this just gets worse , 16 pages

So the next time you take your grandson to the rugby and he says go and get me effing icecream you effing old c**t, would that stay at the rugby also???

Not quite sure that was his point, but congratulations on the over reaction.

Steady on, you're making character judgements against someone's grandson there, not making a point about language.

Well said. That is all this thread was about in the first place! The people who have dragged it out and are also complaining about dragging it out are the ones trying to justify the use of bad language simply because everyone else does it! I am not naive enough to think that we can stamp out bad langauge from society or shield our kids from it. To get back to the central issue of this thread, the issue is a few hundred rugby supporters choosing to deliberately sing a song with bad language when they have been expressly requested not to by the stewards and the stadium. This thread is not about any individual cases of swearing that goes on.

So in summary, why not use the words as Rogues Gallery proposes? As written that is a superb chant in the true RL banter mould which is no less effective for removing the bad language. That way everyone is happy unless there are people who still insist on choosing to ignore the stadium rules.

Your attitude is far more cringeworthy.

The tannoy says at every match no foul language - follow the rules or don't go to the game.

That's not what I intended to do and I apologise if that's how it's come across. My point was about bad language. I was saying that just because it's a sport, does that make it acceptable and if so, then any swearing from anyone, whilst at a game is acceptable, or something like that.

a question to the people in support of the original post.............


what do you think should happen to any player caught on film using bad language ?

If he's standing in front of the fans with all his team mates singing songs at the top of his voice then I'd expect him to get a heavy fine. Wouldn't you?

nicely dodged

Not really. The issue that's being raised is a large group of fans singing songs containing foul language. People are aware that swearing goes on and as far as I can see there aren't too many complaints about people swearing in the heat of the moment.

Well I'm pretty sure using offensive or obscene language is proscribed within the laws of the game and a player would certainly come up for some stick if, for example, he used a rude gesture on camera during a Challenge Cup final. I can't actually fathom why anyone would come out (page after page) and say we SHOULDN'T discourage that sort of thing.

its a storm in a tea cup , most of us can see this

ok , its a 'bad' word , but cmon , its seen and heard almost every week during a televised game by one player or another

watch a premier league football gam with the so called multi millionaire roll models on the pitch !!!


industrial language can , and will be heard in lots of situations we encounter in our every day lives and no matter how much we want to try and protect the kids precious hearing its going to happen , allways has , allways will .

its a song thats sung occasionally , surely people have more important things to worry about ? , if you was sat behind somebody and they are giving it the beef every other word , then yes you are within your rights to say something i suppose , but lets have some perspective here

I haven't commented on this yet as have experienced both sides of the situation, using the words in a song can lead to other consequences if it gets out of hand. A couple of years ago at an away game and there were 3 youths about (18-20yrs old) the songs were sung and the odd tasty word was used in context with the verses. After the singing those same youths continued to use F and C words in general rants at the ref, other fans and opposition players. I had my daughter and partner with me and asked kindly if they could tone it down a little, I received tirade of foul mouthed abuse as the reply. I asked once more and as one of them stepped threateningly forward into me I slammed my open hand upwardly under his jaw. He sagged like a sack of spuds and his so called friends left him on the floor as they disappeared. I was not proud of my actions and my partner was shocked by them as she had never seen me swear or lose my temper. ( it was a reflex action due to my armed forces training). I immediately sat him up and then went to the stewards to get him assistance, since that day I have not taken my daughter or partner to a game as I do not wish to put them in a threatening position again. This scenario led on from youths thinking it was okay to use abusive language without consideration for others.....