[Albion] Verbruggen trying to "gee up" the North Stand

[ATFC Seagull]

Anyone else find this weird (at best)?

2-0 down against our biggest rivals going down with a wimper, 3 minutes into first half stoppage time, ball out for a throw at midfield.

Tell me what fans in the world would be cranking up the atmosphere at that moment?

 

[Giraffe]

I must say I am a little bit tired of it. Now and again it helps pump the crowd up, but Pedro was doing it from the first minute. Come on guys, concentrate on your own (poor) performance.

 

[BN41Albion]

Yeah, there had been absolutely nothing to get excited about all half too, quite the opposite! Atmosphere started well, then for obvious reasons died. Started well second half too, but faded as our intensity faded and the game got away from us

 

[Gazwag]

Maybe he should concentrate on geeing his fellow employees in the pitch

 

[portlock seagull]

BART needs to focus on his game. Not us.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Yeah it pissed me off.

Atmosphere was cracking until they threw two in for them.

Maybe it's not our fault the atmosphere went flat, you pricks.

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

Yeah it pissed me off.

Atmosphere was cracking until they threw two in for them.

Maybe it's not our fault the atmosphere went flat, you pricks.

Spot on. Don’t get it. Pedro all round was an irritating twat today.

 

[Statto]

I totally agree. It was stupid timing. What was he expecting us to do? Jump for joy? If the players are putting in that type of performance against them lot, then how do they expect the fans to react?

 

[A1X]

Yep all very odd. Maybe give us something to cheer about first?

“Yay, we won a throw in” doesn’t really cut it

 

[Washie]

Yeah it pissed me off.

Atmosphere was cracking until they threw two in for them.

Maybe it's not our fault the atmosphere went flat, you pricks.

Watching it at home, it really wasn't.

 

[SittingbourneSeagull]

Anyone else find this weird (at best)?

2-0 down against our biggest rivals going down with a wimper, 3 minutes into first half stoppage time, ball out for a throw at midfield.

Tell me what fans in the world would be cranking up the atmosphere at that moment?

Yeah its getting tedious now. Players need to realise they are responsible in helping to generate an atmosphere. Ours were like a pissed up clown at a kids birthday party!

 

[Han Solo]

It might have worked out differently for Anderlecht. Don't think the "our player is trying to connect with the fans in the stand" is universally seen as a bad or silly thing to do that warrants "is he weird or sumthin'?" posts on a fan forum.

I'm sure he'll adapt and become a disinterested mercenary - who doesn't give a shit if you cheer or not - soon enough. Its the PL after all.

 

[Mustafa II]

Our shit fanbase at the Amex is one of the key reasons we won't be able to keep hold of our best players.

These players want to play for fans who will be the 12th man, who will react to this kind of geeing up.

Our Amex fanbase is full of old farts, plastics, away fans and generally miserable fuckers. A bit like NSC really. It's a library when things are going badly.

We do need some kind of movement to help make the Amex electric in order to help our results. Things could be SO much better for this club if we had a supportive fanbase at the Amex.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

It might have worked out differently for Anderlecht. Don't think the "our player is trying to connect with the fans in the stand" is universally seen as a bad or silly thing to do that warrants "is he weird or sumthin'?" posts on a fan forum.

I'm sure he'll adapt and become a disinterested mercenary - who doesn't give a shit if you cheer or not - soon enough. Its the PL after all.

I think the problem is that it doesn't come across as "connecting with the fans". It comes across as having a go.

 

[A1X]

I think the problem is that it doesn't come across as "connecting with the fans". It comes across as having a go.

This.

“We’re paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to be here, but we’re only going to try if you lot who’ve paid a lot of money to be here sound like you want us to!”

 

[ATFC Seagull]

Our shit fanbase at the Amex is one of the key reasons we won't be able to keep hold of our best players.

These players want to play for fans who will be the 12th man, who will react to this kind of geeing up.

Our Amex fanbase is full of old farts, plastics, away fans and generally miserable fuckers. A bit like NSC really. It's a library when things are going badly.

We do need some kind of movement to help make the Amex electric in order to help our results. Things could be SO much better for this club if we had a supportive fanbase at the Amex.

Atmosphere was good today until we went 2-0 down, then was good again in second half until we faded away.

Yes, it's not amazing, but one thing we've learned from being in the Prem is that most home atmospheres are shit - including places like Anfield and all the big London clubs.

I'm sorry but there's no fanbase in this country that are making loads of noise as the first half fizzles out 2-0 down.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

I think if he'd done it at the half time whistle as he collected his stuff, a kind of "come on, we're still in this, get behind us second half", that would have gone down well.

It was just bizarre timing.

 

[AlbionBro]

It's clearly a cry for help, to find an edge, I hate to say it but Palace would still get behind them if they were two nil down in a normal match, let alone a derby.

 

[Han Solo]

I think the problem is that it doesn't come across as "connecting with the fans". It comes across as having a go.

Yes, it comes across that way because you read it that way.

If he does it for Anderlecht, there's roaring and screaming and burning the stadium. Maybe he just didn't know it doesn't work like that everywhere?

 

[ATFC Seagull]

Yes, it comes across that way because you read it that way.

If he does it for Anderlecht, there's roaring and screaming and burning the stadium. Maybe he just didn't know it doesn't work like that everywhere?

Your first sentence is correct.

However I've been to lots of European football and I really don't think even the most commited ultra groups are lifting the roof in that situation.