About the Norton fans

**AhMT** · October 24th, 2008, 11:28 PM

I cut you guys some slack when some of you elected to boo during Clintwood's player introductions -- after all, there are always a few in every crowd.

What really got to me, though, was when, during the 3rd quarter, with the score 21-13, y'all just started leaving. I even saw cheerleaders leaving the field. I know it was a wet, nasty night, but you knew the weather forecast. I was there from 4:30 today -- I don't think any of you were wetter than I was.

Every one of you who got up and left while your boys were still busting their butts on that field should be ashamed of yourselves. What kind of message did you send to your team? "We love you when you win, but if you're behind, well, we're not gonna sit in the rain to watch you lose?"

I've had the good fortune to meet a couple of your players, and they seem to be fine young men. IMO, they deserve a whole heck of a lot better than they got from their own fans tonight.

So, to those of you who decided to withdraw your support from a group of kids who NEEDED your support by bailing on them because they were behind -- your behavior was disgraceful, and inexcusable. Shame on you. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img]

**SWVA-Football** · October 24th, 2008, 11:31 PM

Fans leave all the time in the 3rd and 4th quarter before the game is over. Nobody wants to be stuck in a terrible traffic jam, especially not tonight.

**AhMT** · October 24th, 2008, 11:45 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PassMan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Fans leave all the time in the 3rd and 4th quarter before the game is over. Nobody wants to be stuck in a terrible traffic jam, especially not tonight. </div></div>

So, you're saying those same people would have left if Norton had been winning, just to avoid a little traffic? I don't buy that. Sure, a few people meander on out -- but 1/2 to 2/3 of the fans? I don't think so.

**Bostic** · October 24th, 2008, 11:32 PM

probably was some of the same ones that was just a couple of weeks ago calling CW over-rated after the loss to gc

**imported_Sportsfan** · October 24th, 2008, 11:40 PM

I was not at the game, but I listened to it on the radio, and I can tell you something that ticked me off at some Norton fans. They had a player down on the field, Coleman, I believe. And I could here fans saying crap to the refs, calling them idiots etc. I'm sorry, but when a player is down, you behave yourself, and if it's one of your own, that is even more of a reason to keep your mouth shut. I know that no one likes to lose, but that kind of behavior is inexcusable.

**sup-rbeast** · October 24th, 2008, 11:42 PM

I heard that as well...a lil profanity mixed in to boot...ahhh..those classy Raider fans...

**227raiders** · October 24th, 2008, 11:44 PM

Yea, that was rude, but it was on both sides.

**Bostic** · October 24th, 2008, 11:47 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stoney</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sportsfan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I was not at the game, but I listened to it on the radio, and I can tell you something that ticked me off at some Norton fans. They had a player down on the field, Coleman, I believe. And I could here fans saying crap to the refs, calling them idiots etc. I'm sorry, but when a player is down, you behave yourself, and if it's one of your own, that is even more of a reason to keep your mouth shut. I know that no one likes to lose, but that kind of behavior is inexcusable. </div></div>

typical norton fans......they have no class.</div></div>

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skywalker</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yea, that was rude, but it was on both sides.</div></div>

Yeah it was on both sides, but everyone knows that a team is not supposed to go to the sideline during and injury time out and discuss stuff that is what team timeouts are for coach adams knows that.

**Milk3** · October 25th, 2008, 01:43 AM

did you really expect any better from their fans ahMT ?

**SWVA-Football** · October 24th, 2008, 11:46 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sup-rbeast</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I heard that as well...a lil profanity mixed in to boot...ahhh..those classy Raider fans... </div></div>

I was sitting down below a Clintwood fan who repeatedly yelled obscenities out to the refs and continued to do so when Coleman was injured down near the endzone. I don't think you can classify one group of people when there are clearly fools on both sides.

If anyone thinks I'm making it up just to balance things out, I captured the footage and you can hear the loud-mouth on almost every play, shouting out something new or repeating the same thing over and over again, with the most annoying voice you've ever heard in your life. He sounded like the Cajun guy from The Waterboy, if that's any indication as to just how bad it was. He was located at the very top of the bleachers at the 35-40 yard line closest to the hillside.