"Lukewarm Stamford Bridge"

[Reddish-Blue 2,488]

pin it on me all you want, the difference is i live in Scotland yet i travel to a lot of away games to watch us win, lose or Draw and regardless of the result our fans including me will sing happily for the full 90 minutes. I've went to Munich, Amsterdam and still made 3 home games last year, plus a lot of away days. All i'm saying is our home support should be our 12th man rather than relying on one stand to do all the noise and thats no disrespect to anyone who goes to home games and is a passionate supporter.

Completely agree, I feel the home support could be a bit louder in tricky situations.

The flipside is that our new players haven't created that connection with the fans yet.....the process will take time.

Hopefully we stick with Jose, build some stability and recreate the atmosphere we had a few seasons ago!

[JamesGodfrey 87]

I am not here to " put it on you," as written. How much does it cost you to fly to London from Glasgow ? 35 quids ?

Average these days is £80-£120 return, plus the price of a hotel etc. Its easier for me to go with a bunch of fans up here in the car and split the cost in fuel. My next home game is United in January.

All i'm saying is can see where Jose is coming from and for the players coming out to a packed Stamford Bridge full of noise would only help them massively in my opinion.

[JamesGodfrey 87]

Completely agree, I feel the home support could be a bit louder in tricky situations.

The flipside is that our new players haven't created that connection with the fans yet.....the process will take time.

Hopefully we stick with Jose, build some stability and recreate the atmosphere we had a few seasons ago!

Agree 100%

[Hutcho 8,443]

Away Fans are Amazing.

Home Fans are not because of the reasons we all know.

Make the tickets 20 quid. Introduce standing in both ends and your soon get the atmoshphere up.

But its not just a problem with us. Its most home grounds in the country... At least the "big" teams.

[bushman 2,043]

Average these days is £80-£120 return, plus the price of a hotel etc. Its easier for me to go with a bunch of fans up here in the car and split the cost in fuel. My next home game is United in January.

All i'm saying is can see where Jose is coming from and for the players coming out to a packed Stamford Bridge full of noise would only help them massively in my opinion.

I am envious now. I too, would split the fuel of cost, happily. If I attend, I pay an arm & a leg to see Chelsea´s struggle.

Of course, Jose is right to question their home support. However, today´s economical situation, folks may think twice to attend. Those that do, may not be an ordinary Joe, but most likely corporate season holders. Therefore, they may not care much.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

I reckon he didn't feel it when he sat with the crowd at the Norwich game.

[The only place to be 11,313]

It's not something you can fix overnight. A lot of times it's down to a bit of anxiety or simply because the teams who come to the Bridge stifle the play so much that games can become a little dull.

Football crowds are pretty weird things too. In this country you tend to find we become more vocal in adversity, and that's a tough role for us to adopt when we're one of the biggest, richest clubs in the world. When you're on an away day, you're in 'enemy territory' in the role of the underdog so there's a greater will to fight the 'occupying force'. Plus I can only talk about myself but I tend to drink more before an away game, so that helps.

You have to look at the profile of our fans though. We're not unique in seeing a change in the type of fans going, but the whole atmosphere has changed. My earliest memories are of half-time stinking of booze and fags, but then it changed to families literally bringing packed lunches. It's almost like we've been domesticated in a way.

That's not to say we don't have the ability to be louder, but it's often in the games where there's a rivalry or the other team comes to attack us. It's not going to be as simple as reducing the price of tickets because that's not possible every week in the current stadium. I actually think any solution is going to come with a move to a new ground where you can maybe look to standing areas (although I've seen plenty of times the MHL has been all standing but there's still an anxious feel amongst the fans) or reduce prices in certain areas but still maintain the income you need.

Ultimately though, we're a rich club with expensive seats in West London. That's going to have a massive bearing on what type of people you attract to the club.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Our home atmosphere has been poor ever since the away fans were moved to the Shed End. Stamford Bridge is a graveyard. I was in the MHL on Wednesday for the Schalke game, and everyone seemed genuinely shocked - literally, people were speechless - when about 15 people in the West Lower started singing. Even the MH Stand isn't as vocal as it once was. Too many prawn sarnie-eaters and middle-class businessmen in trenchcoats for there to be a decent atmosphere, I feel.

[Barbara 15,149]

Our home atmosphere has been poor ever since the away fans were moved to the Shed End. Stamford Bridge is a graveyard. I was in the MHL on Wednesday for the Schalke game, and everyone seemed genuinely shocked - literally, people were speechless - when about 15 people in the West Lower started singing. Even the MH Stand isn't as vocal as it once was. Too many prawn sarnie-eaters and middle-class businessmen in trenchcoats for there to be a decent atmosphere, I feel.

well from the television I was shocked (and also impressed) by the noise made by Schalke supporters and how they didn't stop singing even when the team was losing 3-0... I sort of felt bad at that moment because our fans in the stadium didn't have a 'comeback' to them, even when we were winning - at least that was the impression from the TV.

It's a deep problem I guess, based on the many reasons you and others who actually go there explained. As a fan overseas I'm just sad

[Sidzeret 2,257]

It's the problem that can't be fixed overnight. Not a problem with the supporters but with the club itself.

Allow beer in the stands

[Rmpr 8,977]

Jose himself is criticizing the home support, how ironic is that! :lol2:

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Jose himself is criticizing the home support, how ironic is that! :lol2:

I'm not entirely sure he meant to criticise... You know these days how the English media twist things.

That sounds like some thing AVB might do., not Mourinho