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pne-4-eva
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ok maybe it was and im just being blonde lol 😀
stew_pne said:
ok maybe it was and im just being blonde lol 😀
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Ash Beast
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Preston North End fans realy don't like Preston North End fans.
😛 SWA 😛
Preston North End fans realy don't like Preston North End fans.
😛 SWA 😛
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pne-4-eva
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what!?!?!?!😕
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what!?!?!?!😕
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Ash Beast
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Just reading through all the posts on this page, SWA are all north end fans, so are the majority of the people on this forum i'd have a wild guess, but some people still have a problem with fans singing and bouncing about just because they're of a certain age, SWA are quiet a way from thugs and hudded chavs, can't see any problem with them myself.
SWA Keep it up! 😉
Just reading through all the posts on this page, SWA are all north end fans, so are the majority of the people on this forum i'd have a wild guess, but some people still have a problem with fans singing and bouncing about just because they're of a certain age, SWA are quiet a way from thugs and hudded chavs, can't see any problem with them myself.
SWA Keep it up! 😉
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CAMRPNE
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Oof, I think you should be ashamed of that last post, surely it is the stand/stands they have recently damaged??? 😀
On a serious note I do not think things are as simple as SWA=Seat Wrecking Arseholes, nor is it as simple as SWA=Supporters Working for Atmosphere (Could probably have done better with that one but it is late).
This thread is evidence of the problems of generating a group within a group, and how labelling yourselves can go wrong.
Ultimately it is Preston North End who will be charged with the actions of those who wrecked the seats, or who have committed other acts of mindlessness in our name. Consequently it is for all of us to address the problems rather than pinning it onto one group without real evidence (Except the dissident memebers of the SWA who claim they did do it at Derby).
Oof, I think you should be ashamed of that last post, surely it is the stand/stands they have recently damaged??? 😀
On a serious note I do not think things are as simple as SWA=Seat Wrecking Arseholes, nor is it as simple as SWA=Supporters Working for Atmosphere (Could probably have done better with that one but it is late).
This thread is evidence of the problems of generating a group within a group, and how labelling yourselves can go wrong.
Ultimately it is Preston North End who will be charged with the actions of those who wrecked the seats, or who have committed other acts of mindlessness in our name. Consequently it is for all of us to address the problems rather than pinning it onto one group without real evidence (Except the dissident memebers of the SWA who claim they did do it at Derby).
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pne-4-eva
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s.w.a are doing no one harm by givin them self a name! and i am certain they arnt just at p.n.e for the atmousphere most of them have supported pne all there life and create the atmoushphere to back up they home team 😀
s.w.a are doing no one harm by givin them self a name! and i am certain they arnt just at p.n.e for the atmousphere most of them have supported pne all there life and create the atmoushphere to back up they home team 😀
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Ash Beast
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i like the other idea for an SWA name, unlucky it wasn't thought of earlier. I completely agree with adressing the issue of the seats being kicked in, forget what has happend in two games and focus instead on making sure it doesn't happen again. Im not sure if Preston do this but, i have mates who are sunderland fans, but they are also stewards but without the uniform, not like some sort of undercover style stewards, but they get people told, i beleive people would listen more if something like this was in place. Oh and i'm not 100% posotive on this one, but i was told as the 3rd goal went in at burnley a few of the preston stewards were herd saying lets smash this place up to a few of my friends on the other side of the stand.
i like the other idea for an SWA name, unlucky it wasn't thought of earlier. I completely agree with adressing the issue of the seats being kicked in, forget what has happend in two games and focus instead on making sure it doesn't happen again. Im not sure if Preston do this but, i have mates who are sunderland fans, but they are also stewards but without the uniform, not like some sort of undercover style stewards, but they get people told, i beleive people would listen more if something like this was in place. Oh and i'm not 100% posotive on this one, but i was told as the 3rd goal went in at burnley a few of the preston stewards were herd saying lets smash this place up to a few of my friends on the other side of the stand.
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Space Indaver
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Totally.
I'm cool with a group within the supporters, and I'm not blaming the SWA, if we're giving it an official name. It was probably started half as a joke anyway. But it's hardly likely to be the 30+yr old fans smashing in seats, and I imagine most the 15-21 bracket who travel to away matches would at least know SWA "members" (?), if not consider themselves a member. Point being that if it wasn't the SWA smashing in the seats, the SWA would probably have a better chance of convincing whoever it was to stop doing it (being of the same age etc.) Not discouting myself, If someone's being a mindless hooligan next to me in the stands they're gonna get talked down, or forced to stop if it's getting dangerous (I realise I sound like the anti-chav police or something.)
But I feel some of the responsibility lies with fellow fans to stop this crap from happening. A simple "Oy, calm down" from the people nearby might have been enough to stop anything from happening at Burnley. Most of us watch matches with friends/groups of people so needn't feel like we can't confront vandals/wannabe hooligans in the stands. Besides which, we're all North End fans, so if anyone's gonna be able to talk them down before anything gets out of hand, it'll be us. We all demand a certain amount of respect from each other simply for wearing a North End shirt, and hopefully these vandals - whoever they are - will listen to their fellow Lilywhites.
Think I'll shut up now. 😱
strpne said:
Totally.
I'm cool with a group within the supporters, and I'm not blaming the SWA, if we're giving it an official name. It was probably started half as a joke anyway. But it's hardly likely to be the 30+yr old fans smashing in seats, and I imagine most the 15-21 bracket who travel to away matches would at least know SWA "members" (?), if not consider themselves a member. Point being that if it wasn't the SWA smashing in the seats, the SWA would probably have a better chance of convincing whoever it was to stop doing it (being of the same age etc.) Not discouting myself, If someone's being a mindless hooligan next to me in the stands they're gonna get talked down, or forced to stop if it's getting dangerous (I realise I sound like the anti-chav police or something.)
But I feel some of the responsibility lies with fellow fans to stop this crap from happening. A simple "Oy, calm down" from the people nearby might have been enough to stop anything from happening at Burnley. Most of us watch matches with friends/groups of people so needn't feel like we can't confront vandals/wannabe hooligans in the stands. Besides which, we're all North End fans, so if anyone's gonna be able to talk them down before anything gets out of hand, it'll be us. We all demand a certain amount of respect from each other simply for wearing a North End shirt, and hopefully these vandals - whoever they are - will listen to their fellow Lilywhites.
Think I'll shut up now. 😱
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pne-4-eva
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da stewards said that!?!?!😕
yeah yeah but people are thinking that ther are about 40 people in s.w.a n thers actually about 20 of them if that from what i see at the top of the kop my self! in my opinion people need to stop being so uptight about s.w.a wich ive herd of people in it that it was just a laff (and was included in a north end chant for abit of sum!)
da stewards said that!?!?!😕
yeah yeah but people are thinking that ther are about 40 people in s.w.a n thers actually about 20 of them if that from what i see at the top of the kop my self! in my opinion people need to stop being so uptight about s.w.a wich ive herd of people in it that it was just a laff (and was included in a north end chant for abit of sum!)
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Space Indaver
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Yeah when you're actually in the Kop you can tell it's just a group of mates, I'm guessin' they all go to the same school/6th form/college/whatever. My point was I'm not saying it was SWA. Just that if they don't want to get a bad name for themselves, they'd do well to discourage vandalism/dissociate themselves from it.
I'm sure I heard random people joining in with the SWA chant though. As soon as you give something a name, it makes people think it's much bigger than it actually is. Maybe some people are just thinking of it as nickname for supporters generally and joining in.
I personally wouldn't mind it if the super white army was the fanbase's nickname, it's better than just coming across as an exclusive "gang" or whatever.
pne-4-eva said:
Yeah when you're actually in the Kop you can tell it's just a group of mates, I'm guessin' they all go to the same school/6th form/college/whatever. My point was I'm not saying it was SWA. Just that if they don't want to get a bad name for themselves, they'd do well to discourage vandalism/dissociate themselves from it.
I'm sure I heard random people joining in with the SWA chant though. As soon as you give something a name, it makes people think it's much bigger than it actually is. Maybe some people are just thinking of it as nickname for supporters generally and joining in.
I personally wouldn't mind it if the super white army was the fanbase's nickname, it's better than just coming across as an exclusive "gang" or whatever.
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CAMRPNE
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Quite right evadwolrab
I sit very close to the SWA (or at least those who started all of this with the changing of the "we're the one and only north end" chant) and there is no real telling how many of them there are.
I consider myself a Preston North End supporter, and have no real interest in adding any further labels for myself.
There are about 50 regular singers at the back of the BSK, with another 200 who join in most chants, and that suggests the SWA is only a small percentage of that. Often it will be an SWA member that starts a chant, but equally it may be the band, or another PNE fan such as myself (If I am drunk 🙂 ).
Quite right evadwolrab
I sit very close to the SWA (or at least those who started all of this with the changing of the "we're the one and only north end" chant) and there is no real telling how many of them there are.
I consider myself a Preston North End supporter, and have no real interest in adding any further labels for myself.
There are about 50 regular singers at the back of the BSK, with another 200 who join in most chants, and that suggests the SWA is only a small percentage of that. Often it will be an SWA member that starts a chant, but equally it may be the band, or another PNE fan such as myself (If I am drunk 🙂 ).
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Space Indaver
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Hehe yup, I've been known to start the odd "Danny Pugh/Daddy Cool" myself 😀 I'm gonna be in the AKTE for Leeds (my little bro's comin' and I want him to be able to pay attention to the match rather than the swear-words being thrown at him.) Never been in there before. It seems like they get involved with the chants when necessary, but it's not quite as constant the Kop so it might be a nice change of pace to be able to concentrate on the match a bit more than usual hehe. Just realised how off topic this is. Oh well, I'm not deleting it, it took ages to write.
strpne said:
Hehe yup, I've been known to start the odd "Danny Pugh/Daddy Cool" myself 😀 I'm gonna be in the AKTE for Leeds (my little bro's comin' and I want him to be able to pay attention to the match rather than the swear-words being thrown at him.) Never been in there before. It seems like they get involved with the chants when necessary, but it's not quite as constant the Kop so it might be a nice change of pace to be able to concentrate on the match a bit more than usual hehe. Just realised how off topic this is. Oh well, I'm not deleting it, it took ages to write.
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CAMRPNE
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They have SWA over there aswell you know, so not entirely as off topic as it may seem.
I would not blame you for switching stands when you have a guest (junior or otherwise) as I often find the BSK a little too focused on the away side and not what is happening on the pitch (Like not trying to influence the referee to send the Barnsley goalkeeper off when he was clearly wiavering in discussion with the linesman). This is not a criticism to be levelled to the SWA alone, although I did suggest to stew that they change the chant from anti Barnsley to "Off" 🙂
That said I enjoy the BSK, this is the first year I have had a season ticket on my own (Having been with the family (or a friend posing as my brother) for the past 8 years) and I chose to stick with the BSK. 🙂
evadwolrab said:
They have SWA over there aswell you know, so not entirely as off topic as it may seem.
I would not blame you for switching stands when you have a guest (junior or otherwise) as I often find the BSK a little too focused on the away side and not what is happening on the pitch (Like not trying to influence the referee to send the Barnsley goalkeeper off when he was clearly wiavering in discussion with the linesman). This is not a criticism to be levelled to the SWA alone, although I did suggest to stew that they change the chant from anti Barnsley to "Off" 🙂
That said I enjoy the BSK, this is the first year I have had a season ticket on my own (Having been with the family (or a friend posing as my brother) for the past 8 years) and I chose to stick with the BSK. 🙂
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Space Indaver
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I currently work on Saturdays which REALLY sucks for obvious reasons (I think there's on average one match a month I can actually get to.) Luckily I'll be at Leeds 😀
I might quit/drop Saturday work if I can in January and get a half season ticket. Just wondering, do you have to buy one seat for the year or is it a general pre-paid entry decide where you site per match type deal?
I currently work on Saturdays which REALLY sucks for obvious reasons (I think there's on average one match a month I can actually get to.) Luckily I'll be at Leeds 😀
I might quit/drop Saturday work if I can in January and get a half season ticket. Just wondering, do you have to buy one seat for the year or is it a general pre-paid entry decide where you site per match type deal?
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CAMRPNE
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Technically it is a choose a seat job, although I think there is some flexibility within stands when games are quiet. You can also change to another stand on a match by match basis by going to the ticket office (although that is obviously a little bit of hassle)
I am glad my work (Graduate Teaching Assistant) involves Mondays only so there is never likely to be a clash with PNE (Until we get on Monday Night Football for Arsenal away 🙂 )
Now this has gone off topic, someone bring it back 🙂
Technically it is a choose a seat job, although I think there is some flexibility within stands when games are quiet. You can also change to another stand on a match by match basis by going to the ticket office (although that is obviously a little bit of hassle)
I am glad my work (Graduate Teaching Assistant) involves Mondays only so there is never likely to be a clash with PNE (Until we get on Monday Night Football for Arsenal away 🙂 )
Now this has gone off topic, someone bring it back 🙂
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"Self-satisfaction, for the factions, it's oh so tawdry...."
"Self-satisfaction, for the factions, it's oh so tawdry...."
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pne4life07
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jeses!! wot is everyones problem with lewis? leave the lad alone all he is tryin to say is they dont run away from fights n if you mate is gettin twatted then you dont jus leave them!!! and his right wot kind of person leaves his mate to get twatted???
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jeses!! wot is everyones problem with lewis? leave the lad alone all he is tryin to say is they dont run away from fights n if you mate is gettin twatted then you dont jus leave them!!! and his right wot kind of person leaves his mate to get twatted???
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Not to be confused with the infamous "Mr Lewis" who sometimes mascerades as "Newspaper Joe"...
It's a bloody surname 'n' all... stop calling yer kids Lewis/Bradley/Ferguson...
It's a friggin' surname 😛
Not to be confused with the infamous "Mr Lewis" who sometimes mascerades as "Newspaper Joe"...
It's a bloody surname 'n' all... stop calling yer kids Lewis/Bradley/Ferguson...
It's a friggin' surname 😛
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pne4life07
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shat up sophie!! lol!! but yeh she is fight with out everyone at the top of the kop (SWA) deepdale wud b fekin quiet!! wer the ones that keep the atmosphere up!!
and we aint all thugs!!! yeh sum of us are chavs but dat dunt meen nothing. we sit at the top of the kop make abit of noise (well alot) and jus have a good laugh really!!! and i dont see wot every1s problem with stew is.. wot i av seen of him e is a decent lad!! jesus so leave the lad alone!!
pne-4-eva said:
shat up sophie!! lol!! but yeh she is fight with out everyone at the top of the kop (SWA) deepdale wud b fekin quiet!! wer the ones that keep the atmosphere up!!
and we aint all thugs!!! yeh sum of us are chavs but dat dunt meen nothing. we sit at the top of the kop make abit of noise (well alot) and jus have a good laugh really!!! and i dont see wot every1s problem with stew is.. wot i av seen of him e is a decent lad!! jesus so leave the lad alone!!
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