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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10080 on: October 8, 2018, 07:12:13 pm »
Some right jobsworth stewards in L1 yesterday. Everyone on the end of their row were standing and yet he tried to make everybody sit down despite everyone being the last person in their row and nobody's view was being blocked. He kept trying it for about 10 minutes before giving up as nobody listened to him. He even got the police to talk to some people who were giving it back to the Man City fans as well.

It looked like the police escorted one of them out of the stands too, although that could’ve been for another reason.
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10081 on: October 8, 2018, 07:25:13 pm »
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10082 on: October 8, 2018, 07:51:45 pm »
back of the kop is always booming
needs to spread to the rest of the ground more often

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10083 on: October 8, 2018, 08:15:06 pm »
Wait for the atmosphere to get good again and then come back instead of helping improve it. That's part of the problem.

I know it is mate, you're totally right. But I don't have a spare £855 a year plus travel to not enjoy it. I'll come back if and when safe standing is put in.

Had a c*nt of a ST holder (used his ST holder "status" to make us feel bad yesterday) give me and my mates grief for wanting to shift a little so we could be standing together on the Kop. Absolutely plenty of room (was by the wall so there was a spare gap where there's no seat) and would have been room for one or two more if he wasn't such a fat git. His son looked embarrassed to be with him. Barely even sung, snuck off before the end. Typical.
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10084 on: October 8, 2018, 09:01:27 pm »
back of the kop is always booming
needs to spread to the rest of the ground more often

This! Far too high up to even have a big enough influence on the rest of the ground.

Yes, it’s booming but the players ain’t gonna hear much unless you get closer to pitch.

Love the European games but wondering how the red star game will pan out given there’s no away support

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10085 on: October 12, 2018, 02:15:23 pm »
It’s not just a “tourist problem”
Yet again v city the corners of lower centenary all stood and stewards were quickly pouncing in it forcing folk to sit down.

Anny road lower, all stood at KO stewards straight up and down the steps “SIT DOWN , SIT DOWN OR WE WILL HAVE TO EJECT PEOPLE”

So easy to blame folk from other parts of the country or the world, thing is the club are destroying the very thing they are selling


Even PSG at home all anny road, lower centenary and kop were stood, ten mins in the stewards again killing it,

Tony Barrett on twitter said fans like the PSG should be cherished, yet a home fan stands up for to long and its ejected and banning orders ... the club are responsible for the atmosphere dipping over the years nobody else
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10086 on: October 12, 2018, 05:45:03 pm »
The whole point of going to the match for me is to go regularly. I dont want to go and 'experience' it, like going to an expensive gig. Unfortunately, that's where the match is for me these days, once or twice a year. I can't afford to go regularly, and even if I could, I don't ever have anything in common with the majority of people in the stands now, I like being around like minded people with that tribal/communal spirit. I don't get that anymore at Anfield, the nature and supporter culture of a large core of the support is totally alien to me, aside from wearing something red, we have nothing in common. I go to lower league footy now, I can go every other week, it's accessible, nobody goes to be 'seen' at the match, nobody videos it, the club appreciate the support. it's some live footy and something to do. It's sad that Liverpool has been taken away from the common man and in turn it's core traditional fan base, but it is what it is, and it's what the club want, and it's just a symptom of the Prem in general. You might get the odd game where it's decent, but the bigger issue is that the whole culture of the club at the match has been fundamentally changed. Football has moved on, but it has sold its soul.

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10087 on: October 13, 2018, 03:08:33 pm »
Sometimes I feel theres a little too much self-pity in here. The past is the past. If people could stop moan and complain and just get om with it, life would be better for everyone😊
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10088 on: October 13, 2018, 03:15:04 pm »
Sometimes I feel theres a little too much self-pity in here. The past is the past. If people could stop moan and complain and just get om with it, life would be better for everyone😊


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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10089 on: October 13, 2018, 04:18:37 pm »
I don't even see what self-pity has to do with the atmosphere? Where's the self-pity exactly?  ???

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10090 on: October 13, 2018, 04:50:00 pm »
I don't even see what self-pity has to do with the atmosphere? Where's the self-pity exactly?  ???


An obvious snidey dig,I don't know a single person who supports our club that would use it for reasons we all know.
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10091 on: October 13, 2018, 05:10:11 pm »
I don't even see what self-pity has to do with the atmosphere? Where's the self-pity exactly?  ???

I got the impression the poster was assuming that some people are happy to sit back and moan about it whilst actually doing nothing to change the situation themselves at the match. I sort of get that, because the world is full of moaning fuckers who are not prepared to actually do anything about the problem concerned. Having said that, I would assume that it's really difficult to really get things going these days. A standing Kop saw all the like-minded people grouped together. Someone started something and those around them followed readily. In exciting moments, other parts of the ground would join in too.

Today, we have a totally fragmented hardcore, spread all over the place with very little in the way of a cohesive group of people into atmosphere building who are there week in, week out. I can imagine that trying to get something going when you have a spectator one side of you on a phone taking pictures of the opposition, and a first-timer with an I-pad sat on your other side must feel like pissing against a very strong wind. Basically, I assume we have a very fragmented and very frustrated hardcore of willing singers who are simply diluted in the vast crowd to a bit of a whimper unless things get really exciting and more are willing to join in.

The world has also changed. The demographic of our crowd has changed along with it. The culture has changed too. So many people these days seem to want to observe and video things rather than be part of things. Too many people want to witness the atmosphere rather than be the atmosphere, now. Those left who want to actually be creative and part of it have things stacked against them now. I can really understand the frustration. I can't go now as other priorities have taken over, but I'm so glad I saw it as it was from '72 onwards. Mind you, many of those who were there through the 60s will tell you even the 70s wasn't as good as what they had. All like-minded people could get together then. Mates could stand together. People could generally afford to attend every other week. How that's all changed, though. There really is much to lament, and I don't blame anyone for doing so. I think people do try, but as I said, for many reasons it can be like frustratingly pissing into the wind for them much of the time.


EDIT: Forgot to say, yes, it was an unfortunate choice in wording by the poster.
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10092 on: October 13, 2018, 08:13:32 pm »
I got the impression English wasnt the first language.

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10093 on: October 15, 2018, 07:31:57 pm »
Yeah he's from Norway (so says his account) so I'm sure it wasn't a dig at the city.
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10094 on: October 16, 2018, 02:32:31 pm »
Yeah he's from Norway (so says his account) so I'm sure it wasn't a dig at the city.

Yes. I'm a Norwegian. And some of us really shouldn't be allowed on forums like this :D Sorry for the bad wording. Please ban me anytime. I love everything about Liverpool FC and your great city. Been supporter since the 80's. Unlike many other Norwegians I`m not so wealthy. Only been at Anfield once with my kids. I cried like baby when ynwa started. Overwhelming. My big dream is to go one more time.
I've heard a lot about moaning and angry people at the games. Its this I can't understand. Why go to the game if you're going to moan and not help support the team?

To avoid any more misunderstandings in the future. I will after this post ban myself :) Thanks

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10095 on: October 16, 2018, 03:36:03 pm »
No need to ban yourself.
There are certain phrases that are used by others to bring the supporters and the city down. Always the victim, murderers, self-pity city etc.
It was obviously was a mis-understanding in this case.
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10096 on: October 16, 2018, 03:57:02 pm »
Yes. I'm a Norwegian. And some of us really shouldn't be allowed on forums like this :D Sorry for the bad wording. Please ban me anytime. I love everything about Liverpool FC and your great city. Been supporter since the 80's. Unlike many other Norwegians I`m not so wealthy. Only been at Anfield once with my kids. I cried like baby when ynwa started. Overwhelming. My big dream is to go one more time.
I've heard a lot about moaning and angry people at the games. Its this I can't understand. Why go to the game if you're going to moan and not help support the team?

To avoid any more misunderstandings in the future. I will after this post ban myself :) Thanks

No need to ban yourself. It was just an unfortunate choice of words.

And I actually agree about people who just go to sit and moan. I mean each to their own, but I do wander why people fork out money just to spend 90 minutes sitting there screaming that Henderson's a crab.

Son of Spion nailed most of the reasons for a rubbish atmosphere these days. I really hope that one day we'll see some serious changes, but I'm not holding my breath.

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10097 on: October 19, 2018, 02:23:24 pm »
Interesting that the club are selling all the away end for Red Star to under 21's.
So will they all be together? Basically as close as it's going to get to a boys/girls pen.
If so, hopefully they make a bit of noise and give the club something to think about.

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« Reply #10098 on: October 19, 2018, 02:50:42 pm »
Interesting that the club are selling all the away end for Red Star to under 21's.
So will they all be together?







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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10099 on: October 19, 2018, 03:12:22 pm »





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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10100 on: October 25, 2018, 07:52:34 am »
Very surreal night in terms of atmosphere. No one to bounce off. Luckily there was enough going on on the pitch to enjoy so not too many lulls in atmosphere.

Apart from a few Red Star fans that managed to get in just to abuse Shaqiri there really wasn't much to say

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10101 on: October 25, 2018, 08:07:24 am »
Very surreal night in terms of atmosphere. No one to bounce off. Luckily there was enough going on on the pitch to enjoy so not too many lulls in atmosphere.

Apart from a few Red Star fans that managed to get in just to abuse Shaqiri there really wasn't much to say

I was sat next to some Red Star fans, they didn't boo Shaqiri once so I must've got the nice ones ;D

Atmosphere was weird, but in fairness, we couldn't even get a drink of water in the upper main so wasn't up for a massive sing song. Dry throats all round. Wasn't any water in the toilets either so the place stunk of piss.

Fun. Times.

Stewards... did anyone else notice they were all brand new and none of them looked like they had a fucking clue? Something going on with the normal match day ones? Not one steward outside said anything about there being NO catering, it said it was going to be limited, limited to hospitality I bet. Also didn't enjoy being shouted at coming out of the park and being told to open bags and coats and have tickets out.
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10102 on: October 25, 2018, 08:13:32 am »
I was sat next to some Red Star fans, they didn't boo Shaqiri once so I must've got the nice ones ;D

Atmosphere was weird, but in fairness, we couldn't even get a drink of water in the upper main so wasn't up for a massive sing song. Dry throats all round. Wasn't any water in the toilets either so the place stunk of piss.

Fun. Times.

Stewards... did anyone else notice they were all brand new and none of them looked like they had a fucking clue? Something going on with the normal match day ones? Not one steward outside said anything about there being NO catering, it said it was going to be limited, limited to hospitality I bet. Also didn't enjoy being shouted at coming out of the park and being told to open bags and coats and have tickets out.

Yes noticed the stewards were all new. Really odd.

The little alley down the side of the Albert had a bloody bollard  up too which is never there on match day. Walked straight into it whilst two newbie stewards stood either side of it

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« Reply #10103 on: October 25, 2018, 08:20:51 am »
Yes noticed the stewards were all new. Really odd.

The little alley down the side of the Albert had a bloody bollard  up too which is never there on match day. Walked straight into it whilst two newbie stewards stood either side of it

The ones by us were stood out of the entrance to the stairs, blocking ours and everyone around us' view and just watching the fucking match ;D

The head steward is a blonde woman in our end of the main and she was nowhere to be seen. There was a deputy head steward there but I'd never seen him before and he was as bad as the dickhead who kept standing in the wrong place. Proper made up with himself as well.

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« Reply #10104 on: October 25, 2018, 08:22:53 am »
The ones by us were stood out of the entrance to the stairs, blocking ours and everyone around us' view and just watching the fucking match ;D

The head steward is a blonde woman in our end of the main and she was nowhere to be seen. There was a deputy head steward there but I'd never seen him before and he was as bad as the dickhead who kept standing in the wrong place. Proper made up with himself as well.

Fella by me was clapping along to allez, allez, allez :)

Wonder if they took the opportunity to blood a new set so they’ve got backup numbers in future? Maybe with summer concerts etc too?

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10105 on: October 25, 2018, 08:34:23 am »
Very odd without away fans, felt like a friendly. Can they let them back in so we can give them abuse? ;D



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« Reply #10106 on: October 25, 2018, 08:39:42 am »
Best bit Kop singing "show them the way to go home" to our own fans  :lmao :lmao

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« Reply #10107 on: October 25, 2018, 09:15:27 am »
I think a lot more stewards were drafted in for this to ensure (or at the very least appear to ensure) that no Red Star fans got in. Not very often those going into the Lower cent get patted down.

Outside the ground felt a bit muted with the club shop closed.

It wasn't bad (I dont think any European night where we win 4-0 can be bad). It was just different

I think in my head I hoped it would have been a Kop vs Anfield road end competition as to who could sing loudest.

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« Reply #10108 on: October 25, 2018, 09:50:11 am »
Best bit Kop singing "show them the way to go home" to our own fans  :lmao :lmao

Also "Your support is fucking shit" ;D

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« Reply #10109 on: October 25, 2018, 09:51:14 am »

I think in my head I hoped it would have been a Kop vs Anfield road end competition as to who could sing loudest.

Annie Road seemed disappointingly quiet from the Kop I thought, considering I thought a lot of young lads would be up for it if they don't normally get to go.
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10110 on: October 25, 2018, 10:25:13 am »
Yes noticed the stewards were all new. Really odd.

The little alley down the side of the Albert had a bloody bollard  up too which is never there on match day. Walked straight into it whilst two newbie stewards stood either side of it

There were two new stewards arguing over which one of them was going to mop up a spillage.  One lad took the mop off them and told them he would do it for them.   Cringeworthy.
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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10111 on: October 25, 2018, 12:48:51 pm »
Couldn’t walk past a steward without being warned to have my ticket ready, or expect coat/bag searches, yet none could be arsed to mention the power cut. Nice one.

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10112 on: October 25, 2018, 12:59:36 pm »
Annie Road seemed disappointingly quiet from the Kop I thought, considering I thought a lot of young lads would be up for it if they don't normally get to go.
The section that seemed loudest at times was the upper main nearest the Kop. I was in 103/4 so they were right above to the left. Is that the L postcodes? Don’t go much now but are they noisy every week?

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« Reply #10113 on: October 25, 2018, 03:41:57 pm »
The section that seemed loudest at times was the upper main nearest the Kop. I was in 103/4 so they were right above to the left. Is that the L postcodes? Don’t go much now but are they noisy every week?

We had quite a few noisy Serbs in U9 of the Main Stand, so we were trying to out sing them.

Lots of good banter (where we were sat), but it's a bit sad that one over-zealous steward felt the need to remove one of the Red Star boys for singing too much! The steward said he kept standing, but frankly, that was bollox!

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10114 on: October 25, 2018, 05:12:45 pm »
Last night was a struggle for me. I have three herniated discs, and ten flights of stairs going up was a painful nightmare. Not being able to get any drinking water is also pretty shoddy. At the very least, the club should be offering a catering voucher to STHs at the next game.
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« Reply #10115 on: October 25, 2018, 05:30:22 pm »
Last night was a struggle for me. I have three herniated discs, and ten flights of stairs going up was a painful nightmare. Not being able to get any drinking water is also pretty shoddy. At the very least, the club should be offering a catering voucher to STHs at the next game.

Saw on Twitter they were giving out free ale - could they not have sorted some bottled water as well?!

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10116 on: October 25, 2018, 06:24:59 pm »
Very odd without away fans, felt like a friendly. Can they let them back in so we can give them abuse? ;D



Had a run in with a steward too, cycled there and left my bike at the bike watch bit. Its usually the same lads there, been for a couple of seasons, but they were nowhere to be seen. They'd run out of space and locks, so the guy there said to use my own lock, which I did. You fill in a bit of paper, which you have to hand back in when picking your bike up. When I came back after the match he stood the other side of the bikes, so I went, gave him my paper bit and said that'd I used my own lock and wouldn't need help getting the bike back. Unlocked my bike and was about to head off when he came running and shouting at me "where's your ticket" as if I'd been robbing my own bike. ::)

Much easier when you simply left your bike in someone's back yard and gave then a few bob for looking after it. There were two Serbians near me in the Main Stand who both spoke excellent English. No bother at all and wished us well in the knock out stage. Decent blokes.

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10117 on: October 25, 2018, 08:55:10 pm »
U1 was weird. Obviously last night was a pretty unusual situation, but U1 was still particularly subdued. Seemed to be majority locals this time as well (certainly compared to City the other week anyway). And people couldn't even be fucked standing up for the second penalty. Didn't stop everyone spending about five minutes standing up to try and look at where the Serbs were in the Main Stand though.

I'm glad a few of their fans got in. Made for a weird atmosphere seeing small groups of the stadium sporadically chanting towards any nearby Serbians who piped up. I'm pretty sure I saw a small group of their lot up on the roof of the Anny Road at one point.

Most of the atmosphere in the Main seemed to be coming from the middle or over towards U9. Didn't catch the Kop singing at our fans, but that's funny they did. And considering there was no away fans (officially) it could definitely have been a worse atmosphere.

As for the lack of refreshments in the Upper Main, what was that about? Not even tap water to give out. Like others said, the stewards didn't even bother to mention it. Very strange.


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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10118 on: October 25, 2018, 10:31:14 pm »

As for the lack of refreshments in the Upper Main, what was that about? Not even tap water to give out. Like others said, the stewards didn't even bother to mention it. Very strange.


There was a power cut in Anfield about 60-90mins before the game, which affected the delivery of catering & other facilities in the Main Stand only.  Strange the stewards didn't give more info.

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Re: Let's Improve the Atmosphere at Anfield (split from Fortress Anfield)
« Reply #10119 on: October 25, 2018, 11:04:49 pm »
There was a power cut in Anfield about 60-90mins before the game, which affected the delivery of catering & other facilities in the Main Stand only.  Strange the stewards didn't give more info.

Maybe they are cyborgs and weren’t fully powered up?
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