The full story, I stood up and shouted why don’t we shoot and did not swear. This was not and the times before not aimed at Butler but he seems to think it is, and he locks on to you and he mouthed f@~k off and pointed to the exit as he has before.
My response was ‘ just manage the team ‘, pointing toward the Pitch.
That was the end until the steward arrived and told myself and Dad to calm down, to which we said we are calm and can we just watch the match, but the steward would not leave, so my father told them to F’#K OFF, so he was thrown out and I and my 11 year old son followed him escorted by 2 security men all the way to where Costa is.
I also asked can AB not be told about swearing at me, the response was to send an email to the club.
My Dad has since been banned, with no right of appeal till the end of the season, and he also got a letter saying MR. BUTLER has accused my pensioner Dad of bullying him..
I am not banned but am not going back..
Sorry to hear it ended up like that, because from your version it sounds like a situation that escalated more than it needed to. Fans will always shout things in frustration during a match, and on the face of it ‘why don’t we shoot?’ does not sound unreasonable in itself.
That said, once stewards became involved, it was always likely to become more serious, and your dad swearing at them will have counted against him whether it felt justified or not. That said, a ban until the end of the season with no appeal does seem harsh if the incident was as you’ve described it.
The disappointing part is that an argument that might have been dealt with by a quick word appears to have turned into something that affected your whole family, including your son. That is the kind of thing no club wants associated with a day at the football.
Hopefully the club is willing to review it properly, because these situations are rarely helped by people digging in. A fair look at the full context would be better for everyone than it becoming even more divisive.
