Fanless games suuuuuck

[BritCard]

I'm not sure if you guys have any experience of games without fans. I only really follow football and don't recall ever seeing a game without.

Here in Europe it's more common, especially in soccer. The governing body, UEFA, have the power to ban fans and its often their go to move for any kind or serious or sustained fan trouble.

So I've seen several games without fans over the years, including international games, and they are terrible. Players don't seem to like them and don't seem to perform as well. Without the noise and atmosphere they are sterile and dull to watch. It makes a huge difference.

I hope by the start of the season there are fans in some capacity. Just won't be the same without.

It will be interesting to see if someone can come up with a tech solution such as generated fans or fan noise.

 

[TheCardFan]

Games with no fans are better than no games at all.

 

[BurqueCardFan]

Games with no fans are better than no games at all.

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[Ronin]

This

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[AZfaninMN]

These

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[BritCard]

Games with no fans are better than no games at all.

I know. I'm just trying to ready you for how much less fun they are.

I hope by that point we can have fans again.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

The UFC was pretty awesome with no fans. Definitely different than other sports though.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Let's possibly expose 70,000 people to an awful virus just because I want to be more entertained.

 

[BritCard]

Let's possibly expose 70,000 people to an awful virus just because I want to be more entertained.

Did I say that?

 

[Cheesewater]

I'm just trying to ready you for how much less fun they are.

To be fair, your example is soccer which is pretty low on the Fun To Watch scale to begin with.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

To be fair, your example is soccer which is pretty low on the Fun To Watch scale to begin with.

 

[Shane]

To be fair, your example is soccer which is pretty low on the Fun To Watch scale to begin with.

Smartest And most factual thing that will be said all day

 

[GoldGloveschmidt]

Doesn't seem like it would be hard to say, each home team is allowed to pump in crowd noise at 80 decibels while they are on defense.

 

[Dr. Jones]

To be fair, your example is soccer which is pretty low on the Fun To Watch scale to begin with.

BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! @Cheesewater needs a timeout!

 

[Dr. Jones]

Smartest And most factual thing that will be said all day

You are dead to me.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

To be fair, your example is soccer which is pretty low on the Fun To Watch scale to begin with.

This wins ASFN for the day !!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Smartest And most factual thing that will be said all day

Sure, let's go with that... except that it is an opinion...

 

[Dr. Jones]

You guys have no idea what it feels like to have a running clock in the group stages of the Champions league. It's an unbelievably tense feeling.

Not even sudden death playoff hockey can get as intense as that.

 

[phillycard]

To be fair, your example is soccer which is pretty low on the Fun To Watch scale to begin with.

LMAO!!!!!!

 

[MadCardDisease]

Doesn't seem like it would be hard to say, each home team is allowed to pump in crowd noise at 80 decibels while they are on defense.

The Falcons already do that.

 

[Shane]

You guys have no idea what it feels like to have a running clock in the group stages of the Champions league. It's an unbelievably tense feeling.

Not even sudden death playoff hockey can get as intense as that.

ehhhh

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I'm not sure if you guys have any experience of games without fans. I only really follow football and don't recall ever seeing a game without.

Here in Europe it's more common, especially in soccer. The governing body, UEFA, have the power to ban fans and its often their go to move for any kind or serious or sustained fan trouble.

So I've seen several games without fans over the years, including international games, and they are terrible. Players don't seem to like them and don't seem to perform as well. Without the noise and atmosphere they are sterile and dull to watch. It makes a huge difference.

I hope by the start of the season there are fans in some capacity. Just won't be the same without.

It will be interesting to see if someone can come up with a tech solution such as generated fans or fan noise.

I thought I read where that German Futbol league is going to use cardboard cutouts...and that the NFL is exploring that option.

 

[Shane]

I thought I read where that German Futbol league is going to use cardboard cutouts...and that the NFL is exploring that option.

**** no way for what

 

[Cheesewater]

I thought I read where that German Futbol league is going to use cardboard cutouts...and that the NFL is exploring that option.

Don't the Chargers already do that?

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Games with no fans are better than no games at all.

Stadiums can do what the Seahawks do and just pump in fan audio.