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Mortified Penguin

Union FS tifo display

By Mortified Penguin, in Leicester City Forum

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It's sorta like a big mosaic but with cards and people instead of tiles and cement.

 

 

It's amazing how many don't know what a tifo is or how it works  :dunno:

 

 

What's a tifo and how does it work?

lol harry lcfc larry lcfc was taking the piss

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Leicester City fans will show their support for the club on Saturday when they hoist more than 7,000 pieces of card into the air creating a giant image of a fox.

The stunt has been arranged by supporters' club, Union FS, which has paid more than £600 for a dutch firm to print out the design.

Known as 'fan choreography' or 'Tifo', the practice is carried out by clubs all over Europe, but remains a rarity in the UK.

It involves supporters lifting thousands of small panels simultaneously to create a picture in the stands.

 

The feat will take place as Leicester walk out of the tunnel before Saturday's lunchtime game against Newcastle at the King Power stadium.

Organiser and Union FS chairman James Challinor said: "We've done this for a few reasons, really.

"The first is as simple as to show our support for the Club.

"We hope that as the players walk out, it will give them a little more motivation, perhaps giving them the edge in another vital game.

"We hope it will give the crowd a bit more bite too.

"Often early kick-offs can be drab affairs so we are hoping it will lift the whole stadium."

The group mapped out each seat in the south stand and calculated how many pieces of foil would be needed to create an image.

They concluded it would take more than 7,000 individual pieces to make the picture - which they decided should be a fox.

James, 24, said: "The middle block of the south stand looks conveniently like a fox's head which gave us a steer!

"We've got plenty of ideas in the pipeline for future fan choreography events, but this seemed like a relatively simple design to start with, and should give us a bit of confidence to put together a more sophisticated Tifo next time."

Union FS is a relatively new supporters club established in 2013.

With 30 active members and 100 people on its mailing list, the group is hoping the Tifo stunt will raise its profile and help attract more members.

James said: "We've built a strong relationship with the club and we're now growing fairly rapidly as a group.

"Our overarching ambition is to improve the atmosphere throughout the stadium and we feel as though we are making great strides in that respect!"

Fans in the south stand (SK1 to SK4) are requested to be in their seats 15 minutes before kick off to take part and ensure that the display is as impressive as possible.

For more details contact Union FS: [email protected]


Read more: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Leicester-City-fans-planning-European-style-Tifo/story-26415457-detail/story.html#ixzz3Yn9gJ0nq 
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