Everybody needs to realise that by creating as intimidating an atmosphere as possible it gives us the best chance of winning. It really is that simple. The support needs to bring its 'A' game, not just the players.
Football players are so resolute. They would never look for excuses before accepting their own performance isn't good enough.
Anfield is exactly the same. It’s like a morgue when things aren’t going their way.
Well they do tend to say the support helped after big wins. But players are never asked this question after really poor results, "You and your team mates were awful. Your collectively poor performance provoked anger and derision from the support. Did the team deserve it"? Honest players would answer yes in my opinion. Cause and effect.
This maybe if the gutless cowards showed as much heart as us
Most fans did NOT stick around as far as I could see. The laughter when JW got motm would have the same confidence-denting as booing him - although I think the only potential motm announcements that would Not have caused head-scratching would have been, maybe, Kamara or Fod.
Well what does that responsibility look like? If it is suppressing how you really feel and clapping a woefully under performing team I don't see how that is helping. If anything it encourages players to feel satisfied with what they are serving up. A barrage of criticism serves as a kick up the backside. If a combination of tough talking by the manager, and negative reaction from the support can't get a team playing, not just playing, but earning their wages, then the lesson is clear. These players don't have the character or work ethic to win the title. The support's reaction to games like yesterday is also a message to our management. It is incumbent on the manager and DoF to get players performing, and to find players who can perform at the required standard. The support accepting howling displays like yesterday's is never going to happen, and they don't know how to even if they tried. To be honest I'm glad it's this way as "happy clapping" doesn't belong in a Rangers support.
It's nowhere near as bad as Ibrox mate - nowhere near it.
Ive never been to Anfield but the lack of atmosphere is fairly obvious at times from seeing games on tv. A lot of big British teams have a similar problem.
I appreciate your point mate. But in the context of this thread were the guys lashing out early to blame for the players being awful yesterday? I could never accept they were. Even if the players were aware of early anger from the support why didn't they get their fingers out?
Fair enough mate. We're at opposite poles on this matter, and we won't change. I respect your opinion even if I can't agree with it.
i go to about 4 or 5 games a season at anfield ,and whilst i would concede that the atmosphere isn't what some parts of the media would claim it would be ,it is by no means as bad as Ibrox ,, of course there are games where large parts of time the crowd are relatively quiet ,but they do tend to stick with their team and criticism of the players isnt a recurring thing ,our crowd at times are on our teams backs from the first 15 minutes if things are not going well from the start,, really dont know how we can solve this to be honest,,it seems ingrained into a section of our support that negativity kicks in once they step through the turnstiles at Ibrox
That is a ridiculous accusation. The atmosphere was certainly not "poisonous",it may have been muted or dispirited at times, but that was simply a reflection of the team performance.
Feck off. Total lies & should be banned for making it up.
But you didn’t tell the polis, stewards or Rangers?
