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Gone Swan 18:18 - Dec 29 with 8135 viewsMJC

Dear fellow Planet Swans' posters,

After 13 years of watching the Swans with my father - a season ticket holder of many a year - I have never quite been left dumbfounded by my experience at the Liberty (Bob Bradley aside).

Around 30 minutes into the first half, myself and another other fan went to the aid of child of about 8 years' of age who was attending the match with his grandfather in the NW upper stand - they were sat alone in the block next to me and a few rows behind (next to the away).

The grandfather and his grandson were suffering quite abbhorent abuse from the away support from quite early on. Our stewards had gone over to the away support twice during the first half to warn the away fans about their behaviour but ultimately did nothing.

At around 30 minutes, the abuse escalated with the away fans pointing and shouting god-knows-what at the grandfather; this left the child in tears and the grandfather visibly shaking.

Myself and another mild-mannered fan took objection to this and went to their aid - a couple of stewards came over and that was as far as it went, the whole verbal to-and-fro lasting about 15 seconds, max, and consisted of us telling them how pathetic they were for abusing a kid and an old man. It was literally the most non-event you could witness at the football. The stewards said nothing to me at the time and moved the kid and his grandad to the seats behind me, and I spoke to the kid before halftime to see if he was OK.

I then went to the toilet at halftime (about 15 minutes after this happened) and was approached on the way back to my seat by a steward and SW police and ejected from the stadium for 'approaching the away fans'. I couldn't quite believe what was happening, I asked the stewards to review the footage to check they'd got the right person - apparently they did. Anyway, I wasn't allowed back in, for nothing more than standing up for a child and his elderly grandad.

I phoned my Dad from outside the stadium and he in turn walked out in disgust and disbelief, initially believing I was having him on - nobody in the seats next to us would believe it either.

So, cheers for the free pint this afternoon Swansea City, but after spending thousands of pounds watching you over the years and the untold hours - travelling the 400-mile round trip from Shropshire every home game - I've dedicated to watching the team, you will not have another penny or ounce of energy out of me.

Positives: I missed the traffic.

Well done to everyone who endured the 90, and if anyone has any contacts at the club who I can raise this with, it would be most appreciated.

All the best
Matt
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Gone Swan on 18:21 - Dec 29 with 4743 viewsJackfath

Good for you for speaking up. I admire you.

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Gone Swan on 18:22 - Dec 29 with 4721 viewsBadlands

Shocker.
Report this incident directly to Birch.
Given the number of empty seats it would have been easy for the pair to have been offered a place away from the away fans.

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Gone Swan on 18:25 - Dec 29 with 4684 viewsPegojack

This is absolutely disgraceful and the club needs to sort it out immediately.

I must say, having been a season ticket holder since the stadium opened in 2005 and at the Vetch for many years before that, I am for the first time thinking seriously about not renewing. Stories like this don't help.
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Gone Swan on 18:28 - Dec 29 with 4648 viewssainthelens

Gone Swan on 18:21 - Dec 29 by Jackfath

Good for you for speaking up. I admire you.


See what happens JF when you speak up. Few days back you were telling us to do so. Time for reality check pal, the w@nkers that call themselves stewards don't have a clue.
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Gone Swan on 18:28 - Dec 29 with 4654 viewsCatullus

An utterly depressing tale, no good deed ever goes unpunished.

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Gone Swan on 18:29 - Dec 29 with 4639 viewsJoe_bradshaw

Gone Swan on 18:25 - Dec 29 by Pegojack

This is absolutely disgraceful and the club needs to sort it out immediately.

I must say, having been a season ticket holder since the stadium opened in 2005 and at the Vetch for many years before that, I am for the first time thinking seriously about not renewing. Stories like this don't help.


We had a debate about whether to renew on the way home. I can't quite believe we're entertaining the thought, it's been over 40 year, but we are.

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Gone Swan on 18:30 - Dec 29 with 4613 viewstheloneranger

This seems typical of the stewards of today, total shite houses, always taking the easy option.

As already advised take it up with Birch and if the response is negative tell him you're going to the press.

Good luck YJB.

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Gone Swan on 18:35 - Dec 29 with 4573 viewsJackfath

Gone Swan on 18:28 - Dec 29 by sainthelens

See what happens JF when you speak up. Few days back you were telling us to do so. Time for reality check pal, the w@nkers that call themselves stewards don't have a clue.


Bollocks. The more that speak up the less crap like that will happen.

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Gone Swan on 18:37 - Dec 29 with 4531 viewstheloneranger

Gone Swan on 18:35 - Dec 29 by Jackfath

Bollocks. The more that speak up the less crap like that will happen.


The problem is there'll be no home supporters left in the stand, they've all been ejected by those shite house stewards!!

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Gone Swan on 18:38 - Dec 29 with 4520 viewsDarran

It this is true to word the steward should be sacked immediately.
Disgusting cuńt.

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Gone Swan on 18:40 - Dec 29 with 4504 viewsJackfath

Gone Swan on 18:37 - Dec 29 by theloneranger

The problem is there'll be no home supporters left in the stand, they've all been ejected by those shite house stewards!!


Exactly.

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Gone Swan on 18:41 - Dec 29 with 4495 viewsTenbySwan

Report it to the club and to the police complaints department. It should be taken seriously.
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Gone Swan on 18:43 - Dec 29 with 4469 viewsAndy1300

Gone Swan on 18:37 - Dec 29 by theloneranger

The problem is there'll be no home supporters left in the stand, they've all been ejected by those shite house stewards!!


The stewards are shocking these days.

In the N.E corner we now have to show our ST’s before we can get to our seats, only the 3 stairsways in the corner mind you, the stupid cow checking ours told me and several others that our seats were in a completely different place to where they actually are, that’s another story though .

I would have been tamping had the stewards escorted me out like the OP, terrible state of affairs.

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Gone Swan on 18:45 - Dec 29 with 4443 viewsswanforthemoney

Gone Swan on 18:29 - Dec 29 by Joe_bradshaw

We had a debate about whether to renew on the way home. I can't quite believe we're entertaining the thought, it's been over 40 year, but we are.


I’m not renewing. Today confirmed it for me. I hated the experience.
I’ll just buy the individual matches I want next season.
Ticket sales will drop off a cliff next season at this rate.

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Gone Swan on 18:46 - Dec 29 with 4419 viewsLeonWasGod

Disgusting, but increasingly common to see fans frothing at the mouth over nothing. I’m surprised that was an issue today though as there was a whole empty block between us. Nobody round me realised anything was going on but we’re nearer the front of the upper tear. Had people known I’m sure they would have helped.
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Gone Swan on 18:48 - Dec 29 with 4391 viewssainthelens

Gone Swan on 18:35 - Dec 29 by Jackfath

Bollocks. The more that speak up the less crap like that will happen.


They'll be more than happy to kick as many out as they can .That's what jobs worths do.
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Gone Swan on 18:49 - Dec 29 with 4382 viewsperplex

Gone Swan on 18:22 - Dec 29 by Badlands

Shocker.
Report this incident directly to Birch.
Given the number of empty seats it would have been easy for the pair to have been offered a place away from the away fans.


Please stop all this Birch the saviour nonsense mun.
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Gone Swan on 19:06 - Dec 29 with 4259 viewsTreforys_Jack

It seems like a thankless task but some really don't help themselves and are devoid of an ounce of common sense. I sit in the NW corner a few seats away from the away fans and any issues could be resolved easily, just move the away fans roughly 10 seats over so they aren't right next to the home fans. That will create the necessary buffer. The "team leader" in this area is an officious pain in the a*#e who always seems to inflame any situation and make it worse by his very presence, #pr1ck.
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Gone Swan on 19:07 - Dec 29 with 4248 viewsJackfath

Gone Swan on 18:48 - Dec 29 by sainthelens

They'll be more than happy to kick as many out as they can .That's what jobs worths do.


Let them. Others will walk out in support. It’s how things change. Sitting and rolling eyes and tutting will change nothing.

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Gone Swan on 19:10 - Dec 29 with 4211 viewsSwanjaxs

Gone Swan on 19:07 - Dec 29 by Jackfath

Let them. Others will walk out in support. It’s how things change. Sitting and rolling eyes and tutting will change nothing.


What about a disapproving glance?

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Gone Swan on 19:11 - Dec 29 with 4199 viewsowainglyndwr

A lot of the stewards are scummers and most of the time you have Scum police.
Please don't shoot me down because we complained a few years back when a Cooper called us scum Jack bastards
The officer in charge made him go and sit in the van whilst apologising to us
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Gone Swan on 19:14 - Dec 29 with 4176 viewsMrSwerve

Gone Swan on 19:11 - Dec 29 by owainglyndwr

A lot of the stewards are scummers and most of the time you have Scum police.
Please don't shoot me down because we complained a few years back when a Cooper called us scum Jack bastards
The officer in charge made him go and sit in the van whilst apologising to us


Wasn’t Steve Cooper was it?

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Gone Swan on 19:14 - Dec 29 with 4164 viewsBadlands

Gone Swan on 18:49 - Dec 29 by perplex

Please stop all this Birch the saviour nonsense mun.


Who said, 'saviour'?
As CEO he needs to know what is going on.
No good moaning about people if you don't keep them informed.

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Gone Swan on 19:15 - Dec 29 with 4151 viewsSwanjaxs

Gone Swan on 19:11 - Dec 29 by owainglyndwr

A lot of the stewards are scummers and most of the time you have Scum police.
Please don't shoot me down because we complained a few years back when a Cooper called us scum Jack bastards
The officer in charge made him go and sit in the van whilst apologising to us


Tommy Cooper?

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Gone Swan on 19:21 - Dec 29 with 4116 viewstheloneranger

Gone Swan on 19:15 - Dec 29 by Swanjaxs

Tommy Cooper?


Nope, our 'Enery.


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