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MattyP

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May 14, 2007
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Firstly I would like to say that, having been in Seville I will always be grateful for the actions of the Tottenham stewards that night. Being in the upper tier that night I was away from the melee, but had a good view of their actions that night, and I unreservedly applaud them, and fully endorse the award they received from the Met Police for their actions.

And now onto the point of the thread.

Mr Levy, you recently sacked a man who we loved for, in your opinion, not being up to the job he was expected to do. I salute you for having the courange to back your convictions.

So, if you are prepared to sack a loved associate of the club for not being up to the job, then please get rid of disrepected associates, those that go by the name of "Green Team".

I understand the issue of standing in conjunction with the Football Licensing Authority.

My issue is, sitting in row 8, why am I continually told by Green Team to sit down, when there are seven rows in front of me who are standing up.

In the words of Coolio, I'm an educated fool yet I still cannot work out quite why Green Team can think how I spend £700 on a season ticket, plus more for cup games, and expect me to be happy to watch the back of someone's head, rather than the match.

Another thing. You quite rightly bring up the million plus number of supporters our club has, and the fantastic atmosphere at the Lane. Well, if your Green Team cronies, lead by Tottenham employee Mr Moustache in the South East Corner, continuously throw people out for starting the chant "Stand Up if you hate A*rsenal", and generally kill the atmosphere, expect our numbers to fall and our "twelfth man" to be negated.

As for calling the Fuzz in to help tonight, its beyond belief. If a Green Team member makes me miss a goal live, because of their incessant ranting, then you really will see an angry man in need of police assistance.

I shall not dwell on the chant "Four pounds an hour, you only get four pounds an hour". Sort them out, or ship them out.
 

Colonel_Klinck

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May 19, 2004
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I was in row 4 right behind the goal tonight and the guy there who was tryin to get us to sit down was actually quite funny. Got a load of stick from the fans but took it all well.
Didn't see any probs from where i was. Saying that the Blackpool fans didn't sit down all night which seems a bit unfair to give us a load of grief and let them do as they please.
 

bomberH

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Jun 4, 2005
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Ahh, we had the chuckle brother watching over us last season in the Park Lane. He used to hate it when we started the 'Chuckle Vision, Chuckle Chuckle Vision' song, followed by a medley of Queen songs. Or any other famous singer with a 'tache.

This season we have sugar puff teeth. And to the tune of 'We are Tottenham', he gets a rousing rendition of 'You've got sugar, you've got sugar, you've got sugar, sugar puff teeth'. Or the more simple 'Viiirgin, Viiiirgin'. He seems to take it in good spirits though. I hope.

But yeah, you have to start at the front when you're getting people to sit down. It's common sense. There were people losing it last week when they tried to sit people on row 11 down, despite the fact that the ten rows in front were all standing. Cue shouts of 'Get them to sit down and we will' and replies of 'Just sit down'. Doesn't help but it's a thankless task.
 

Chris12345

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Jan 15, 2005
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Grrrr

again.... to echo the point of this thread starter, I appreiciate the stewards have a very hard job!

but, yes, the actions of the "green team" were out of order tonight... I was sitting in park lane, row 6, right in the south east corner...

the dude at the front was trying to get people to sit down, not very successfully (as soon as he got people down, an attacked would come and everyone would be up again :lol:) and he took it in good humour, along with one of his mates going up and down the gangway...

however, for no obvious reason (crowd were calm, we were winning, everything was ok) in the second half, someone decided to send in the "green team" to seemingly eject people at random for standing up... I saw atleast 5 people ejected... only 1 from the front row of standers! there were people, behind 10 rows of people standing up, being told to sit down, when they refused on the basis they couldn't see anything, the "green team" in conjunction with police, were sent in, and they were evicted...

I even saw 2 guys ejected for chanting "stand up, if you hate arsenal!"

i'll post again when im not as tired/drunk... but it really pissed me off... ive never seen this happen before! fair enough if ure standing up and singing pro hitler chants in the family stand... but being chucked out for being one of 5000 people standing in the park lane/shelf is crazy!

grrrr

:twisted:

will definetly be contacting the club!
 

SpurSince57

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Jan 20, 2006
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I was in the upper tier PL and the problems down below escaped me. What did not escape me were the quite sensational norks of one of the female stewards. Even below that orange PVC bib…

I feel I'm straying into Bomber territory here. :grin:
 

southlondonyiddo

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Nov 8, 2004
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Disgusting behaviour from the stewards. The atmosphere is what football is all about. Take that away and we might as well go to Twickenham.
 

jimmy_the_yid

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yea its a difficult all round, was in park lane lower with my ten year old nephew who enjoyed the atmosphere but he had to stand on his seat to see and when standing on his seat he become taller than the people behind, and they asked me to get him off his seat but then he couldnt see. maybe kids shouldnt be in the ground or something i dont know but is awkwaard. he way too enjoyed singing 'you dirty northern bastards" he also asked if it was all notherners who didnt have jobs or just those from blackpool, twas a fun night.
 

PantherX

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People should be ejected for chanting "stand up if you hate Arsenal"...it's just stupid when they're not even playing.

Jeez.
 

Colonel_Klinck

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This season we have sugar puff teeth. And to the tune of 'We are Tottenham', he gets a rousing rendition of 'You've got sugar, you've got sugar, you've got sugar, sugar puff teeth'. Or the more simple 'Viiirgin, Viiiirgin'. He seems to take it in good spirits though. I hope.

Thats the dude we had last night. He was getting all kinds of grief but took it very well. It is indeed a thankless task but at least he had the sense to start from row 1
 

Stoof

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Jun 5, 2004
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People should be ejected for chanting "stand up if you hate Arsenal"...it's just stupid when they're not even playing.

Jeez.

But it does get people standing up - which, I suspect, is it's exact purpose.

I would rather it's "Love Tottenham" not "Hate Arsenal" but that's inferiority complexes for you.
 

MattyP

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Thats the dude we had last night. He was getting all kinds of grief but took it very well. It is indeed a thankless task but at least he had the sense to start from row 1
As I said in the original post, I've no issue with the "normal" stewards, they have a thankless task to do.

The dude you've referred to, S3 if memory serves me correctly, does seem to have a good rapport with the Park Lane (even if at times he seems to think they are there to see him, not the team) and I think he was one of the ones that took a beating from the Seville cops trying to stop them from having a go at the fans.

As I say, "Green Team", led by one of the Chuckle Brothers (thanks Bomber, knew he had a nickname) and another dude who thinks he's Robocop with his head mounted camera, seem to defy logic in their attempts to get people seated
 

Chris12345

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Jan 15, 2005
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haha yeh that dude at the front was a bit of a ledgend! aswell as his mate on the gangway... indian/paki dude... everytime the Arsenal chant stopped and everyone stayed standing he'd start screaming "sit down, if you love tottenham!" :lol:

but yeh the people who were being kicked out were sitting behind rows and rows of standers?!?!? stupid green team! start at the front if you want people to sit! grrrrrr :twisted:
 

nikosramone

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Jul 25, 2007
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I was in the upper tier PL and the problems down below escaped me. What did not escape me were the quite sensational norks of one of the female stewards. Even below that orange PVC bib…

I feel I'm straying into Bomber territory here. :grin:

I know the one you mean - she was block 34 - the block I was in. :whistle:
 

liberty

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Jul 30, 2005
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I remember some chants from1 game last year coming from the Shelf aimed towards Green Team...

“You’re just a fat Eddy Murphy”

“Who’s got a big fat wife, who’s got a big fat wife, Lenny Henry, Lenny Henry, he’s got a big fat wife”

“Green Team, Green Team what’s the score?”
 

MrShibby

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People should be ejected for chanting "stand up if you hate Arsenal"...it's just stupid when they're not even playing.

Jeez.

Here here!!!!

Finally! You will get a lot of plebs on this site mate that stick up for that chant. I can just hear anyone associated with the "other" North London club quivering in their slippers hearing that chant.

If you can't sing about your own team, then don't sing at all!
 
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