[Albion] Away atmosphere

[Guinness Boy]

Didn’t hear us at all today. Normally we’re one of the best away fans for singing and atmosphere, though it has been going downhill a bit this season.

Those who went - was this just the telly & it was ok in the ground?

Anyone else think the same from telly / radio?

If it was quieter was the lack of trains / booze to blame, are points harvesters killing the vibe, something else?

Genuine questions. I know it reads like I’m digging out people who paid a lot of money and went to the game, unlike me, but there were lots of times you could hear the proverbial pin drop on the telly and wondered if it was a microphone placement thing?

 

[Husty]

When I went to anfield 2 seasons ago I’d say a quarter of our end was ‘undercover’ Liverpool fans. Guy in front of me held up a scarf to join in with YNWA… imagine that plays a big factor these days.

 

[dazzer6666]

Didn’t hear us at all today. Normally we’re one of the best away fans for singing and atmosphere, though it has been going downhill a bit this season.

Those who went - was this just the telly & it was ok in the ground?

Anyone else think the same from telly / radio?

If it was quieter was the lack of trains / booze to blame, are points harvesters killing the vibe, something else?

Genuine questions. I know it reads like I’m digging out people who paid a lot of money and went to the game, unlike me, but there were lots of times you could hear the proverbial pin drop on the telly and wondered if it was a microphone placement thing?

Odd, heard us a fair bit on the TV

 

[Guinness Boy]

Odd, heard us a fair bit on the TV

A few “Alllbiooonnns” for sure but it was a lot more than that at many other previous EPL games

 

[RM-Taylor]

Very quiet on tv today. Even the very few chants which came through were quiet. Maybe the removal of the roof from the away end at Anfield has made a difference.

Also of the very few chants which came through on tv, none of them at all were for De Zerbi

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Odd, heard us a fair bit on the TV

And I was singing along.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

wondered if it was a microphone placement thing?

One of the ground microphones sounded like it was possessed. A couple of times it sounded like it was playing some spooky Dr Who type sound effects.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

What a sh*t thread

 

[ClemFandango]

Was at the game, can confirm it was pretty quiet, lots of people getting frustrated by de Zerbi refusing to throw any subs on. Lamptey should have come off a lot sooner. And then eventually sticking Lallana on in place of Moder didn’t go down well

 

[Brok]

When I went to anfield 2 seasons ago I’d say a quarter of our end was ‘undercover’ Liverpool fans. Guy in front of me held up a scarf to join in with YNWA… imagine that plays a big factor these days.

Blue and white, obviously.

 

[Hamilton]

When I went to anfield 2 seasons ago I’d say a quarter of our end was ‘undercover’ Liverpool fans. Guy in front of me held up a scarf to join in with YNWA… imagine that plays a big factor these days.

Sorry, but I simply don’t think that’s true. You’re saying that 1000 of our away fans were Liverpool fans? That’s very wild.

 

[HangletonGull]

On way home now was very quiet in the away today

 

[London Irish]

Atmosphere from us not amazing but entirely understandable after the Lord mayors show of Europe and we were under pressure a lot of the game. It was okay tho, a solid B from me - we matched the team

 

[Deadly Danson]

Have to be honest, I've felt our away support has been quieter for quite a while now. No blame or accusation but it hasn't felt like quite the same intensity for the last year or two. Can't quite put my finger on why.

 

[Brok]

When I went to anfield 2 seasons ago I’d say a quarter of our end was ‘undercover’ Liverpool fans. Guy in front of me held up a scarf to join in with YNWA… imagine that plays a big factor these days.

Come to think of it, when I went to Anfield 2 seasons ago, I didn't see even ONE Liverpool fan in our bit. Strange to think otherwise really?

 

[London Irish]

Was at the game, can confirm it was pretty quiet, lots of people getting frustrated by de Zerbi refusing to throw any subs on. Lamptey should have come off a lot sooner. And then eventually sticking Lallana on in place of Moder didn’t go down well

I didn't notice any anti Lallana stuff, thought he was good when he came on. Agree RDZ should have freshened up before Salah goal, was having the odd whinge about that

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

Just winding our way out of Liverpool. Yes, we were pretty quiet today as a few others have said. I didn’t hear the displeasure at RdZ that someone mentioned.

 

[jackalbion]

Four Liverpool fans in front of me today, stewards did nothing to get them out, despite actively cheering Liverpool goals. Don’t understand how people are getting banned for 10 games for passing on tickets, yet people are still managing to pass them on. I can guess exactly what happened they’ll be a 1901 member who can reallocate their tickets. Don’t worry I told him to F off, and told them I’m there every week, it’s not right that people are being penalised for passing on tickets, when people are actively giving them to opposition supporters. It isn’t right. They actively said they were Liverpool fans, then said they were ‘neutrals’ when they crowd turned on them.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

It was quiet at the game, yes. When a chant did arise it was quite dispersed as though the committed singers were all over the place and couldn’t crank up the momentum to draw in the occasional singers.

Other possible explanations — with the train problems perhaps an unusually high proportion of attendees were driving, reducing the amount of collective alcohol consumed. Also, Anfield can be pretty overwhelming at the best of times. After YNWA, there’s a sense of "what’s the point?!" Plus the general pessimism in the air. Out of Europe, struggling to put together a decent run of results, uncertainty over De Zerbi etc. Everyone I spoke to, at the game and at home, assumed Brighton would lose today which didn’t help much. Even after the early goal I think we all felt it wouldn’t last.

 

[dwayne]

Have to be honest, I've felt our away support has been quieter for quite a while now. No blame or accusation but it hasn't felt like quite the same intensity for the last year or two. Can't quite put my finger on why.

Probably cos we lose most away games now !!