Glad to hear it, but the fact remains your relationship to him changes your relationship to those at the ground - can't be helped. Just as if a son of mine (heaven forbid!) became an umpire it would change how I'd take the slanging that happens towards umpires.


antisocial behaviour - here is an example. Coming from a very Irish catholic working class family it is antisocial to swear in front of women.

Having worked, been educated and performed with many women, they'd bash the flower out of me if I were to tell them that!

Two circumstances, two different ideas of antisocial behaviour. (and why the flower is the spellcheck telling me behaviour has no u?)

There was a bloke in the Social Club in the Hassett room on thursday night who was just about as bad as I have seen at the footy and like most here I am sure we can all give examples of nutters.

This guy was slamming stubbies on tables and basically calling the team as a whole some of the most disgusting things.

Complete contrast to Sid Jackson who was at the other side of the room who as always was a gentleman.

As an ex Geelong supporter,and a guy who attend s Carlton matches on a regular basis.It is my view that CFC supporters are worse than any I have encountered.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but on the chance you're not - I agree.

Swearing is a trivial part of life and although unpleasant at times, is hardly a strong enough argument to not want to take the kids to the footy.

I have an 11 year old daughter and I would hope my upbringing of her, doing my job of teaching right from wrong and having some faith in my own abilities and her intelligence to accept that clearly negates an influence some strangers potty mouth will have on her.

People swear. Get over it! Teach your children not to swear, and do your job properly, then I don't see a problem.

My child judges much more harshly those who bag their own team, and worse still LEAVING EARLY than the odd f-bomb dropped on a Saturday afternoon.