Sport Today

Note...  I have posted this to the newsgroup & not you personally.

Note... Other postings on this subject are equally as 'bad' as mine .... or
worse!

Would you mind if I passed on your comments about Hull supporters to
the club and other interested parties?  I would not be interested in
passing on anonymous comments.

I will wait a week or so for your replies to tis request.

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"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take
for granted ...but to weigh and consider." Sir Francis Bacon

Matt a giant in the game

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Paul Dinsdale

Change the record for god's sake, I've just read two complaints about Hull
fans in this newsgroup, one by someone who's never been to the Boulevard
(but he's heard it's bad, so it must be true). And one by someone who had
no problems at all, but he heard you could. I admit there is an element of
bad behaviour, but let's not get too hysterical. In my experience it's no
worse than Headingley.

: Change the record for god's sake, I've just read two complaints about Hull
: fans in this newsgroup, one by someone who's never been to the Boulevard
: (but he's heard it's bad, so it must be true). And one by someone who had
: no problems at all, but he heard you could. I admit there is an element of
: bad behaviour, but let's not get too hysterical. In my experience it's no
: worse than Headingley.

Well, it seems to me you can take the easy way out and accuse everyone of
being oversensitive, or you can face up to the fact that there is a
problem with a large section of the crowd at the Boulevard.  

I've been there twice in the last few seasons and I'm telling you, it's a
horrible place populated by extremely unpleasant people and stewards who
couldn't care less about the crowd behaviour.  Both times I felt I was
close to getting my head kicked in for doing nothing except being a
Huddersfield fan, the only times I have ever felt in actual danger at a
rugby match.  Oh and don't reply saying it was my own fault and I was just
getting a warm welcome, which is just the kind of infantile rubbish Hull
fans usually reply with, because that is absolutely the wrong attitude to
take.  

Face it.  Hull have a problem.  It's not a big problem yet, but it could
damage the reputation of the whole game if they carry this problem into
Superleague. It needs action now.

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Cheers

Stephen

There is no point complaining about Sharks eating the local population
of Hull - go out and find a Shark catcher!!!

It worked in Jaws.

Close the beaches!

Close the beaches!

Mugwump.

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   !!!!   |        --iNTERzONE iNcORpOrATED---        |   !!!!
  /    \  |-------------------------------------------|  /    \
 ( O||O ) |"I think it's time for you boys to share my| ( O||O )
 (  /\  ) |last taste of the true black meat - flesh  | (  /\  )
  (/##\)  |of the giant aquatic Brazilian Centipede"  |  (/##\)

Hullsharks wrote on 4/5/97:

Headingley, by comparison is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the desert.

However the worst place I've been to is Post Office Road where the anti-semitic
jibes are at their worst. Especially from people who should know better like 60
year old pensioners. They are an obnoxious lot there.

Lloyd

<snip, snippety, snip>

I've been attending Post Office Road for over twenty years, and I've never
shagged any of my relatives. OK, none of them will have me, but that's not
the point............

Anyway,

I've been to The Boulevard on many occasions over the years and the worst I
have suffered is a bit of verbal abuse.  At many other grounds,
particularly Warrington, physical *** has been a much greater threat.

When the Sharks visited us recently, I was talking to a group of 'fish' at
half time who informed me that they had seen problems at their home ground.
My mum always told me that it takes two to make a fight,

hmmmm..........

"God I don't half fancy her...shame she's my sister" etc!

Paul

With hindsight he perhaps shouldn't have said "Well she's had
everybody else!" but you live and learn I guess.

Paul

I Say What I Like and I Like what I ***y well say!

Hull fans outnumbered Workington fans at Derwent Park last week, despite
the awfull weather and long trip (We are further from Workington than
anyone else). Tevita said after the game, that "the desire to repay Hulls
fans was a major motivation" I suppose a winning bonus helps as well, but
it indicates the bond between players and fans, that is not quite the same
elsewhere. Are Hulls fans the greatest fans in the league?

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Lloyd