To be honest, those that run The Amex on match day don't actually want an atmosphere. Much easier to have polite clapping and people sat quietly chewing on their overpriced pie than shouting, hollering, chanting, laughing and generally raising the roof to get behind their team.
Passionate fans equals that sad old word used by sad, prehistoric football thugs of years gone by - BANTER. This word is not good as it means that people are poking fun at each other, taking the mickey is how it might be known, possibly even gesticulating at each other, heaven forbid! Far better to give them 'meal deals', or extra slow service at the food counters, it keeps their mind off the football you see and thereby avoids too much concern over the result.
Even better to publicly congratulate the opposition supporters on their magnificent efforts in following their chosen team, we can do this over the PA system and even encourage our own fans to openly applaud them. All of the above helps to dissipate unnecessary emotion and thereby create a harmonious environment for our football artistes to express themselves.
Whilst all of the above is basically sanctimonious claptrap by me, there is an element of truth to it. But not only do we as a club thank our opposite numbers for coming via the PA, we even write it down for them as well (see attached). TB might talk about wanting an atmosphere, it ain't gonna happen all the time we suppress our more boisterous fans and make the other lot feel like they own the place!
Passionate fans equals that sad old word used by sad, prehistoric football thugs of years gone by - BANTER. This word is not good as it means that people are poking fun at each other, taking the mickey is how it might be known, possibly even gesticulating at each other, heaven forbid! Far better to give them 'meal deals', or extra slow service at the food counters, it keeps their mind off the football you see and thereby avoids too much concern over the result.
Even better to publicly congratulate the opposition supporters on their magnificent efforts in following their chosen team, we can do this over the PA system and even encourage our own fans to openly applaud them. All of the above helps to dissipate unnecessary emotion and thereby create a harmonious environment for our football artistes to express themselves.
Whilst all of the above is basically sanctimonious claptrap by me, there is an element of truth to it. But not only do we as a club thank our opposite numbers for coming via the PA, we even write it down for them as well (see attached). TB might talk about wanting an atmosphere, it ain't gonna happen all the time we suppress our more boisterous fans and make the other lot feel like they own the place!
