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Have We Got The Worst Atmosphere In The Country

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veryoldspur

Bobby Zamora
I have been to both the Bournemouth and Villa game this season, as well as many other games since the opening of the new stadium, and the atmosphere has got worse and worse. You can scour YouTube, and supporters of many other clubs say the same thing about our stadium. There is a belief that the players need to get the supporters up for the game, then there is a belief that the supporters need to get the team up for the game, I am in the latter camp. Even in the last few years at the old stadium the atmosphere started to get worse, but now other than the very occasional game against a big club when we are winning, it's like a library. Go to Palace or Leeds (for example) and the supporters sing throughout the game regardless of performance or result, but at our place it's deadly quiet. I don't think there is a single answer to the question, but I would like to know your views on why it is like it is, and what can be done
 
Can’t say if it’s the worst as I’ve only been to about 40 existing and old grounds in the UK. There’s no doubt that the atmosphere is not the same as it was at the old WHL besides European nights. But to say it’s the worst is a tad OTT. I’ve been to Chelsea and Upton Park to watch Spurs and considering we are their cup final, I was very underwhelmed when you factor in how much both clubs want to beat us.

The only grounds that have ever stood out for me that have a good atmosphere in this country are St James’ Park, Stoke’s ground whatever it is called now and Molineux. Every other ground whether it’s Liverpool, United, Brighton or Everton, I’ve been unimpressed.
 
I hadn’t been up to a game since last December until yesterday. Aside from 15 minutes scattered throughout the game, it felt very flat. Took me aback a bit tbh.
 
I would say its a combination of:

1) Too high a proportion of old fans (50+), who are just jaded
2) Too much cocaine, making people bad company
3) The loss of some of the South Korean colour and joy
 
Been giving this some thought and I don’t feel the assertion that the atmosphere is poor is wrong. Worst in the country is a bold statement but it’s not great. I feel it’s an overall fatigue with the club and the narrative that the new stadium would propel us which hasn’t quite materialised. The stadium should be buzzing at the moment, we’re relatively high up in the table, we finally broke our trophy drought, I felt this was all that was missing as the infrastructure was in place, i.e. the stadium and the training ground, we just needed something tangible (silverware) to show for all the hard work. But that shine already seems to have worn off.

The general trend is that we’ve gone backwards since Poch left, in the league anyway. I’m not sure that the togetherness we had as a fanbase/club will come back until we have a manager that unites us the way Poch did. Not even sure this iteration of Poch himself could do that.

Might be talking a load of crap but that’s my take.
 
More the case of it being a typical premier league home atmosphere for a club on an extended run of poor form than specific to us imv

Some contributing factors :
PL football is expensive
High number of season ticket holders (long term holders/older in age/jaded & go out of habit/not as good as it was back in the day mindset)
Away fans next to the family stand/posh seats

You look abroad in Europe where atmospheres are rocking and the noise is generated in stands that are packed with young lads who are no doubt paying cheap ticket prices - you just don't get that much in the PL.
 
I don't go anymore but it almost always sounds quiet on tv apart from the occasional chant and the 'Oh when the Spurs' trumpet at the start.
Hard to find a single reason but one I've felt for quite a while is that we're quite a boring watch. There's very little action that gets me excited, Kudus aside. Last time we were really good to watch were the Poch days with prime Kane, Eriksen, Dele, etc.
 
yiddo37 said:
I've felt for quite a while is that we're quite a boring watch. There's very little action that gets me excited, Kudus aside.
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Was just about to say THIS! If we actually put 3 FORWARD passes together and start popping off shots and skills then the whole vibe lifts and noise starts circulating.

Doing the horseshoe passes around the back 4 or 6 is just tiresome to watch. Horseshoe Horseshoe Horseshoe Horseshoe Horseshoe Horseshoe Horseshoe Horseshoe Horseshoe
 
Only been to 2 home games and 2 away games this season.

The matchday 'experience' in general is awful. And expensive. I don't enjoy it and I am certainly in no great rush to get to a game any time soon.

No idea what the answer is but winning a few games would probably help.

Oh, as for the OPs question, the answer is no, it's bad but WHU must be the worst by some margin.
 
yiddo37 said:
I don't go anymore but it almost always sounds quiet on tv apart from the occasional chant and the 'Oh when the Spurs' trumpet at the start.
Hard to find a single reason but one I've felt for quite a while is that we're quite a boring watch. There's very little action that gets me excited, Kudus aside. Last time we were really good to watch were the Poch days with prime Kane, Eriksen, Dele, etc.
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Modern football in general is boring.

"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style, and with a flourish, about going out and beating the lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom". Danny Blanchflower.
 
Atmosphere at any stadium is only as good as how the team are performing, even the much vaunted Anfield was as quiet as "you could hear a pin drop" according to the TV commentators from when Man U got a second until the end of the match yesterday.
 
Jurgen the German said:
Been giving this some thought and I don’t feel the assertion that the atmosphere is poor is wrong. Worst in the country is a bold statement but it’s not great. I feel it’s an overall fatigue with the club and the narrative that the new stadium would propel us which hasn’t quite materialised. The stadium should be buzzing at the moment, we’re relatively high up in the table, we finally broke our trophy drought, I felt this was all that was missing as the infrastructure was in place, i.e. the stadium and the training ground, we just needed something tangible (silverware) to show for all the hard work. But that shine already seems to have worn off.

The general trend is that we’ve gone backwards since Poch left, in the league anyway. I’m not sure that the togetherness we had as a fanbase/club will come back until we have a manager that unites us the way Poch did. Not even sure this iteration of Poch himself could do that.

Might be talking a load of crap but that’s my take.
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It is definitely weird when you think about it.....trophy drought over .....DL gone....new direction and leadership ....and yet .....???

A pandemic of Anhedonia is my guess :)
 
Nutter-Naylor said:
Modern football in general is boring.

"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style, and with a flourish, about going out and beating the lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom". Danny Blanchflower.
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I would trial a rule that goals scored directly or indirectly from set pieces only count as 0.5 of a goal.

Also abolishing VAR, to bring back passion around scoring goals.
 
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