What has happened to our supporters?
Months of covid lockdown with no footy, our state miraculously manages to avoid the infectious carnage (so far) while the Vics can't even trundle down the street to get their soy latte fix, 30,000 lucky fans get dibs on our first home match and they serve up that lackluster vocal display. Yes, some fans got up and about when Frederick's kicked his first goal and a few other nice things but it's not the same as before. Yes - there were only 30k people there but it's the tone and atmosphere out supporters create, particularly when we're behind and you can hear a pin drop, and it makes it very easy for opposition teams to get on top of things.
Maybe I've been spoiled? Been attending games regularly since 2003 and I can remember occasions when the decibels were so high you thought the concrete would splinter. I also went to a number of games between 1995-2001 and I remember our fans were still loud and proud despite the shellackings we copped on a regular basis. After Jlo kicked his winning goal in 2005 it felt like the ground was going to implode. Maybe there was a lot more live music back then? Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe were headlining Big Day Out and everything seemed louder.
Maybe Optus spooks our supporter base, because if I get up now and yell at the top of my lungs I'm likely to cause heart attacks (or at least hypertension) in the fans sitting around me.
The cheer squad has been a farce for years as well.
We need to get the energy back into games again. Attending live sport is a privelege few can afford across the globe, at present and in general.
Months of covid lockdown with no footy, our state miraculously manages to avoid the infectious carnage (so far) while the Vics can't even trundle down the street to get their soy latte fix, 30,000 lucky fans get dibs on our first home match and they serve up that lackluster vocal display. Yes, some fans got up and about when Frederick's kicked his first goal and a few other nice things but it's not the same as before. Yes - there were only 30k people there but it's the tone and atmosphere out supporters create, particularly when we're behind and you can hear a pin drop, and it makes it very easy for opposition teams to get on top of things.
Maybe I've been spoiled? Been attending games regularly since 2003 and I can remember occasions when the decibels were so high you thought the concrete would splinter. I also went to a number of games between 1995-2001 and I remember our fans were still loud and proud despite the shellackings we copped on a regular basis. After Jlo kicked his winning goal in 2005 it felt like the ground was going to implode. Maybe there was a lot more live music back then? Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe were headlining Big Day Out and everything seemed louder.
Maybe Optus spooks our supporter base, because if I get up now and yell at the top of my lungs I'm likely to cause heart attacks (or at least hypertension) in the fans sitting around me.
The cheer squad has been a farce for years as well.
We need to get the energy back into games again. Attending live sport is a privelege few can afford across the globe, at present and in general.
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