FTK Blog: Fortress Emirates? I wish…

By Fabregas_The_King 2010/09/28 65 Comments

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There was a comment made on my last blog which really opened up a can of worms relating to the atmosphere at the Emirates. Given that Highbury was nicknamed the library, is this symptomatic of Arsenal fans in general or is there as I suspect a new breed of football fan. I have blogged on several occasions about my disgust in seeing hordes of fans leave the Emirates when things are not going well. The defeat by the Baggies has been done to death, but my short Blog today is to CONDEMN the Gooners who whinge on one hand whilst denying much needed support on the other. I sit in the West Stand and my indicator for how badly things are going is whether I can see the white Cannon being ever more defined in the lower East middle block.

Club level members pay so much that something in me says that I should not really berate them as much as those who do not pay their ticket prices, but having a tier almost empty is quite embarrassing at times, and as the Club moves into profit, perhaps we ought to consider ways of encouraging those members to remain in their seats and support their team. Otherwise reduce the prices and get REAL fans in those seats. Controversial perhaps yes?

Here is what was said in the comment

One other thing, I find that our stadium atmosphere does not seem, from my perspective, to be as intimidating and exciting as it could be. I have been an arsenal supporter for 12 years. I don’t live in England, I haven’t ever been to the Emirates. I watch every single game on television. I was watching a game this season with a friend of mine from Liverpool and he commented on how quiet the Emirates was. I’ve noticed it too. I wish I could be in the stadium shouting my face off, but I can’t. There are millions of Arsenal fans but only 55,000 or so get to actually be there for the team every game. But where on earth is the support?

We Arsenal fans all around the world count on you to give the team support. You are our front line, am I going to have to come there and give you a Delia Smith rant? Can someone who is in the Emirates back me up on this? Am I imagining this or is a large portion of the stadium confused as to whether its football or an opera they are watching. (I wouldn’t hasten to guess which one of the two has more drama)

I have tried to understand why myself and as far as I can surmise there are the following types of fans

1. Plastic fans who have no knowledge of football and what it means but just want to be associated with a trendy club in North London.

2. Newbie Gooners/Junior Gunners who are passionate but don’t know the songs and would never leave early as they have been on the waiting list for much of their lives.

3. Established hard core Gooners who sing and chant often obscenely, and want others to sing but can’t understand why they don’t join in their obsession with Tottenham.

4. Established hard core Gooners who prefer to sing with the non obscene chants, and wish that we could coordinate our singing more efficiently, but make as much noise as they can.

5. Established Gooners who refuse to chant or cheer or clap and never leave early.

6. Established Gooners who will cheer and clap but always leave early.

7. Fans who attend corporate/boxes and watch the game on the TVs provided whilst eating smoke salmon sarnies and sipping champagne

8. people who are in none of the groups above, and are there through patronage, freebies from sponsors or connections with players or board members

Does anyone know what percentage of the 60,000 support are in each group?

Which group are you in? (bet you won’t be honest!) I am in group 4 mainly depending on who is sitting next to me, but often before the game and at the start I am in group 3!

To make a stadium with atmosphere we need at least a third of the stadium to sing in UNISON.

That means 20,000 fans must be prepared to support their club, is that too difficult to achieve?

When the Emirates has been rocking , I reckon at best we have had around ten thousand fans who sing together, imagine what doubling this figure would do to opposing teams and fans…

Leaving early DOES harm the atmosphere, so even if you have been in group 4, consider yourselves pathetic if you left on Saturday before the end. The rest of us stayed and applauded the Baggies off the field. Sitting DOES harm the atmosphere, and perhaps the FSF (football Supporters Federation) should look at petitioning for the offical granting of safe standing areas within stadiums for people to sing?

Perhaps we need help from Red Action on this as well as the club. One thing is for sure, we need to support our boys more loudly. It is not that Arsenal fans cannot sing, or support, anyone who has joined the away support will understand this, the noise form these fans is often louder than some of the home support at Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers. We need to be the twelfth man more often. Please give me your ideas of how to improve the atmosphere and I will forward them onto Red Action.

BE LOUD AND PROUD…

Or give your ticket to someone who will!

Fabregas the King. {jcomments on}

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Fabregas_The_King

Tony aka FTK co founded Arsenalinsider.com in November 2006. often found on the site having a rant about the topic of the day.

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GPeace

Would I be going too far to say that the lack of.. errm.. “stimulants” (other than alcohol) amongst many modern young people and fans is a potential cause for less feverent support? I’ve sometimes thought that could be the case.

Plus, don’t forget about the ‘facist’ implementation of rules they have at the Grove – I think this quiets people down too. I was at the Emirates Cup game when we played AC Milan, there were four Italians a few rows in front of me being massively loud and bombastic, but not doing anything wrong other than making some children and old women look concerned. About 20 minutes later they were removed by stewards. Obviously I don’t know the details but it seemed harsh and unnecessary to me.

Good blog though, it’s an interesting point. I’m curious to see some of the replies to it!

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Florida Gooner

FTK, you are right in that there is a new breed of sports fan because its not happening just in soccer or just in England. Here in the US, we have much the same issues with Football and Basketball. Many teams who have built brand new huge stadiums and arenas have thusly jacked up ticket prices and priced out the working-class “real” fans who would make all the noise and never leave early.

The NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks however came up with a good idea to try to combat this. They created a small standing room only section for maybe 100 fans and they allow those fans in for free with the caveat that they MUST stand the entire time, not leave early, paint their faces, and basically be rowdy and loud and lead the arena in chants the whole time.

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GPeace

They allow them in for FREE if they’re willing to stand, shout, paint their faces and not leave early?? That sounds f*cking immense mate!

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SING UP FFS!!!!

This is one of the most important aspects of playing at HOME!!! I have been going for 15 years now, and when we were at highbury, before every game the clock end would make of point of singing every players name/song, before the game had even started. If you ever read interviews or listen, the players say it gives them an extra buzz when fans sing there names. Funny how these days we are more likely to boo a player at the emirates than actually give them some needed confidence and sing there name. I sit in the east upper and cannot beleive how SHIT the atmoesphere/fans have been pretty much since we moved. WE NEED TO SING UP. We need to sing these players names, give them that buzz during a game, gee them up get them going. THESE GUYS PLAY FOR ARSENAL THE TEAM YOU LOVE, LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE BEHIND THEM, AND MAYBE JUST MAYBE THEY WILL SHOW YOU THE LOVE BACK!!!!

WE’RE THE EAST STAND HIGBURY : )!!!!

P.s I am group 3 & 4, just a shame the rest of the east/ clock / west are utter SHIT!!!

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Fabregas_The_King

Controversial GP…

Do we really need stimulants to have a good time???

I get a buzz from hearing others really belt out a great chant.

When at Highbury we had the North versus the Clock end rounds of chants, it ofetn made the hairs stand up on my forearms.
The best were the European nights at Highbury or against Tottenham.

The first five minutes of Man U versus the Gunners in that infamous Champions League semi-final gave me goosebumps too.

We need flags, hooters and voices for real atmosphere, but seeing the oppos foreign fans bouncing to a vibrant chant is aweinspiring but the stewards would eject most of us who dare try it…

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SING UP FFS!!!!

IDEAS…….. RED ACTION NEED TO START DOING THERE JOBS A BIT BETTER AND GET THESE SONGS GOING. THEY HAVE BEEN AS POOR AS ANYONE.

REDACTION……..YOUR NOT SINGING ANYMORE!!!

SORT IT, and the rest will more likely follow.

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Fabregas_The_King

Florida…! NOW THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!

STAND and be LOUD PAINTED and PROUD!!!

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Fabregas_The_King

Sing up FFS,
I have to sympathesise with you. But the PA doesn’t help either. With the wonder of you and the Premeier League theme we can hardly be heard these days.

BUT….

Too many foreign names and non acknowledgement by players means that proper songs for the players are difficult to brand.

However we are trying. We have unique songs for RVP, Rosicky, Song, Eboue, Fabregas, Vela, Clichy, Vermaelen, Chamakh,Walcott and Arshavin

We have “sort of” songs for Nasri, Diaby and Almunia

The rest are just rehashed Rosicky songs

Super Super Jacky Wilshere etc

So this is where we need the lead from Red Action

UNIQUE SONGS FOR THE PLAYERS, then we must SHUT THE PA up with it’s pathetic childish

DEN—–NIL…… “SON replys the kids in the Emirates…”

I hate the Home team announcements, so pathetic and childish!

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harper

FTK, it’s because the Grove has been constructed to cater specifically to family-friendly and corporate crowds – so there are now officious stewards given draconian instructions designed to prevent genuine supporter expression.

Also, I notice that the acoustics of the stadium effectively muffle the loud supporter chants/cheering that exists. The first time I went to the Grove I noticed there was a LOT more fan chanting/cheering than is evident on TV but even at the stadium I felt it wasn’t as loud as it would be at older stadiums– even with the same number of fans chanting/cheering at the same level.

That’s something I notice not just watching on TV but also having now attended several games at our new home ground. It’s an impressive venue but I genuinely miss Highbury whenever I go there.

The stadium gives us comfort and convenience and caters principally to the superficial fan–and makes the loud, raucous fan noises quieter than they are. I often think that’s a damning testament to AW’s vision, since he was instrumental in the design of the thing.

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Fabregas_The_King

Harper,
are you really suggesting that AW wanted a quiet stadium?
I have to agree with you that the acoustics are poor, but surely you cannot design poor acoustics into a stadium???

I have to recall the Man U semi final in the CL when the flags and noise was AWESOME for five minutes at least…lol

I thought that the stadium design was to improve the acoustics, not the reverse!

I remain of the view that if we could get 20,000 fans singing in UNISON, we would get a massive improvement in sound!

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GPeace

I don’t think everybody needs stimulants to get a buzzing atmosphere going – I just thought that the lack of such characters among the Grove crowd these days could be a contributing factor. Take Anfield for example, you can almost smell the amphetamine seeping from the crowd during an impassioned blasting of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.

You’re right when you say we need more flags, hooters and voices – the Health & Safety people in this country have killed a lot of the things that still make watching football in Germany and Holland so intense.

Whether it’s a good reason or not, I think winning our first trophy at the Grove will raise the volume level. Until then, supports should either loudly get behind the team on their own steam or, if they don’t like chanting, take a note from Otto in The Simpsons when he said: “I don’t needs drugs to enjoy this, just enhance it!”

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Fabregas_The_King

I understand your frustration, but Red Action can lead, but it is for others to FOLLOW. That is the challenge.

The last “R.I.P Rocky” day was pathetic despite having help from the Arsenal PA too.

Lets face it, there are alot of new Arsenal fans in the Stadium who refuse to sing or can’t sing.

Make the stadium a smaller capacity with genuine fans and the atmosphere will be there. We have to convert the mentality of this new breed of fan who thinks that attending a game is like going to the cinema or the opera as our commentee Shea put it so adroitly!

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Hamy

Hey FTK..This season the total goals that will be scored by Arsenal will look like a highscore…They just need a good old fashioned shake up..Like that movie Necessary Roughness..when the football coach said “YOU TEAR THEIR FUCKING HEADS OFF, AND YOU SHIT DOWN THEIR NECKS!” that’s the kinda shake up these players need..Arsene Wenger doesnt have to throw riddles and special hints to the players…he is not the Riddler!..Go into that locker room and scream their need to destroy the other team out!!!

LETS GO ARSENAL!!!!!!!

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Fabregas_The_King

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Make the stadium a smaller capacity with genuine fans and the atmosphere will be there![/quote]
Oops I realise that this is no longer possible. I suppose more money means less atmosphere…
A calculation made by others I suppose. We need to convince others, but how?

Song sheets have been tried.

We need a bloody Karaoke night at the Emirates to teach new Gooners the songs???

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Hamy

A full halftime peep talk would and should sound like this:

Now, let’s analyze what’s been working for us…..NOT A GOD DAMN THING’S been working for us. Like this goddamn mispasses doesn’t work for me… and this no desire to play… and those c*ck suckers of a spurs. IT DOESN’T WORK FOR ME!! YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY WINNING HARD-NOSED FOOTBALL? YOU PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE YOU WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL. Any player MUST give his life for this football team and the fans. HE SHOULD PLAY LIKE A GODDAMN WILDMAN! NO! LIKE A GODDAMN RAMPAGING BEAST! And that’s the way you got to do it! YOU GO OUT THERE! YOU TEAR THEIR FUCKING HEADS OFF, AND YOU SHIT DOWN THEIR NECKS!

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mo

where can i find a collection of all gooner tunes? … thx

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John in Norfolk

The only true answer to the lack of atmosphere is to bring back the standing terraces.

Before stadiums became all seater it was necessary to arrive at least half an hour before kick off in order to “bag” your favourite position. You then spent the next half hour winding up the opposition’s fans with chanting and singing.

When I regularly attended matches, prior to 1974, every Arsenal player was greeted with his own chant. Peter, Peter Simpson ooh! ooh!, Geordie, Geordie Armstrong on the wing! etc.

The atmosphere was hugely improved by the playing of stirring marches by the Metropolitan Police Band as they marched up and down the pitch with everyone ready to cheer the Drum Major when he tossed his mace high in the air and caught it, or better still dropped it, on the way down.

Now we have The Wonder of You! ffs.

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GoonerC

I’ve heard all this stuff before and never really understood it. The Emirates actually has a better atmousphere than many other ground in the premier league (yes I have been to most of them before someone bites my head off). I can only really think of Sunderland for an atmosphere I’ve been genuinely impressed with, othetwise it’s usually very quiet. Take Old Trafford for example, pretty much silent even though we are one of their biggest games of the season.

I think this whole thing is a bit of a myth. Home fixtures are never going to be that loud any more because most of the time we stroll to victory. When things do get difficult or we have a big game then the atmousphere is usually very good (Spurs, United, Chelsea, Euro Knockouts). I also disagree with this idea that Highbury was always rocking. That’s absolute rubbish. It was much the same as the Emirates (and yes, I did go to Highbury more than 100 times).

Fair play to everyone who’s trying to improve the atmousphere as it can always get better, but at the moment it isnt THAT bad in my opinion.

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SING UP FFS!!!!

Ok, I agree with you in regards to the PA. The announcements are terrible, and very childish. The wonder of you, almost depressing.

I know some of the stalls outside the ground have created CD’s with the players songs. I specifically remember the veiera song sung almost in regae LOL. Im not sure if they still have these but if we could get Arsenal to play these before games I AM SURE THE FANS WOULD JOIN IN, and at the same time would learn the new songs. I have not heard one of these new songs at the Emirates!!!

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SOUMIT

I live in India i
and dream everyday tat when i mak enouff moneyy i will mak a trip to the emiratesn shout shout n shout FOR MY CLUB n die of the asthama i have …… cuz myl ife will know no furthr cause to live …….. I TS QUIET ASTONISHING IFANS IN D STADIUM DNT GIV RATS ASS

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Seymour Wang

My suggestion would be to coordinate through Red Action, the AST or a.another appropriate party to agree on some approved Arsenal Chants, have them regularly printed in the matchday programme (every game is ideal) with a little paragraph from the club about the benifits of singing and how it will be led by one section of the crowd (die hard corner I call it, as they always lead the singing) and that the club actively encourage everyone in the stadium to join in. That way everyone knows what to sing and would feel as though they are encouraged to do so by the club.
The biggest problem I’ve found when I’ve actually managed to get a ticket for a game is that I end up in a large section of silent fans with me looking like a tit singing on my own getting stared at by silent fans, and my self esteem and voice both take a beating!

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Vieira

I would like to flag up the ridiculous and disgraceful music thats played at the Emirates.

On Saturday there was some jolly folk sh*t blasting out the speakers. WTF!!!

Everyone around me is too scared to sing. I used to sit in the North Bank Highbury, Im now in the West Upper.

I was at the Carling Cup game last week – totally different support – which may have galvinised the team to victory! Our away support is first class and superb.

Im bored with home games, its no fun!
The Club have to accept responsibility for making the stadium too family friendly and not letting the die hard supporters do their thing. RedAction need to sort this out – there is way more Arsenalisation and atmosphere changes to make!

I’ll still be there next home game – giving it my all – never giving up!

Peace!

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Fabregas_The_King

Mo,

I did one, which I can resurrect, but visit the RedAction .org.uk for the additional song sheets

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Fabregas_The_King

I’ve missed the Hamy rant with side effects…lol

AW: Oi Almunia, what the fcuk are you playing at next time don’t miss the fcuking Ball!!!

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Fabregas_The_King

J.I.N
Well what wonderful serendipity this blog has created,
who’d have thought that I would be treated to such wonderful meories from the archives….

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Fabregas_The_King

@ Singup

You are referring to the AwayBoyz cds… absolute quality, but they will never get airtime at the Emirates due to copyright reasons I guess…

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des Roderick

The atmosphere will never be great until there are big changes to Arsenal Football club.We have a coach who is more interested in making money than producing a team fit for the Stadium. During the summer he promised he would strengthen the sq1uad what did he do weaken it. He had know intension of buying a gkeeper, only Cesc would get into the Man Utd Or Chelsea team. With the gloom which surrounds the club what else do you expect from the fans. Until Arsenal bring in a top coach who could start rebuilding the team and make Arsenal a force to fight at the top leval The fans will never create the right answer . Also i never known a top manager like Wenger get ridiculed so much about the inability of his team. the chairman should pay ancellotti or ferguson to come aqnd mentor him so that he begins to act like a good manager.

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Fabregas_The_King

It could be loads better GoonerC

What about POMPEY!!!

They put everyone to shame in the PL when they got singing…

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Fabregas_The_King

Let us know when you are coming Soumit, and we’ll take you for a sing song at the local pubs before the game where the real atmosphere exists….

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Fabregas_The_King

Seymour,

great idea!!!

Also I understand what you mean about the response of silent fans next to you. that happened to me too, but now after four seasons in the Emirates, they accept me and my horn and join in… so keep trying buddy!

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celtic&arsenal

the atmosphere at the emirates is nothing compared to the likes of celtic park. i was at the emirates cupand although i love arsenal to bits and always will i was dissapointed that 3 thousand celtic fans out sang all the arsenal fans. we (celtic fans) are the best supporters in the world why is it not like that at the emirates. everyone should be standing up. all joining in and singing loud and proud

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TopGun

FTK, here’s a story for you. Me, my Dad and Brother are all die-hard Gooners from Ireland, we’re over as often as we can. Our tickets are always either in the “New” Clock End above the away support or the “New” North Bank, upper tier. Me and My Dad attended the Arsenal – Spurs game in the Carling Cup Semi of ’08 and I was buzzing, ready to rock. That game was delayed 15 due to tube congestion, so more beer. Upon kickoff, the three rows behind us were empty due to the tube, so I stood for the first 10-15 mins of the game singing (no swear words), chanting, swinging my scarf. A steward came across asking me to sit down. I asked why? “Just sit down, Sir!” I asked why as all I was doing was singing, not blocking anyone’s view (as there was no-one even behind me) and not causing trouble! I was told to sit down or I’d be thrown out. Now what are we supposed to do with a club policy like that? Another time Me and my Brother were at the Inter Milan – Arsenal game in the Emirates cup and we were in the East Stand Upper, approx half way line. RVP scored a smasher to win us the game and we chanted RVP’s name for a full 10 minutes standing, (the only one’s in our section standing or singing), when we eventually sat down they all clapped us which was class, BUT all we wanted was them to JOIN IN! So your either a sit and clap quietly Gooner or a fanatic die-hard singer who risks getting chucked out and look like a head-case on your own!!

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Fabregas_The_King

@Vieira

Nuff respect to to the Away Gooner Support… It is a pleasure, nay an honour to be with them. Great times to be had at Old Trafford and Anfield and Shite Hart lane.

One of the best politically incorrect away trips was to Stamford Bridge, where we used our inflatable mobile phones and fake cash to good effect despite the gaze of the Metropolitan Police….

Was that atmosphere? Damn right!!!
If Essien hadn’t powered his thunderbolt past Lehmann, the day would have been complete!

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GoonerC

Pompey fans are good too. My point is that Arsenal fans have an unfair reputation for being really quiet, when we are actually pretty standard for the Premier League. If you want quiet then anyone else who was at the Nou Camp last season will testify that Barcelona were probably the quietist fans ever, yet everyone goes on about the atmousphere there.

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Fabregas_The_King

@des Roderick

:zzz

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DAN THEHOTSPURSMAN

EUROPEAN NITES AT DA LANE WIPES DA FLOOR WITH U BORING GUNNERS FANS 1000 TIMES OVER… WHAT DO U EXPECT HAVING TO WATCH DA LIKES OF LADY BOY NASRI TIPPY TAPPYING AND DIVING ALL OVER DA PLACE…. U SEE MY MOST HATED GOONERS… WE AVE WHATS CALLED PASHON… SOMETHING U LOT WILL NEVER AVE…. ENDOV!

COME ON U SPURS!!!! PS PARTIZAN ARE GONNA SPANK UR BOTTOMS 2NITE BIGTIME HEHEEE! AND I CANT WAIT FOR DA MATCH TO START… I GOT £10 ON A PARTIZAN WIN HAHAAAA!

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Fabregas_The_King

Thanks Celtic&arsenal,

We Arsenal fans are told by the Club that Islington Borough Council will withdraw the safety certificate from the ground if we all stand,

add to that the anti-social sms big brother service at the Club, then is it no wonder many loyal fans are deserting the home games in search of real atmosphere at away games.

Well done you scots!

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John in Norfolk

The club could,if they wanted to, help create the sort of atmosphere that existed, in the good old days, by allocating a large section of The North End to fans who want to sing, and allow season ticket holders to swap seats into or out of the singing zone to suit their own preference.

It would take a campaign by RedAction and the AST supported by those fans interested in such a move to get the club to carry out the wishes of their paying customers.

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Steve Palmer

Been thinking about your blog, i must admit, i do agree with you after a night at the lane,the spuds support was very good untill they left in disgust, my idea would be that the Emerates could be opend for free in midweek,for chants and fan training, song sheets could be handed out so fans who dont know the songs, can take part, i long for the day where supporters on one side of the ground sing one verse then hand over to the other side, this would make spectacular sounds and a little bit of competition, maybe 3 times a year if the Emerates could throw in a burger and coke all the better after all the profits they are earning is largely made up by the supporters. we could be the first club as i have never heard of it happening anywhere else

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Florida Gooner

George Peace and FTK

Here is a link I found just now to all the facts about the Milwaukee Bucks standing fans. Bucks Center Andrew Bogut actually is paying out of his OWN POCKET for these fans to get in as long as they promise diehard support and non-stop chanting during games. Incredible for a PLAYER to do this for his fans! Unheard of!

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/bucks/89338082.html

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Fabregas_The_King

Great story Topgun!!!

I agree with you that the stewards cause us hell, but in blocks 5&6 there is what one would call “sensitive” stewarding.

Noone complains and providing you sit when asked (Infrequently), then fans and stewards will get on.

If the Club act against these Stewards on the basis of this blog and comments, then someone will lose much more than supoorters, which is something the Club can ill afford to do right now.

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PedroAFC

I have to say when i went up to anfield for the first time this season i was truly amazed by just how loud the scousers sing… I wish we had an atmosphere like that.

Gunner4life

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Fabregas_The_King

@Dan

What happened against West Ham?

Champions League yr’re having a laugh!

I’ve a tenner to say you won’t make it out of your group OR the Europa league.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

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Fabregas_The_King

The Club actually allow this to take place at the start of every Season ticket renewal, it is usually printed as an option, however they do not guarantee the transfer and that therefore risks the loss of one’s original seat…

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Notoverthehill

Celtic&Arsenal!!
Parkheid is Irish, Catholic and the Eire flag is flown. The Lanarkshire and Glasgow Scottish Labour MPs all are members of the Celtic FC. The games before playing the Ibrox mob are purely a practice to decimate the Govan mob!!

This is an attempt to explain the rivalry between Celtic and Rangers – religion and the Troubles.

Liverpool and the Spuds have old stadia and even converting to all-seater has not affected the acoustics.

My own humble opinion is that the fans of the forties and fifties could afford the prices including the refreshments. Now the prices are outwith the so-called average wage punters’ pocket. The key is the statistic that 35% of the income comes from 9k seats if memory serves me right. The catering being outsourced means Delaware are sub-contracting the labour to another company. Poor service means delay in being served which in turn means empty seats.
My farthings worth!!

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Fabregas_The_King

@Steve Palmer

Bloody hell Steve, are you a School Teacher or something???….lol

The best way is in the pubs that the Gooners drink in before the game.

You could never get them to turn up for Supporter homework.

But I like the idea nonetheless.

Watch the Patizan fans tonight, they will make their stadium shake like some of the German fans.

We have had our moments to at the Emirates when we sing “lets go fcuking Mental….lol”

watch this youtube clip of how it should be done. Spot the Emirates clip in there around about 50 secs in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtM2kqXZarU

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Fabregas_The_King

In fact here is the original Gooner Bounce included in the clip above

Jump Up if you’re one nil up…. Jump up!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXQi1LInWWE&NR=1

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Fabregas_The_King

Thanks Florida…

Looks like a whole lotta fun…

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Fabregas_The_King

Listen when the Gunners are winning they go quiet, I remember that more than once!

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Fabregas_The_King

@Notoverthehill

I heard that stat too, the cost of club level means that the ordinary fan will get ejected if they sing I suppose… bloody riff raff….

As for the catering at The Emirates…it is bloody awful for the ordinary fans.

But in the Platinum, Diamond and Club sections they have Raymond Blanc inspired menus.

Is it really us and them?

Sort it out Arsenal Football Club!!!

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SING UP FFS!!!!

WHAT DPES EVRYONE THINK ABOUT THE TEAM COMING OUT TOO carmina burana o fortuna, if this doesnt get your adrenaline pumping nothing would????

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Monktash

FTK – that was well worth following up.

Solutions to improve are:

1. reintroduce a standing area. Authorities will never be allow.

2. reduce ticket prices so that the traditional working-class fan base can attend. Will never happen. (unless we drop out of the top four for a bit)

3. The Black Scarf group (which most who visit here will not agree with) have suggested a full scale ticket “amnesty” which would allow everyone who wants to be in the North Bank or Clock End to sit there subject to people who are there happily moving. AFC will never allow.

4. Have unreserved seating areas in NB/CE. Doubt if the club will allow.

Appreciate the logistical problems for the club with 3 and 4 but it’s do-able.

Basically we are where we are and nothing will change.

Most people of my age would have started on the NB, might have moved to the CE and then gone to the seats, but as a teenager on the terracing you learnt the songs, joined in, you hated the lot down the road after your first match. It was a “growing” experience which doesn’t exist anymore.

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SING UP FFS!!!!

obvioulsy the part when it goes a bit crazy!!!

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Hamy

LOL..to continue if I may “Or else imma tear ur fucking arms off and shuve em so far up ur arse the chinnese ppl will hear ur silent but deadlies!!!

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mike13

I am in category 5 personaly. I rarely sing when I go to the stadium to watch football. I just sit and enjoy the game, that’s why I am going to the stadium. Don’t get me wrong, I support Arsenal as much as you do, but singing is really not my thing. I sometimes “boo” though or curse the referee

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Fabregas_The_King

Gud bless ya Mikey!

at least you stay til the end …you do you do!

” said in my best Irish brogue… “

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Fabregas_The_King

Wooow Singup!

I had to Google that one!

that is the music from the Omen Trilogy!

Black arts and devils etc exorcism at Shite Hart Lane????

I prefer the bit before it goes crazy, but hardly a football anthem to walk out to surely?

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Fabregas_The_King

Here is the link for anyone who wants an adrenaline rush….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNWpZ-Y_KvU

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genuine_gooner

good question to the fans who really experience the game at emirates.I support very much through television!!!
come on gunners!!!!

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Fabregas_The_King

Well done Genuine…

Keep the Faith!

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Wembley79

My Season ticket is in Block 5, and we generally stand through most matches – the stewards try to get us to sit, but by the time they are half way up the stand, we sing a round of “stand up if you hate tottenham” and everyone stands up again. It’s a bit of a joke really. I am a 3 btw, and have to admit that I am seriously considering giving up my season ticket and going to away games only – the atmosphere with the away supporters is 100 times better than it is at Ashburton Grove.
Mind you, the game against Liverpool (sorry rubbish at remembering dates) where we had a player sent off, and whistled every time Liverpool got the ball was excellent – you could see it really affected the Liverpool players (We went on to win if I recall)

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Wembley79Hmm

Lol, was a bit quiet at the lane the other day though wasn’t it? Or is that because of the fire drill?

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harper

good point, FTK – I may have got it wrong, just working from my personal impressions of the stadium the times I’ve gone there

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Mexican Gunner

Great I was also looking for this. I hate to go the stadium and dont know the frigging songs.

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Seán

I’m late to the party here buuut…

we may be pretty standard for the Premier League but why not go that extra little bit to be better than standard. We are the Arsenal! I was always of the opinion that it is a privilege to support this team.

We should aim to be the best on the pitch AND in the stands.

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