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Originally Posted by |Zach|
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I liked the article but while the games might be the similar the fan experiences are quite different. Baseball pipes those organ chants over the PA at strategic down times. Fans might begin a clap or a wave spontaneously but for the most part there is a buzz only slightly more audible than a tennis match.
Unlike LSP and some of the other soccer stadiums in the US as well as most of them worldwide. There is singing, chanting, drums, horns, marching and, if you are lucky, even Jesus. I liken the crowd at soccer games more to a college football or basketball game. The chants, even the ones used at most matches, are grass roots. If the crowd is not generating the enthusiasm then the stadium PA isn't pumping in cheers or chants. Yes, they might a couple at the beginning or at the start of second half (IBTWWW, for instance) but for the most part they let the fans do their thing. I love, love, love that aspect of the game. You go not just to watch but to be interactive. You make a pact to get the crowd up and keep them there. It's work in the Cauldron. Doing so creates that 12 man and creates reputations like LSP has.
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