Atmopshere at games

[benmcc]

Hi my name is Ben McCarthy. I am in my final year at Manchester Metropolitan University. As part of my final year I am conducting a research project into the sport I love, football. In particular I am looking into the atmosphere at football games, something I believe is very important to the match day experience. I am looking to compile a large collection of data of the opinions of fans on this topic. I am looking to do this through a survey, the link of which is posted below. It should only take 5-10 mins complete and completing It would be greatly appreciated. Any suggestions for improvements to my survey also would be great.

https://mmu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/football-atmospheres1

Thanks for your time

[roger_ramjet]

Tell me please, what possible value to anyone could such research report be? This seems like yet another example of the way we are overeducating people for the sake of it at secong rate colleges of further education.

[ramspride]

Tell me please, what possible value to anyone could such research report be? This seems like yet another example of the way we are overeducating people for the sake of it at secong rate colleges of further education.

Agreed Roger

[Rattea]

Tell me please, what possible value to anyone could such research report be? This seems like yet another example of the way we are overeducating people for the sake of it at secong rate colleges of further education.

I dont agree Roger. As we have discussed before people are told the football in this country is the greatest, the grounds are the best and the fans and atmosphere are second to none. When you travel and sample football in other parts of the world for yourself especially you realize its all a crock of ****. We have no atmosphere really anymore. There's nothing being the tribal aspect except street trouble and bs bravado and out stadiums lack character and feel.

The 'masses' don't realize this and believe the PR spun to them constantly ..... maybe people should be educated to open thier eyes and have a look outside the bubble.

[Manofpride]

Best Atmosphere apart from Pride Park!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df3Bh7Gg_MM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDW5JW1JE5w

[roger_ramjet]

I dont agree Roger. As we have discussed before people are told the football in this country is the greatest, the grounds are the best and the fans and atmosphere are second to none. When you travel and sample football in other parts of the world for yourself especially you realize its all a crock of ****. We have no atmosphere really anymore. There's nothing being the tribal aspect except street trouble and bs bravado and out stadiums lack character and feel.

The 'masses' don't realize this and believe the PR spun to them constantly ..... maybe people should be educated to open thier eyes and have a look outside the bubble.

I agree with all of that Ratman, but you cannot create genuine atmosphere when there isn't the passion in the crowd. A survey of what makes for good atmosphere frankly isnt going to scratch the surface. the passion that creates atmosphere has to come from the heart, not the design of the bogs at the away end (although that may reduce some of the less appealing aspects of atmosphere).

As was said above, we are not a passionate nation in the way Mediterranean and South American crowds are. Our idea of becoming passionate tends to be shown in abuse of the opposition. not so much support of our teams. It also has historically shown itself more via hooliganism - its no coincidence that the most atmospheric games I have been to in this country were in the 70s and 80s when violence was more commonplace and "atmosphere" spilled into the streets. This behaviour was universally reviled and as it was eradicated, so the tension passion and atmosphere in and out of the grounds abated - maybe the baby was thrown out with the bathwater?

Our passions tend to show themselves in violence - we are quite good at wars and invented football hooliganism, the Mediterranean / South American passions seem to be rooted in love: for your team, your woman etc. See the culture via the medium of dance - the Tango, the Rumba, Sambaa contrast to the formalities of good old English Foxtrot or Military Twostep.

or maybe I am just a boring out of touch ******* and there is real passion there that Ive not noticed?

[ramAnag]

FFS...he's just a guy doing some research. What harm can it do? Maybe such research could ultimately result in better facilities/matchday experiences. Think MMU is the old Manchester Poly anyway Roger...hardly an FE College.

[roger_ramjet]

Have you read the questions Mangara? Does singing improve the atmosphere? Is a bigger crowd better for atmosphere? Its like a 3 year old wrote it. Does not address facilities or match day experience at all....

[ramAnag]

Think that cold is still making you a grumpy old Roger. Did you make it today?

[roger_ramjet]

Nope still in bed full of ibuprofen and phlegm