This went from great venues to morphing into a 'best atmosphere or game'.
I am with the Malt, I love the MCG. It is unreal to go to the qualifiers at the 'G'. The Victorian crowds will more often than not kill Sydney and Brisbane people for passion and atmosphere, but even those 'mexicans' said they hadn't seen anything like it. In 1997 standing on halfway in the Great Southern Stand listening to the anthem being bellowed out by 88,000 soccer fans was a real tear jerker. The very concrete beneath my feet rumbled and it was close to the most memorable moment I have experienced at a sporting ground. Most other games you are hard pressed to find 200 people in the ground singing the anthem, not football fans though.
If people want atmosphere get yourselves overseas quickly. Whether you like soccer (I still want to call it football!) or not, nothing gets close in terms of atmosphere. The singing is unbelievable and the passion second to none. Brenno, Ultra and Hrundi(still scratching my head how you got into highbury) will no doubt agree that it is awesome. I love hearing fans get behind their side so I loved nothing more than going to any random football match when I was in the U.K.
Without wanting to P anyone off, I couldn't give a rats for the American laser shows and random sound effects to make it sound like it is noisy in those stadiums. Give me 20,000+ behind the goals singing their hearts out for the lads and i'm in heaven.
Greeneyed, you made me jealous that you went to Wembley. I made it to the gates but couldn't get inside. It is a lifelong dream of mine to see an F.A cup final at Wembley. If I turned up a day later it was an open day so I would have had the chance to go into all areas of the stadium from the walk down the tunnel to the hallowed turf from 66.
Raidersboy, you will get there one day. Just never use the words: Brumbies & Atmosphere in the same sentance again. It doesn't make sense.
