- Sep 12, 2005
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The first was during the first half where I saw punches thrown down in front of me in block 135. It was to do with people standing up in front of people sitting down.
That was a few rows in front of me. A bunch of people were standing and didn't sit down when told to by the stewards (as literally everyone on the other side of the steps was standing and not being told to sit) or being called ****s by the people behind them. Eventually what looked like the senior steward team came along and decided the best course of action was to assault them. The head steward in particular looked like he was on something the way his eyeballs were popping out with relish squaring up to people.
Then just before half time one of the sanctimonious 'sit down you ****s' brigade threw one of the guys who'd been standing down the stairs. It was amusing watching this happen to West Ham last season. Embarrassing that it's going on now, even more so that the club had a clear warning of what could happen yet they couldn't give a flying fuck about it.