Football With No Atmosphere

[gdl9050]

Just watching the FA Youth cup semi final and there is next to no one there at the Emirates, got me thinking is Football actually quite dull with no fans there? If it was in a packed stadium with fans singing the game would actually seem quite exciting.

I find La Liga quite boring for the same reason I think.

So just how crucial are the fans to the game?

[Trav Le Bleu]

Exciting game is exciting. Sure fans add atmosphere, but as someone who has been to watch Oadby Town and games where Filbert St was half empty, good football will still get you excited, regardless of whether other people are there. If it didn't then how would Sky make so much money beaming football into people's homes, or Match of the Day be one of the most enduring British TV shows?

Great football doesn't need fans, but fans need great football.

[Stadt]

Exciting game is exciting. Sure fans add atmosphere, but as someone who has been to watch Oadby Town and games where Filbert St was half empty, good football will still get you excited, regardless of whether other people are there. If it didn't then how would Sky make so much money beaming football into people's homes, or Match of the Day be one of the most enduring British TV shows?

Great football doesn't need fans, but fans need great football.

I disagree an entirely empty stadium would be quite dull watching irrespective of the quality of football

[C-man]

If Sky/BT were to put the world's best 22 players on a pitch and televise it in front of no fans, I would never watch it in a million years. Without fans, it is simply 22 people kicking a ball around a field and if I'm not playing myself, quite frankly I don't find that very interesting.

[AyewJoking]

If Sky/BT were to put the world's best 22 players on a pitch and televise it in front of no fans, I would never watch it in a million years. Without fans, it is simply 22 people kicking a ball around a field and if I'm not playing with myself, quite frankly I don't find that very interesting.

[AyewJoking]

Exciting game is exciting. Sure fans add atmosphere, but as someone who has been to watch Oadby Town and games where Filbert St was half empty, good football will still get you excited, regardless of whether other people are there. If it didn't then how would Sky make so much money beaming football into people's homes, or Match of the Day be one of the most enduring British TV shows?

Great football doesn't need fans, but fans need great football.

 

 

but we are watching a game where the stadium has lots of fans in it. 

 

apologies if youre making a different point but im not getting it

[Larry_LCFC]

Football without fans is just pointless imo. The away end at the KP hasn't been full for a fair few games now and the atmosphere between the two sets of fans has been pretty wank. Luckily the home end has made up for it but you can't beat a totally full rocking stadium.

[davieG]

I enjoy going down the local park to watch a game and I'm probably the only one without any connection to the teams.

[Durnerz]

The Rome Derby must be the only derby in the world where you can turn up and pay on the gate.

[Voll Blau]

I have to turn over games if there is no atmosphere, seems to happen frequently with matches televised from Anfield or Goodison Park.

 

The Rome Derby must be the only derby in the world where you can turn up and pay on the gate.

 

Nah, would imagine there'll be quite a few on the continent where you can do that.

[AjcW]

For the same reason that I walk out of pubs that refuse to put the sound on games, I don't think I could enjoy a game without fans/atmosphere. It's one of the main issues with England games at Wembley for me, the Germany game with atmosphere was brilliant, the Holland game was painful.