argobenz":qrtjklxo said:
I hate all this leftie bulls*it
Making players shake hands before a game,
Ordering fans not to be racist (You either are, or aren't no one can order you),
Booking players for celebrating, it is supposed to be entertainment!!
Expecting a team to give up position when a player is injured (Only to see him jump up and spring moments later :furious: it should be the ref's call and the team with possession take a free kick from where it was stopped, not boot it back to their goalie.
Take Notice 2
No celebrations when a goal is scored as it could be seen as offensive to the visitors
No colours to be worn as it might offend the visitors
Compulsory to applaud when the opponents score to stop them feeling unwanted
No standing to celebrate a goal as it might lead to someone losing their balance and suing the club
Line the stewards up before entering the stadium and force everyone to shake their hands
Submit a request before starting any chant, this must be done at the previous game and a specific time will be allocated.
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It's hardly leftie bullsh*t. Some of the European clubs in Italy and Germany have an extremely left-wing fan culture, even stretching as far as anarchism in some cases yet nobody ever accuses them of being sterile. They also tend to give up possession when a player is injured, this is something that's been the case in football across nations for decades and isn't specific to anything 'lefty'. That said, referees are trying to phase it out precisely because of the amount of timewasting that does go on.
If anything, you could point to the economically right-wing ideology of market neoliberalism as being responsible for the commodification and gentrification of the game in the fashion you decry. The constant greed to eek the most money possible from the consumers out of football is responsible for what could be termed as the 'cinema-facation' of the game rather than the ideologies of the left.
Besides which, i think that's a bit of an overreaction to Argyle's statement in any case. They're asking fans not to throw coins at anyone or racially abuse anyone. There's a wide range from that to 'ordering fans applaud a goal so the opposition team don't feel unwanted'.