Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
You have said that a couple of times Eric. I was watching the Forest - Spurs game on Sunday and the commentator (and co commentator) said a few times that Spurs needed their crowd to lift them. It is not uncommon.

That said, I agree the responsibility for the atmosphere rests mainly with the team on the pitch.
I've heard commentators say that, but they're not ex players.

I would agree that there might be times in a game where fans need to give their team a lift. We've seen it with Wales and singing of the national anthem in particular. That certainly doesn't happen with Cardiff City (and probably lots of other club sides). I think, in our case, it's nothing to do with a half empty stadium, but the feeling of "here we go again".

I wasn't at the Ipswich game due to illness. I wonder if the atmosphere was better then?