Oh.. a tit is a better manager than Tim, at least you have something to watch
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Oh.. a tit is a better manager than Tim, at least you have something to watch
Now you cant even get you lad out after your team scored the winer
#gamesgone
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I was in Block 36 today, right near to the visitors section and my god the noise from the Newcastle fans was deafening, for most of the first half and the entirety of the second half. I expect they had been on the piss since 6am, but even so their support was quite incredible today.
How I wish our home support was only 50% as good as theirs.
I was in Block 36 today, right near to the visitors section and my god the noise from the Newcastle fans was deafening, for most of the first half and the entirety of the second half. I expect they had been on the piss since 6am, but even so their support was quite incredible today.
How I wish our home support was only 50% as good as theirs.
I was sat in the away end, was really loud. Embarrassing having them singing songs about how quiet we are, and to think that's something we try and wind Woolwich up about.
Had to take my scarf off as someone Geordie told a steward I was going to get my head kicked in, which was less warm of them.
Had to take my scarf off as someone Geordie told a steward I was going to get my head kicked in, which was less warm of them.
Mate I'm not saying its wrong, fair play to you, but I'm not surprised cheering our goal didn't go down to well amongst a couple of thousand passionate geordies, most of whom had probably been drinking since the early hours.
Unfortunately, its not just the acoustics. As I'm always in the Park Lane Lower, I can categorically say we are almost always out-sung by the opposition, even when we are winning or bizarrely, even if we've won the match. The only recent one where we weren't out-sung was the 4-0 win over QPR, but even then it was only just.
Along with a couple of others who were near to me today, we tried to get some chants started but no-one was interested at all, which was probably a reflection of the general mood in the stadium and the malaise that was happening on the pitch during the second half.
I do a few away matches each season and thinking about it you are spot-on. A very sad indictment of modern football, I'm afraid to say.
I think the only PL exception must be Crystal Palace, who seem to have a fantastic home support. From what I have seen and heard on TV, their fans go absolutely wild even when their players come out of the tunnel, let alone score.
Would you have took the same seats against Woolwich or West Ham, wearing your scarf and cheering when we scored? If yes would you have expected good banter and nothing more?
You need to distinguish between idealism and pramatism. I agree with you that in an ideal world home and away fans should be able to mix, have a beer together and watch the match, but the real world is not like that. Football is a tribal game, attended for the most by people who are passionate about their team and want to see their team beat the oppostion and prove they are better and that ' prove your better' mindset also applies to singing and size and nosie of support.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...g-in-an-empty-stadium-at-Stamford-Bridge.html
not just us then, is it?
not just us then, is it?
Nope, but I find it kind of sad the people goading Chelsea fans for it (can't believe I just said that). But it's the same in every ground and I have a strong suspicion the majority of people who will now be goading Chelsea's support have never been to a game in their lives.
One huge help across the premier league would be safe-standing! Needs to happen because not only are people more likely to sign standing up, but almost more importantly it'll group like minded supporters together.
I have to be honest - your confession stuck me as being either from someone a) who has never been to a top flight game in the UK before, b) Someone with thinking issues c) someone on a wind up.
No one can be that ignorant of the ramifications of doing that and not need a nurse or a lot of medication.
Fucking embaressing.
So you did, I agree with you there.
Lot of issues here, support across the whole prem has been getting more and more tame, police, clubs and politicians can't tell the difference between passionate supporters and hooligans and treat them all the same, only a year ago there was 1882 being targeted by Haringey council and all that bollocks. You stand up and sing these days and some steward comes over as though we are fucking children, feel like the club wants it to be a sanitised family friendly but boring place. That's not to mention the ticket prices which will lead to the prawn sandwich people coming to our games instead of more working class type fans.
The football aspect is more complex I feel, we have gone from the crazy mid table counter attacking 4-4 score line days of the 90's and early 00's full of passion but bugger all defending to the days of constant new styles in the case of AVB a very boring style of football. The club feels unsettled, the football is not always entertaining and some of the players look as though they don't want to be there. The Redknapp 2 year success didn't help either as we temporarily became used to good football and winning and we judge everything by that.
Want the passion back, get the likes of Mason and Kane on the pitch players with ability but also heart who will fire up the crowd, give the manager some time and let him build the squad not Levy so the football can get to a good place and we can maybe play as a team and most of tell the stewards to fuck off and put the ticket prices down to a reasonable level so old fans can come back.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/dec/05/tottenham-fan-group-atmosphere
good post, your middle paragraph mirrors my earlier thoughts.
as for the last, although Mason and Kane are doing well, they are not of the Modric, King, VDV or Bale standard and passion and enthusiasm will only take us so far. We need to unearth or buy someone special who will act as the galvanising catalyst that any of those mentioned so often became.
