Everyone loves a great atmosphere, but let’s get it straight, this is football, it's an entertainment, we're paying top dollar and we want to be entertained. When you go to the theatre, or the cinema, you don't rip your shirt off and scream like a maniac in order to produce a better performance on the stage/screen.

That's why the atmosphere is lacking, people pay to be entertained now. We sit in nice chairs, we watch great players, we want great football. It's not the 80's any more, we're not paying a tenner to get in (actually it was a damned sight cheaper than that! – Ed) and thankfully, we're not herded like cattle anymore by the police.

There's a misconception that the louder and more stupid the fan, the better the fan. Oh Newcastle, they're brilliant aren't they, shirts off, great big bellies and tits hanging out, drinking 20 pints before the game, brilliant. Much better fans than us. And yeah, the idiots at Arsenal that shout absolute bollocks, get there 10 minutes late cause they've had a few too many pints, leave 10 minutes before half time to get to the front of the queue for more pints. These aren't great fans, these are tosspots.

So if Argentinian fans are jumping up and down, hidden under flags and letting off fireworks, great, if that's what you're into, but that's not being a football supporter. If you're not watching the game, I don't know what you're doing there. Personally, I go to the game to watch the team, I want to see every single second of action, I'm sick with nerves, I can't drink alcohol in case it breaks my concentration and I lose my enjoyment of the match.

As for Arsenal being any quieter than any other ground, it's not true. The fans support the team entirely when they need it, but when we're strolling through a game and there's no competition from the opposition, the crowd are going to be pretty much silent, how else could it be? It's the same for Man Utd, Chelsea, and any other team that complete outclasses the opposition - it's called boredom. Instead of debating how we can improve the atmosphere, we simply need more teams competing and willing to play football, the atmosphere will take care of itself, as it always does when we're in a big game.

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