I don't normally get involved with this sort of thread but it seems like Andy was actually saying what everyone agrees with. I didn't actually see him make any disrespectful remarks regarding any members, well established or not. Perhaps you are taking the "hardcore fisherman" literal rather than in the sarcastic manner in which it seems to be.
Most importantly every person has a right to be on this forum and not to have insults with "mad" faces after them. Telling someone to find another site because he made a generalised comment about divs with daylights isn't what a community based forum is about.
He was only referring to Sunderland because of the fact the pier is a prime location for such actions unbecoming a lady.....
In my opinion anyway.