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: Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:50 pm  
Thought his introduction in the second hald coincided with our best spell of the game.
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: Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:59 pm  
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Thought his introduction in the second hald coincided with our best spell of the game.


It did, i said to someone at the side of me widders had turned the game in our favour. Cant for the life of me wonder why he 2 finger gestured the fans.
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: Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:20 pm  
I really don't think it was an offensive gesture because it makes no sense.

Someone on t'other forum said he could understand the gesture following some fans behaviour at the Leeds and Catalans game but I saw Widders smiling and acknowledging the Cas fans before the game when his name was being chanted.

In some cultures, I think a 2 fingered gesture isn't considered offensive and may even be seen as a positive gesture. I see photos of people doing it all the time in a friendly way. I'm sure this is what it was.

If it wasn't, then I have no idea what happened as the fans were well behaved and in good spirits IMO, particularly towards Widders as there were numerous occasions in which his name was sung.
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: Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:23 pm  
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I really don't think it was an offensive gesture because it makes no sense.

Someone on t'other forum said he could understand the gesture following some fans behaviour at the Leeds and Catalans game but I saw Widders smiling and acknowledging the Cas fans before the game when his name was being chanted.

In some cultures, I think a 2 fingered gesture isn't considered offensive and may even be seen as a positive gesture. I see photos of people doing it all the time in a friendly way. I'm sure this is what it was.

If it wasn't, then I have no idea what happened as the fans were well behaved and in good spirits IMO, particularly towards Widders as there were numerous occasions in which his name was sung.


And Usain Bolt on TV for the last week or 2, nothing wrong with it and I'm 99% sure it wasn't meant to be offensive at all.
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: Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:48 pm  
Not down with the kids myself but I got the impression it was more of a brothers type two fingers,nothing more sinister than that i'd suggest.
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: Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:58 pm  
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Not down with the kids myself but I got the impression it was more of a brothers type two fingers,nothing more sinister than that i'd suggest.


I'd be shocked if it was a nasty salute to us but I cannot see that in a million years.
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: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:10 pm  
Obviously nothing in it as if you look at half the Aussies/Kiwis pictures on facebook its a common pose they like. Im guessing the warning was because it was picked up by the cameras and could be percieved by some people to be aimed at someone, thus making the game look bad on TV
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: Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:21 pm  
Sod the gesture, am glad to see Sarge has got off - thought for sure he'd get a ban after seeing the replay on the big screen.
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: Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:05 pm  
I got the impression it's only really over here where it's considered offensive.
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