Who should create the Atmosphere?

[ROBBO]

Watching the game from afar it would be very difficult to get noisy support when the players for whatever reason do not appear to be up for it. Our forwards were bullied from the off and offered nothing.

[Risso]

The fans 100%.
If it was all down to how the team/players are doing struggling mid-table and relegation threatened teams would have no atmospheres at all.
Obviously if the players on the pitch are doing well, then any atmosphere will be heightened.
I have little time for the ‘feed me entertain me’ types, whilst sitting on their hands.
Back in the day the trinity road stand would stamp their feet to generate atmosphere. That was a unique sound that is sadly missing these days.
Unfortunately I couldn’t attend last Sunday and I won’t be there Thursday, but I fully expected Villa fans to boo every touch by a spuds player (to create an intimidating atmosphere).  I gather this didn’t happen. I hope it does vs Ajax and that Villa fans demonstrate themselves as being the proverbial 12th man!

Brilliant. "You're all shit fans for not cheering and singing when watching that dross. I wasn't actually there myself, but if I was, I'd definitely have been going ballistic, believe me!"

[KevinGage]

James Maddison. Tossed out of a helicopter over Villa Park Scarface-style, before the next league match.

[Brazilian Villain]

Thanks for the reminder that Russ Abbot is still alive. Still only 76, but there's been neither sight nor sound of him for years.

He played a character on (from what I remember was...) a shit TV detective show a couple of years back. Like Death in Paradise type thing, but I don't think it was Death in Paradise.

Spent half the show skwinting trying to work out who he was, cos I recognised his face but nothing else.

I've often wondered who actually watches Death in Paradise. Putting Russ Abbot in it might make me watch one episode, solely out of curiosity.

[London Villan]

Emery has spent most of the season telling the fans to calm down when things have gone a bit end to end and the crowd are up and noisy.

However i think there are times when we need to be loud and intimidating. Sunday was one of them.

[olaftab]

Players. I hate it when players urge the fans on  by waving their arms, although not see  this by our players.

[Skerra]

Let’s just look back at the match from Sunday. Everyone was probably soaked to the skin from the rain. It’s then really bloody cold. We then have the usual shit from the PA, blasting our ears out. The team then decide to stay in the dressing room. Not much to actually get excited about was there really?

[TelfordVilla]

Let’s just look back at the match from Sunday. Everyone was probably soaked to the skin from the rain. It’s then really


bloody cold. We then have the usual shit from the PA, blasting our ears out. The team then decide to stay in the dressing room. Not much to actually get excited about was there really?

That was exactly my experience.

[eamonn]

James Maddison. Tossed out of a helicopter over Villa Park Scarface-style, before the next league match.

His mug is the bullseye on my dartboard.

[chrisw1]

I think the vibe the fans create is incredibly important and it's something that I've heard the players and manager(s) constantly repeat - like any human they respond to positivity and support. When we beat Everton in our first match back the atmosphere was incredible and there was simply no way we were going to lose - even some of the Everton players remarked that they'd rarely experienced such a crowd.

The question is would Villa stand more chance of winning the Conference League and finishing top four with a home crowd that's bang at it, (metaphorically) fighting and kicking each and every ball with the players, or with a home crowd that's anxious, flat as a pancake and waiting to be entertained?  If we want to end our trophy drought and get Champs League football this season I think we have to play our part. In my experience Villa are unbeatable when Villa Park is together and totally up for it.

Agreed.  Whoevers responsibility it is, there's no doubt that the atmosphere makes a huge difference.  The fact that fans have paid their money and have no obligations is not in question.  Nor is the fact that there have been commercial decisions and price hikes that will have impacted on the crowd dynamic.  But even so, a raucous stadium would help the players and it's a shame the atmosphere is nowhere near what it could/should be most weeks. 

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

The fans 100%.
If it was all down to how the team/players are doing struggling mid-table and relegation threatened teams would have no atmospheres at all.
Obviously if the players on the pitch are doing well, then any atmosphere will be heightened.
I have little time for the ‘feed me entertain me’ types, whilst sitting on their hands.
Back in the day the trinity road stand would stamp their feet to generate atmosphere. That was a unique sound that is sadly missing these days.
Unfortunately I couldn’t attend last Sunday and I won’t be there Thursday, but I fully expected Villa fans to boo every touch by a spuds player (to create an intimidating atmosphere).  I gather this didn’t happen. I hope it does vs Ajax and that Villa fans demonstrate themselves as being the proverbial 12th man!

Brilliant. "You're all shit fans for not cheering and singing when watching that dross. I wasn't actually there myself, but if I was, I'd definitely have been going ballistic, believe me!"

Larf larf!
What a truly wonderful make-believe world you live in!
Keep sitting on your hands pal!

[VillaTim]

i went to a match in Spain a few years ago and they had pop up Cruzcampo tents manned by sports girls dotted around outside the ground with free draught pints on tap. That seemed to work .

[chrisw1]

i went to a match in Spain a few years ago and they had pop up Cruzcampo tents manned by sports girls dotted around outside the ground with free draught pints on tap. That seemed to work .

I second this proposal.

[Brazilian Villain]

i went to a match in Spain a few years ago and they had pop up Cruzcampo tents manned by sports girls dotted around outside the ground with free draught pints on tap. That seemed to work .

I second this proposal.

I'm not sure, is Cruzcampo better than Madri and Estrella Damm?

[RamboandBruno]

i went to a match in Spain a few years ago and they had pop up Cruzcampo tents manned by sports girls dotted around outside the ground with free draught pints on tap. That seemed to work .

I second this proposal.

I'm not sure, is Cruzcampo better than Madri and Estrella Damm?

Cruzcampo has a great glass, possibly the greatest, so wins my vote