NowhereMan Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I was quite perturbed to be told by a fellow supporter of many years' standing that he will no longer be attending any home games due to the fact that at least two of our vendors in the ground seem fit to describe his choice of Premier League club as "They're Scum they are". Whilst this may seem churlish to some i simply raise these points. 1. What bearing does it have on us as a club who someone supports outside of the club? 2. Whilst everyone is of course entitled to their opinion, is it really good customer service to say such things with such vitriol and venom? 3. Does that make the rest of us who don't support their team "SCUM" as well? (They are Tottenham fans, not that it makes any difference). I'm interested in what other people make of this as i find it quite distasteful and it taints our "family club" image somewhat. Can we really afford to lose fans and their revenue purely through some people being unable to keep their intolerances down to an acceptable level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Jack Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 SIX posts now deleted from this thread. Now behave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Happy Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 FJ my posts were just a bit of fun between me and scum gooner Easty!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Happy Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 ...and on a more serious note. I think Arsenhole are scum...yet I get on well with Brunob (an Aresenhole fan). I think Celtic and Wet Spam are scum (Bubbles is ok though). Southport are total shite though!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Jack Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Well go and have your bit of fun over a beer somewhere please. Anyone want to post a sensible reply, or shall I just lock the thread now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Happy Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Personally, the original post was the stupidest!!! Rivalries will always exist between sets of fans but as individuals there will normally be just good banter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Jack Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 You have a point actually, I think it's a daft reason to stop coming personally, particularly as I suspect that I know one of the people involved, who would not normally allow their banter to cross the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Happy Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 FJ you have brought back some common sense to this thread. Now lets all get back to hating Barnet, Leyton etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkwright Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Well as the only Tottenham supporting (Though lapsed in my support these days) vendor, it weren't me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport - TOWNER Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 If it was just a "vendor" i.e. burger van, Indian food, ice cream man etc then this is one thing But if this is someone selling club merchandise/promotions then that is another issue which should be addressed Surely the easiest thing for the offended party is to just not buy from that vendor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkwright Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 If it was just a "vendor" i.e. burger van, Indian food, ice cream man etc then this is one thing But if this is someone selling club merchandise/promotions then that is another issue which should be addressed Surely the easiest thing for the offended party is to just not buy from that vendor? Quite. Seems a bit strange not to turn up. If I'd taken offence every time one of our supporters was rude to me I'd have left years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I'm rude to Mary every week but she keeps returning. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkwright Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I'm rude to Mary every week but she keeps returning. Any suggestions? Try harder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southport - TOWNER Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Quite. Seems a bit strange not to turn up. If I'd taken offence every time one of our supporters was rude to me I'd have left years ago. so WHY are you still there? don't London Welsh have a shop you could run? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkwright Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I enjoy running the shop & fundraising for club tbh. Most of the people who come are nice as well. Can even put up with you...... If Welsh were still playing at Richmond I might well have tried to be more involved but hey ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfield United Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I was quite perturbed to be told by a fellow supporter of many years' standing that he will no longer be attending any home games due to the fact that at least two of our vendors in the ground seem fit to describe his choice of Premier League club as "They're Scum they are". Whilst this may seem churlish to some i simply raise these points. 1. What bearing does it have on us as a club who someone supports outside of the club? 2. Whilst everyone is of course entitled to their opinion, is it really good customer service to say such things with such vitriol and venom? 3. Does that make the rest of us who don't support their team "SCUM" as well? (They are Tottenham fans, not that it makes any difference). I'm interested in what other people make of this as i find it quite distasteful and it taints our "family club" image somewhat. Can we really afford to lose fans and their revenue purely through some people being unable to keep their intolerances down to an acceptable level? Unfortunately their will be lots of fans walking away for precisely this reason and the reason is it is Abuse, albeit a minor one in my view. I agree with the comments above that this fella should not walk away as it's life i'm afraid, we have people in society who will say things and not realise how it effects others. A clear and extreme example is of the tragic death of the King Edward Hospital Nurse. I felt she must have had some psychological weakness to take her life for the reasons we have been made aware of. However, she did'nt deserve to be made the voice on worldwide radio stations and TV as the 'dumb' nurse who fell for the prank even if she was strong enough to rise above the humiliation thrown upon her, In football however, we have another issue which I think is beginning to be tackled now albeit slowly and that is people (managers, coaches, supporters, footy staff etc etc) must not think they can carry out clear law breaking activities just because they are in a football stadium or Football environment and think they can get away with it, i.e JT+Suarez (only proven guilty by the FA), John Hartson, Joey Barton, Lee Bowyer, Kieran Dyer (assaulting a team-mates) Jon Obi Mickel (need I say More) I dont know who the chap's involved were but both need to review their actions for goodness and a peace of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MbrunoB Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Can't we just get around to be Enfield Town and not spurs, manchester united or Arsenal lite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnfieldTowner Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 We are Enfield Town, say, we are Enfield Town! Won't be able to be at Wealdstone on Saturday as I'll be at Anfield - sorry, that's just the realities of supporting a non-league club. Will be just as keen to know the ETFC score though.... Once went into an Irish bar in Madrid a few days before seeing Liverpool win in the Bernabeu - the barmaid was on the phone home trying to find out the Enfield Town v Waltham Forest result from the day before! She was a Waltham Forest fan (odds on that? - rather large, even in Ilford!) and was astonished to find that I could give her a personal match report having been at the game 24 hours earlier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MbrunoB Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Did we win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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