Quote Originally Posted by the_anticlough View Post
The atmosphere against MK was different gravy. It wasn't the Meadow Lane we know. Hating Crowley was fun.

How can we get that level of passion more often, cos it really adds to the match day experience.
Sad to say, we probably have to go up a league or two to build some proper rivalries

Another point is the media training and everyone playing it so safe all the time. Managers only praise other teams, nobody ever says anything controversial to avoid winding up the opposition.

Example, if Maynard says he hates Karl Robinson, Salford are a bunch of time-wasting cheats and Robinson hits back, the atmosphere in the play-off games would be turned up 10 notches on the dial. But they won't. I guess there's still the danger of fans kicking the sh** out of each other. So it's back to a society-thing, we deserve the library, morgue-type atmospheres we get because we're too dumb collectively to just enjoy sports without overstepping into actual violence.
I found the MK atmosphere quite frustrating. How people can get up for hating on a bloke who only played for us for 18 months more than they do supporting their team under *normal* circumstances mystifies me. Just shows the spirit is there if not always the willingness.

I dont think Maynard has it in him to wind up or hate anyone, though I like the idea of Salford fans having a scrap. Maybe they could get Roy Keane to give em a hand.