 99 percent of these types of situations can be avoided by just ignoring them/not adding fuel to the fire.

I’ve had some pretty rude things yelled at me at sporting events, and I have never even been close to being in a fight.

You just have to realize that nothing good can come from fighting. You are either going to get your ass kicked, or end up in jail. Neither of which is cool.

By: Steve Schumacher

Steve Schumacher — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:29:26 +0000

Great story, but I have to ask: Is the fUCLA above a typo, or a wonderfully placed jab?