Crowd Energising Chant

[kronic]

The Shed. In the standing room section at the northern end.

Good stuff. Some influence from the Glory?

I thought that was more a South African thing?

The Irish do it too.

[chibi]

The ole thing is a very old soccer thing, which caught hold in the 1995 RWC in South Africa; it's become their thing as it is very effective to use during the haka.

Going back to the French suggestion I made, of clapping the home teams kicks at goal, I've heard the odd comment from a few Froggie mates of mine that it helps calm the nerves and gives a bit rhythm to the kicker, don't know if that's true, but might be worth a try.

Continuing the French tip, could we go that far wrong by chanting "Allez le Bleus?"

[beige]

Continuing the French tip, could we go that far wrong by chanting "Allez le Bleus?"

Hey I like that one.

[The InnFORCEr]

How they do it in Manchester City


1) bit of friendly dancing before a game ( aka 'the poznan')

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5RtnXcQ_lw&feature=related"]Man City doing the best wembley poznan - YouTube[/ame]

2) a 'few' lads at an away game.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ58FbLTPao&feature=related"]City Do The Poznan At Ewood - YouTube[/ame]

3) new song invented around an old remix song featuring the brothers that play for city ( yaya toure & kolo toure).
a quiet arvo in the pub.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=BH0tK5t_hSA

4) adolf hitler clip

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbfh0hGJcrI&sns=fb"]Hitler finds out Manchester United have not won the Premier League - YouTube[/ame]

[SNOB]

I hope they have changed that chant from the last game. the voice over the speakers was embarrassingly crap.

[Blackswan]

Unfortunately the "bus" left me behind after a EWF V Crusaders game (!) and I was constantly verbally abused by groups of KIWI "supporters" when I was trying to get a cab! Not pleasant! Also at the RWC the day of the final and semi final dressed in Wallaby gear was like a magnet to the Kiwi "bogans" and unacceptable behavior! Inside Eden Park the atmosphere was great between all the fans! Outside another story all together! I would NOT have liked to be on the streets of Auckland if the ABs had lost either the semi or the final!

I'll second that ....

I was there with my son and Dorkland was most unpleasant before, during and after the semi-fnal and the final. It was so bad a number of the more mature/intelligent kiwis apologised to us for the behaviour of some of the yobs (of both genders). Banter is fine. Hostility is not.

[PerthChicka]

Some of my friends were literally spat on by kiwis at the RWC. Truly shocking.