Mick W. wrote:
That's like saying we should have an area for people who want to swear and generally be abusive! Only if they do it quietly, so families with young kids don't have to hear it.
If you want to swear and act like a c**k, go to football!
In my opinion the balance between what kids hear and what adults can say is wrong and it's killing the atmosphere in the ground.
Rugby League shouldn't just be a family game, it should be a game for everyone.
Don't get me wrong there are things that are completely wrong to hear at a rugby ground, racism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia, extreme bad language and chants aimed at provoking opposition fans. However, I think a chant along the lines of the Cricket Barmy Army's Mitchell Johnson song is fine, has a bit of industrial language in it, but it's bloomin' funny.
I go down to Cougars to support my home town team, but at the same time I go because it's a release from the daily grind at work, somewhere I can let off a bit of steam with friends. The way it is at the moment I feel like I'm treading on eggshells as regard what I can and can't say. At Whitehaven after us giving yet another dumb penalty away I let a swear word slip out. I immediately apologised for what I said as there were kids around (to which one said it was alright
. However, why can't there be areas in the ground akin to a pub's tap room where adults can go safe in the knowledge that they're not going to cause offence?