Problem we all have is a lack of respect in society, in so much that people will often ignore even the most reasonable request from a steward, never mind when that situation becomes inflamed through excessive alcohol.

It will become an issue when the stewards need to be replaced by an increased police presence, and we all have to pay the additional cost.

It was terrible and I'm having still having flashbacks. Shaven heads, beer guts, sloping foreheads, Borstal/home made tatoos, replica shirts from 1997, halitosis, body odour, unfathomable dialect, knock off trainers and the foulest, most debased, of language. The men were not much better either.

I doubt anyone cried to stewards or "reported incidents" to clubs two days later when rugby league was a REAL working class sport.

Snitches get stitches.

No, they tended to get smacked over the head at the time from a copper and was grateful for it in the morning. Whats next, we gonna t### the prat!!!!!!

So if i rob your house and car you'll just accept it ?
If you saw someone beat up a friend you'd say nothing ?

Or you get home and your Gran or mum is in tears after being verbally abused throughout a game of rugby they went to with the intention of enjoyment and entertainment.

"You ok mum?"
"No i was abused by a big ugly <insert team> fan all match"
"Did you grass him up"
"No i didn't"
"Good, nice one mum, that's the spirit, we don't want a grass in this house"

Brilliant, and he's me thinking the human race was regressing.

DKM, obviously feels its okay for a fan to feel threatened and yed i completely agree that he would change his mind if anything happened to him or a member of his family! i have contacted the club and await a reply, my friend was conveniently the steward in my area and i mentioned it to him at the time, yet not wanting any further action to be taken, nothing happened to me and i was happy with the fact that although they had won the game, me not rising to his loutish antics had annoyed him miles more than had we have walked away with those two points, and in my book thats a good result! shame the one on the pitch couldnt match it!

thanks to everyone for your suggestions and comments!