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Hanworth Villa at home (FA Cup Q3 draw)


Ian

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Go to the Replay,you will be given a great welcome for sure,you may even get to meet yours truly,just worth going for that alone.

 

You'll be able to recognise him by his white pointy hat and cloak, burning cross and his GCSE Grade 'U' certificates in maths and statistics.

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Hanworth "fans" can try and justify Saturday all they like and suggestions that people should have said something or tried to reason with them are laughable . Their true colours were shown as soon as they started the bad language at the start of the second half when I pointed out that there were kids in that end (mine and others). The response? "F**k off you f*****g c**t".

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Have read all the posts on this matter,and not being there cannot give any further view on what has been said.

 

But I will say this,I have personally been to Hanworth Villa on 3 occassions,beaten them twice,and can only state what a warm and friendly Club they are.Never once felt intimidated inside their ground,or Clubhouse by their vociferous Supporters.It does amaze me though,that if all the Slough supporters on here,felt so threatened by their Fans alledged Racist,Homophobic,and alledged violent attitude,why NO ONE in the ground,did not phone the Police on their Mobile and complain.Why was it not until 10 minutes after the Final Whistle that they arrived.Using the Homophobic 'The keeper takes it up the A*** ' as an example,must of heard that a thousand times over the years in Non League.As for racist comments 'Slough is full of Muslims'The census figures show that the vast majority of people are in fact Muslim.NOT ONE POSTER has alledged Assault,reason because there was none.As for being in the same end as the Home support, you failed as a Club to take relevant Stewarding precautions,if you wanted supporters segregated?Where you as posters also failed is your remarks about the Referee BIASED in Villa's favour.But your worst comment was about a C.C.L. Official Mr. Murrell,congratulating the Hanworth Team,would of been strange if he was congratulating Slough?

 

Go to the Replay,you will be given a great welcome for sure,you may even get to meet yours truly,just worth going for that alone.

 

Smudge,no one can say for sure when the police was called.Perhaps you should take that up with the Constabulary about their late arrival. Seems they often prefer to turn up at crime scenes late,these days ! lol !

However,the need for them to be called at all, obviously shows that there was a very serious threat to the safety of those in attendance.

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It's ridiculous to suggest that the Muslim song is not racist because there are a lot of Muslims in Slough. That's like claiming the Hanworth fans were simply pointing out a fact in their song rather than saying anything negative about Muslims.

 

If a team had mainly black players, do you think the majority of people would be happy with fans singing "You're just a team full of blacks" or something similar?

 

Some things here can be debated but I struggle to see how someone can think that the Muslim song is acceptable and not derogatory towards Muslims.

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It was that bad on Saturday that for the first time ever Lynn and I went down the other end and stood behind our keeper, which was a bit strange I have to say.

 

Anyway we stood with a very nice man who we found out later happened to be the chairman of Hamworth. We told him that we didnt like some of the things coming out of his suppoters mouths and that we didnt like the atmosphere either. I asked him why they didnt change ends and he said they dont, again a bit strange but there you are, so I hope that stands for Tuesday as well. We shall see on that one.

 

I told him that I wasnt sure I was going to the replay because of his fans bevaviour and he assured me that we would be fine, so I will be going not just because of what he said but because Slough is my football team and I will support them whatever.

 

As for the Chelsea comment that Hamworth supporters seem more upset about, as a Chelsea follower myself I was embarressed at some of the fans behaviour, its not wanted in Non League Football and trust me its not wanted at the Bridge either.

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Hi All,

 

Quite unbelievably, I came on here to see what was said about the game.

 

I presumed we would be hearing about some of the quite outragious tackles that were flying in.

 

Slough picked up five yellow cards, all of which in my opinion (Will watch some of them later on ESPN im sure) could have quite easily been reds.

 

The big number 5, a miniute before actually being booked stamped on Charlie Hare (The Hanworth Right Back) and the number 7 a few minutes before half time, leasurly glided his studs down Joe Johnsons leg while he jumped for a header (Joe jumped, your player stood there and blatently tried to cause a serious injury) these two went un-noticed by the ref (And im hearing he was biased towards Hanworth??).

 

But as everyone is talking about the crowd, guess I should have my say on the matter...

 

I arrived before the coaches and therefore saw everything unfold in the bar and on the terraces.

 

In the bar, everyone was having a good time, drinks and banter, I was talking to the lad giving out programmes and a few diabled guys that were sitting by the back doors. Eveyone was laughing at the Maralyn Monroe cut outs and wass looking forward to the game.

 

In the first half, I was behind the goal (But had to move as two minutes before kick off all the Slough fans decided to switch ends and wanted the spot in which I had taken up with my children).

 

I stood nearby and was right in front of the stamp by the Slough number 5. I pointed this out to the ref when I recieved a shout of F off by 5 or 6 yobs behind the goal.

 

I felt a bit intimidated so went to the Hanworth Fans who as always, were remarkble. Rather suprisinly I have heard about intimidation and and abuse that warrented police action?

 

Are these the same fans who were so intimidated they came into the end Hanworth had occupied and tried to take it over in the second half?

 

Or the same fans that were shouting f off to me when I was standing with my kids?

 

As for stewarding? What stewarding? There were two men in high visability jackets. Was that them? Because if I was, I pointed out to one that a Slough fan had taken out three bottles of budweiser, and after what I had experienced in the first half by some Slough fans I wasn't sure what this would be used for. The steward however, shrugged his shoulders and said "it's not my problem, just concentrate on the match". If there was an issue (Thank god there wasn't) I believe Slough Town FC should have been sued by everyone involved as the club was massivly short of security and thinking about it, put everyone in the ground at risk.

 

The Hanworth fans are no angels by any means. We take a cardboard cut out of Maralyn Monroe everywhere we go, and have a few beers and sing loud. Its what the club does though. All the fans know eachother, all love the players and try to get behind the boys as much as possible. If this upsets other fans then im afraid its tough. It is a football game and singing and cheering on our team is what we do, and will always do.

 

There was abosolutly, no threat of violence and as for racism? Incredable claim. we have a black lad who plays centre midfield for us Shaun Preddie and a lad upfront, Leeyon Phelan. These boys are really well though of and extremly well liked at the club. For a comment like that it is outragious and completly unwarrented.

 

The song about the Muslims was sung for about two verses, I will not condone it. But It wasn't supposed to be derogatory in anyway. It was purely something the lads on the coach noticed coming into the club and a few idiots sang it. I would however, like to point out... Fans from Slough were joining in with this song and not all the Hanworh Fans did join in. Including myself.

 

On the pitch the result was probably a fair one. although as I commented earlier, I believe at least two sending offs could have been a real possiblility for Slough.

 

Good luck for tomorrow night. we have a few players back from suspension and holidays etc so should be entertaining.

 

A warning for any Slough fans who are going to be offended by good old fashioned banter and a bit of singing... Everyone there on Saturday will be there and some!!

 

The club only put on two coaches and for that reason (Including myself) numerous fans couldn't get on the coach. I went by car with the kids, but lots didnt.

 

We will have 300+ in fine voice and w have no wall around the pitch, will be a LOT more intimidating at The Ranch!!

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Yep, could write an essay about the incredible number of inaccuracies in HVF's post, but truly have better things to do now. It seems we have very different opinions about what constitutes decent behaviour at a football ground, even for a big cup tie.

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Can I just stress to the Hamworth fans that it is very rare for fans in our league NOT to change ends and this is purely the norm and did not happen to cause any sort of situation.

 

Trust me we do not get offended by a large crowd singing and getting behind their team, again absolutely nothing wrong with that at all, just depends on what is said.

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"The song about the Muslims was sung for about two verses, I will not condone it. But It wasn't supposed to be derogatory in anyway."

 

Nonsense. Of course it is derogatory. How can anyone possibly argue that it isn't? Why else would the song be sung if it isn't meant to be derogatory?

 

Also, having a couple of black players in a team does not mean that every fan of the team is not racist.

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OK well if we are talking about inaccuracies, your own camera man picked out a few pictures. Here are a few of the better tackes he decided to show...

 

The stamp!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/6247666143/in/set-72157627779341127/

Studs up, ball is in a different postcode.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/6248244120/in/set-72157627779341127/

Studs up, over the ball and a second flying in for good measure.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/6247950881/in/set-72157627779341127/

Good jump. Now lets hit the keeper!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/6247961345/in/set-72157627779341127/

Studs up 3 foot in the air!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/6248815526/in/set-72157627779341127/

One of Sloughs better challenges and again... Quite close to the ball...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/6248041693/in/set-72157627779341127/

Gesture to the hanworth fans after scoring…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/6248645382/in/set-72157627779341127/

The final whistle. Steward looks scared for his life. Oh and hold on… Are there a few asian lads in the crowd…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/horshamrebel/6248329239/in/set-72157627779341127/

 

Need I say more?

 

Absolutly nothing to suggest the Hanworth fans intimidated anyone. Go through the pictures. Yeah they are cheering, but that isn't a crime now is it.

 

Do you have proof to back up your points like I have??

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