As the wife drove us into town up the Parkway last Friday pre Lloyd Cole, on the way past William Hulme’s I glanced somewhat forlornly to my right (not at the wife) thinking this is where we belongIn terms of the champions league, other than a couple of the bigger games (spurs, Madrid and psg) I don’t think we’ve ever had that great an atmosphere in this competition.
There’s a number of reasons for that. I’d say one being our fans for whatever reason have just never taken to the competition - I know loads of season ticket holders who don’t go to any of the games.
Obviously the fans that do attend need to be singing more, but I don’t think the club have helped either. The ticket prices are often too much and the ground feels a bit like Disneyland in this competition.
I wonder what the atmosphere would have been like if we were still at Maine road
I was just bored. In the CL most of the action happens in the second half of games so teams just conserve energy in the first half and it’s very dull a lot of the time. That’s why Pep saved Sav for the second half to kickstart the action. When I saw the starting line up I knew how the game was going to play out tbh.The fans were nervy in the first half and good in the second half when we were losing.
I'd argue that as it gets to the later rounds of the CL it becomes more of a PL crowd, certainly all the regulars around me all show up for the QF's onwards. Group stages though, there's literally only one bloke I recogniseI do think CL crowds is definitely a different crowd but then again some of the grounds best atmosphere have been in Europe Madrid 2023, Spurs 2019 all was great
Agreed, most season card holders near me attend from the quarter finals onwardsI'd argue that as it gets to the later rounds of the CL it becomes more of a PL crowd, certainly all the regulars around me all show up for the QF's onwards. Group stages though, there's literally only one bloke I recognise
Post of the day, Blue :)As the wife drove us into town up the Parkway last Friday pre Lloyd Cole, on the way past William Hulme’s I glanced somewhat forlornly to my right (not at the wife) thinking this is where we belong
I actually think that most of the tourists want to join in with the singing. The ones around me last night did. But they aren’t going to join in with “Taking the piss and you know” or “if I die on kippax street” or “sometimes I fantasise” or even a 100mph version of “we never win at home”.I do think CL crowds is definitely a different crowd but then again some of the grounds best atmosphere have been in Europe Madrid 2023, Spurs 2019 all was great
We were fucking good at booing and doing the slow handclap, and we had some brilliant choruses of Swales Out and What the fuck is going On?Maine Road was an absolute cauldron; songs echoing from the rafters; every game a cacophony of noise, energy and passion.
I just wish we’d had this forum back then. Record the deafening sounds we heard week in, week out.
"Your not fit to wear the shirt"We were fucking good at booing and doing the slow handclap, and we had some brilliant choruses of Swales Out and What the fuck is going On?
That's not how I recall the Swindon home match back in the day!Maine Road was an absolute cauldron; songs echoing from the rafters; every game a cacophony of noise, energy and passion.
I just wish we’d had this forum back then. Record the deafening sounds we heard week in, week out.
I think the lack of atmosphere due to ticket price is an excuse, aka pricing out the “real fans”In terms of the champions league, other than a couple of the bigger games (spurs, Madrid and psg) I don’t think we’ve ever had that great an atmosphere in this competition.
There’s a number of reasons for that. I’d say one being our fans for whatever reason have just never taken to the competition - I know loads of season ticket holders who don’t go to any of the games.
Obviously the fans that do attend need to be singing more, but I don’t think the club have helped either. The ticket prices are often too much and the ground feels a bit like Disneyland in this competition.
I wonder what the atmosphere would have been like if we were still at Maine road
I remember shouting to my mate next to me who was only 20yards away …….give us a “C” and he totally ignored meThat's not how I recall the Swindon home match back in the day!
But wasn’t that the match where SHA la la la Summerbee was playing?That's not how I recall the Swindon home match back in the day!
I was being a tad sarcastic. Think too many worry about this and that at the match, including how loud / quiet etc.That's not how I recall the Swindon home match back in the day!
Was just about to mention that little ditty. Wasn't heard very often but sung with a real depth of feeling in the late 90s."Your not fit to wear the shirt"
He probably wasn’t English, Belgian or Brazilian either, haha!Not sure if this is the right thread but a few rows in front of me last night was a lad having his photo taken proudly holding up his half n half city/brugge scarf, whilst around his neck was his half n half Brazil/England scarf all done whilst wearing his Flamenco shirt. I'm about all done with CL malarky.
More than that he was scoring!But wasn’t that the match where SHA la la la Summerbee was playing?
Just my description of Buzzer, loved the song.More than that he was scoring!
He wasn't Sha La La La La Summerbee back then as the song didn't come out until a year after the match.