A calling to all ye non-english sports fans

by **firth4eva** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:37 pm

Whenever i watch NFL or australian rugby league i find the lack of chants from the crowd odd. it is common in england to sing songs about your team, certain player or the opposite team. usually to spur your team on or demoralize the opposition or just to piss off other fans. is it me or do you not chant at all ?

by **The1exile** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:39 pm

Good point.

You're not singing, you're not singing, you're not singing any more!

by **firth4eva** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:40 pm

hmmmmmmm

its all gone quiet over there

by **GreecePwns** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:40 pm

firth4eva wrote:Whenever i watch NFL or australian rugby league i find the lack of chants from the crowd odd. it is common in england to sing songs about your team, certain player or the opposite team. usually to spur your team on or demoralize the opposition or just to piss off other fans. is it me or do you not chant at all ?

in all american sports there are no chants or songs or anything other than:

"let's go ____"
"de-fense (clap clap clap)"

only the Jets... J! E! T! S! JETS! JETS! JETS!

But that is probably because they don't separate the fans like at futbol (for the sake of americans) games.

by **The1exile** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:42 pm

Do you guys leave all the chants to your cheerleaders? :idea:

by **firth4eva** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:43 pm

The1exile wrote:Do you guys leave all the chants to your cheerleaders?

we have cheerleaders

by **ignotus** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:17 pm

Standing and singing team's songs during the whole game is mandatory.
In Croatia almost common thing is to curse opposite team's players, fans, coach, police and, if the team plays bad, own club's management. :lol:

Racial and personal remarks are too bad to be translated.
:wink:

by **Norse** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:25 pm

The1exile wrote:Good point.

You're not singing, you're not singing, you're not singing any more!

by **Kaplowitz** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:35 pm

Baseball has a lot of cheering and songs. One for example is the Jose thing from the Mets.

by **Backglass** on Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:41 pm

In the US there is plenty of chanting, yelling, taunting, etc at sporting events...but very little, if any singing.

Not sure why....cultural thing I guess. We also don't sing in pubs...unless you count Karaoke.