What's the do's and don'ts for the away days
Do:
Be friendly with locals
Have a few drinks and have a sing song
See the sights
Be respectful of the culture
Sing "Uh ah Paul McGrath" instead of "uh ah up
the Ra"
Sing and Support the team
Help fellow fans in need
Show up to shout abuse at the fans team
Do batter anybody who throws full/ half or empty pint glasses in the
air
Sing the national anthem
Do learn the words of Grace
Do whatever you can to get drunk stranglers in
a taxi and confirm accommodation destination to driver, when said stranglers
have well and truly hit the wall and need a leaba.
Look out for each other
Remember we all support one team
Respect our hosts
Welcome new and young supporters they are the
future
Know your audience.
Don't act the ***t.
Do get to the stadium early to build the
atmosphere and sing the anthem
Try and learn a few words of the local language.
Leave
your Accommodation in a clean state when leaving.
Learn
and start new chants
Split meal bills equally
Look after one another
Support the Team ( that’s why we are there)
Don't:
Accost passing black lads singing the Kolo/ Yaya Toure song
Boot footballs at targets that are clearly inappropriate
Don't be a seat nazi
Sing IRA songs
Openly piss on the street when you can use a jax or at least
discreetly pop down a lane etc.
Tout tickets or sell at over the odds prices
Fight or/and damage property
Don't be a seat nazi
Qualify and label supporters according to some
Superfan scale
Lose your passport on away trips.
Dont bang on the
bonnet of a car thats trying to pass through a narrow street congested by fans.
Dont
lie across said bonnet either for a photo, even if you think it's funny. It
isn't.
Don’t
arrive to the match late / leave early
Take selfies with 5 minutes to go in the an
important game when we are hanging on
Throw your empty cans,bottles on the street
,find a bin.
Wear the rugby /GAA/ Scottish PL jersey
No RA songs
Sing The Toure Chant.
Judge a fan on how many away trips they have
done everyone has to start somewhere all fans should be made feel welcome
especially in a far fung place we have had 3 of them this campaign.
Be a MOD
Dont be a dick.
Throw full/ half or empty pint glasses in the air