NUFC91 Posted Friday at 11:21 Share Posted Friday at 11:21 On 13/03/2025 at 10:53, Wallsendmag said: Was at Arsenal v PSV last night in the PSV section. I'd say that's probably the best away end I've ever been in. Constant singing and bouncing around. Totally relentless. Looking around the away end last night the demographic was predominantly lads in their 20s and 30s. Makes a big difference I'd say. What are they like in terms of alcohol, always think Brits go away for too long, they seem to be less prone to 3 days benders I presume ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted Friday at 11:35 Share Posted Friday at 11:35 2 minutes ago, NUFC91 said: What are they like in terms of alcohol, always think Brits go away for too long, they seem to be less prone to 3 days benders I presume ? They like a drink. Probably pretty similar to us in that respect. Pubs are all packed well before the match and of course you can drink in your seat there. That's not something that's particularly bothered me though. If you're sat at the match with a pint in your hand you can't clap the players when they do something well for example. I can take it or leave it. Can't say I've really noticed any alcohol related violence though. Only real crowd disorder ive noticed in the 20 years we've been going is when they lost 5-1 at home to Ajax and last season on the last day when they'd won the league and there was a pitch invasion. When the pitch invaders tried to get back into the stands it all went up between them and those who'd stayed where they were and took offence to them running on. They do have a pretty bad reputation but I'm not sure how justified it is. Think they've had a few issues when playing in France over the years and we booked our Eurostar and hotel in October for PSG away and a week before the match the French authorities banned the PSV fans from travelling so we had to scramble around for tickets in the home end. It was one of those occasions where not being Dutch or having a Dutch address came in handy as Dutch residents were blocked from buying them! You notice more of a difference when watching football in places like Italy, France, Spain and Portugal where there isn't really a big pub/drinking culture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted Monday at 07:37 Share Posted Monday at 07:37 Would love to hear some accounts of what it was like yesterday. Suffice to say it put to rest the disappointment of the last one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted Monday at 07:45 Share Posted Monday at 07:45 7 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Would love to hear some accounts of what it was like yesterday. Suffice to say it put to rest the disappointment of the last one? Atmosphere was brilliant, singing pretty much non stop from start to finish . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted Monday at 07:46 Share Posted Monday at 07:46 Fucking unreal being there yesterday. What an experience, spoke to a lad who was there in 2023 and he said it was night and day being in that top tier compared to 2023. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted Monday at 07:52 Share Posted Monday at 07:52 Wembley such a weird place for atmosphere to work as well, however our lot were fucking on it from 10 minutes before kick off until the players left the pitch after celebrations. Place was bouncing. Had a nervous 10 minute lull from 80-90 mins then got going again in to bring it home. Complete contrast to last time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted Monday at 07:56 Share Posted Monday at 07:56 (edited) 11 minutes ago, mattypnufc said: Wembley such a weird place for atmosphere to work as well, however our lot were fucking on it from 10 minutes before kick off until the players left the pitch after celebrations. Place was bouncing. Had a nervous 10 minute lull from 80-90 mins then got going again in to bring it home. Complete contrast to last time. Aye, main thing I noticed is that with Club Wembley in the middle, chants between the tiers don't really flow as it's hard to easily pick up what is being sung between the two of them. Edited Monday at 08:04 by Sima Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted Monday at 08:05 Share Posted Monday at 08:05 There was one point yesterday where there top tier was definitely moving just like the top of the North Stand at Old Trafford in 1998. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted Monday at 08:17 Share Posted Monday at 08:17 Really amazing atmosphere where I was sat - you could tell most people were in hope rather than expectation so when Dan Burn scored you could feel the out pouring of emotion that this may be our time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted Monday at 08:20 Share Posted Monday at 08:20 I was top tier both times and we were actually allowed to stand all game this time. It was fucking class. Voice is absolutely shredded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted Monday at 08:23 Share Posted Monday at 08:23 Thanks to a good soul on here I ended up in club Wembley. However it was just black and whites and in our ‘end’ too. Was absolutely belter atmosphere wise and I was shocked at how cracking it was for a prawn sarnie seat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted Monday at 09:17 Share Posted Monday at 09:17 Atmosphere was really good where I was sat. Plenty of support and backing to the team. The reactions to the goals were unforgettable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted Monday at 09:24 Share Posted Monday at 09:24 1 hour ago, Gallowgate Toon said: I was top tier both times and we were actually allowed to stand all game this time. It was fucking class. Voice is absolutely shredded. And then they put up an announcement on the screen to say persistent standing was not allowed …………… in the 77th minute🤣_ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted Monday at 12:35 Share Posted Monday at 12:35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted Monday at 12:43 Share Posted Monday at 12:43 Well done to everyone who went down. Don’t know what it was like live but on TV it sounded almost like a home game for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted Monday at 13:04 Share Posted Monday at 13:04 It thought it was great, intense, including before we went ahead. It was hard to sing in unison, often multiple songs were being sung at different times times, or the same song out of time, but it just felt like constant noise, cheering on, urging, cheering tackles. I loved it. Oh and seemed the whole end was stood up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted Monday at 13:06 Share Posted Monday at 13:06 5 hours ago, Sima said: Fucking unreal being there yesterday. What an experience, spoke to a lad who was there in 2023 and he said it was night and day being in that top tier compared to 2023. Really glad you made it mate, was hoping for you seeing how much you wanted it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCOCOL Posted Monday at 13:14 Share Posted Monday at 13:14 It was night and day - it was better than the last few away gages I’ve been to , too. Which you’d expect as a final bit sometimes doesn’t materialise as you have people who are not regular travellers. thought the fans were class all weekend. Was mint yesterday and this morning bumping into old faces and friends. Met 3 different groups of lads within 200m of my hotel in Euston if not seen for ages. Was like walking down Northumberland street Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted Monday at 13:14 Share Posted Monday at 13:14 5 minutes ago, Superior Acuña said: Really glad you made it mate, was hoping for you seeing how much you wanted it I'm forever grateful to the lad on here who contacted me to offer me the ticket. I know how gut-wrenching it must have been to give it up but I've saw that (despite you at the time saying you may give it a swerve) I've noticed you ended up watching the game so I'm sure you and your daughter enjoyed it as much as possible in the circumstances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted Monday at 13:17 Share Posted Monday at 13:17 Don’t really know where to start with that. I’ve never experienced anything like it. There’s probably been more raucous, intense atmospheres, like PSG and Barcelona 97, but I’ve never known such emotion. Felt like there was genuine belief that it was going to happen (that wasn’t there two years ago), that built and built throughout the first half, culminating in an absolute explosion when Burn scored. There’ll (hopefully) be other trophies and leagues to come, but not sure anything will be quite like this first one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted Monday at 13:22 Share Posted Monday at 13:22 7 minutes ago, Sima said: I'm forever grateful to the lad on here who contacted me to offer me the ticket. I know how gut-wrenching it must have been to give it up but I've saw that (despite you at the time saying you may give it a swerve) I've noticed you ended up watching the game so I'm sure you and your daughter enjoyed it as much as possible in the circumstances. Got me mixed up with someone mate, I was there and got no kids, but not needed now I’ve got the Carabao Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted Monday at 13:25 Share Posted Monday at 13:25 2 minutes ago, Superior Acuña said: Got me mixed up with someone mate, I was there and got no kids, but not needed now I’ve got the Carabao Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted Monday at 14:02 Share Posted Monday at 14:02 Completely drowned them out for the whole game. Knew they had YNWA playing but the booing was so intense I couldn’t hear it at all. No doubt TV mics made it sound like it was bouncing in their end. Comedy moment when they tried the scarf twirling and it fizzled out after about 15 seconds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted Monday at 14:07 Share Posted Monday at 14:07 Didn't see or hear of anything bother. Thought our fans were class all weekend tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted Monday at 14:14 Share Posted Monday at 14:14 11 minutes ago, NSG said: Completely drowned them out for the whole game. Knew they had YNWA playing but the booing was so intense I couldn’t hear it at all. No doubt TV mics made it sound like it was bouncing in their end. Comedy moment when they tried the scarf twirling and it fizzled out after about 15 seconds The tv had their end much louder than us in my opinion, boiled my piss the whole game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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