While I have some sympathy for scbbruin, I think she is being unfair to Hilton Head generally. I did not sit near the fan in question on Thursday, but I may have on Saturday. I'm sure her precious child was not damaged in any way by the remarks of this fan, however vulgar. At least he was at the game! Soccer is not ballet. It is a rough, physical game that is very exciting to watch. HH just completed a very successful season- ranked second in the state for several weeks- and played before an average home crowd of less than a hundred. Just once I would like our kids to play before a raucous English crowd and experience the excitement of European football. Even for the playoffs, we drew far less fans than our football team(hasn't won a meaningful game in several years). I don't think we need to apologize to one overprotective parent for the actions of one fan. I usually take time to chat with some of the fans of the opposing team when at games. I spoke with a few DF fans who were very nice. The Wando fans sat on our side Saturday and were extremely nice, knowlegeable fans. I saw no trouble of any kind Thursday or Saturday. My hat is off to both groups of fans. Hilton Head fans were great also. There was a lot of cheering and excitement. This whole thing has been blown up way out of proportion.
