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Monday, November 22, 2004

Are fans really the king?

Incidents over the past week have open up a can of worms on whether the paying fans have the right to do whatever they want.

The first incident happened in Brazil where a local footy team was assualted by their fans over their recent dismal form. Punches were thrown and police had to escort the team back to the team bus.

The way the Spanish fans behaved during the England vs Spain friendly was extremely disgraceful. Racist taunts and monkey chants were directed towards the colored players. Mind you, the chants were not confined to a certain section of the crowd, the chanting was so loud that it was even audible on the TV broadcast.

And if you think you had seen it all, the events that occurred at the closing moment of the Pistons vs Pacers match totally shocked the basketball fraternity. Ron Artest was lying on the announcers' table when beer was thrown at him from the spectator stand. Artest,touted the new Rodman, totally lost his cool and went charging after the alleged beer chucker. All hell broke loose as punches were thrown, more fans got into the fray and more beers were spilled.

Are fans really the king? Does the possession of a ticket give them the rights to abuse and even physically assault the underperforming players? Supporting a team might be a matter of life and death for some, it is just a job for the atheletes. Cut them some slack.

posted by Stormtrooper's Lackey at 1:04 AM

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