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West Bromwich Albion FC / Re: Atmosphere at Home Games
« on: April 14, 2024, 05:29:08 PM »
Football has definitely moved away from its working class roots and become more mainstream, leading to a lot of people going who never used to back in the day.
The upshot is that these people don't want to be part of the atmosphere, they're there for a fun, family day out. They don't really understand the tribalism of football, and so you get this sanitised atmosphere where people don't want to sing.
That's not just with us, it's everywhere. Nowhere has the atmosphere it used to. That's why the away support tends to be louder, only the truly committed (or those that should be) travel away consistently.
The upshot is that these people don't want to be part of the atmosphere, they're there for a fun, family day out. They don't really understand the tribalism of football, and so you get this sanitised atmosphere where people don't want to sing.
That's not just with us, it's everywhere. Nowhere has the atmosphere it used to. That's why the away support tends to be louder, only the truly committed (or those that should be) travel away consistently.