Topic: Our fantastic away support

[pistol]

Reckon our support was about 30 OOT to 1 scouser so you are gonna get this sort of support.

 

[NickoH]

No ale served in the game, because of persistent standing last season.

Reading the other night -
No drinking
No smoking
No standing

anything else we can't do ? 

It's a football game for fuck sake, not the opera. 

[todda]

Reading the other night -
No drinking
No smoking
No standing

anything else we can't do ? 

It's a football game for fuck sake, not the opera. 

No Farting
No Swearing
No anything,
In fact I was sure they were going to make us sit with our finger(s) to our lips saying "Shush" and if that didn't work, then to the naughty seat you'd go!!

[Velky Al]

Reading the other night -
No drinking
No smoking
No standing

anything else we can't do ? 

It's a football game for fuck sake, not the opera. 

I agree that the no smoking thing is crazy, but:

Are people incapable of singing sat down?
Are people incapable of singing without being leathered?

Rules don't affect atmosphere, people do.

I watch the games in a pub in Prague and while I appreciate that the atmosphere doesn't come through the screen as much I have to admit that I sent an sms to a mate at the last home game asking if the atmosphere was really as bad as it seemed on the box. He replied that it was worse.

What happened to RTK? What is happening to "the best fans in the world"? If Anfield is really the best atmosphere in Europe then a lot of games must be being played in a graveyard.

SORT IT OUT!

[M(oaning) B(ecomes) E(mbarrassing)]

I watch the games in a pub in Prague....

How's Dukla doing these days? 

[Velky Al]

How's Dukla doing these days? 

Non-existant.

They were bought and then moved to a town called Pribram and re-named Marilla Pribram.

[Jon_H]

I agree that the no smoking thing is crazy, but:

Are people incapable of singing sat down?
Are people incapable of singing without being leathered?

Rules don't affect atmosphere, people do.

I watch the games in a pub in Prague and while I appreciate that the atmosphere doesn't come through the screen as much I have to admit that I sent an sms to a mate at the last home game asking if the atmosphere was really as bad as it seemed on the box. He replied that it was worse.

What happened to RTK? What is happening to "the best fans in the world"? If Anfield is really the best atmosphere in Europe then a lot of games must be being played in a graveyard.

SORT IT OUT!

hahahahahah how can somebody in prague comment on it? while watching on the telly

Anfield can be the best, our away support can be the best
most of the time isnt
not for the want of trying though, too many people just dont want to sing and support the club like this these days
and a lot of them, which should be main standers or in the kem are sitting smack in the middle of the kop

[fintanm]

It seems many "new fans" read the Soccer AM  hand book before going to the match

1. Grown men wearing multiple scarves - one on each arm is obligatory.

2 Grown men wearing a jester hat

3. Grown men get their face painted

4. Club shop plastic flag wrapped round you or bring a St George’s cross bearing the name of the place you are from.

5. Sing "easeh" Who are yer” “shall we sing a song for you”  “your support is faaaackin shit” Red, blue green <insert colour> army and any other Lovejoy thinks is funny


I can’t wait for Wigan on Saturday but with 5000 tickets there’s bound to be a high percentage of socceramers

[pistol]

What happened to RTK? What is happening to "the best fans in the world"?

We were all too busy revising our Jewish festivals I'm afraid....

[4pool]

And they say TV does not influence the viewer.

If tv wants you to chant Easy to get your mug shown, you do it. Then others think they can chant it as well.

Sure, TV does not influence the viewer...lol

[BHB]

Are people incapable of singing sat down?

Yes - and if you knew anything about football fan culture you'd know why.

Are people incapable of singing without being leathered?

No - but not often you see sober people on the kareoke is it? After a drink people lose their inhibitions.

Rules don't affect atmosphere, people do.

Wrong on so many levels.

[fintanm]

And they say TV does not influence the viewer.

If tv wants you to chant Easy to get your mug shown, you do it. Then others think they can chant it as well.

Sure, TV does not influence the viewer...lol

Or make a banner saying "Save Chip" again just to get your face on the telly -

[NickoH]

I agree that the no smoking thing is crazy, but:

Are people incapable of singing sat down?
Are people incapable of singing without being leathered?

Rules don't affect atmosphere, people do.

I watch the games in a pub in Prague and while I appreciate that the atmosphere doesn't come through the screen as much I have to admit that I sent an sms to a mate at the last home game asking if the atmosphere was really as bad as it seemed on the box. He replied that it was worse.

What happened to RTK? What is happening to "the best fans in the world"? If Anfield is really the best atmosphere in Europe then a lot of games must be being played in a graveyard.

SORT IT OUT!

A chap who watches the game in a pub in Prague asking 'us' to sort it out........what a tit !!

[donut]

Reckon our support was about 30 OOT to 1 scouser so you are gonna get this sort of support.

 

Bit harsh maybe but very true.

[markay_stinkay]

Nah you misunderstood, we all got in eventually. we sent the kids in so they only missed 15 - 20 mins. Then me and my mate got in at half time with reprints. The ticket office manager said he would make an exception as there was only the 2 of us. It was deffo a case of perseverance winning the day. We were just about to fuck off to pizza hut when we decided to have 'one last try'

Ah right, I got ya. Why on earth they had to wait until h/t to issue reprints though I don't know.

Higher than Shorey? You're having a bubble me old china.

Won a fiver off me mate for saying the last one would definitely be 24 LONG, not whether or not it was going to be higher/lower. lol The Reading dans don't half have to put up with some rubbish!

[BHB]

A chap who watches the game in a pub in Prague asking 'us' to sort it out........what a tit !!

We're there to create an atmosphere for them to enjoy.

It's boring for them if there's no songs to listen to.

Stone us

[Danny Boys Dad]

Why can't people sing sitting down? Elton John can, so can that bloke out of Coldplay who plays the piano. Just because you're not standing up doesn't mean you have to be quiet.

[NickoH]

We're there to create an atmosphere for them to enjoy.

It's boring for them if there's no songs to listen to.

Stone us

'Come on gents lets do better this saturday, people are having a day out in the pub watching this, spending good money on food and wine.........we can't let them down'

'But what about the team Nicko, we're here to support them'

'The team ?'

'Yeah, them 11 players in red on the pitch'

'I wondered who they were'

[Velky Al]

A chap who watches the game in a pub in Prague asking 'us' to sort it out........what a tit !!

So because I am living and working in Prague it makes me less of a fan?

Because I am living and working outside that shit hole called Britain makes me care less?

Because I am willing to stick my head up and say something make me a tit?

Because on a Saturday afternoon we get grief from Scum/Chekski/Arsenal fans going on about how shitty the atmosphere is at Anfield these days makes me unqualified to have an opinion?

Because I don't moan about every little slight, whether real or imagined in a paranoid mind means I am out of touch?

Bollocks.

Sorry, I forgot that us OOTs aren't real fans, even after 25 years fandom and god knows how much money spent on merchandise.

And of course everything wrong with the atmosphere is the fault of the few OOTs that get tickets.

Oh and I also forgot that OOTs are just expected to tow the party line.

So rather than actually thinking to yourselves "it's not just us that have noticed the problem" you decide to have a go.

RTK promised so much, but it is the apathy of the average fan in the seats that is causing the problem, nothing else.

[Velky Al]

We're there to create an atmosphere for them to enjoy.

It's boring for them if there's no songs to listen to.

Stone us

We make our own atmosphere because we don't just sing, we belt out the songs to drown out the Manc shite at the next table.

[NickoH]

So because I am living and working in Prague it makes me less of a fan?

Because I am living and working outside that shit hole called Britain makes me care less?

Because I am willing to stick my head up and say something make me a tit?

Because on a Saturday afternoon we get grief from Scum/Chekski/Arsenal fans going on about how shitty the atmosphere is at Anfield these days makes me unqualified to have an opinion?

Because I don't moan about every little slight, whether real or imagined in a paranoid mind means I am out of touch?

Bollocks.

Sorry, I forgot that us OOTs aren't real fans, even after 25 years fandom and god knows how much money spent on merchandise.

And of course everything wrong with the atmosphere is the fault of the few OOTs that get tickets.

Oh and I also forgot that OOTs are just expected to tow the party line.

So rather than actually thinking to yourselves "it's not just us that have noticed the problem" you decide to have a go.

RTK promised so much, but it is the apathy of the average fan in the seats that is causing the problem, nothing else.

So what are you doing about it ?

[redchiz]

BHB, NickoH etc - cut the Prague lad some slack, eh?

I think perceptions of how things come across on TV are pretty valid. We're all mighty proud of ourselves when our mates (at home in front of the telly, presumably) tell us how great we sounded. So let them join in the debate about the bad things as well, why not?

[Velky Al]

So what are you doing about it ?

I refer the right honorable member to the answer immediately preceeding his question.

[pistol]

Sorry, I forgot that us OOTs aren't real fans, even after 25 years fandom and god knows how much money spent on merchandise.

I have no doubts you're a fan, a supporter on the other hand......

[Velky Al]

I have no doubts you're a fan, a supporter on the other hand......

Is an entirely semantic difference, a rose by any other name.....

Admittedly I am lucky that the pub I drink in has every Liverpool match on the box.

It wasn't always the case with this pub, but because we spoke with the owner and guaranteed him business he gets every Liverpool game. And I watch over 99% of the games, not just the big ones but every single one.

I have hassled bar owners in Minsk to find a channel with the games when I was there.

[Jon_H]

So because I am living and working in Prague it makes me less of a fan?

Because I am living and working outside that shit hole called Britain makes me care less?

Because I am willing to stick my head up and say something make me a tit?

Because on a Saturday afternoon we get grief from Scum/Chekski/Arsenal fans going on about how shitty the atmosphere is at Anfield these days makes me unqualified to have an opinion?

Because I don't moan about every little slight, whether real or imagined in a paranoid mind means I am out of touch?

Bollocks.

Sorry, I forgot that us OOTs aren't real fans, even after 25 years fandom and god knows how much money spent on merchandise.

And of course everything wrong with the atmosphere is the fault of the few OOTs that get tickets.

Oh and I also forgot that OOTs are just expected to tow the party line.

So rather than actually thinking to yourselves "it's not just us that have noticed the problem" you decide to have a go.

RTK promised so much, but it is the apathy of the average fan in the seats that is causing the problem, nothing else.

so wrong in so many ways
merchandise dont make you a fan lad, going the matches do
and ITS CHELSEA AND MANCHESTER UNITED

[pistol]

Bit harsh maybe but very true.

Nosense.  Has some right soccerAM stlye clueless whoppers around me, and shock horror they were scousers.  It's irritating comments like the above that seek to create this divide between excellent scouse support and shite OOT support that deflects from the initial point, and ultimately any chance of sorting it out.

There are 'bad' OOTs, granted, but good, loyal ones too, in there same way theres plenty of 'bad' local support.

[M(oaning) B(ecomes) E(mbarrassing)]

Because I am living and working outside that shit hole called Britain makes me care less?

Britain's a shit hole now? 

[pistol]

Is an entirely semantic difference, a rose by any other name.....

Of course it's not.  A fan doesn;t have to get behind the team and support them, whereas a supporter does.

I'm a big fan of Jimmy Carrs stand up - never shown him any support though.

[pistol]

Britain's a shit hole now? 

I think we all know that......

[Velky Al]

Of course it's not.  A fan doesn;t have to get behind the team and support them, whereas a supporter does.

I'm a big fan of Jimmy Carrs stand up - never shown him any support though.

I may not get to Anfield, but I have to be at the pub to watch the games - the thought of missing one brings me out in a cold sweat.

[Velky Al]

Britain's a shit hole now? 

Yep - gone to the dogs. Glad I left, never going back.

[pistol]

I may not get to Anfield, but I have to be at the pub to watch the games - the thought of missing one brings me out in a cold sweat.

It was an observation on how you labelled your relationship to the team, which I thought was relevant to what you were saying.  No need to justify your relationship with the club to me........

[Velky Al]

It was an observation on how you labelled your relationship to the team, which I thought was relevant to what you were saying.  No need to justify your relationship with the club to me........

No need to question my relationship to the club.

[NickoH]

Glad I left, never going back.

Good   

[donut]

Nosense.  Has some right soccerAM stlye clueless whoppers around me, and shock horror they were scousers.  It's irritating comments like the above that seek to create this divide between excellent scouse support and shite OOT support that deflects from the initial point, and ultimately any chance of sorting it out.

There are 'bad' OOTs, granted, but good, loyal ones too, in there same way theres plenty of 'bad' local support.

But OOTs are more likely to be clueless than scousers, so if there are a significant proportion of OOTs in a crowd then in all probability there will be more whoppers than a wholly scouse crowd. There are, of course, both 'bad' OOTs and scousers but it is true when talking in general terms and especially with the 30:1 ratio mentioned above.

IMO it's only divisive if the 'good' OOTs get pissed off at something which isn't aimed at them.

[Grobbelrevell]

Shame we have no grounds at all for opening a thread for "Our fantastic home support".

 

Maybe thats been discussed before though eh!

[Wewonit6times]

So because I am living and working in Prague it makes me less of a fan?

Certainly not, it makes you a twat though criticising the atmosphere from the comfort of an armchair in Prague. "SORT IT OUT" you say? Why the fuck don't you come over and help?

Oh yeah, you're not interested in that but I bet you'll happily claim the credit for a great atmosphere and boast to your "Chekski" and "Scum" mates.

People like you and the attitude you have are the problem and you don't even see it.

[redchiz]

But OOTs are more likely to be clueless than scousers, so if there are a significant proportion of OOTs in a crowd then in all probability there will be more whoppers than a wholly scouse crowd. There are, of course, both 'bad' OOTs and scousers but it is true when talking in general terms and especially with the 30:1 ratio mentioned above.

IMO it's only divisive if the 'good' OOTs get pissed off at something which isn't aimed at them.

The only "good" OOT....no, no, stop now.

[NickoH]

Certainly not, it makes you a twat though criticising the atmosphere from the comfort of an armchair in Prague. "SORT IT OUT" you say? Why the fuck don't you come over and help?

Oh yeah, you're not interested in that but I bet you'll happily claim the credit for a great atmosphere and boast to your "Chekski" and "Scum" mates.

People like you and the attitude you have are the problem and you don't even see it.

Couldn't have said it better myself