Match Atmosphere

[bobbydazzla]

6 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said:

 

Brunoooooooooooo 

DJ Onedek didn’t do Brunooooooo when he announced the teams on Sat. And I thought thank for that, maybe he’s finally realised that it’s cringe as fuck.

 

Then Bruno scored and as he announced the goals he just couldn’t resist doing it could he. The cheesy bell whiff. 

[Fak]

Just now, bobbydazzla said:

DJ Onedek didn’t do Brunooooooo when he announced the teams on Sat. And I thought thank for that, maybe he’s finally realised that it’s cringe as fuck.

 

Then Bruno scored and as he announced the goals he just couldn’t resist doing it could he. The cheesy bell whiff. 

 

It was in Craig Hopes Newcastle Confidential article the other week that the players requested the DJ announces Bruno like that

[Fenham Mag]

That Brunnoooo is always a source of laughs for me at how camp it is.

 

Might as well have Alan Carr announcing the teams.

[Nucasol]

15 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said:

DJ Onedek didn’t do Brunooooooo when he announced the teams on Sat. And I thought thank for that, maybe he’s finally realised that it’s cringe as fuck.

 

Then Bruno scored and as he announced the goals he just couldn’t resist doing it could he. The cheesy bell whiff. 

Onedickheed.

[El Prontonise]

That HT entertainment is fucking awful as well.

[Lush Vlad]

52 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said:

DJ Onedek didn’t do Brunooooooo when he announced the teams on Sat. And I thought thank for that, maybe he’s finally realised that it’s cringe as fuck.

 

Then Bruno scored and as he announced the goals he just couldn’t resist doing it could he. The cheesy bell whiff. 

Pretty sure he did. Either the first or second time he read them out. As I did my usual laugh and head shake  

[bobbydazzla]

30 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said:

Pretty sure he did. Either the first or second time he read them out. As I did my usual laugh and head shake  

He deffo didn’t when he read them out about 10 mins before kick off. I remember thinking thank fuck he’s ditched it

 

Then Bruno scored and he did it and my fury was palpable. 

[CallumG6]

1 hour ago, El Prontonise said:

That HT entertainment is fucking awful as well.

Can’t stand the BetMGM halfway line competition.

[TBG]

Thought that period of serenading Dubs second half was a bit weird, especially when Burnley were attacking

[huss9]

3 minutes ago, CallumG6 said:

Can’t stand the BetMGM halfway line competition.

sponsors, innit?

[Sima]

1 hour ago, Lush Vlad said:

Pretty sure he did. Either the first or second time he read them out. As I did my usual laugh and head shake  

 

Aye, he did. dazzla was obviously still tucking into his festive loaded fries at that point.

 

 

Edited December 8, 2025 by Sima

[Nucasol]

8 minutes ago, Sima said:

 

Aye, he did. dazzla was obviously still tucking into his festive loaded fries at that point.

 

 

 

Sticky Gochujang glaze I reckon.

[Wallsendmag]

54 minutes ago, TBG said:

Thought that period of serenading Dubs second half was a bit weird, especially when Burnley were attacking

 

Again it's what some of us have touched on before in this thread. A lot of the crowd aren't that invested in it all like our crowd once was. The result isn't of as much importance to a lot of people.

 

You're seeing record amounts of people sloping off early for their HT pint, coming back late after HT, heading for the exits earlier when the game is still in the balance.

 

At one time the thought of having to go for a piss and missing a goal was unthinkable. You'd see people racing down and then quickly back to their seat. People just aren't as bothered any more.

[CallumG6]

1 hour ago, huss9 said:

sponsors, innit?

Unfortunately yeah!

 

Wish gambling advertising would get in the bin, but then there’s the argument these deals help towards PSR. 

[Dr. TC]

8 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

Again it's what some of us have touched on before in this thread. A lot of the crowd aren't that invested in it all like our crowd once was. The result isn't of as much importance to a lot of people.

 

You're seeing record amounts of people sloping off early for their HT pint, coming back late after HT, heading for the exits earlier when the game is still in the balance.

 

At one time the thought of having to go for a piss and missing a goal was unthinkable. You'd see people racing down and then quickly back to their seat. People just aren't as bothered any more.

 

I just don't think this is true at all. I remember going to champions league matches as a teen in the late 90s, and asking my dad where everyone was going 40 minutes into the first half, or in the 88th minute. 

[bobbydazzla]

1 hour ago, TBG said:

Thought that period of serenading Dubs second half was a bit weird, especially when Burnley were attacking

Barely heard a peep out of the people around me all game, apart from when they sang their hearts out for MDubz

 

 

[bobbydazzla]

44 minutes ago, Sima said:

 

Aye, he did. dazzla was obviously still tucking into his festive loaded fries at that point.

 

 

 

That must of been when I went to the bar for a bottle of water, but ended up being stood at the counter for 15 mins whilst the lass serving tried to work out how to process the card payment of the bloke in front of me in the queue 

[Wallsendmag]

20 minutes ago, Dr. TC said:

 

I just don't think this is true at all. I remember going to champions league matches as a teen in the late 90s, and asking my dad where everyone was going 40 minutes into the first half, or in the 88th minute. 

 

It's definitely different to back then like. You nipped off for a piss on about 40 mins, you could get straight in and there was just a smattering of people on the concourse. Wouldn't be like that now.

[Moose]

Tonight's game was a great example of why I don't think ultras are a net positive for the atmosphere. 

 

Aye sure, when you're in the stadium, the flags, pyro and the synchronised jumping knock your socks off for the first minute or so, then they fade into the background to the point I forget they're even there.

 

Leverkusen scored, they didnt cheer, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

We got a penalty, they didn't explode with fury at the ref, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

We scored, there was no stunned silence for a few seconds followed by a rallying cry, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

They scored a late equaliser, there was no "limbs", they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

The game finished, they didn't applaud, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

 

Give me a crowd that ebbs and flows depending on what happens on the pitch any day of the week and twice on a Sunday, you'll get some dull atmospheres but you'll also get some cauldrons, much better than having a bunch of numpties wearing balaclavas singing from a pre-prepared song sheet

 

 

Edited December 10, 2025 by Moose

[Mountain]

Just now, Moose said:

Tonight's game was a great example of why I don't think ultras are a net positive for the atmosphere. 

 

Aye sure, when you're in the stadium, the flags, pyro and the synchronised jumping knock your socks off for the first minute or so, then they fade into the background to the point I forget they're even there.

 

Leverkusen scored, they didnt cheer, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

We got a penalty, they didn't explode with fury at the refs, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

We scored, there was no stunned silence for a few seconds followed by a rallying cry, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

They scored a late equaliser, there was no "limbs", they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

The game finished, they didn't applaud, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

 

Give me a crowd that ebbs and flows depending on what happens on the pitch any day of the week and twice on a Sunday, you'll get some dull atmospheres but you'll also get some cauldrons, much better than having a bunch of numpties wearing balaclavas singing from a pre-prepared song sheet

 

This a phenomenon outside of the Anglosphere (within Europe, I'd need to do more research on other continents)

 

All the atmospheres are bad, just because they are noisy does not make for an enjoyable experience.

 

It's one of the many reasons people prefer the premier league. Many people do not want to hear someone droning on through a loud speaker or doing military-style chants all game.

 

Their atmospheres are crap, their chants are crap, they play music after goals (which is cringey). There are no redeeming features from an aurally aesthetic standpoint.

 

This cultural phenomenon is reflected in music, films and television also and those nations agree because most of the Eurovision songs are performed in English and they all listen to English and American music.

 

 

[Wallsendmag]

On 10/12/2025 at 23:10, Moose said:

Tonight's game was a great example of why I don't think ultras are a net positive for the atmosphere. 

 

Aye sure, when you're in the stadium, the flags, pyro and the synchronised jumping knock your socks off for the first minute or so, then they fade into the background to the point I forget they're even there.

 

Leverkusen scored, they didnt cheer, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

We got a penalty, they didn't explode with fury at the ref, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

We scored, there was no stunned silence for a few seconds followed by a rallying cry, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

They scored a late equaliser, there was no "limbs", they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

The game finished, they didn't applaud, they kept chanting the same shit they'd been chanting for 5 minutes.

 

Give me a crowd that ebbs and flows depending on what happens on the pitch any day of the week and twice on a Sunday, you'll get some dull atmospheres but you'll also get some cauldrons, much better than having a bunch of numpties wearing balaclavas singing from a pre-prepared song sheet

 

 

 

 

Can't knock the Leverkusen fans, or any of the German people and the police as every single one of them was spot on, but they seriously lacked any real passion for their team inside the stadium and I found the atmosphere from them to be very poor. They had that small standing section behind the other goal who chanted non stop but with no corelation with what was happening on the pitch, behind the other goal, such should have been a home section was probably 95% NUFC fans, and along the sides the only enthusiasm visible was from other NUFC fans who'd infiltrated their end.

 

Tbf they are regarded in Germany as a "plastic" club. Had a bit crack with the locals in Cologne where we stayed and even though Leverkusen are the nearest team to them (play each other today) they regard Borussia Monchengladbach as a bigger rival because they are seen as a "proper" club.

[CallumG6]

I was surprised at the huge corporate area taking up the right hand side to where us NUFC fans were.

 

Pretty much a whole quarter of a stadium dedicated to corporate boxes. Shite.

 

Decent fans, decent police, shite home atmosphere. Someone said it in the other thread, but we had the place bouncing from our equaliser right through to when they nicked a goal at the end.

[jack j]

Just now, CallumG6 said:

I was surprised at the huge corporate area taking up the right hand side to where us NUFC fans were.

 

Pretty much a whole quarter of a stadium dedicated to corporate boxes. Shite.

 

Decent fans, decent police, shite home atmosphere. Someone said it in the other thread, but we had the place bouncing from our equaliser right through to when they nicked a goal at the end.

Aye the 2nd half was brilliant. Then the stunned silence like a knife through the heart when they equalised was exactly what it should be

 

Imagine you had some wanker still banging a drum with his back to the pitch after conceding that ffs

[Moose]

54 minutes ago, jack j said:

Aye the 2nd half was brilliant. Then the stunned silence like a knife through the heart when they equalised was exactly what it should be

 

Imagine you had some wanker still banging a drum with his back to the pitch after conceding that ffs

 

That's exactly it, an atmosphere should reflect the rollercoaster of emotions a football match produces.

 

It can't just be me who enjoys watching the furious and dejected reaction of the opposition fans just after we score, it's great schadenfreude, but you'd get none of that when we score against European opposition cause the gimps in the ultras section wouldn't even notice that a goal went in.

 

As for Leverkusen being a plastic club, I've also heard that to be the case but I don't think that makes the atmosphere better or worse, all Bundesliga atmospheres are much of a muchness, I've been to Bremen vs Mainz and Frankfurt vs Hannover games, all 4 sets of fans I've witnessed in person are pretty much interchangeable with what we saw against Leverkusen, all scripted and choreographed, all generic, all pish! I know Dortmund get a lot of credit for their yellow wall but to me that's just like all the other ultra sections, just on a much larger scale.

 

 

Edited December 13, 2025 by Moose

[geordiesteve710]

That was wank today as soon as the goal went in. No roars of defiance or chanting in the face of adversity, just continued mute silence.

 

Our away ends have been getting like this for a while now. Only sing when we're winning (or have just scored.)

 

Couldn't believe how shite the home fans/club were either tbf. Flamethrowers as the teams came out, not having our badge on the scoreboard, a lights show at 2 in the afternoon, the odd DJ-led celebrations ar the end. Very little noise aside from a "no noise from the Saudi boys" every 5 minutes or so.

 

 

Edited December 14, 2025 by geordiesteve710