Atmosphere : Mon May 18, 2009 2:37 pm  

After yesterdays game, I must say the atmosphere was the worst I have known.

I know its gone a bit quiet over the last few seasons but the handful of Celtic fans that made the trip managed to make more noise than 7,000 bulls fans! And that was when the game first kicked off before we knew how poor a perfromance the boys were to put in.

Its almost as if people are expecting a 'well below par' performance and are defeated bfore a ball is kicked in anger!

: Mon May 18, 2009 2:43 pm  

I think it's always going to be the case.

The priority for people isn't to sing. Lets face it we don't have any songs to sing anyway.
Most people that go, (I get the feeling) go to watch the game and discuss it as it unfolds. I know that's the case in our group of 10 or so.
That said I do shout, cheer, stand and clap if we look like scoring, again, as do most folk.

: Mon May 18, 2009 2:54 pm  

An atmosphere at a game builds as the action unfolds. If it becomes obvious that players can't be ar$ed then it's ultimately going to have the same effect on the fans.

: Mon May 18, 2009 3:03 pm  

and maybe running out before your home support to apathy doesn't gee the players up.

[Bullseye]

: Mon May 18, 2009 3:05 pm  

It takes something to happen on the pitch to get the crowd going, yesterday there wasn't much to enthuse about until the side started playing with some urgency in the last 15mins. Funnily enough that was when the crowd started getting going too.

If the side come out looking like they're really up for it then the crowd will get behind them as was proved at home to Leeds.

At away games we tend to be more vocal as there is more of a siege mentality and people are stood together as one group. There are a lot fewer gloom mongers at away games too!

: Mon May 18, 2009 3:05 pm  

childofthenorthern wrote:

and maybe running out before your home support to apathy doesn't gee the players up.

What a load of tosh the players are professional sportsman if the need the crowd to gee them up then something is very wrong at the club.

: Mon May 18, 2009 3:07 pm  

childofthenorthern wrote:

and maybe running out before your home support to apathy doesn't gee the players up.

It's not the players fault then it's mine. I thought they should have tried to get all the spectators geed up, especially those that had turned out, payed hard earned money to get in and then stood there p1ssed wet through. I think next match we should all get down on our knees and beg the players forgiveness for being so sulky.

: Mon May 18, 2009 3:15 pm  

redeverready wrote:

What a load of tosh the players are professional sportsman if the need the crowd to gee them up then something is very wrong at the club.

I take your point, but professional or not, getting booed v's cheered is going to have an effect on you.

: Mon May 18, 2009 3:19 pm  

Wigan Bull wrote:

I take your point, but professional or not, getting booed v's cheered is going to have an effect on you.

The worrying thing is that people couldn't even be bothered to boo yesterday. The players must have wondered what was happening. They trudged off to silence whilst the people on the popular side stayed to applaud Celtic off.

: Mon May 18, 2009 3:24 pm  

rugbyreddog wrote:

The worrying thing is that people couldn't even be bothered to boo yesterday. The players must have wondered what was happening. They trudged off to silence whilst the people on the popular side stayed to applaud Celtic off.

Is it?
Or have people just accepted where we are for the short term.

Disappointing? Yes.
I do see the ship starting to be steered in the right direction though, if not immediately obvious with on field performances.

Will I stop going? No.
Which I think is the case for the majority there yesterday