A man says he was called a “gay c***” and was threatened with assault after he called out alleged homophobic abuse in the Cardiff City away end on Saturday, August 6. Reading led their home match against the Bluebirds 2-1 as it entered the late stages, when fan of 22 years Cennydd Bowles said he heard a supporter in the row behind him loudly call the home side’s goalkeeper a “fu***** fa****”.
“I turned around and told him the term he used was unacceptable,” Cennydd, a 43-year-old heterosexual man and an avid Cardiff away follower, told WalesOnline. “It was over what the fan perceived to be time wasting from the home team. As soon as he said it I just thought I had to turn towards him and say: ‘For God’s sake you can’t say that.’ That then set off a chain of events.
“There were a few words exchanged and a guy sitting on my row then turned towards me and said: ‘What are you doing, there’s no need for this, just leave it out.’ Then I told him that I wasn’t interested in discussing it with him and I just wanted to watch the game. Then he told me if I didn’t shut up he was going to hit me.”
