Banning the Mexican Wave at the MCG ?

[AU2PWR]

Your Thoughts ?

Mine are simple , leave it as is !

[Mechan1k]

Long live the Mexican wave.

[JTFG]

get ****ed

[uranium_death]

The only people who do not like the Mexican Wave are the old snobs in the MCC. I say, let the wave live!

Bay13 are tryhards.

[bob 351]

what are they going to do if the wave starts kindly ask everyone to leave
yea right i'd pay a dollar to see that lol

[Dazza XLT]

Keep the wave.

Get rid of the idiots who proceed to throw rubbish/beer cans etc onto the field while doing the mexican wave.

[Polyal]

LOL...good luck stopping it.

[Ralliart]

as people as said leave it is is and Get F** , i love seeing that a the cricket.

[TZENU]

: Ban the mexican wave???

Whats next? Only collared shirts and trousers to be worn (MCC Rules!)

These people need to get a life

[Rodp]

Nothing wrong with the wave if you're not throwing a ton of crap into the air while you do it.

[dzynafalcon]

why stop there? why not ban cheering and clapping? why not ban thongs, singlets, those bid dopey lookin hand things, wide brimmed hats, zinc cream, spectators and beer? what is wrong with people these days? pack of mindless twits

[chevypower]

We should call this the country of bans.... Mexican waves and Australian flags on Australia Day, i am still annoyed about having fireworks banned. I wish we lived in a free democratic country, and not under dictatorship

[nugget378]

Originally Posted by Ralliart

as people as said leave it is is and Get F** , i love seeing that a the cricket.

Yes at least it brings some excitement to the game...

[XRchic]

I think the reason it was talking about being banned was as mentioned above, the rubbish etc, that gets thrown into the air. My parents went, and got drowned in beer and all kinds of soft drink and food every time the wave went up...

Other than that, I cant see that there would be any problem.

[4.9 EF Futura]

Originally Posted by chevypower

We should call this the country of bans.... Mexican waves and Australian flags on Australia Day, i am still annoyed about having fireworks banned. I wish we lived in a free democratic country, and not under dictatorship

No, we should call it the country of mindless f---wits who cant control themselves. If there wasnt so much crap being thrown around during the wave, there'd be no issue.

Stop blaming the authorities and direct your anger towards those who are responsible - the citizens to your left and to your right.

If this minority of morons could apply the slightest amount of common sense, the authorities would not need to step in and protect everyone from their stupidity.

Freedom implies rights. Rights have responsibilities. If we cant - as a wholel - address out responsibilities... then it should come as no suprise that our rights will be slowly eroded!!!

[Walkinshaw]

Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

If this minority of morons could apply the slightest amount of common sense,

issue is, its not the minority throwing crap in the air....

[bArNsY]

I'm going to the Cricket on Sunday with mates and we will be doing the Mexican Wave, if we get kicked out so be it, i'm sure we'll find a pub with a LCD screen and cheaper beer to watch the rest of the cricket!

[nobbystang]

There is nothing like the wave at the G, then the chant when the members don't do it, 'Members are wan**rs'. Maybe thats why its getting banned!!!! truth hurts

[drcook]

Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

No, we should call it the country of mindless f---wits who cant control themselves. If there wasnt so much crap being thrown around during the wave, there'd be no issue.

Stop blaming the authorities and direct your anger towards those who are responsible - the citizens to your left and to your right.

If this minority of morons could apply the slightest amount of common sense, the authorities would not need to step in and protect everyone from their stupidity.

Freedom implies rights. Rights have responsibilities. If we cant - as a wholel - address out responsibilities... then it should come as no suprise that our rights will be slowly eroded!!!

nail hit squarely on the head.

[knighto42]

As has been said above don't blame Cricket Australia - blame the ****-wits who throw stuff up in the air as it goes around. They're the ones spoiling everyone elses fun.

[XRchic]

Originally Posted by nobbystang

There is nothing like the wave at the G, then the chant when the members don't do it, 'Members are wan**rs'. Maybe thats why its getting banned!!!! truth hurts

Well, that explains it then. :

[bArNsY]

So are they going to stop people at the footy from cheering? countless times I have seen people showered in beer when their team kicks a goal!

[b2tf]

has anybody posted that its the government's fault and we should blame John Howard yet? If not, IT'S ALL THE GOVERNMENT'S FAULT.

:alien2: :


edit: ah excellent. thankyou chevypower! :

[GXL078]

Its OK unless you are sitting with all the yobs and you get sprayed with beer or the remains of a fried chook or God knows what else. Thankfully I have moved on from sitting in the yob section and usually get a reserved seat these days. That said, I was sitting in $85 seat for the last Swans game in Sydney last year and a drunk managed to fall onto 3 people and cause them all sorts of injuries (lady got a dislocated shoulder for a start). No one is really safe from the yobbo, the MCG is probably worse. I reckon the female teenager they had on crowd control should have told him to sit down as he was prancing around drunk for half an hour before hand. He was a Fremantle supporter.

[XRchic]

Originally Posted by xcgxl

Its OK unless you are sitting with all the yobs and you get sprayed with beer or the remains of a fried chook or God knows what else. Thankfully I have moved on from sitting in the yob section and usually get a reserved seat these days. That said, I was sitting in $85 seat for the last Swans game in Sydney last year and a drunk managed to fall onto 3 people and cause them all sorts of injuries (lady got a dislocated shoulder for a start). No one is really safe from the yobbo, the MCG is probably worse. I reckon the female teenager they had on crowd control should have told him to sit down as he was prancing around drunk for half an hour before hand. He was a Fremantle supporter.

Thats disgusting actually.

Cheering and having fun is fine, but when it comes to ruining other people's day, or insulting people, its ridiculous.

Oh, and the members have a very different perspective on things. Just goes to show, there is more than one way of seeing something.

[GXL078]

Originally Posted by XRchic

Thats disgusting actually.

Cheering and having fun is fine, but when it comes to ruining other people's day, or insulting people, its ridiculous.

Oh, and the members have a very different perspective on things. Just goes to show, there is more than one way of seeing something.

Yeah I used to go to Swans games at the SCG with a rich mate whose parents had members and guest passes. Its a different world in there. You could get fish and chips for $5 or something. The worst part is you have to get there early to sit where you want.

[Redrum]

The problem with the wave is, that those elements, drunk teenagers in bay 13 area, like to use the disruption to throw heaps of items in the air. I have seen these items hit other people, including a half filled coke bottle hitting a young girl in the face. I think the move sounds ridiculous and I have no idea how they will regulate it, but I understand why.

[bArNsY]

People sit in and around bay 13 so when the cricket gets boring you can always rely on the yobbos to keep everybody entertained.
If you sit in bay 13 you are accepting, stuff getting thrown in the air, offensive language, and provocative remarks towards the other sex!
Bay 13 behaviour is almost a tradition at the cricket!
I know I will be sitting in or around bay 13! : : :sm_headba

[Brent]

Originally Posted by 4.9 EF Futura

No, we should call it the country of mindless f---wits who cant control themselves. If there wasnt so much crap being thrown around during the wave, there'd be no issue.

Stop blaming the authorities and direct your anger towards those who are responsible - the citizens to your left and to your right.

If this minority of morons could apply the slightest amount of common sense, the authorities would not need to step in and protect everyone from their stupidity.

Freedom implies rights. Rights have responsibilities. If we cant - as a wholel - address out responsibilities... then it should come as no suprise that our rights will be slowly eroded!!!

Another vote for this. Absolutely 100% spot on. As much as we're over-governed in this country, we've also turned "blame shifting" into an art form. This issue isn't the MCC's fault; it isn't the government's fault............its the fault of the nimrods who parade around masquerading as humans who get as p*ssed as skunks and behave like clowns throwing stuff all over the joint.

End result = we get rules made to suit the lowest common denominator of society. And that theory goes for any other situation where people can't act in a half decent manner, be it hooning, violent demonstrations, riots, vandalism, assaults, theft, road rage, or any other like issue that seems to be getting progressively worse as time goes on.

Oops. Sorry for the thread drift. Rant over.

[EF, What else?]

Is it really just a 'minority' but? I was watching ten news last night, when it was being reported, and the clip they showed sure wasn't flattering. I'd estimate 40% of people were throwing garbage in the air, not just a couple of 'trouble-makers'