It seems the little drummer boy and his dad are claiming they were abused at the swinton game, I was sat two rows behind him and i never saw anyone do that. comments welcome.!!

I was sat behind the drummer and heard at least two locals suggest he relocate his drum, it would not have been very comfortable!!

Some of the crowd asked why he wasn't drumming when it was quite, and then complained when he did!

No pleasing some people

to the person from swinton, it was me and my son who your comments were aimed at and yes we did complain - some of the comments were a little unpleasent and should not be aimed at a 15year. my comment is if you dont like it then move . if you sat 2 rows behind and never saw it well you must have been at another game !!!!

If you didn't say anything you've got nothing to worry about have you sunshine?

I heard a couple of distasteful comments, one homophobic which I thought someone might pick up on, good on em if they've reported it.

Surely if you see somebody stood there with a drum, it should be blatantly obvious that it's going to be banged on immenently. I would also imagine that's it's been approved entry by the stewards as a drum is difficult to conceal.

Despite this you still get the flat earth society bemoaning it because why should they move because i've been sat in this seat since 1649 etc etc. Saddos.

I probably dislike drums more than i like drums but there's no need to abuse someone for it,Just move,It's not as you've been at that ground since 1649,Youve only had half a dozen or so games there,Surely moving seat isn't such a crime.

There were plenty to choose from, even with half a stand open.

I'd like to dedicate this to all our friends at Swinton www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPBvSBRa ... re=related

I'd like to dedicate this to all our friends at Swinton www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPBvSBRa ... re=related

I must admit I am not a fan of any instruments at grounds - especially Kazoos.

I was sat forward of the drum and it wasn't wasn't banged all the game and the noise was often drowned out by "gerrum onside Hewer" - which did seem to be all game.

Well said.

Not that WAS tiresome.

Firstly I await an apology since I never said anything abusive to your son, indeed the opposite having good conversation with him along with my son who was sat behind your lad, if you read the opening line of your thread you insinuate it was myself who abused him.
Now if you or your son took exception to comments such as " does that have a silencer " or "could you not hit that with a cotton bud" then I apologise as they are the only two referances I made to him both of which brought a smile to your lads face and indeed encouraged him to bang the drum even more.I suspect that at other grounds you have attended your son will have had comments made about it.What I will say is at no point did you remonstrate with any Swinton fan for verbally abusing your son and if that had been my lad and these "comments" to which you refer but don't make public, were made I certainly would have done. Simialrly there were many stewards in attendance yet I didn't see anyone of them confront any supporter so clearly you didn't make your objections known on the day.
I reiterate that I didn't here anyone openly abuse your son, the only thing I did observe was one women having a conversation lasting two or three minutes with him at the start of the second half.
I would also point out that your lad was also happy to make his opinions known throughout the game, all of which he gave in good banter and received in good banter,certainly from those around him.
As i said, not once did you make your feelings known during the whole of the game.

this is for Marshy1 please accept my apologies if i have said anything towards yourself, this was not my intention and it has been blown out of all proportion - some of the comments were coming from around so i could not say who was saying it - please accept my apologies and next time we are over we can perhaps argue

this point over a beer -- yes a yorkshire person buying a drink ( i will need a lie down)

No worries and yeah that'll be good as for your lad tell him to keep the drum banging.