Who are the greatest fans in the world??

**pete** · 05/05/2005, 5:17 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

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?

**Pat O' Banton** · 05/05/2005, 5:19 PM

Originally Posted by Kicko

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

Originally Posted by Kicko

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

Originally Posted by pete

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.

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!!!!!!!!!!

**Green Tribe** · 05/05/2005, 6:36 PM

Originally Posted by KarlosIRL

Can't believe nobody's said 'Ireland' yet!!!!!!!!!!

That goes without saying

we're modest, you know

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.

**Slash/ED** · 05/05/2005, 6:49 PM

Originally Posted by KarlosIRL

Can't believe nobody's said 'Ireland' yet!!!!!!!!!!

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

) 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!!!!!

**Beavis** · 05/05/2005, 7:01 PM

Originally Posted by KarlosIRL

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

Originally Posted by Dublin12

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

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.

**Colm** · 05/05/2005, 11:04 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.

**Green Tribe** · 05/05/2005, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Colm

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

Originally Posted by Macy

Everyone will just pick who ever they support.

Except mancheter united fans.....coz that would just be hillarios!!!!

**stojkovic** · 06/05/2005, 9:08 AM

Originally Posted by D2 Red

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.

**sylvo** · 06/05/2005, 9:32 AM

[QUOTE=Macy]Everyone will just pick who ever they support.

If you say so.

**Mad Moose** · 06/05/2005, 9:37 AM

Originally Posted by Colm

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