Comments on: When did sport transmogrify into pantomime? http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/when-did-sport-transmogrify-into-pantomime/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:42:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: roym http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/when-did-sport-transmogrify-into-pantomime/comment-page-1/#comment-225 roym Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:59:51 +0000 http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/?p=175#comment-225 all that music and jazzmatazz reminds me of US sports where the crowd absolutely have to be entertained/hypnotised for the duration. I went to see the NY knicks once, and at every time out or break theere was music, or members of the crowd invited to shoot hoops. there was even a full on talent contest at half time. a scarily precocious oriental girl won with a piano recital. re boing mid T2O, arent we just getting a little fed up of the lack of power some of our chaps have? im come on! and flower needs to get them doing some serious bench pressing. little Owais looks like a gentle breeze would blow him over all that music and jazzmatazz reminds me of US sports where the crowd absolutely have to be entertained/hypnotised for the duration. I went to see the NY knicks once, and at every time out or break theere was music, or members of the crowd invited to shoot hoops. there was even a full on talent contest at half time. a scarily precocious oriental girl won with a piano recital.
re boing mid T2O, arent we just getting a little fed up of the lack of power some of our chaps have? im come on! and flower needs to get them doing some serious bench pressing. little Owais looks like a gentle breeze would blow him over

]]> By: Matthew http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/when-did-sport-transmogrify-into-pantomime/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Matthew Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:49:49 +0000 http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/?p=175#comment-183 I agree that booing after the game is different from booing mid-game which, frankly, should come with the same social stigma as clapping in between movements of a symphony. I agree that booing after the game is different from booing mid-game which, frankly, should come with the same social stigma as clapping in between movements of a symphony.

]]> By: James Hulme http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/when-did-sport-transmogrify-into-pantomime/comment-page-1/#comment-182 James Hulme Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:45:21 +0000 http://blog.matthewcain.co.uk/?p=175#comment-182 It’s a tricky one. Generally I don’t approve of booing your own team/players whilst the game is one, for no other reason than it’s unlikely to improve their performance and more likely to heap more pressure on them. That said, I think it is acceptable to boo a team or player at the end of the game if their performance has been sub-standard. I was at the England v. Holland game and England fully deserved their barracking because they had put in a woefully poor performance. Being a supporter does not oblige you to clap everything your team does and sometimes they need a kick up the arse. Completely agree though about the creeping tendency for music/dancing/juggling bears at sporting events, which should be stamped out now. The noise from the crowd should be enough following a goal/try/boundary. Playing some cheesy pop song afterwards just makes you feel as though you're at a crappy funfair, or even worse, an American sporting event. It’s a tricky one. Generally I don’t approve of booing your own team/players whilst the game is one, for no other reason than it’s unlikely to improve their performance and more likely to heap more pressure on them. That said, I think it is acceptable to boo a team or player at the end of the game if their performance has been sub-standard. I was at the England v. Holland game and England fully deserved their barracking because they had put in a woefully poor performance. Being a supporter does not oblige you to clap everything your team does and sometimes they need a kick up the arse.

Completely agree though about the creeping tendency for music/dancing/juggling bears at sporting events, which should be stamped out now. The noise from the crowd should be enough following a goal/try/boundary. Playing some cheesy pop song afterwards just makes you feel as though you’re at a crappy funfair, or even worse, an American sporting event.

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