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Football League to focus on families

Jonathan Roorda - 7 August 2008 19:38

The Football League wants to keep negative behaviour away from families

LONDON (SW) - The English Football League has launched an initiative that would allow younger fans and families to attend football matches in a save environment.

A survey points out that 46 per cent of families attending matches is affected by swearing. Therefore, this and other abusive behaviour will be kept as far away as possible from family areas in the stadiums of participating clubs.

The campaign, dubbed 'Enjoy the Match', will also have managers and playing staff signing a pledge board to be displayed in family areas.

In order to limit negative behaviour, the Football League has proposed several other ideas from playing a public announcement by local children ahead of matches, to adding more stewards to family-save areas.

At campaign website www.enjoythematch.co.uk, fans are invited to show their support for the initiative.

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Tontodonati

7 August 2008 22:32

If I'm not mistaken, English pubs used to be a family get-together at one time. I believe they called them "Social Joint!"

newtonheath1878

8 August 2008 15:42

I'm all in favour of protecting children from obscenities, but it seems that once again they are trying to strangle the passion from the game. We have been campaigning for years at Old Trafford to have a designated standing and singing area, this would solve the above issue straight away.

Tontodonati

9 August 2008 00:51

newtonheath, it's interesting that in the last 2 words of your posting above you say "straight away." I know you mean "immediately." In Canada it's more common to say "right away."

Straight away here means more like driving in a straight line on a race track as opposed to a curve. If you can envision Indianapolis race track, you get the idea! Isn't it amazing how language evolves in different areas? That's called Geographic dialect in literature!

phughes699

9 August 2008 16:53

I don't think they will ever stop swearing at a game. People of all classes swear for one reason or another. Some of the things shouted are really funny even though deemed rude to others. My feelings are the same as Mark when it comes to taking the passion out of the game. Football is a great sport and one to be admired. The things that go along with it, the spectators, the chants and the jokes are all part of the reason football is loved by many. So let us not be too clinical and take away the basic spirit of football.

newtonheath1878

11 August 2008 11:25

Fred, I would also use "right away" which is really the correct term! I am sometimes guilty of slipping into my Mancunian dialect which is renowned for being simple but lazy!

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