U11 match last year. Our teams parents are very respectful overall (I am probably the most vocal of the lot). Decision went against the other team for a penalty (50/50 at best), one of our parents is the ref (which happens a large proportion of the time). Parents on the opposing team make their disapproval known, firstly by shouting, then by making gun finger actions at our parents (fairly unprovoked other than a bit of banter). We were playing away and the home ground we are at was in Orpington, so not the ghettos of south east London.
Some people need therapy.
Funny place Orpington. Very suburban and dull in many parts but has a very unsavoury element and has done since I grew up there that stops it from being a Tunbridge Wells.
Not Brixton of course as you point out but there are still parts of Orpington and surrounds that I'd be wary of wandering down on the wrong day.
(But then i have moved from there and emigrated to the countryside so am soft as shit these days in that respect).
Boy gets home with his Dad and says: 'you've been very silly, behaved very badly and embarrassed me' One week with no beer / cigarettes / dope / football on TV ( delete as appropriate) for you. Go to your room and don't come down until you've thought it over and decided to apologise.
U11 match last year. Our teams parents are very respectful overall (I am probably the most vocal of the lot). Decision went against the other team for a penalty (50/50 at best), one of our parents is the ref (which happens a large proportion of the time). Parents on the opposing team make their disapproval known, firstly by shouting, then by making gun finger actions at our parents (fairly unprovoked other than a bit of banter). We were playing away and the home ground we are at was in Orpington, so not the ghettos of south east London.
Some people need therapy.
Funny place Orpington. Very suburban and dull in many parts but has a very unsavoury element and has done since I grew up there that stops it from being a Tunbridge Wells.
Not Brixton of course as you point out but there are still parts of Orpington and surrounds that I'd be wary of wandering down on the wrong day.
(But then i have moved from there and emigrated to the countryside so am soft as shit these days in that respect).
I suppose it depends on wherein Orpington you are. Petts Wood, Chelsfield, Lockbottom, Crofton GreenStreetGreen Farnbourgh, are places that are safe on any day of week. I’m sure there is crime in all of the above places but not any worse than RTW.
Comments
Funny place Orpington. Very suburban and dull in many parts but has a very unsavoury element and has done since I grew up there that stops it from being a Tunbridge Wells.
Not Brixton of course as you point out but there are still parts of Orpington and surrounds that I'd be wary of wandering down on the wrong day.
(But then i have moved from there and emigrated to the countryside so am soft as shit these days in that respect).
One week with no beer / cigarettes / dope / football on TV ( delete as appropriate) for you. Go to your room and don't come down until you've thought it over and decided to apologise.
Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi admits football hooligan past: ‘I went out looking for fights’ (msn.com)
That's right up there with "I've paid all my taxes" and getting a £1million fine.