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The story
On October 4, J2 side Niigata apologized on its official website for a nuisance act committed by supporters during the home match against Iwata on September 19 (Denka Big Swan Stadium). Reports describe the act as “spraying liquid,” but what exactly was sprayed has not been specified. On 5ch, discussion centered on the fact that the club — rather than the individual fan responsible — was the one apologizing, why the liquid’s contents were kept vague, and the particular etiquette (or lack thereof) in the goal-end supporters’ section.
Published 10/4 (Sun) 18:07
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J2 Niigata updated its official website on the 4th, apologizing after confirming that Niigata supporters had committed a nuisance act during the home league match against Iwata held at Denka Big Swan Stadium on September 19.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Is this really worth making such a fuss over?
Sure, it'd be nice if you could check what's being thrown before it's sprayed, but what happens when some 'guy with nothing left to lose' takes advantage of everyone just shrugging this off and dumps acid instead?
I bet it was some supporter who wandered into the heart of the goal-end section for the first time and got caught in the crossfire
That spot's basically lawless — in summer people are spraying drinking water everywhere, moshing, all sorts
That area's claimed by the diehard chanting crowd who care more about cheering than the actual match, so it's best to steer clear
During chants mid-match, huge flags get waved around so much you often can't even see the pitch properly
lol
lol fun fact, salmon aren't even tasty by the time they're swimming upstream lol
lol
Attendance is hitting an all-time high right now — how do you even write something like that?
It's basically the third-string team, so no wonder nobody's interested, right?
This particular match actually drew 20,708 spectators
Was it some kind of celebration, or was it meant to harass someone?
Same with news sites — articles about match results just don't get the clicks
why does the team have to apologize for him?
They're always saying supporters are the '12th player,' aren't they
'20' people lol
Isn't that '.708' not even a whole person? (joking that 20,708 reads like '20.708' people)
Just round that to an average, come on
Aren't they doing well right now?
Nobody cares
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Denka Big Swan Stadium, located in Niigata City, is J2 Niigata’s home ground, and posters in the thread noted that the match in question drew 20,708 spectators. J.League attendance overall has been trending upward in recent years, and some replies pushed back against the “does anyone even watch J2” skepticism by citing that actual figure. Opinion in the thread split over whether it was appropriate for the club to apologize on behalf of an individual fan’s misconduct. While there’s a culture of treating supporters as the “12th player,” plenty of posters pushed back, arguing they’re simply spectators. The fact that the official statement never specified what the “liquid” actually was — leaving it to readers’ imagination — also seems to have helped fuel the online buzz. The reporting itself went no further than confirming the nuisance act and the club’s stern-warning response; neither the liquid’s identity nor further details of any harm have been made public.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News Breaking+) thread “[Soccer] J2 Niigata: Supporter sprays liquid at stadium in nuisance act, club apologizes: “We deeply apologize for the discomfort caused”.”
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