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sofedup22 · 09/07/2022 12:59

In 2020 we moved next door to a park, all fine very lucky it's a nice area near a prestigious uni so apart from the odd drunk student passing through no anti-social behavior or scary people.

One thing that we didn't know about and which is really getting to us though is there are playing fields and what we didn't know at the time of moving is that it is the home ground to a semi-pro local football team.

Nearly every weekend in the summer there are matches metres from our house and garden, obviously, there's noise but what gets to us is the aggressive swearing. You have never heard anything the like, it is awful. So loud as so close and you can cleary every f'ing this and c'ing that which seems to said every few minutes. I have two DC a preschooler and a toddler and we are being forced out of the house as we don't want them to have to listen to it. It would be bad enough that there's no way we can use the garden when this is going on but we can also hear it clearly in the house. They were young enough last year that we just kept them out of the garden, but the eldest especially will be able to to clearly know what they are saying in the house now so we feel like we have to go out, I just wanted a lazy morning pottering in and out of the garden today as we're still getting over covid but I've had to drag us all out in the heat as we can't even have our windows open.

Am I wrong to think it's a bit much that my children have to listen to that language (sometimes they seem to play matches back to back so it goes on for hours) in their own home?

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KangarooKenny · 09/07/2022 13:05

I think you are being unreasonable. I would have seen the playing fields and not bought it.

vodkaredbullgirl · 09/07/2022 13:07

This is what happens when you move near a playing field.

sofedup22 · 09/07/2022 13:08

We're renting @KangarooKenny but it is lovely apart from that. The one we were buying fell through and we agreed to rent to stop the chain from collapsing - still haven't found somewhere to buy so we're here for the foreseeable.

It just looks like school style playing fields - would never have thought there would be professional matches played on it it's smack bang in the middle of a residential area.

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eosmum · 09/07/2022 13:09

I’d stick on something like baby shark on repeat as loud as humanly possible every time there’s a match and they’ll move up the other end of the pitch.

Purplecatshopaholic · 09/07/2022 13:10

It’s not ideal but it’s hardly the end of the world. No way would I be keeping my kids out of the garden because of it, that’s nuts!

Badgirlgonegood · 09/07/2022 13:11

To be honest what are you going to do? Ask them to stop swearing?

I would use this as an opportunity to teach my kids not to be offended by or repeat everything they hear.

Badgirlgonegood · 09/07/2022 13:11

eosmum · 09/07/2022 13:09

I’d stick on something like baby shark on repeat as loud as humanly possible every time there’s a match and they’ll move up the other end of the pitch.

This is a great idea, get yourself a garden speaker, love it hahaha

OnaBegonia · 09/07/2022 13:13

2 hrs once a week is hardly going to corrupt your poor darlings, they probably won't notice if they're busy playing.

skinhappy · 09/07/2022 13:15

This is why I never bought near parks! its not nice but it is time limited and you will move one day.

Floraanddougal · 09/07/2022 13:22

Yoire only renting, move?

perimenofertility · 09/07/2022 13:26

I completely sympathise, I live with exactly the same situation! Next to a beautiful park which is perfect six days of the week and a non-stop stream of filthy swearing one day.
I don't think it's acceptable and I don't see why we should put up with it. You don't see premiership footballers on TV swearing in this way.
They are presumably playing in a local league? You could try to find out who operates it and contact them and ask to tone it down. I did this, a conversation followed in which we discussed it, things have since been toned down - still hear some swearing but significantly less.

Pinkdelight3 · 09/07/2022 13:26

I'd be very relieved I was only renting. Can you move? Two years out of the market seems a long time to have not found anywhere suitable so the foreseeable needn't be long now. It doesn't sound like a place to stay when it's bugging you that much and it's how it is for those matches, there's no way you can do anything about it. Make sure this is your last summer there.

neverbeenskiing · 09/07/2022 13:26

I can see why it's annoying, but if you move into a house near a park or playing fields it's to be expected. I wouldn't leave the house every time. Just put some music on or something.

MisgenderedSwan · 09/07/2022 13:26

Actually I would speak to the club. I have never played semi professionally but have played for teams as an adult and it was not unusual to get carded for loud swearing - it's not considered sporting. I would record them playing so you have evidence of the noise levels and language used then go to the home club. Football as a sport has a large focus on grass roots and family friendly so I think this should be complained about.

It would be difficult if you were just complaining about noise levels but I think the bad language should be addressed.

Pinkdelight3 · 09/07/2022 13:30

It's a weird thing, but have to add - I'm not a football person at all and I've only played in matches a few times, when work has had a women's football match for fun and I've joined in to make up numbers, but blimey, when you're on that pitch, the sweary, aggressive side can really come to the fore. I'm not like that any other time, but found myself yelling all kinds of stuff I wouldn't ordinarily and the rest of the - usually very well-behaved - women were the same. So I wouldn't get any hopes up that having a word will make any difference whatsoever.

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