Topic: Atmosphere at Anfield

[Raid]

Was great in person last night but all I keep hearing from people is that it sounded like we made no noise on BT Sports!?!

It didn't sound fantastic but it also sounded like the mics were off or turned down by the Kop. Robertson seemed to suggest the atmosphere was great at the end and that's the main thing

[macca007]

Wasn't bad last night but will get better as it progresses in the competition. Their fans where loud as fuck last night. Best I've heard at anfield in a while. Was sat next to the fuckers tho 

[nfletcher23]

Was great in person last night but all I keep hearing from people is that it sounded like we made no noise on BT Sports!?!

I was expecting people to come away from the game saying the atmosphere was poor because of how it sounded on tv, sounded flat but i'm not sure why maybe because of the mics, could only really hear the PSG fans bar the first/last 10 mins

[hollger]

Obviously can't say for sure as I wasn't there, but I think the "problem" with us sounding "poor" on the TV was largely down to just how loud the PSG lot were - helped by the fact they had at least 1 person drumming the entire time. They didn't shut up, absolutely fair play to them, it was a great bit of support for their team. I imagine there'll be a few thousand with very sore throats this morning!

However - to be fair when we go away, we're just the same really (minus the drummer!). I think some teams just have that ultra element who travel in numbers to any away and make noise the entire time.

I certainly heard a lot of noise and a good many songs for us though even though it did seem the mics may have favoured the PSG end on BT.

[coct3au]

I was expecting people to come away from the game saying the atmosphere was poor because of how it sounded on tv, sounded flat but i'm not sure why maybe because of the mics, could only really hear the PSG fans bar the first/last 10 mins

That wasn't because of the mics, it also sounded like that from the Main Stand! Just the reality of the situation unfortunately. I think they literally sang constantly apart from a minute or two after each goal. Impressive effort. So it was a great atmosphere, just mostly theirs. :/

[dudleyred]

They did sing constantly but rarely heard them from the Kop

TV mics make a mystery of an atmosphere. First half place was great. A lull in second half but I thought it was right up there in first half with atmospheres over the last couple of years in Europe

[moondog]

That wasn't because of the mics, it also sounded like that from the Main Stand! Just the reality of the situation unfortunately. I think they literally sang constantly apart from a minute or two after each goal. Impressive effort. So it was a great atmosphere, just mostly theirs. :/

They definitely didn't even miss a beat when our first went in, not one of them seemed to even notice . Apart from a few bottle tossers - they were fantastically supportive. Having a drum section definitely helps and it felt like they had come to show us they had no fear of the anfield wall of sound, even had a banner reading At Anfield We Are Home , which I didn't take to mean them being closet Reds. Ultra stickers all over Anfield Rd, we removed a load on the way to the game.

[ChrisLFCKOP]

I agree couldn't hear them from the Kop much, the Atmosphere was good.

While impressive and the PSG fans didn't stop but its manufactured noise...really weird seeing them not stop singing when conceding, its natural to stop and then try and pick the boys up on the pitch.

The really fast clapping for Allez Allez Allez can fuck right off, really bad last night.

[dudleyred]

I agree couldn't hear them from the Kop much, the Atmosphere was good.

While impressive and the PSG fans didn't stop but its manufactured noise...really weird seeing them not stop singing when conceding, its natural to stop and then try and pick the boys up on the pitch.

The really fast clapping for Allez Allez Allez can fuck right off, really bad last night.

When they were swaying in different directions it made my eyes go funny!!

Allez, allez, allez is about as fast as it can get now sadly. Thought before kick off though it was a great noise with that ringing around the ground

[WanderingRed]

That wasn't because of the mics, it also sounded like that from the Main Stand! Just the reality of the situation unfortunately. I think they literally sang constantly apart from a minute or two after each goal. Impressive effort. So it was a great atmosphere, just mostly theirs. :/

I'm not too sure I agree with that statement as I have no voice.

[nayia2002]

Was decent last night on occasions.

[Buck Pete]

Was great in person last night but all I keep hearing from people is that it sounded like we made no noise on BT Sports!?!

Yep

Couldn't give a fuck that the stream watching blerts were disappointed with the atmosphere

It was fucking loud in the KOP  last night. Another brilliant night.

While impressive and the PSG fans didn't stop but its manufactured noise...really weird seeing them not stop singing when conceding, its natural to stop and then try and pick the boys up on the pitch.

Yeah, it was simply bizarre reaction to an opposition goal. I commend them for their non stop support but football surely is about lows and highs and how you react/celebrate.  They just didn't seem too arsed either way.  Maybe they are 100% confident they will do the business at home and in Belgrade/Naples.

[ChrisLFCKOP]

I'm not too sure I agree with that statement as I have no voice.

You've not done your job if you come home and still has a voice. 

I have no voice either...love nights like last night.

[momo22]

Atmosphere was good in parts. PSG lot sang constantly throughout the game. I did find it weird they didn't seem to react to our winner, just carried on singing as if nothing had happened.

[Kashinoda]

Thought it was boss on the TV, plenty who went said it was boss too. PSG again make the mistake of making us shoot towards the Kop first half, I have no idea why teams do this against us when we go for a storming start and rightfully use that atmosphere to build momentum.

Felt a little subdued in the second half mainly because PSG had no interest in playing, fuck em.

The drums didn't help with getting songs going at times, the constant drumming completely throws you off.

[Hunts Cross]

Yep

Couldn't give a fuck that the stream watching blerts were disappointed with the atmosphere

It was fucking loud in the KOP  last night. Another brilliant night.

Yeah, it was simply bizarre reaction to an opposition goal. I commend them for their non stop support but football surely is about lows and highs and how you react/celebrate.  They just didn't seem too arsed either way.  Maybe they are 100% confident they will do the business at home and in Belgrade/Naples.

Our songs and singing happen in response to what we see on the pitch, their songs/singing happen irrespective of what they see on the pitch. Their goal is a constant drone.

[redtel]

Great night of footy and the atmosphere was hair raising.

Thank God we never moved from this unique stadium. Eveytime I walk in you can feel the crackle and excitement in the air right up until you walk out.

FSG found a way to expand without moving to a new ground where the history would be a zero. Nowhere else that I have been compares to Anfield on a European night. Long may we reign here.

This team are going places and with this stadium in full cry it makes us an unbeatable force.

[FlashingBlade]

PSG fans got  on me tits..cant stand that monotonous style of chantting that bears little relation to game or lifting your team...who do they think they are..Crystal Palace fans!!

[markthescouser]

How long has there been a Union Jack flag going in the kop? Have to say I’m not the most observant, especially after a few pints, but pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve noticed it

[zip]

How long has there been a Union Jack flag going in the kop? Have to say I’m not the most observant, especially after a few pints, but pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve noticed it

I think there's been quite a few over the years

[RainbowFlick]

How long has there been a Union Jack flag going in the kop? Have to say I’m not the most observant, especially after a few pints, but pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve noticed it

Seems to have appeared the past season or so quite regularly. There's something printed on it but I'm not too sure what? Anyone know?

Not a fan personally.

[J_Kopite]

Was the same with dortmund in 2016. A drum, loudspeaker and just rambling constant noise. Shite. Might as well be crystal palace.

Spot on

[Iska]

Seems to have appeared the past season or so quite regularly. There's something printed on it but I'm not too sure what? Anyone know?

I think it says ‘JRM4UK’, no idea what that means though.

Not a fan personally.

I like it.  It’s our country’s after all and you don’t see many nowadays, outside Ibrox I guess.  Plus old crowd pics always have a few.

[ChrisLFCKOP]

PSG fans got  on me tits..cant stand that monotonous style of chantting that bears little relation to game or lifting your team...who do they think they are..Crystal Palace fans!!

I really didn't notice them much, otherthan a few quieter moments in the game.

I did notice the second goal did kinda silence them for a little bit.

I caught the ultras walking up to Anfield before the game and while good effort, if we did something similar it would be 10 times better. 

[Indomitable_Carp]

It was a weird one last night. Very loud in moments, fairly subdued in others, especially the second half.

It didn't help that I was sat next to the PSG fans, who were making their constant noise (credit to them). By the time the Kops songs reached our side of the stadium they were often fighting with PSG for volume, making it harder to sing along. There was also a moment at the start where both PSG and the Kop were singing Allez Allez Allez, but no one around us joined in because they thought it was all PSG. Very few of the songs were coordinated, especially with the timing of Allez Allez Allez. I felt like we were singing it slow, but somewhere between the Kop and us it was being sped up so it was all over the place and fizzled out.

Always good to hear Poor Old Scouser Tommy and Bring On Yer Internationale though (the latter doesn't get sung nearly enough inside Anfield I feel). Also after their keeper started getting booed he completely shat it. It did look like he took Sturridges foot to the bollocks to be fair - wasn't so obvious in the stadium.

It also doesn't help that the last Champions League match at Anfield I went to was Man City, which completely spoiled me.

Great match though, and it was a good atmosphere even if it wasn't all ours. I have watched the extended highlights and it definitely sounded quieter on BT. Got to love a last minute winner.

[OzBomber]

The mic placement really shit me watching on TV. I've heard they literally put the mic directly above the away fans in the Annie Road end? Because visually you could see 75% of the stadium off their feet, clapping and singing, yet it sounded so muted compared to the PSG fans (who were great don't get me wrong). Didn't help that the world feed have their commentators not actually at the stadium, which always seems to affect the broadcast.

I remember when I was at the Dortmund game next to their fans, and in the last 30 mins during our comeback I barely even heard them, yet you rewatch it on TV on the replay and their drums and chants are inflated way too much by the microphones.

[Peabee]

Few fans at the match have been saying it was louder than on TV. BT seemed a bit obsessed with showing and hearing the away fans.

[Welshred]

I agree couldn't hear them from the Kop much, the Atmosphere was good.

While impressive and the PSG fans didn't stop but its manufactured noise...really weird seeing them not stop singing when conceding, its natural to stop and then try and pick the boys up on the pitch.

The really fast clapping for Allez Allez Allez can fuck right off, really bad last night.

The fast clapping for Allez Allez Allez is led by the bloke who is insistent of twatting the side of 306 as hard and as fast as he can for every song. Someone needs to cut his hands off.

[Buck Pete]

Not being funny but a lot of our fans at the match saying we weren't making any noise were sat right next to the daft PSG fans banging a drum.

Err, well yeah.

I had my CL seat in the new main stand last season and it was the same.  Got fed up of listening to generic euro fan chants so got a seat under the scoreboard this season and love it.  Great view too.

Couldn't hear the PSG fans much myself in the KOP and could just see the daft fuckers bouncing about with no shirts on.

Superb atmosphere from LFC and Robbo mentioned it in his interview.  Milner was loving it at final whistle too.

[ScubaSteve]

Apart from the drum I couldn’t hear the PSG fans much in the first half. Some would say they’ve got great supporters but I’m not too sure, it was all too monotonous for me. If you were watching the fans opposed to the footy you’d never guess who won the game

Great atmosphere in the kop, my throat was killing me this morning!!! I live for the CL

[redgriffin73]

Thought it was brilliant personally, especially first half. Barely heard the PSG fans from the Kop. Can barely walk or speak today!

Allez Allez Allez deffo needs slowing down though.

[ChrisLFCKOP]

The fast clapping for Allez Allez Allez is led by the bloke who is insistent of twatting the side of 306 as hard and as fast as he can for every song. Someone needs to cut his hands off.

Right, but assume he'd just use his head if he had no hands...he sounds like that type of fella. 

[Grobbelrevell]

Our songs and singing happen in response to what we see on the pitch, their songs/singing happen irrespective of what they see on the pitch. Their goal is a constant drone.

Yep. It's a different culture, and it does look and sound impressive when it's on mass as it was for the most part outside the ground in the build-up, and during the game as well. I'll be honest though, personally, the 'ultras' culture isn't really for me. I like the emotional aspect of the game and the way that we, as a crowd, react to the situation as it unfolds (for better or worse), especially in lifting the team and recognising effort. In essence, we participate in the game, rather than actively separating ourselves from it. I can't really compute a situation where we concede an extra time goal to lose a game and just crack on as if it hadn't happened. The drum and megaphone can get to fuck as well. I will say though, their support carried themselves well in and around the city and ground in general. Fair play to them for that.

On our atmosphere, I thought it was decent in spells. Not close to some of the best that we've seen in recent seasons and beyond, but for a first group game, it was decent. It'll grow and intensify as we hopefully progress through the tournament. Quite a few around me did make an early dart on 88 though. I was made up when Bobby knocked in the winner after they'd gone.

[Welshred]

Right, but assume he'd just use his head if he had no hands...he sounds like that type of fella. 

With how hard he hits it he'd knock himself out so I'm actually ok with that!

[keano7]

It was good at times last night and there were also a period of 10 mins or so where all you could hear is the PSG singing their monotonous songs over and over again. Fair play to them they made a right racket. Find it quite odd that they don’t interact with the game barely at all. Concede a goal and show no emotion. Score a goal and show little emotion.

[d_sookoo21]

amazes me how their some of their fans pay all that money for ticket and travel to stand facing away from the pitch and bang a drum for 90 min

[SingFongFC]

The fast clapping for Allez Allez Allez is led by the bloke who is insistent of twatting the side of 306 as hard and as fast as he can for every song. Someone needs to cut his hands off.

Yeah, this. Was ridiculous last night, to the point it was almost unsingable at times!
 
In general, very surprised at the comments everywhere on social media today that they supposedly outsung us. Not watched any of the broadcast back, but can only guess this is due to mic placement.

Didn’t think they were especially loud from the Kop, which was as loud as it always is on nights like last night! Maybe lacked the real intensity that a knock out tie brings, but other than that... another top European night!

[Spongebob Redpants]

Right, but assume he'd just use his head if he had no hands...he sounds like that type of fella. 

Chop his head off as well - sorted !

[Jake]

Glad to hear it was great in the stadium last night. I was in the pub and the TVs with speakers were chocka so I had to watch on the TV with the music speaker next to it

[rojo para la vida]

Sounded great on TV.

As someone else pointed out BT have an obsession with the away fans and my observation while I was forced to watch them was that a great deal of them were more concerned about making a racket, hoping to be seen on TV rather then actually watching and taking an interest in the game. There's something bizarre about continually singing a monotone when your team are 2 down and playing shit.