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lemmy · 24-04-2005, 21:11

self inflicting bigots

What does this mean, can i have a definition please?

The £80 thing. It was nothing to do with the club so why not mention it in another thread entitled 'the police in hereford'. This would be far more apt.

We charge the same for home and away fans. Fact. The £1 surcharge is not ripping fans off, it is a marginal increase, which inturn proportionally increases the gate revenue. This is done in order to pay any increased overheads caused by larger attendances due to the clubs sucess (such as safety, extra staffing, more players to help clubs progress etc). This is a simple economic principle, fairly prudent, and shows how we have traded ourselves out of a cva and large debts, made a running profit last season, and have money to develop the club for everyones benefit (we will then be able to repair the stand behind the goal so that it is again useable for away fans, as its currently not suitable for large attendances).

Now onto the matter of your banner. The clubs has unfortunately had a history of violent incidents with other border teams. If you understand our local culture, you will understand that we are very offended by being called welsh. This is not just biggotry, but it is a view point forged many centuries ago during turbulent periods of war and chaos which saw many of our relatives murdered raped and assaulted. We have always been a loyal english stronghold and as such the welsh thing is an insult. This is similiar to the way in which a northern irish man is insulted if called a 'fenian', even though it is celtic for 'brave irish warrior'. If you cannot at least understand this, an see how such a banner is inflamatory, then to be frank i don't have a clue how you could have stewarded at the venues you claim to have worked at.

24-04-2005, 21:11	#24
lemmy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Hereford FC self inflicting bigots What does this mean, can i have a definition please? The £80 thing. It was nothing to do with the club so why not mention it in another thread entitled 'the police in hereford'. This would be far more apt. We charge the same for home and away fans. Fact. The £1 surcharge is not ripping fans off, it is a marginal increase, which inturn proportionally increases the gate revenue. This is done in order to pay any increased overheads caused by larger attendances due to the clubs sucess (such as safety, extra staffing, more players to help clubs progress etc). This is a simple economic principle, fairly prudent, and shows how we have traded ourselves out of a cva and large debts, made a running profit last season, and have money to develop the club for everyones benefit (we will then be able to repair the stand behind the goal so that it is again useable for away fans, as its currently not suitable for large attendances). Now onto the matter of your banner. The clubs has unfortunately had a history of violent incidents with other border teams. If you understand our local culture, you will understand that we are very offended by being called welsh. This is not just biggotry, but it is a view point forged many centuries ago during turbulent periods of war and chaos which saw many of our relatives murdered raped and assaulted. We have always been a loyal english stronghold and as such the welsh thing is an insult. This is similiar to the way in which a northern irish man is insulted if called a 'fenian', even though it is celtic for 'brave irish warrior'. If you cannot at least understand this, an see how such a banner is inflamatory, then to be frank i don't have a clue how you could have stewarded at the venues you claim to have worked at.