Quote Originally Posted by Shadrack the Red View Post
In my opinion there is a whole different culture in the football world with both clubs and fan bases to the point the football family is tribal and very often a hostile environment both on the pitch and on the terraces whilst other sports are totally different as pointed out in this thread with rugby , it is the same with cricket , going to a cricket match is a totally different event than attending football and personally no matter how much clubs try to bring the better experience for the fans there seems to be this never ending culture problem with football , you would never get rival fans of cricket clubs for instance arranging to meet up for pre arranged aggro , there is no need for segregation etc etc , I could go on for ever , it just seems to me that football is the one sport that brings out the worst in people and no matter how good owners are at trying to improve the football experience they are basically peeing in the wind , ask me how to solve this and I havn"t got a clue !!
It's an interesting point is that Shad , there are things I'd say inside Oakwell during a match that I'd never say at Belle Vue .

Also the opposition coaches walk more or less in front of where we sit at Belle Vue , you are virtually within touching distance as they make their way up to their positions in the coaching sector and nobody ever says anything untoward at all to them never mind abuse them , you just wouldn't .

However my original post was intended to show how the club should be forging closer links within the community and how that's done at Trinity .

The club needs to be more open and more inclusive within the community , I'm not saying they do absolutely nothing but I get the impression when they do it's more box ticking than any real policy .

They need to show that they care about the community outside of Grove Street and I believe in all honesty they only care about you spending your money down there .