Re: Through the gates : Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:49 pm  

Saint_Jen wrote:

Of course it does. Any club would rather have fans that don't kick the shit out of eachother and make themselves look like idiots.... Or maybe that's not how things roll over that side of the hills.

I remember a few years ago travelling over to Knowsley Road for a night match and having our bus window put through by some lovely young men stood on a corner waiting for us to pass. Fortunately nobody was injured but we were all quite shaken up and had a long delay before we could get home. EVERY team has a minority of idiots who follow them, but the majority of us go for a good night to watch our team play rugby.

Re: Through the gates : Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:54 pm  

RoversTrace wrote:

I remember a few years ago travelling over to Knowsley Road for a night match and having our bus window put through by some lovely young men stood on a corner waiting for us to pass. Fortunately nobody was injured but we were all quite shaken up and had a long delay before we could get home. EVERY team has a minority of idiots who follow them, but the majority of us go for a good night to watch our team play rugby.

Probably Hull KR fans

Re: Through the gates : Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:55 pm  

RoversTrace wrote:

I remember a few years ago travelling over to Knowsley Road for a night match and having our bus window put through by some lovely young men stood on a corner waiting for us to pass. Fortunately nobody was injured but we were all quite shaken up and had a long delay before we could get home. EVERY team has a minority of idiots who follow them, but the majority of us go for a good night to watch our team play rugby.

And the majority of the idiots come from Hull.

Re: Through the gates : Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:00 pm  

RoversTrace wrote:

I remember a few years ago travelling over to Knowsley Road for a night match and having our bus window put through by some lovely young men stood on a corner waiting for us to pass. Fortunately nobody was injured but we were all quite shaken up and had a long delay before we could get home. EVERY team has a minority of idiots who follow them, but the majority of us go for a good night to watch our team play rugby.

Fortunately, we know who they are, so we found them and kicked the $hit out of them so they ont do it again.

Re: Through the gates : Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:27 pm  

RoversTrace wrote:

I remember a few years ago travelling over to Knowsley Road for a night match and having our bus window put through by some lovely young men stood on a corner waiting for us to pass. Fortunately nobody was injured but we were all quite shaken up and had a long delay before we could get home. EVERY team has a minority of idiots who follow them, but the majority of us go for a good night to watch our team play rugby.

I'm not disputing this, it's just it's more than a minority with KR.

Re: Through the gates : Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:20 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

The thing is, though, some (lots?) of your fans on these boards ask for the michael to be extracted. There only has to be the insiest, winsiest mention of away support on some obscure post in an obscure thread in the remotest corner of RLFANS and whooosh! a Hull KR fan suddenly appears with umpteen questions about fan numbers, how many more fans Hull takes to the North Pole for a Friday night kick off in deepest January and how everyone else's fan base is basically rubbish by comparison (and now we have to thank you guys for it!).

I think both Hull teams bring a huge number of fans to Knowsley Road given that they live bloody miles away and usually the games are on a Friday night so not the best time to be travelling. I just wish you guys would be more modest about it! You may not have the pi$$ taken out of you quite so often if you were!

(And I disagree that we should thank you for your numbers, but we do appreciate them, not least because they help create a good atmosphere. I would hope you guys turn out because you love your team, not so we can all worship you for it!)

Fair post.

Re: Through the gates : Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:21 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

The thing is, though, some (lots?) of your fans on these boards ask for the michael to be extracted. There only has to be the insiest, winsiest mention of away support on some obscure post in an obscure thread in the remotest corner of RLFANS and whooosh! a Hull KR fan suddenly appears with umpteen questions about fan numbers, how many more fans Hull takes to the North Pole for a Friday night kick off in deepest January and how everyone else's fan base is basically rubbish by comparison (and now we have to thank you guys for it!).

I think both Hull teams bring a huge number of fans to Knowsley Road given that they live bloody miles away and usually the games are on a Friday night so not the best time to be travelling. I just wish you guys would be more modest about it! You may not have the pi$$ taken out of you quite so often if you were!



Spot on mate.

(And I disagree that we should thank you for your numbers, but we do appreciate them, not least because they help create a good atmosphere. I would hope you guys turn out because you love your team, not so we can all worship you for it!)

: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:51 pm  

There seemed a lot more than 11k!

Re: Through the gates : Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:53 pm  

gateaux wrote:

Quality not quantity


I don't think anyone has ever disputed that Hull KR have a large travelling fanbase but the way some on here blow it up you would think they were single handily selling out every ground they visit - which is why people take the piss!

Nowt like thinking above your station is there?

Re: Through the gates : Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:11 pm  

Saint_Jen wrote:

I'm not disputing this, it's just it's more than a minority with KR.

You're saying it's a majority then