Quote Originally Posted by BCram View Post
I think we need to find a way to work with our Ultras. Banning just harms our club, working with them might actually help society by talking to them and getting them involved as positive role models of how a supporter should behave.
There's a few grumpier fans in Bobby Cox and Mainer who could do with a refresher course in supporting our team. Why not invite them into both stands to help gee up older supporters?
I honestly don't know if the bans are the right way forward and despite being of an older generation I like the atmosphere the young lads create. In addition I agree that we've all done daft things as youngsters. What I do know is that, despite views on here to the contrary and appeals to work with the young lads, it is a fact that the club have genuinely tried to work with them and have tried to get them to support the club vigorously but cut out the anti social behaviour. Approaches, discussions and bans have helped reduce the incidences of pyrotechnic use and a similar course of action has been underway recently to try to stop certain behaviour both in and out of the stadium. This time perhaps it is falling on deaf ears. Hopefully not and I would welcome back the boisterous atmosphere asap with the club trying again to 'accomodate' the ultras and the youngsters reigning in some of their more 'unacceptable' antics.