Proud Canaries the issue is that homophobic abuse in English football has generally been tolerated and ignored and that some supporters need a little time and encouragement to process the change in expectations of other fans and club officers. Proud Canaries Proud Canaries is the Norwich City FC's LGBT Fans & Friends Group with the vision 'Challenging discrimination for better enjoyment of the beautiful game'. Proud Canaries launched at the Norwich City game v Tottenham Hotspur in February 2014 and is the second officially recognised LGBT supporters' group in the country, the first being Gay Gooners, the Arsenal FC LGBT group. Proud
Supporters' groups "barras" and "porras" are used. In Europe, there are primarily three types of groups: official supporter groups, ultras, and hooligan firms. Official supporter groups primary function is to liaise with the club board and protects supporter interest as well as have a say in the running of the clubs, and they usually represent all types of supporters of all ages ranging from fanatical supporters, to disabled supporters, to supporters who rarely frequent games, however they are still an independent body. The oldest of which is Torcida founded in 1950 as supporters of Hajduk Split from Croatia. Ultras groups are independent