Was fortunate to go on Sunday but want to talk about something other than the football,did anyone else find it a very sad about the state of Chelsea FC in this current climate.
Now whilst 6000 Leicester fans were very loud, the only time you really heard the CFC fans was when they were clapping to the liquidator before the game
To me is this a sign of things to come, from being a very intimidating and old school ground Chelsea has become sterile and too corporate,most of the fans were silent,and to me it was far more like a Rugby match experience than a FA cup quarter final.
If we are to get promoted in the coming years do we really want to be paying £50+ to watch top flight football in that enviroment? are we better of watching a lesser standard of football in delights of the Championship and remain true to our (not so good) roots
I for one wasnt impressed and may shed a tear or two over the state of football as it is now
Prawn Sandwich anyone?
Sundays football experience
posted on 20/3/12
My dad's cigar is bigger than your dad's type of comparisons are irrelevant. There will always be the have and have nots and in any pursuit or passion all the levels exist. There is always someone with more or less of whatever topic we may be discussing.
My definition of a fan is anyone of celebrates a goal or success of his team, and laments the reverses. In this again there will be all the shades of sentiment.
As far as i am concerned Fiona P is a true fan if she feels and lives blue. If she uses (her fan status) as an accessory without the required passion then its her loss. But then again I wouldn't know, who in lettuce heaven is she? Maybe a blood sample is required , Chelsea fans are bleed blue and through, tears of joy and sadness ...also the very same hue ....Belooooo
posted on 20/3/12
Very true mate, and Mellor is a Chelsea fan, not one I would hang around with but he is harmless.
posted on 20/3/12
I often wonder what it would be like if we became really successful. Whilst I always want Leicester to be as successful as possible there would be part of me that would hate following a team that attracted a large number of plastics, but I guess that is the price of success.
The reluctance from me, however, is not as a consequence of atmosphere. The prevalence of new grounds and all seater stadia has killed atmosphere in many grounds and is not limited to the Premier League.
Anyone who remembers Filbert Street will know that the KP stadium is like a morgue on matchdays by comparison.
posted on 20/3/12
Jobyfox, I remember when we were 2nd best to you most of the time. I remember backing Dixon against Lineker. I go further back than that.
If you love your team and have great mates that share that passion then trust me, you will have no problem following Leicester if they became the most succesful team in the world.
I have seen Chelsea at crewe nocking them out the FA cup to get drawn twith Bristol City and get knocked out. I was there when Barnsley knocked us out the cup recently and that same season was there when we played in the final at Moscow.
When we one the league in Bolton in 2005, the faces I saw were in the main the same old faces I have been seeing at Chelsea home and away for over 30 years.
The plastic tourist carp constantly spouted by rivals of any team that is succesful or becomes succesful is onl true to a point. The real fans are always there as well.
posted on 20/3/12
I certainly agree with you about the corporate feel seeping into football.
Its why I don't like the Emirates. Sure it looks nice and all but beneath that its a dull, lifeless, corporate bowl.
We can go on about the Highbury library but at least that had something about it.
I'm not having a go at Arsenal here as I see exactly the same thing happening at Chelsea if/when we move to a new stadium.
This seems to be the price of success.
Perhaps introducing safe standing areas could save something for us? Its already been utilised in many major european stadiums, such as the Allianz arena, with great success.
I know we can't do it at the Bridge, but its worth considering for any new stadium.
posted on 20/3/12
Bit rich, a leicester fan talking about atmosphere.
The KP crisp bowl is awful.
posted on 20/3/12
Gullit is that you? Always complaining about the fans at the bridge
posted on 20/3/12
@ blueboy83
Safe standing might help things, but I've aways wondered why, when clubs build new stadia, they don't consult an acoustic engineer as part of the process.
It must be possible to configure the ground in a way that helps create an atmosphere where the crowd noise isn't dissipated – and any extra expense incurred would surely be paid back by creating that 12th man effect.
posted on 20/3/12
It's generally quiet nowadays but for big CL nights in general you can still feel passion around you
The game last week was oh so memorable for me
posted on 20/3/12
It isn't rocket science, Leicester at home to a lower league team wouldn't generate the atmosphere their fans generated away to Chelsea. We aren't going to generate the soort of atmosphere at home to a championship side (be it Birmingham, Leicester or most other teams) as we are in a CL qtr final against Napoli.
It is all about the size of the game and these days big games at the bridge are not as frequent as they were due to recent successes.