Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
*shudder*
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CA bans the Mexican wave
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Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
I used to get right into it a few years ago, usually chucking up bits of paper (I wasn't stupid enough to throw cans in the air), but I was at a rugby test a couple of years ago when one started up and I pretty much stood there shaking my head at how sad it was. Considering it was one of the best All Blacks-Springbok tests in years, I couldn't really see why people were getting the wave going.
Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
Agreed. Hate 'em as well. Utterly pointless and I have no idea how they carry any entertainment value.
Dick Rockett
International Vice-Captain
I was greatly heartened to see the MCG crowd last night ignoring this ridiculous edict.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Depends entirely on the person, really.
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
Dick Rockett
International Vice-Captain
No, but I think the dangers of the Mexican Wave described in here are bordering on hyperbole. Besides, as just about anyone except those in power knows, banning something only encourages people to endulge in that behaviour.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
I know that, and I said as much, but do you really think nice polite "please don't throw heavy objects, they might hit someone and really hurt them" requests would be remotely likely to work, either?
I've read enough to suggest there's no hyperbole being used to describe said dangers. It's not a problem here in Britain, it's just a good excuse to throw a load of rubbish about without being penalised for it, but clearly it is in Australia. C_C already posted thinking the dangers were being over-stated, and then stated he had come to realise what was actually happening.
I've read enough to suggest there's no hyperbole being used to describe said dangers. It's not a problem here in Britain, it's just a good excuse to throw a load of rubbish about without being penalised for it, but clearly it is in Australia. C_C already posted thinking the dangers were being over-stated, and then stated he had come to realise what was actually happening.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Well I'm not John Prescott's biggest fan, for example, but I thought he was quite justified in belting that **** who chucked an egg at him.
Dick Rockett
International Vice-Captain
I know that sounds ridiculous, but that's the sort of approach that tends to work best. The problem is that changing people's attitudes - in this case to not be boorish and consider other people - takes time. The powers that be always have to look as if they're doing something, whether it works or not. IMO, banning the Mexican Wave is like a red rag to a bull, and last night's game showed that people aren't listening.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
The boorish types will always be the boorish types.
The only way out is to get rid of them - and about the only way to do that is to get an excuse to - ie "you've broken the rules, consider yourself never allowed into a cricket-ground again".
Seriously - it's no loss to Australian cricket to lose the "fans" who only go to the game to get pissed, be a bit of a **** and probably get into a fight afterwards. Same as the English hooligans who've haunted most Euro trips of the past 10 years...
The only way out is to get rid of them - and about the only way to do that is to get an excuse to - ie "you've broken the rules, consider yourself never allowed into a cricket-ground again".
Seriously - it's no loss to Australian cricket to lose the "fans" who only go to the game to get pissed, be a bit of a **** and probably get into a fight afterwards. Same as the English hooligans who've haunted most Euro trips of the past 10 years...
Dick Rockett
International Vice-Captain
Unfortunately that seems to be a fairly huge chunk of their supporters.
It's odd - we have the same type of people coming to games here, but I can't recall there ever having been a furore over full bottles or cups of urine being thrown about. Pieces of paper, definitely, but that dosn't bother me.
Dasa
International Vice-Captain
Hyperbole? When you're in the middle of it you won't think it's hyperbole.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
As I say - same here. Maybe it's an Australia thing - like in Britain the same thing applies to dickheads who decide to travel to the continent in huge groups pretending to be following the football and merely desiring to cause mass-rioting.
We can't dismiss it as hyperbole IMO. What we've heard about in this thread is far, FAR worse than anything that appears to happen in our own countries.
Dick Rockett
International Vice-Captain
True. I just feel that even though a fair few people here might have been hit by an offensive object at a game, that it's probably not as common as they're making out.
As far as solutions go - here we're moving towards segregated areas, ie. those that want to go just to goof off, can buy a ticket at one end of the ground, those who more or less want to watch the game sit at the other. Works quite well.