04-12-2020, 07:50 AM -
(04-11-2020, 03:16 PM)Steven Toast Wrote: As a Shed dweller of old, I've seen the best and worst of Hearts.
The worst was undoubtedly the bananas being thrown at Mark Walters. I remember, to my shame, laughing at the time. It was a different era and people were ignorant. I didn't even feel like it was racist at the time. I thought it was the same as picking up on someone being ginger or bald or fat. Just get the weakness to gain an advantage and go for it.
Totally moronic of course.
The other side of the coin was the energy that we created. The atmosphere we pumped out in the big games was spectacular and I feel sorry for you boys who never got to experience it.
There has definitely be a neutering of Hearts over the last few years. We have a big support, who turn up regularly, but the atmosphere appears tepid as fuck.
I'd love to see us get a bit uglier. Not in any racist or sectarian way or any shit like that. Just not be like Budge's image.
Sitting there to enjoy the rivalry. Fuck off!!
I was caught up in some of the racist stuff too. The stuff getting shouted at to Richard Cadette was horrible. Im glad it was a short lived, albeit shameful part of my life.
The other stuff was fair game