We have had this discussion before. In the summer, when we watched the Challenge cup final and started around one in the afternoon, you went home around midnight. I was the last one in Wildcats at f00k knows what time






The time you refer to was when you I was only around 16, and to be fair, you probably wasn't aloud to walk to the end of the street on your own at 16.

we left to get away from you Rich





what?

Be nice Loz, the time where you left him in McDonalds is still a sore spot.

Anyway, back on topic, as I'm not used to all this personal chat on here, unlike some (as I believe it prevents new members posting quite alot of the time).
So for the live game on the BBC, is everyone going to behave and not blast out foul and abusive chants?

An answer is going to be difficult to quantify, you'll have to ask everyone in the ground.

Not really, because we all know if the Southstand is singing "loudly" and it's anything other than the usual 2 or 3 "loud" songs, then the people at the back will be singing it.


So.........are you going to start foul and abusive chants for this game then?

I won't be starting any chants, as I never do.

Right I’ll be getting on with my ideas paper tonight for the meeting. My mates going to Photoshop it so it looks respectable. I’m just wondering if I’ve got any voluntary proof readers to sort out my Grammer and spellen mistakes later!

PM Me!

1.A mythical person called Chris Patrick is the top trouble maker.

2.Lawrie Lee does not drink.

There's your first two.

Well here is what I’m going to put across at the meeting on Monday. If anyone can proof read it for spelling mistakes / grammar mistakes then I’ll be most grateful. Hopefully in time I’ll get into the RLF and my dream of bring the play offs to midseason can become a reality!

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Introduction

First of all I would just like to show my appreciation what you have set up here to make the match day experience at Headingley Carnegie a pleasant one. You are the unsung heroes whose presence is great to be in. It is a privilege to be invited here today to express both my concerns on a match day and my ideas.

Thank you for this opportunity

My Concerns

My first concern is when both teams come on the pitch its like a pantomime. No players deserve to be booed onto the pitch at any level. I want respect for all teams involved including the referees (more of that further down).

Another concern is some of the vile chants that go on in our ground. Chants like “watch your mouth my son” and “We all hate ***** scum” along with many others. This stuff doesn’t belong in a place that promotes itself as a family stadium. The “this a family game” voiceover clearly isn’t working for some reason or other.

The other concern is some of the unnecessary extra pressure both set of fans put on the referee. The ref isn’t a robotic mediator that we put in the middle of the field. He is like most of us who have a job to do and the last thing he needs to have is people getting on his back. Everyone makes mistakes and the same rules apply to referees.

My Suggestions To Prevent Such Happenings In The Future

[iMatch day crew (right influence whilst their young) [/i

The match day crew is basically a kids club on Headingley Carnegie Match days I thought up. Parents drop off kids from both teams say at like 6:30 to a kids crew rep.

Once all the kids have been collected the rep then takes the children to a room that’s spare within the grounds. Once in the room the rep puts up a session of fun, games and a sing along with the kids as well as with a meet up with Ronny and the other teams mascot. But also in the session the rep can also drill in respect for all teams that take the field.

Hopefully if this crew was to come to light long lasting friendships will be built up between these kids who in like ten/fifteen years time will hopefully be standing together in the stadiums singing much friendlier songs than the ones that we put up with today. This will be all thanks to the Match day Crew!

[iLeeds Met Music Department & Southstander Get Together Day [/i

What we want is a day or night session every other month where rhino fans and songwriters within the Leeds Met Music department get together and come up with some new songs for match days with a friendly agenda. Throw a few Leeds Rhinos players into the night and it’ll be a right one.

[iA Media Push By Players, Journalist And Editors Of The Match Day Programme! [/i

We need a massive push that will get to the conscious of every fan that attends match days at Headingley. Ask the Boots n All team to do a feature on one of their shows, get Peter Smith to do a column on it in the YEP, have a reminder of it in the match day programme, get players to have their say on calendar/Youtube along with encouraging organisations like RLFANS/Southander.com to join in with this campaign.

Thank you for reading and accepting me at this meeting today.

Damo-Leeds

A new P/A system would be good too Damo.

P/A?

Public Address system

if you dont want to listen to ideas its easier to pick someone who doesnt have any

Cheers

Its wash your mouth out D-Boy.

XB

Just why did we bring Leon Pryce into the chanting tonight?

I agree. This needs to be addressed before next Sunday. Last thing we need is the BBC microphones picking up that particular chant.

Again, why does it matter?

Well I’m meeting up with match day management on Monday. Collectively till then we should all come up with a fool proof plan to prevent an embarrassment.

It won't be a good advert for the game next week if the BBC microphones broadcast that particular song over the airwaves.

I'll have fun though.

I think my irony metre has just exploded.

I think the main problem with getting this message across is you don’t want to come across as her -



If any of you think I’m wanting burly stewards closing up on you because you’ve sang a song that’s not along the lines of a “family game song” then your wrong as I’m a massive believer in free speech and do what the hell you want.

But what I do want to do is promote healthier banter that will in the long term hopefully replace offensive chants like that above. But if you don’t want to stop singing these songs after people have encouraged your not to then no hard feelings. All I can do is encourage more friendlier banter but I won’t and can’t force it!