You said that people who are offended should not attend, so clearly it is.

I think there should be a points deduction for Wigan to send out a strong message that using profanities is not acceptable in a family sport.

Well all the also rans need some way to stop us being the dominant force....

Nobody has mentioned the Brigantes, but if they are involved or to blame they're as open to criticism as anybody else aren't they? Or is this leading to another "you can't have atmosphere without swearing" argument?


To be honest I'm slightly bemused by how swearing can be so important to someone that they're unwilling to put it on hold while there are children present.

Some people need get a grip

Wigan like most RL clubs has a very large percentage of women attending games.

Possibly as high as 40%.

Football would give their right arms to have that percentage of women at matches. RL has always had a much higher percentage of women attending than football.

Maybe that's why we don't suffer the hooliganism anything like the albatross that has hung around footballs necks.

RL fans are normally better behaved. Is this due to all the women ?

I wonder how the women like the foul language that is being argued about on this thread ?

If they go, and I suspect most women don't approve of bad language, will our crowds behaviour follow footballs behaviour ?

Whilst I'm sure the vast majority wouldn't approve, let's not paint them whiter than white. In last years Challenge Cup Semi Final, I was stood next to two young girls (early 20's) who shouted out a few things at a certain Saints player that frankly shocked me, stuff I've not heard on terraces in over two decades.

Whilst I'm not saying using foul language is a particularly nice thing to do or anything to be proud off. It's something that I've just accepted as part of the game since I started watching any sport. And when I was younger I understood that using those words was "naughty" and didn't join in with that kinda stuff until I was older. You can argue till the cows come home that bad language should be a bannable offence at a sporting event or whatever but, no matter what "competitive" sport you are watching live, where people are allowed to drink it's going to happen. Maybe take up snooker or crown green bowling and you won't have to worry about being offended by fans chants.

Of course the club aren't going to come out and say "oh it's fine, swear, be violent do whatever you want" but if they started kicking everyone out who says the odd F word during a match there'd be few people in the grounds at all.

I'll be honest enough to admit that I occasionally use the F word at the rugby (although If I know there are really young kids nearby I do keep a lid on it), but I certainly don't use other "stronger words" which are unnecessary. It's just an instant reaction along with the frustration that you feel in tight tense games. and I bet a lot of people on here have reacted in a similar fashion too and used the F word at a game when you've been on the pop and a call hasn't gone our way. Now if you are talking about people doing nothing but using foul and abusive language for 80 minutes non stop and being really over the top then I'd probably feel a bit annoyed to, but I'm really surprised that the "five times in a row" chant has bothered you so much when all rugby teams have been singing songs far worse than that for as long as I can remember.

I bet your kids hear far far worse on the streets and in school. I can't believe people are gettin so upset about the F word. if we ever start hearing Racist chant's (I doubt we will, and and certainly hope we dont) then we will have something to be offended about.

Time and place i suppose

I swear all the time, it's just natural but i know when not to.

Can not believe this has got 7 pages so far. Its a sports game swearing happens. Either your a Saints fan pretending tb be a Warrior (and who can blame you) or you do not get out much.

Ifthe stadium announcements say don't swear. Then it's simple.

Don't swear.

In the past they didn't say don't swear.

If you can't express yourself without swearing then you need to get a life.

Nor can I.


It's not mandatory, and since I take my kids I'd prefer that it didn't. What reason can anyone possibly have for preferring it did?


Because a true Warrior would actively promote swearing at a so-called family event. Actually, going by the responses in this thread you might just be right.

A good bench mark in this type of argument is:

Would you swear at your kids at home (the f word)?

If you don't because you don't want to set a bad example, yet swear at a rugby ground in front of other kids, it seems a bit hypocritical.

Just because there has been swearing in the past doesn't make it right. There were genuine complaints yesterday and the stewards calmly asked people to cut out the bad language. Don't be surprised if they decide to start ejecting people in future.

cant wait for Hull to visit next year, the north stand will be empty before half time.....lol