BLACKBURN Rovers fans were told to cut out swearing on the terraces by Rovers boss Don McKay, furious at the volume of bad language being used at Ewood.
Fans entering the Blackburn end were to be confronted with a large sign asking them to watch their language.
The Rovers boss said: "Obscene chants and vile language are often the start of more serious trouble."
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