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eirebhoy
05/05/2005, 2:09 PM
Celtic have produced better in recent years. :) I can only imagine what Celtic Park would be like if Celtic were winning for 90 minutes of the match. ;)
Hibs4Ever
05/05/2005, 2:12 PM
Been to a few games around Europe and have to say Sporting Lisbon supporters are brilliant
Green Tribe
05/05/2005, 2:16 PM
Celtic have produced better in recent years. :) I can only imagine what Celtic Park would be like if Celtic were winning for 90 minutes of the match. ;)
The humour of Celtic fans has to be admired, a cracker was when they were singing to Rangers fans before Celtic's game with Porto
"We'll be in Seville when you're watching 'The Bill' "
Class! :D
tiktok
05/05/2005, 2:21 PM
City Fans are clearly the best, we bring 10,000 to every single away game :D
In fairness, In terms of fans groups I've seen in action
1. Celtic
2. Barca
3. Derry ;)
And tell me where Celtic fans have taken one of their anthems from.... Gerry and the Pacemakers..... Don't see it upon your chest bhoys....
Loudest fans in the world ,even if we did lose.Cardiff 2005.(including me)
Everyone will just pick who ever they support.
Anyone but the barcodes. Under 10,000 before Keegan took over, but if you listened to the media you'd swear they were getting 60,000 at the arse end of Division 2 (when the leagues were properly named).
Manchester City, similarly, seem to have got the media to believe their lies. 3,007 anyone?
Finally a special mention to flavour of the month. Midweek games, including European games, woefully attended at Anfield. Or do they copy City and have fancy dress nights disguised as empty seats. But sure, aren't they great, they sold out the big games :rolleyes:
ciaran76
05/05/2005, 2:45 PM
[QUOTE=tiktok]City Fans are clearly the best, we bring 10,000 to every single away game :D
QUOTE]
If Celtic moved to Prem. league they would only be allowed bring 3000-5000 to most grounds even though they could prob. fill some of the smaller grounds with their fans.
tiktok
05/05/2005, 2:47 PM
Everyone will just pick who ever they support.
Which is to be expected, because those are the fans they're most likely to have seen in action.
Green Tribe
05/05/2005, 2:50 PM
Everyone will just pick who ever they support.
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not necessarily.....
not necessarily.....
Well, there's already a few examples on the thread already....
tiktok
05/05/2005, 3:22 PM
Well, there's already a few examples on the thread already....
Not from me, I wouldn't really consider myself a Celtic fan, I'd be lucky to name a starting XI for them.
I'm basing my views on having witnessed them first hand in their thousands when Man Utd played Celtic in Giggs' testimonial a few years back (and their trip to Seville which I only saw on Telly, but they were impressive).
I would say, in general terms, that the best fans are those who support the lower league teams, the teams in smaller leagues- the teams that will never be on tv, might not even win anything in a fan's lifetime. They're not in it for the glory (not saying ALL fans of big clubs are either). I'm thinking in eircom League terms, the likes of Limerick last season, where attendances were under 100, the team didn't look like winning the toss of a coin, and these guys kept going- thats dedication IMO
Dublin12
05/05/2005, 3:44 PM
Leeds fans are the best ;) ,when you look at everything that we've been through over the last couple of years and the gates that we still get now,we have to be the best and most loyal :cool:
Everyone will just pick who ever they support. :
True....
Leeds fans are the best ;) ,when you look at everything that we've been through over the last couple of years and the gates that we still get now,we have to be the best and most loyal :cool:
Leeds fans my a*se....
Mad Moose
05/05/2005, 4:10 PM
Celtic Park would be like if Celtic were winning for 90 minutes of the match. ;)
Yawn yawn yawn. Show me the way back to Pike Rovers Showgrounds anyday to watch Limerick F.C :rolleyes:
Brendan
Mad Moose
05/05/2005, 4:11 PM
Fully aware they are back at Hogan Park.
Brendan
Mad Moose
05/05/2005, 4:18 PM
'inspiring players such as Djimi Traore'
From the Times. Oh dear god above. Who are these reporters. What have they been watching. I've caught a bit of De Jimi with a few games televised.He's not the kinda lad you name when talking about memorable players for club with such a fantastic history and tradition.He's just not the kinda player to suit a club like Liverpool. I'm fasinated by the history of clubs and they have got it so wrong the last 13 years. Benitez may be doing a great job and Liverpool support was fantastic on Tuesday night but you would think in 13 years they are going to get it right.I remember in Houllier's time if Liverpool lost 3 in a row and won the next he was proud of his boys and they were going places.The dogs in the street could see the team was rubbish.Benitez has got the best out of Carragher, Biscan but there's still much dead wood. De jimi is one for me.
Just a thought.
Brendan
Pat O' Banton
05/05/2005, 5:06 PM
St. Pauli (and yes I do have a massive soft spot!) regularly get between 15,000-20,000 in the German third division. The singing, noise and colour is constant and this has been the same whether going up through the leauge or back down. Also the humour which they accept their fate of always being in the shadows, the fact that most of those who I have met like decent music and also that when right wing politics was rife on the terraces of Europe they didn't wait for football associations, clubs or wrist bands they demanded that the club take action to ban anyone who brought rascism into the ground. Best fans I have ever met or seen in action.
(Liverpool fans should maybe note about the noise and colour, which is easy to do in a big European match but when the season is falling apart and all your hopes are ending in mid table nothingness in the third division is slightly harder to motivate people for.)
Not from me, I wouldn't really consider myself a Celtic fan, I'd be lucky to name a starting XI for them.
Are you sure not a fan as that would sum up most irish based celtic supporters ;)
I have no allegiance to Liverpool but would say that they probably the best in england for atmosphere as the other english CL clubs seem to have virtually no noise given size of crowds. Would rarely see flags or banners at Manchester, Arsenal or Chelsea.
Best Fans in the World? :rolleyes:
Pat O' Banton
05/05/2005, 5:19 PM
And tell me where Celtic fans have taken one of their anthems from.... Gerry and the Pacemakers..... Don't see it upon your chest bhoys....
Originally from a 1940s/50s musical called Carousel
Docboy
05/05/2005, 5:27 PM
And tell me where Celtic fans have taken one of their anthems from.... Gerry and the Pacemakers..... Don't see it upon your chest bhoys....
Don't think Gerry & the pacemakers came up with one...
Docboy
05/05/2005, 5:30 PM
Further has anyone else ever heard Louis Armstrongs version of "You'll never walk alone", spine tingling stuff.
Karlos
05/05/2005, 5:41 PM
I have no allegiance to Liverpool but would say that they probably the best in england for atmosphere as the other english CL clubs seem to have virtually no noise given size of crowds. Would rarely see flags or banners at Manchester, Arsenal or Chelsea.
:rolleyes:
Arsenal have the samllest crowd of the CL clubs in England with only 32,000 home fans for the games at Highbury. When we played at Wembley with 70,000 home fans we were as loud as anyone and I would expect that to be the same when we move to Emirates Stadium. I was at the Barcelona game at Wembley and the banners, card display & noise was deafening for a group game that we lost.
I've always felt the athmosphere was good at Old Trafford for big european games and stand by that. As for Chelski, even the regular home fans were singing to their new glory hunting fans in recent CL games - 'where where you when we woz sh1t?'
Loudest fans in the premiership - two stand out for sheer noise, Portsmouth and Birmingham. Pompey were 5-1 down against Us and 'never' stopped singing. Saw the Birmingham away support at Highbury who were brilliant and am looking forwarding to hearing the home support in two weeks.
Best fans in the world? How old are we now, 12? Who cares, really? It's not like your going to jump ship to the best fan's club...............or are there a few 'new' chelski fans in here who have realised their sudden decline! :)
Can't believe nobody's said 'Ireland' yet!!!!!!!!!! :eek:
Green Tribe
05/05/2005, 6:36 PM
Can't believe nobody's said 'Ireland' yet!!!!!!!!!! :eek:
That goes without saying ;) we're modest, you know :D
Macy, like Tiktok, i wouldn't call myself a Celtic 'fan' either. I'm no mad follower of any club. I admire the noise and atmosphere Celtic and Liverpool fans make, I hope on June 4th that Lansdowne will be jumping. :rolleyes:
Slash/ED
05/05/2005, 6:49 PM
Can't believe nobody's said 'Ireland' yet!!!!!!!!!! :eek:
Because they're not even close. I'm an Ireland fan, but in all fairness, we're the greatest set of fair weather fans I've ever seen, on the big occasions we'll get colour and noise but the rest of the time forget it.
I'm told by absolutley everyone who went that the atmosphere and colour created by the Hajduk Split fans at home to Shels was the best they'd ever witnessed, absolutley incredible from start to finish apparently. Which when you consider Shels aren't exactly a big draw (despite that I'd like to think :p ) and that they were a goal behind for a good while is very impressive, but I didn't go myself so don't really know.
The St Pauli fans are the best shout of the thread though.
SligoRoversfan
05/05/2005, 6:57 PM
Dublin City.........ha!!!!! :eek: :D
Beavis
05/05/2005, 7:01 PM
Arsenal have the samllest crowd of the CL clubs in England with only 32,000 home fans for the games at Highbury. When we played at Wembley with 70,000 home fans we were as loud as anyone and I would expect that to be the same when we move to Emirates Stadium. I was at the Barcelona game at Wembley and the banners, card display & noise was deafening for a group game that we lost.
Arsenal have the most boring supporters in the English Prem. Champions League nights Highbury are complete bore. Can't blame the crowd size for the noise levels when there was over 30,000. Portsmouth are probably the best and they're not more than 25,000 but never fail to be heard. Chelsea and Man U are decent but not a patch on some of the continental teams like Lyon, Bayern Munich or Portugeese club sides.
First hand experience, it has to be Derry. Unreal. Cork fans, I've never been to Turners Cross, but their away fans are great, usually outsing the home fans. At Pats Shels a few weeks back the Pats crowd deafening and made for an enjoyable if slightly hostile atmosphere. They were still singing at 3-1 down, so they deserve a mention.
Troy.McClure
05/05/2005, 7:53 PM
Galatasary anyone? Barcelona also have special fans.
Would agree with Eanna about the fans who come out in driving rain week in week out to see their team get beat but come back for more in hope rather than anything else
Junior
05/05/2005, 9:26 PM
Barcelona mentioned twice in this thread??????
What a load of ******. Hardly have an away support anddespite having 100k in the home stadium only come up with a handful of Barca, Barca chants........please..........
Celtic in Stuttgart and Seville from the Uefa cup run.
Liverpool in europe have been good.
Get on to some of those TIFO sites, club sides from Croatia and the like have some fabulous displays, flags, banner, bog roll and flares can look awesome.
Bosco
05/05/2005, 10:12 PM
Leeds fans are the best ;) ,when you look at everything that we've been through over the last couple of years and the gates that we still get now,we have to be the best and most loyal :cool:
Shamrock Rovers anyone?
As for Irish fans haha,not likely.The only reason we get soo much praise is because we come out in big numbers every 4 YEARS for the world cup and the odd big game in between(france).Why do we come out in such big numbers.Because during the year when football fans from most countries in the world are breaking the bank traveling up and down their country supporting their team,Irish fans are sitting on their armchairs at home or in the pub watching "their team" while laughing off even the idea of supporting a local team
Anto McC
05/05/2005, 10:29 PM
Newcastle fans win this hands down.
I thought it was pathetic the way people were raving about how great the Liverpool fans were the other night yet neglegted to mention the PSV fans last night who were so many times better than the Liverpool fans.
Green Tribe
05/05/2005, 11:43 PM
I thought it was pathetic the way people were raving about how great the Liverpool fans were the other night yet neglegted to mention the PSV fans last night who were so many times better than the Liverpool fans.
i didn't see the PSV game :(
Closed Account 2
06/05/2005, 12:58 AM
Well, and this is just in terms of noise, atmosphere etc, and not if the fans are nice / well behaved etc I'd say the following stand out:-
Red Star Belgrade
Marseille
Boca Juniors
Napoli
Feyenoord (tho they are very poorly behaved)
If you take into account behaviour then its more difficult.
jockser
06/05/2005, 8:24 AM
Everyone will just pick who ever they support.
Except mancheter united fans.....coz that would just be hillarios!!!! :D :D :D
stojkovic
06/05/2005, 9:08 AM
Newcastle fans win this hands down.
Yes I saw the Toon Army in all their glory, wrecking Barcelona town centre back in 2003. Then fighting themselves.
[QUOTE=Macy]Everyone will just pick who ever they support.
If you say so. :rolleyes:
Mad Moose
06/05/2005, 9:37 AM
I thought it was pathetic the way people were raving about how great the Liverpool fans were the other night yet neglegted to mention the PSV fans last night who were so many times better than the Liverpool fans.
Would not have wished to fail to mention the PSV fans. I love the Phillips Stadium but watched the game on Network Two and just they seemed so distant from the atmosphere.lt was as if they were broadcasting from studio.
Thought PSV were fantastic. So were the fans. A wonderful stadium for atmosphere. Close to the action.
Brendan
St Pauli are my choice. Went to see them this season v Lubeck, and they were fantastic, it took me back to the way football used to be in the days before football became a corperate product. Over twenty two thousand for each game even though they now play in the Northern regional league in Germany. Plus they get over a thousand people to watch their reserve games and youth teams.
There not just a football club, their more like a movement, would defo recomend a trip to see St Pauli, more so if you like Punk and Ska music, cause you'll hear plenty of that in the pubs around the ground.
drinkfeckarse
06/05/2005, 9:51 AM
The greatest fans in the world are the one's who quite simply love their team no matter what league they're in or what position they're in and the one's who bust their b0ll0cks in getting to as many games as they can, when they can.
Any GENUINE football fan really.
and people who actually make the effort to go to see their team play ... no time for arm chair fans...
mandrake
06/05/2005, 9:59 AM
i thought psv where great wedsnesday night. although like liverpool it was a big game.
agree with sylvo and pat o banton I have a few friends who st pauli fans and they say they are great, all the time.
irish/english(apart from the scum element) fans could fill stadiums twice or three times over.
and of course drogheda united fans are great.... :D
Karlos
06/05/2005, 10:09 AM
AFC Wimbeldon, anyone? Takes guts, determation and genuine love to turn your back on regular english league football just to keep a club you love's identitiy. That's loyalty in my books.
Éanna
06/05/2005, 12:36 PM
Can't believe nobody's said 'Ireland' yet!!!!!!!!!! :eek:Because the vast majority of irish "fans" are complete idiots who don't know the first thing about how to support a team. They wander along to 5 or 6 games a season, chant a few times and then watch the rest of the season from their barstool. :rolleyes:
Lim till i die
06/05/2005, 12:40 PM
Galatasaray
Fenerbache
Red Star Belgrade
Napoli
Limerick F.C. ;) :D
Honourable mentions to Tranmere Rovers and Partick Thistle fans for not going with the flow
Also Fair play to you Eanna the majority of Ireland fans are indeed barstool populating morons
Dublin12
06/05/2005, 12:43 PM
Galatasary me b0llix,best blade merchants more like :mad:
Karlos
06/05/2005, 12:43 PM
Because the vast majority of irish "fans" are complete idiots who don't know the first thing about how to support a team. They wander along to 5 or 6 games a season, chant a few times and then watch the rest of the season from their barstool. :rolleyes:
that's my point exactly - that's why i couldn't believe it wasn't said yet!!! There's a few lurking within our midst! :D
Lim till i die
06/05/2005, 12:48 PM
Galatasary me b0llix,best blade merchants more like :mad:
Are we talking nicest fans or best fans? By saying Galatasary had brilliant support I wasn't in any way condoning the stabbing of those two English hooligans a few years back I was merely pointing out that the athmosphere they create at games in support of their team is brilliant.
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