idiots at the footy, flares, drunks etc

[CENTURION]

come on guys, there's nothing wrong with going from end to end. OK flares are illegal, I like the look of them, the colour adds to the atmosphere, so, like I suggested before, why not contemplate allowing 1 or 2 per game in a safe spot? They have fireworks on the oval, which explode overhead & drop crap on people inside AND outside the oval!

[CENTURION]

there's a lot of verbal banter etc., but it's been years since I have seen anything like a full on brawl between cheer squads/end to enders.

[Cambridge Clarrie]

sheep do what everyone else does.

Which is exactly what the end to enders do. They follow each other around the oval at the end of each quarter like sheep....

Be a rebel...stay in your seat

you forgot to mention that the big tough heroes also single out opposition supporters for verbal abuse, provided they well outnumber them, women and children are not spared either

Hopefully the Central supporting woman I saw being cuffed in front of her 4-5 year old daughter (bawling her eyes out near Maccas) won't be spared...

[doggies4eva]

come on guys, there's nothing wrong with going from end to end. OK flares are illegal, I like the look of them, the colour adds to the atmosphere, so, like I suggested before, why not contemplate allowing 1 or 2 per game in a safe spot? They have fireworks on the oval, which explode overhead & drop crap on people inside AND outside the oval!

Where are you going to find a safe spot in a stadium with 35,000 people in it? The fireworks are set off by professionals who are not pissed yobbos (i hope). If enough doggies fans say no to flares they won't happen. As a long time doggie supporter I feel embarrassed every time I see one let off in a footy stadium. If I ever see the culprit I will be making a statement to the police in order to get them charged.

[Voice]

there's a lot of verbal banter etc., but it's been years since I have seen anything like a full on brawl between cheer squads/end to enders.

Sorry, I'll clear that up, I wasn't saying you should or shouldn't go from end to end. I was just mentioning it gets a bit intense as we cross paths but you're right, I haven't seen a brawl resulting from it in a long time.

[CENTURION]

it's quite funny sometimes too!

[Voice]

it's quite funny sometimes too!

Indeed it is. I'm guessing I've heard your comedic talent on many occasions

[sjt]

I guess, unfortunately until they find those that let off the flares maybe the only solution is not to sit behind the goals. At least during a CDFC grand final. The flare went off behind me Sunday, though it didn't bother me personally, I'd rather it didn't. I understand, noone should have to move just because of a couple of individuals, but until they're caught maybe it's the best option. Thereafter nobody else would have to worry about the well being of those that choose to sit or stand there.
Similiar to the family friendly area.
I definitely don't condone "flares", they really crap me off. Mostly because it takes the focus off the footy talk and maybe infringes on others enjoyment of the footy.

[Voice]

I guess, unfortunately until they find those that let off the flares maybe the only solution is not to sit behind the goals. At least during a CDFC grand final. The flare went off behind me Sunday, though it didn't bother me personally, I'd rather it didn't. I understand, noone should have to move just because of a couple of individuals, but until they're caught maybe it's the best option. Thereafter nobody else would have to worry about the well being of those that choose to sit or stand there.
Similiar to the family friendly area.
I definitely don't condone "flares", they really crap me off. Mostly because it takes the focus off the footy talk and maybe infringes on others enjoyment of the footy.

Flare friendly area Sponsored by Pitmans Marine, does have a good ring to it
Seriously though, I think the point you make is probably the most valid as it has been going on for years now with nothing being done and I can't see anything happening in the future.

[Booney]

Designated flare area,WTF?

Perhaps some sideshows for the kids on the outer wing, elephant rides around the ground. I know you've got a hangover Centurion so I'll let you sober up and rethink that one.

[Chambo100]

That is exactly my point.

Nothing being done can hardly be seen as trying to address it and provide a safe work place and public safety.

If something were to happen, the sanfl is royally stuffed on both counts.

[Wedgie]

Craig was kicked out of the Sturt cheersquad?
Are we talking about the big guy with dark hair?
He was the only person in the Sturt cheersquad I liked and got along with!

[spell_check]

When was the first flare lit in a SANFL match? I can't recall anything before 2000, when the game was held up in the last quarter of that years Grand Final.

[Dogwatcher]

Guys, if you care this passionately about this issue, address a letter to the SANFL.
It comes up every year and yet the league has done nothing about it.
I don't really care either way about the flares but I can see how others are put off or annoyed by them.
Hence, if you have a problem email/write/ring the SANFL and express your opinion to them.

[goraw]

come on guys, there's nothing wrong with going from end to end. OK flares are illegal, I like the look of them, the colour adds to the atmosphere, so, like I suggested before, why not contemplate allowing 1 or 2 per game in a safe spot? They have fireworks on the oval, which explode overhead & drop crap on people inside AND outside the oval!

if they were allowed to do it, they wouldnt

[goraw]

Craig was kicked out of the Sturt cheersquad?
Are we talking about the big guy with dark hair?
He was the only person in the Sturt cheersquad I liked and got along with!

nope different 1 .

[grant j]

Designated flare area,WTF?

An air tight perpex room just for Doggie supporters to sit or stand in, so they can let off their flares knowing that the crowd around them are safe and out of harms way.

[smac]

Perhaps if you wish to change something about SANFL, make it your club.

What do flares have to do with the SANFL? We're not going to a bloody boat show. You and a few others who I thought were above the typical Central stereotype you do your best to defend everyday, only lob yourself right back in the middle of the rest of the doggie tards when you condone flares in the middle of large crowds.

Not that you care of course, tough guy.....

That game on the weekend was part of the SANFL, was it not? Tenuous link, I know.

I didn't condone flares in the middle of large crowds and haven't seen one yet - but if you feel the need to lob me in with all centrals supporters then go for it because I am quite proudly one of them. There are many actions of centrals supporters that I take issue with and I have lobbied the club on various occasions to address those actions. I just don't feel that this particular thing is one of them.

[bayman]

Well done Bayman, about time someone brought this up. Apparently the problem lies solely with the SANFL, advertising and bays of seating being off limits. Give me a break! It's about time the CDFC and some of it's supporters clean this issue up once and for all before flares start being thrown onto the ground, at other people or at SANFL staff. God forbid if the CDFC play a GF with a full house and their supporters can't move from end to end after each 1/4, what will the majority of the SA footy going public have to be subjected to on behalf of the madding crowd and the minority of flare throwing drunken idiots among the CDFC faithful if they don't get their way. Wake up, grow up and open your eyes, this is not part of our football, never has been, never will be and I'm pretty sure no one wants it to be.
I've already given my congratulations to the CDFC punters on this forum for their great win last sunday, their dominance of the comp, facilities and the football club structure, so it's not "sour grapes", not "sore loser" or any other easy outs for those idiots who choose not to face the issue at hand.

the reason i brought it up was because it is dangerous for one & i had intended to post it in the now defunct weslo thread & seeing it was defunct i started a thread on its own

[CENTURION]

it's quite funny sometimes too!

Indeed it is. I'm guessing I've heard your comedic talent on many occasions

I was the yobbo with the horn that sounds like a Mack truck!