In general Europeans really want to like the British but the paralytic drinking, occasional violence, and foreigner hating act has got tedious after 40+ years. Why would any European city want to host a match featuring English clubs?
Right so that's proven beyond any doubt that "drums do NOT improve atmosphere".
I must have imagined all those games I've attended in Europe where a well used drum keeps the tempo right and prolongs the songs. (why the hell do we speed-up when singing GOSBTS?)
I sincerely hope that everyone who said "NO" to a drum sings at every opportunity to try and lift the atmosphere, because evidence of for e.g. the first half against Newcastle, 90% of the crowd is willing to just sit back and mumble to their mates about their pie being too hot.
I'm not sure I buy the TV money argument; if there was no TV money then there would be wage and transfer fee deflation for players across all clubs. So we would be competing based on gate receipts and commercial revenue and league standings would probably be about the same as they are now.
And the crucial point is that you were selling a pair. I have put my single seat on the exchange 3 times in the last 2 seasons (WSU) and it has never sold
Oh yeah? And where exactly would that get us? Getting on the player's backs and creating a toxic atmosphere works really well for Spurs and West Ham...
I sometimes (quite often) despair of some of the threads started on here. I'm trying to imagine the thought process behind posting about the love of bidets on a football related forum. Plain weird...
Kneecap are Irish and nationalists and from their perspective the British government and in particular the Tories have been longstanding oppressors of their people; they are hardly likely to speak well of them. The current treatment of the Palestinians by Israel is directly comparable to the...
But let's get a grip here...all he got was a short boo at the end. Oh dear, what a shame, never mind; all part of the pantomime. He still ives happily in Hove with his family because he doesn't get any hassle from local people.