WHAT BLANKET?

Just ban booze:

Not a fan of shameful crowd behaviour

SHAMEFUL cricket crowds and pathetic security have delivered a embarrassing blot on Australia, which is kidding itself if it thinks it does not have a serious problem on its hands.

Crowds here are now the ugliest in the world, and that is no small statement considering some of the behaviour from fans at Indian grounds.

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[Big Ramifications]

Announcer: ...the windup and a 2-2 pitch. Oh, no, wait a minute, the batter is calling for time. Looks like he's going to get himself a new bat. And now there's a beach ball on the field, and the balls boys are discussing which one of them's going to go get it.

Homer: [only one not drinking] I never realized how boring this game is.

http://www.snpp.com/episodes/9F14.html

[Tony T]

A day at (in my case) the footy or cricket is infinitely less entertaining when you are off the piss.

[Tony T]

Mind you, that doesn't mean I ever used to get a skinful and join in the wave, chuck beachballs and behave like an all-around deadshit.

Not often, anyway.

[Big Ramifications]

"The path of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."

I always quote my main man William Blake to excuse any disgraceful behaviour. You'd be surprised how often this glib little saying works!

[Bruce]

I can't remember ever drinking to excess at top league game. I've sunk a lot of cans at local footy leagues and got the odd skin full watching another side from the cricket club after a walkover or local washout. But never at a 'big league' game. I get too caught up in the action and realise I'm holding a plastic cup half full or lukewarm beer.

[Uncle J rod]

Worst cricket crowds, put it on the mantle.

[Murph]

What utter bullshit.

Mates of mine were showered with burning newspapers and toilet rolls during the Australian tour of India in 2004. At one point a chunk of concrete was dropped from a tier above.

[CB]

Let's not forget the propensity of sub-continent crowds to set shit and each on fire of things don't go their own way. Who can forget the classy crowd calling for Bucknor's head on a stick earlier this season? Shameful crowds? Pig's arse, just proud and intemperate young hotheads trying to support a family of sparrows whilst living in a tin shed.

[RT]

“Responsible Drinking? Now that's an Oxymoron.”

Image how nuts the Indian crowds would be if they tucking into six packs of Elephant Beer at their home grounds.

[CB]

I reckon Oz should be feeding the Indians, Pakis and Sree's Bundy Rum at the emergency rate. If that's what they are like sober, imagine when they are completely arse-faced?

[Vindicate]

Jesus CB, do you want them to declare a Jihad on us?

(Or whatever the Indian equivalent of that would be)

[Mark]

Come off it. The beer in the MCG is pisswater. You'd be lucky if it was 2 per cent.

Last winter most of the Barmy Army were on the red wine.

[Dysthymiac]

Murph and CB have clearly contradicted this theory.
Firefights and flying concrete win the non-award for the Sub-Conti's.

[SaggyGreen]

I've been to a handful of test matches in India and the worst that happened to me was hearing a general "Aussies Suck" chant at the Wankhead in Bombay. With the exception of some of the club stands, the grounds are dry, thankfully. The idea of beer being available to the masses is terrifying.

[Sangu]

Good Morning gentle folks (and Big R)

Let Roy speak, let Roy speak...Let Roy Speak

This is Strayan racism at its worst - White CA officials refusing to let Black monkeys...oops...players speak their mind.

Let Roy Speak, Let Roy Speak... (no, he can't write)

Cheers
Sangu

[Yobbo]

I hate to be the one to point this out Sangu but most Indians have much darker skin that Andrew Symonds.

Just sayin'

[Murph]

Oh great, the blog has now attracted three pet Indian trolls...

Is there any blog on the planet which hasn't been infested by these ranting idiots?

[Sangu]

Yobbo

Spot on mate - and that's why the lighter skinned ones are revered (as are monkeys) by us, the dark skinned ones. All the more reason why Cric Straya should LET ROY SPEAK....

Murph, not a single one mate, but you may wanna check out Vulcan (where Adamy Gilly is building a condo next to Spock's bungalow for his retirement from IPL).

[nick]

So a few players got taunted on the boundary. No effigies burnt, no assaults (except when the fool came onto the arena - and Roy was far gentler than the Victorian Police/MCG security would have been), no killings/suspicious deaths, umpires ok leaving the field and the ground (when they weren't hounded out by one team's board) - worst crowds in the world - I call BS.