The basic complaint from many who attended the Thunder v Leigh match was the continued use of the f-word in particular (and other truly offensive terms, not the obligatory and generally well-meaning and most welcome banter!!!)

This f-word was used repeatedly in chants as well as in individual shouted comments, so I can't understand how others failed (or state that they failed) to hear this.

No - we don't hear this every match. Not even the St Helens fans (who turned up in numbers far exceeding Leigh's fans yesterday) felt the need to do anything other than exchange humorous remarks.

If this is what happens 'normally' with Leigh, then I am sorry for the majority of your fans who have to put up with this loutish behaviour. I am not going to pretend that I do not swear - far from it - but I do 'hold my tongue' in public - especially in front of kids!

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And neither do I really but the point is that kids DO swear wether you like it or not. Words hurt no-one.Was anyone attacked who was watching the game ? Where any stewards complaining because the ones I saw certainly didn,t and most seemed to have smiles on their faces.

You lot really need to lighten up. Some of you Gateshead fans probably don,t give your kids sweets because it will harm their teeth. You need to grow up like your kids will. I doubt any kid present at the game had nightmares or misbehaved at what they saw and heard yesterday.

The Gateshead 5 need to get a life you really are sounding pathetic.

Are these the same St Helens fans who drowned out Eddie Hemmings at the Wigan game with "the referee's a w****r"?

Oh please have a word with yourself! if swearing is the only thing you have to moan about you are lucky we the travelling fans who gave money to your club yes your club had to put up with the inept goings on of the ref if i can call him that ,it was probably your highest attendance and what thanks do we get ,a statement calling the Leigh fans when it should have been applauding us for making the effort ,how many came to Leigh?Pathetic the lot of you !!!!!

Quite probably because that game was only ever likely to go one way, so the Saints fans were happy to sit back and watch the tries roll in. I occasionally attend Saints games, and their language could be deemed far, far worse than anything heard at a Leigh game. That said, they're only words and if people are scared about their kids hearing it then they should either a) explain to them why they're being used or that it's "wrong", or b) buy some earmuffs.

If a few naughty words are the worst thing that happened then I'd consider that a bit of a result for Gateshead. Their accountants certainly will.

Would be interesting to know if any stewards have filed any negative reports or made any complaints about the conduct of the Leigh supporters.

A very cheap and very low PR stunt by the Gateshead Board aimed at one of their franchise rivals next time round.

We should all put a complaint in about the officals and also the Gateshead fullbacks gesture at the end of the game, wonder whether anyone caught it on camara.
I certainly wont be going there again.
In fact I will go as far to say I wont be sending a coach there again let alone they can go and suck eggs, see I can insult them without swearing, soft geordies

Its obvious our money was'nt good enough well, they wont get mine again thats for sure,they can "do one"plus i REALLY hope its us and Batley that stay up

Can we not just stop chanting the word f*ck in our songs/chants ? Also get rid of singing about that IRA song. I'm not saying the Gateshead fans/club are not going ott.

Not keen myself but you wont stop it ,you can go to any match and you will hear it ,its part of conversations these days ,its just like using any other word .