You Jack Bastard!

by Shane on April 5, 2009 · 3 comments

I am sat here watching my beloved Swansea City playing at the cesspit known as Ninian Park against Cardiff. We are 1-0 up but a long way to go yet.

I have it on full blast and all I can hear is the scum supporters singing ‘You Jack Bastard’. Jack is the nickname for Swansea people. While being at a derby match like Swans Cardiff (the first derby that banned away fans because of trouble) may seem like hell to you I am homesick.

I went to loads of these games in my youth and my twenties, my mother would be a bag of nerves but it was all a part of growing up and being part of a larger community, pride in our city. Of course I didnt go fighting or anything like that but I certainly learned how to curse at these matches.

I was there during pitch invasions, chairs being thrown, police hitting fans with batons, getting charged in the street but I was there when Swans scored late winners and shut the pretenders up.

Soon I shall be attending my first Stockholm derby…Bajen against Djurgården, I wonder how that will compare!

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{ 3 comments }

1 Susie April 5, 2009 at 1:31 pm: Just seen a report that the ref was hit by something during the game. Seems the behaviours you remember as a child are still upheld by some thugs who don’t have the capacity to think. Can’t tolerate mindless violence in football, it does the reputation of our leagues no favours.
2 Shane April 5, 2009 at 2:25 pm: No surprises there.

The thing is what do they expect that will achieve?

Mike Dean is a very experienced ref but its hardly going to help them win any 50/50 decisions. He was visibly very angry about it.

Shame really.
3 Cyril April 5, 2009 at 5:12 pm: Joe Allen should have been the hero…bl**dy ref. That was never a penalty. So close. But, what a season by the swans! Not long time ago since we were really close in going to conf. league. Remember Hull 2003…
JACK ARMY!