Do you love thy neighbour?

As I wrote about a few months ago, I've moved this season from the West Stand to the North, for financial reasons you see.

I couldn't believe it when I turned up for the Derby match because the view was absolutely spot on, and the area seemed relatively neanderthal-free. It seemed too good to be true, and sadly I found out today out that in fact it was.

I'm not an unsociable guy - far from it - but when I go to the match I like to be left to watch the dross in peace. I don't want to be tapped every 30 seconds for some nincompoop to give me his flat attempts at humour on the game or to engage in some regurgitated argument about the club. And it seems the fella next to me is going to pose just that sort of difficulty for me this season.

Do you - or have you ever - had a Burnden/Reebok/Macron neighbour that you wish would just fuck off? Perhaps there's one that you became best friends forever with?

i've had the same seat since the stadium opened and have been lucky so far with the people around me or behind me, apart from one bloke a few years ago. I'm like you Doffy i keep myself to myself but over the course of the season you do get chatting to the person next to you apart from this one fat bloke who took over half my seat and was always leaning forward so i had to do the same all the time. I wouldn't have minded as much but he didn't even speak to me or acknowledge me at all the whole season.

The bloke who sits behind me has been there for a few years now and we are friendly, he even gives me a lift back to the train station after games.

Norpig wrote:i've had the same seat since the stadium opened and have been lucky so far with the people around me or behind me, apart from one bloke a few years ago. I'm like you Doffy i keep myself to myself but over the course of the season you do get chatting to the person next to you apart from this one fat bloke who took over half my seat and was always leaning forward so i had to do the same all the time. I wouldn't have minded as much but he didn't even speak to me or acknowledge me at all the whole season.

The bloke who sits behind me has been there for a few years now and we are friendly, he even gives me a blowjob behind the train station after games.

Just thought I'd take over Johnnys duties while he's not online 

There was a bloke used to sit near me when I had a season ticket in the big Sam days and he would spend the whole 90 minutes, every single game, slagging off the players and performance. It didn't matter whether the team were playing well or not, he just wouldn't shut the fuck up. Everyone has a right to voice their disapproval when they've paid good money but this guy took the piss.

One week I'd had enough of this prick and told him in no uncertain terms I was fed up of his shit and he should try getting behind the team and supporting them once in a while instead of being a miserable dickhead week in week out. 

He quietened down after that.

Bwfc1958 wrote:

Norpig wrote:i've had the same seat since the stadium opened and have been lucky so far with the people around me or behind me, apart from one bloke a few years ago. I'm like you Doffy i keep myself to myself but over the course of the season you do get chatting to the person next to you apart from this one fat bloke who took over half my seat and was always leaning forward so i had to do the same all the time. I wouldn't have minded as much but he didn't even speak to me or acknowledge me at all the whole season.

The bloke who sits behind me has been there for a few years now and we are friendly, he even gives me a blowjob behind the train station after games.

Just thought I'd take over Johnnys duties while he's not online 

i had to read that twice before i noticed 

Doff, I'm that bloke!
No blowjobs though.

I sit in the posh seats with a load of snobby twats who are drunk before the game even kicks off.

Still, better than sitting with common folk that haven't washed in a week. Norpig for example.

Like others I've had problems - in the East Stand upper a few years ago.
A group of gobby teenagers were giving the players stick every game with some pretty foul language. There's quite a few families round us with some older people as well and their language was unacceptable and embarrassing.
 A steward was asked to intervene- which he did and they quietened down for a couple of matches before it started again. Came to a head when Nolan was referred to out loud as a useless c**t. Then Okocha was told to get back up his  fucking tree.
A quick phone call and email to the Club meant that at the next home game after they started their foul mouthed abuse a half a dozen stewards were on them and escorted them from the ground - they've not been back since.
I'm not particularly proud of getting some brain dead numpties evicted but the stuff on the pitch was bad enough without it being made worse by  a bunch of foul mouthed idiots who clearly weren't house trained and didn't know how to behave with people who  do know how to behave  in a public place.
 It was a threatening situation- when asked to moderate their language by me and others we were told that we were going to get our fucking heads kicked in.
 
Nice people- no longer with us. But it shows that club security actually works.

rammywhite wrote:
 
Nice people- no longer with us. But it shows that club security actually works.

Bloody hell, Rammy....!

I'm all for getting them thrown out but having 'em killed seems a tad extreme.

Mental note: Don't cross Rammy.

rammywhite wrote:Like others I've had problems - in the East Stand upper a few years ago.
A group of gobby teenagers were giving the players stick every game with some pretty foul language. There's quite a few families round us with some older people as well and their language was unacceptable and embarrassing.
 A steward was asked to intervene- which he did and they quietened down for a couple of matches before it started again. Came to a head when Nolan was referred to out loud as a useless c**t. Then Okocha was told to get back up his  fucking tree.
A quick phone call and email to the Club meant that at the next home game after they started their foul mouthed abuse a half a dozen stewards were on them and escorted them from the ground - they've not been back since.
I'm not particularly proud of getting some brain dead numpties evicted but the stuff on the pitch was bad enough without it being made worse by  a bunch of foul mouthed idiots who clearly weren't house trained and didn't know how to behave with people who  do know how to behave  in a public place.
 It was a threatening situation- when asked to moderate their language by me and others we were told that we were going to get our fucking heads kicked in.
 
Nice people- no longer with us. But it shows that club security actually works.

Unfortunately Bolton is full of these types. It must be something in the water.

Breadman wrote:

rammywhite wrote:
 
Nice people- no longer with us. But it shows that club security actually works.

Bloody hell, Rammy....!

I'm all for getting them thrown out but having 'em killed seems a tad extreme.

Mental note: Don't cross Rammy.

 No longer with us- means that they no longer grace us at the Macron with their presence.
In their defence though at the time I did feel that their opinion of Nolan was fair comment. He was particularly useless at the time.
But I'd have him back tomorrow. Yesterday he'd have knocked in a couple for us!

Natasha Whittam wrote:I sit in the posh seats with a load of snobby twats who are drunk before the game even kicks off.

Still, better than sitting with common folk that haven't washed in a week. Norpig for example.

 i'll have you know i have a wash twice a week whether i need it or not 

You're supposed to love your neighbours ...but that doesn't mean you have to like them