As far as I can see we do the Mexican Wave because we only have 4 songs or chants,ole,ole..stand up for the boys..come on you boys in green and ireland (clap,clap,calp),thats it.
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As far as I can see we do the Mexican Wave because we only have 4 songs or chants,ole,ole..stand up for the boys..come on you boys in green and ireland (clap,clap,calp),thats it.
They were FAI flags/banners not Ireland ones. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Peadar
I got the Foot.ie flag laid out on the front (unsold) seats behind the goal at the Lower Davin end. :) Haven't seen the match on tv yet and don't know if it was seen (but Casso in an earlier post said that he saw it)
If the part at the Hill end is going to be kept to seperate away fans etc surely the FAI could make it a "flag zone" and let people put flags and banners there.
Thought I spotted you behind me alright. He was looking for another programme in the second half, don't think he got though. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by harpskid
The whole thing about the mexican wave is that it takes everyone's eye off the game. On Saturday Dunne won a tackle and next of all everyone starts booin at the Wales fans for not continuing the wave. Now what's he meant to think. Again last night we're under pressure and these muppets start looking to start a Mexican wave. If you wanna do one go to a carnival.Quote:
Originally Posted by GK for the Town
The only reason it blended in with the Mexican wave was because people were standing up and signing trying to stop the wave!
I was on about standing for you boys in green, not the poxxy mexican waveQuote:
Originally Posted by casso36
lower cusack setcion j seats 5 - 8. unreal atmosphere completely diffferent to saturday. everytime i saw the corner of the lower davin going i got up on my feet singing and everyone started getting up and singing.completely different to saturday wheni i was made sit down. our group started off a couple of chants as well that worked there way around the ground.
what i noticed today was there was 1 person every 6 - 10 seats away from eachother ( plants if you like ) that would get up, then the next guy 10 seats away would get up and so on and so forth, then the whole crowd would join in. brilliant. was this a ploy by the fai? :D
kingdom you mentioned you were in this section what seats were ye? there were a load of kerry boys in the front.
Thought the atmosphere was great and the lads responded to it!! As for the mexican wave anytime i see it at a game it's usually the dullest game ever (e.g. Sat). Was in the hill which was great but Davin stand looked like the place to be!! Heard a Few Ooh Aah Paul McShane chants aswell
Bodhrán bangers, plural. ;) Although I assume you're referring to Beavis, who was standing up a lot more than me.Quote:
Originally Posted by soccerc
Problem is I keep losing them under the stand in Belfield. :p The poor programme is in flithers now - only lasted an hour before the cover fell off into various different pieces. Had to move on to my guide book to Czechoslovakia, ironically enough!Quote:
Originally Posted by harpskid
Aw diddums. Did your poor legs get tired?Quote:
Originally Posted by casso36
Don't think you're going to get any sympathy here. Stand up and stop complaining.
Yeah, that's a problem alright. It's getting a bit better - Molly Malone and All You Need is Duff on Saturday, Super Kevin Doyle when Doyler went off last night, Super Keeper when Shay Given came down to the Davin at the end. Just need to get those started up a few more times and hope they catch on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dublin12
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Originally Posted by AidoM
Couldn't for the life of me see you last night, walked down a bit from where i was sitting and couldn't even see the flag. But when i got home last night stuck on the match and saw the flag at back of goal, now didn't get a great view of it. Then i fell asleep afte about 20 mins so don't know if a better view was available but will check tonight.
Upper Davin block 723 row P
Atsmoshere was definetly an improvement but having said that it was starting from a low base. a few comments
Choice of music before the game was ****e - the Proclaimers ? i would rather go to the dentist.
Anthem wasnt rushed made a big difference
2 people directly in front were different from Saturday as were the 2 to our immediate left.
Lots more singing/people standing up/shouting abuse/ encouragement generally giving a damn about what went on on the pitch.
Mexican waves have no place at a football match not even 3-0 up with 5 mins to go. They can however be negated by Stand Up for the Boys in Green.
Can whoever is in a large bunch of singers get The One Road going - it should be a great fan song but is rarely heard.
The band infront of Lower Davin - were awfull on Saturday and i think takes away from the fans themselves but i will admit they did get a few songs going. However it does feel staged and we really shouldnt need them.
Hopefully the FAI can resolve the tickets problems although i have absolutely no wish to move.
if you are starting an on-line unoffical petition of sorts on this can i proudly add my name. all that would need to be sung is the chorus. whats that 3 or 4 lines??Quote:
Originally Posted by Newryrep
I'm in the upper Hogan/Canal corner and everyone in my section seems to want to get up and sing. As soon as one person stand they're all up, it was the same on Saturday. Makes it much more enjoyable.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Change the words about a bitQuote:
Originally Posted by Newryrep
We're on the one road,
sharing the one load
We're on the road to Switzerland
We're on the one road, it may be long road
but we're winning all the way..
Doyler, Keano, Given and all!
Dublin, Galway, Cork and Donegal!
We're on the one road, singing along, singin' Irelands song
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Originally Posted by Eire06
Not wanting to stray off topic but what is wrong with the original eg Belfast:confused:
Galway had a better powerpoint presentation so they got in. It's a whole new song after all. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Newryrep
Its a whole new song meaning better than the original. In the same sense of Scooby Doo and Scappy Doo being an improvement on the original:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
I don't agree. It's really hard to sing the lyrics to the tune of Right Here, Right Now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
Belfast isn't a countyQuote:
Originally Posted by Newryrep
Antrim didn't sound good
Ulster is already represented by Donegal
AND
I just wanted to put in Galway :rolleyes:
I was in the lower hogan/canal corner and have to agree as soon as a song got going or a group started standing up everyone got up and sang. Not sure if it is the better acoustics in Croke Park but the whistling at the end was deafining. Beats Lansdowne any day for atmosphere.Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
http://www.neufstream.com/tag/Derry/...ry-psg-derry:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Peadar
Its a **** but when they score 2 within a minute
Atmosphere was a huge improvement from saturday. Still perplexed as to why the many people around me got tickets for this game (lower hogan to the right of Irish dugout) when clearly they had no real passion or concern about the outcome. Three middle aged men sitting in front of me who didn't say a word to each other during the match nor joined in the singing or applause for the team. Got to the point were i was shouting close to their ears "don't be afraid to sing!". I felt bad for a while after but i felt i was justified in my actions.:confused:
We were getting good volume with the two together alright. Great atmosphere yesterday, although, going along with what many others are saying, there is much need for some variety in our chants/songs.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I was up in the upper hogan on Saturday where it was dead, and I decided I have to swap into the Lower Canal. As long as you can sort out the bro for the next games Pinneaple Stu, we can continue as the precussion section of the Lower Canal;) (where it is officially at btw:) )
Nice to see a good show of solidarity from the fans and getting behind the team. Roll on the Germans, now that should be something special for us all.
Though the Mexican wave needs to stop !!:mad: old hat and as a previous poster says it takes away from whats going happening on the pitch
The Canal End seems to be the best in terms of atmosphere.
and here was me thinking the sound couldnt be kept in in croker, and even more the view was going to be sh1te ;)Quote:
Not sure if it is the better acoustics in Croke Park but the whistling at the end was deafining. Beats Lansdowne any day for atmosphere.
seriouslly though whats the corner part at the end of the hogan called again not the nally(en), its like they have been excommunicated for bein **** supporters :D? the view doesnt look the best from there no more than hte fella in the upper hill on wednesday night with the tricoloured rapped round him!
The atmosphere in the lwr hogan s326 was brilliiant on Wednesday. Everybody joining in and no one moaning about people standing up. Their were different people immediatley to my left, front and back. On Saturday we had four guys behind us who spent the whole game moaning about Robbie Keane and telling everyone to sit down. The 4 guys who were there on Wednesday never stopped singing.:)
Seems like you were more bothered about the supporters around you than watching the match..Quote:
Originally Posted by Murpholini
If more people like yourself would pay less attention to shouting at people to sing and more attention to cheering on the team we'd have no bother with the atmosphere
:mad: I know this has been covered already but just wanted to get it off my chest. Why would anyone go to a competitive international and with 15 mins to go with the game hanging in the balance, go and join into a mexican wave.
The crowd behind me rarely stood up for the boys in green or join into the chants or songs yet as soon as the mexican wave comes round there all up and excited.
Had to turn around and say something along the lines of - "You stand up for a f***** mexican wave yet ye don't bother for the boys in Green"
That was merely met by mild amusement as they awaited the waves return!
The youngsters who started it are bad enough, but how about the thousands who all joined it:(
Fair point too. God be with the days before tinternet when we didnt have to create an athmosphere. Seems these days that theres pressure on the crowd to perform as much as the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eire06
Thought the atmosphere was in a different league to Saturday but it can get better for October as there were a few lulls in the game and the fooking mexican wave started by them fooking schoolboys.
Another thing that helped was that I heard no one moaning about sitting down which p!sses me off, I'm sure they have a tv at home where they can sit in a much more comfortable environment and enjoy the match seated so why don't they fookin do that (Casso).
More real fans there as well but we badly need new songs and we can only really create them at away games and hopefully bring them home, hopefully to Croker after the Eastern European games.
The PA announcer is still a tosser.
What bothers me is why these people go to these games when there are many fans who would have been much more appreciative of the tickets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eire06
For the game on wednesday it was crucial that the crowd made as much noise as possible to get behind the team because of the undeserved pressure they were under, which was down to the media. A quiet crowd would have unsettled the team even further. I make no apologies for trying to put some life into these silent fans.:ball:Quote:
Originally Posted by blobbyblob