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Xhaka v West Ham Fans


RyhopeMackem said:
I decided against going today for this exact reason as my mate got hit in the face the last time I was there and I’m not willing to risk my young son facing this. Absolute scum bag fans
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I didn't see anything during the game and afterwards I walked around the ground with my lads, mingled with a lot of West Ham fans and had a few beers (reluntantly) in a bar (Sadlers Wells) close to the ground with a few mates and the inlaws. No trouble anywhere
 
asl02 said:
Anyone actually know what was said?
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From a west ham fan, they were giving shit to Nordi for kicking off with our staff with a few 'wheys' from the crowd. Xhaka said something about showing respect which then escalated with one or two fans.

Two sides to every story like so duno how close to the truth that is.
 
Haggis Heed said:
From a west ham fan, they were giving shit to Nordi for kicking off with our staff with a few 'wheys' from the crowd. Xhaka said something about showing respect which then escalated with one or two fans.

Two sides to every story like so duno how close to the truth that is.
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I’m sure a few ‘wheys’ will have got that reaction just look at how he reacted when they were directed to him when we were behind v spurs.

Let’s hope West Ham go down horrible club
 
Granit is not the type to let himself or his team be insulted, and one thing is for sure: there is one field he will never be able to embrace, and that is a diplomatic career! ;)
 
Billy Batts said:
Depends what was said.
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True (as I said in my post).
Obviously we're all different (in how we react to stuff), but he is in the public eye (and a role model), so getting involved in arguments with supporters then surely leaves you wide open to future 'barracking'.
 
SPUFF said:
What sort of mickey mouse club has home fans sat right behind away dugout ffs.
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You would think the size of the ground the fans wouldn’t need to be right on top of the teams or a screen separating them
Gurantted what ever was said the West Ham geezer will be mortally offended and will want action against Xhaka
 
Adhoc said:
Granit is not the type to let himself or his team be insulted, and one thing is for sure: there is one field he will never be able to embrace, and that is a diplomatic career! ;)
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I need to qualify my statement. As a captain, Granit has evolved considerably and has learned to compromise, becoming diplomatic.
 
I’m not sure that what was said is massively significant as far as Granit’s behaviour is concerned. It’s apparent that there was some abuse and that it was of a serious nature to have led Granit to react in the way that he did. However, I would’ve thought that the correct option in such situations is to involve the stewards/police to deal with the behaviour of the fans in question. The seemingly hostile reaction and its sustained nature suggests to me that, as captain of Sunderland Granit needs to reflect on his behaviour.
 
redandwhiterob said:
Find it baffling there's no premier league rule that there is a dugout of sorts separating the substitutes, coaching staff etc away from
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Black Cat Gypsy said:
We are talking about a club whose fans were caught on TV singing "Hitler is coming for you" to Spurs fans and got a free "educational" trip to Poland. :lol:

Also, did Kevin Kilbane get grief for reporting them for singing about disabled people?
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I know all clubs have a fair few numpties among their support, but West Ham seem to have more than their fair share
Fletch said:
When you read up on Xhaka upbringing and what his parents went through , his dad imprisoned and tortured for 3 year , it’s no wonder he’s probably hard as nails the shit he will have seen as a kid
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Bloody hell, didn’t know this
 
seahamstar said:
Depending on what actually happened/was said, it smacks of being a bit unprofessional - getting involved with arguments with supporters
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Footballers are humans. If someone came into your place of work you place of work and shouted abuse at you and your colleagues you wouldn't take it.

Maybe football supporters should have some respect. We complain all the time about be unfairly treated compared to rugby and cricket fans but thing we can shout abuse at people and they shouldn't give it back.

We've seen this with Liverpool v Atletico and Keane at Ipswich last season. We even saw it on STID with that clown abusing Coleman. And it's always the same. "I was frustrated", "I called him a wanker and he just kicked off" or "He's on x amount a week and should be acting like a professional". Maybe we should acted like civil human beings and not think we have the right to abuse a person because he's a footballer.
martsafc said:
I’m not sure that what was said is massively significant as far as Granit’s behaviour is concerned. It’s apparent that there was some abuse and that it was of a serious nature to have led Granit to react in the way that he did. However, I would’ve thought that the correct option in such situations is to involve the stewards/police to deal with the behaviour of the fans in question. The seemingly hostile reaction and its sustained nature suggests to me that, as captain of Sunderland Granit needs to reflect on his behaviour.
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The stewards were called but didn't react quickly or correctly. That's why VAR had to tell the ref to stop the game. The fan should have been removed.
 
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