Atmosphere at Home Games

[Beepu 1,714]

A question to season ticket holders or supporters who goes to the Bridge. I so often hear drums, trumpets, etc in other leagues like bundesliga but almost never in English football?? is it not allowed or is it just not popular with the English folks?

I don't know about you guys but when we are playing away and hearing those drums and trumpets + the fan chants it feels like we are in a warzone, i personally think it can put more intimidation into the atmosphere.

The Germans seem to have the scariest chants for me, they maybe mechanical as some said in the last page but they sound angry and angry as a group.....

But if I was a new fan I would probably be more attracted to the English style more, it just seems more welcoming to me. The cheerful singing and banter is different than the mechanical chants.

Not sure if my post made sense, because I don't even english.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

it's Jose's mind games

[Fernando 6,585]

I don't think our atmosphere is that bad.

If you mess with the fans you will get the Benitez treatment.

We showed him for his plastic comments.

So I'm not worried at all.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

For sure on our next home game, that will be noisy

[Myself 793]

A question to season ticket holders or supporters who goes to the Bridge. I so often hear drums, trumpets, etc in other leagues like bundesliga but almost never in English football?? is it not allowed or is it just not popular with the English folks?

I don't know about you guys but when we are playing away and hearing those drums and trumpets + the fan chants it feels like we are in a warzone, i personally think it can put more intimidation into the atmosphere.

The Germans seem to have the scariest chants for me, they maybe mechanical as some said in the last page but they sound angry and angry as a group.....

But if I was a new fan I would probably be more attracted to the English style more, it just seems more welcoming to me. The cheerful singing and banter is different than the mechanical chants.

Not sure if my post made sense, because I don't even english.

Drums are shit. I remember we tried it once a few years back (against Stoke I think) and it just seemed so static and forced

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Team didn't play well------>This takes the pressure off them.

Smart move.

[TheOneChan95 225]

I've never been to SB myself so I can't really comment. I understand it may be hard to get going for a match against QPR too.

However, I have a friend who went to both SB and the Bernabeu and he said that SB was much better as he couldn't hear himself at SB while the Madrid fans were quiet up until a goal.

I also don't think Mou should have publicly stated this issue but hopefully it improves.

[quickpassnmove 924]

A question to season ticket holders or supporters who goes to the Bridge. I so often hear drums, trumpets, etc in other leagues like bundesliga but almost never in English football?? is it not allowed or is it just not popular with the English folks?

I don't know about you guys but when we are playing away and hearing those drums and trumpets + the fan chants it feels like we are in a warzone, i personally think it can put more intimidation into the atmosphere.

The Germans seem to have the scariest chants for me, they maybe mechanical as some said in the last page but they sound angry and angry as a group.....

But if I was a new fan I would probably be more attracted to the English style more, it just seems more welcoming to me. The cheerful singing and banter is different than the mechanical chants.

Not sure if my post made sense, because I don't even english.

EPL, Bundesliga, Eredivisie and the Championship are the best leagues to watch in Europe IMHO, but I have enjoyed SOME Serie A matches in the past too. I recommend that you watch some Borussia Moenchengladbach matches to see an amazing television experience with respect to what can been seen through the cameras mounted inside that stadium.

But regarding crowds, the most intense crowds are Turkish (especially Beshiktash) and the crowds for the Indonesian national team.

[Liquidator 5,176]

For sure on our next home game, that will be noisy

West Brom? If anything it will be worse. He's criticized the fans before and it made no difference. Personally, even if he is trying to deflect attention away from a piss poor performance he should shut his gob about the fans. Maybe if he was on the wage most regular fans are who pay £55 to watch Mo Salah miscontrol a 10 yard pass he can genuinely claim to have this connection with the fans but while he is on a few million a year not knowing how difficult it is to afford to go he can shut up.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I've got two words for you: Vuvu-zella!

[Tautvix 1,321]

I love this season's Jose. He gives a lot of credit to the team when they deserve that but criticize them when they deserve that also.

And talking about our fans... Jose is totally right.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

Two points, remember this is Mourinho

1) it's taken all the press attention away from the pretty poor performance, which is probably why he went public.

2) he's set himself up nicely for his next press conference Friday to say something like 'it's easy for the team to play away, our away support is the best in the country' - and we just so happen to be going to anfield.

Mind games. He's trying to help the team, whilst giving the bridge a much needed kick up the arse. (Yes there are many reasons why etc) but he's the one man at the club who can say something like this and everyone will listen

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

West Brom? If anything it will be worse. He's criticized the fans before and it made no difference. Personally, even if he is trying to deflect attention away from a piss poor performance he should shut his gob about the fans. Maybe if he was on the wage most regular fans are who pay £55 to watch Mo Salah miscontrol a 10 yard pass he can genuinely claim to have this connection with the fans but while he is on a few million a year not knowing how difficult it is to afford to go he can shut up.

I don't know, maybe just me, but I think what Jose just expect is that a maximum support from our supporter inside the stadium, every time, even when the team were struggling and not only cheers on if there was a goal or after we lead. This should become our home advantage, and from Jose point of view, it is just not happening yesterday, at the moment when the team really need it most.

I don't see any problem with what he said, I prefer to have a manager who brave enough to talked about it in media, rather than having someone like Pellegrini who just stay quiet, after all in the country criticized Etihad empty seats in CL games.

[stroey 2,525]

Yeah it was also really awkward to hear the QPR fans so clearly whenever Terry had the ball.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Yeah it was also really awkward to hear the QPR fans so clearly whenever Terry had the ball.

ah yes, I also realized about that.

I am like wtf there is a 'boo' like noise every time Terry got the ball, at the Bridge! I thought it was a strong wind or something at first, but then it happened twice and third.