A small rant about chanting and noise at Braehead Arena at Clan matches.
Sports persons thrive on atmosphere and atmosphere is generated by crowd noise.
Unfortunately there are a few individuals who think the crowd should sit quietly and "concentrate on the game". And unfortunately they seem to have the ear of "those upstairs". Indeed there was an instance where a female spectator snatched a drum stick from a young boy. Had that been a male he would have been immediately ejected and possibly even police involvement. What happened? No apology (as far as I am aware) and the drum and horns etc are now banned from the arena, except of course if you are a fan of the visiting team.
No consistency whatsoever!
Bear in mind also, that it was the players themselves that requested a singing section and the above is madness!!!
Ice Hockey is a sporting event. Sporting events are noisy. I can't see the individual mentioned above, being able to quiet a crowd at an Old Firm football match? If people want to watch sport in silence then the should watch on TV with the sound down!
Sporting events are the vehicle that allows human beings to rekindle and express their inherent Tribal Instincts in a safe, and in the case of Ice Hockey at Braehead Arena, family environment.
Fans simply have to be permitted to express themselves and feel part of an extended family. That is why we sports fans go to sports events, to feel part of something greater than we can explain. We celebrate wins together and grieve when we lose, together. At Braehead, we the fans are indeed a "Clan". So let us, as a Clan, express ourselves in age old manner, with our vocal cords and musical instruments!!
Rant Over.
Richardson's Purple Army!!!!!!!!
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