I've seen hundreds of people moaning about the lack of atmosphere on here (myself included probably) but as many people have said in the RTK thread it should be people doing something about it at the game.
Then when the younger/newer fans sing songs that the 'educated' don't approve (who are ya') they get shot down and sneered at, I can't speak for anyone in particular so hopefully noone things I'm having a pop at them, but instead of staying quiet/tutting, surely the only way would be to drown them out? I'm an OOT and it took me a few games to pick up the longer songs.
Good post.
It is u to all fans to 'do something about it'. This includes the 'educated', hardcore support though. They need to change too!!
Let look at some potential reasons for fans not making noise:
- They aren't working class and feel it's not respectable
- They don't know they words
- They just feel like a pillock
- They don't have the confidence
- They are infrequent visitors and haven't learned the words/tunes yet
- They fear others not joining in
- They find some of the songs pure cheesy
- They find some of the songs too long and aren't willing to commit for that long
There's a bloody multitude of possible reasons but what can the the established, regular fans do to help matters? Easy - make things simple.
Sure, it's great craic having some of the wittier or meaningful longer songs but for some of the reasons listed above, they are only ever going to be sung by the hardcore. People simple CANT join in - even if they wanted to.
As I said, keep it simple. Lots more basic chants (Liverpool, Liverpool) and claps (Dalglish) would be easier to pick up, are less of a commitment and are more meaningful to the mass market.