loudest premier league fans

easty · #1 9th January 2008, 07:13 AM

and wozza was saying the city of Manchester stadium was a lifeless bowl lol

Who has the loudest fans in the Premier League? Sunderland roar to the top with Fulham sitting at the bottom.

Decibel meter readings taken across home matches for all Premier League teams during August and September, showed that the loudest home crowd was on Wearside.

Average peak volume of the Sunderland crowd at home reaches 129.2 decibels - louder than a rock concert (115 decibels) and almost as loud as an air raid siren/military jet (130 decibels).

As a volume of 110-115 decibels can cause hearing damage after just 15 minutes, football fans are being advised to wear ear protection if they want to hear the referees whistle clearly across their supporting career.

The findings are especially embarrassing for Arsenal and Manchester United, whose grounds dwarf the 49,000-seater Sunderland home ground by 11,000 and 21,000 seats respectively.

Quietest home fans were Fulham who could only muster an average maximum volume of 115.4 decibels at home.

And although not the loudest, Everton fans proved that they have the stamina to keep it up all match. Their chants were the most frequent (one every three minutes on average) and longest (52 seconds each on average) of all teams studied.

The ear-bending research was commissioned by 118118 who are searching for the best and loudest football chants in the country.

Decibel readings were taken across key points in each match - players emerging from the tunnel, kickoff, when goals were scored, just after the start of the second half and the final five minutes of each game.

William Ostrom from 118 118 said: "Supporting your team is a loud business; our researchers got quite an ear-bashing. But the power of the team chant is undeniable. Perhaps it's one of the reasons Sunderland got promotion last season."

NOISE LEAGUE TABLE:

Sunderland

Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City

Aston Villa

Everton

Chelsea

Middlesbrough

Derby County

Newcastle United

West Ham

Birmingham City

Arsenal

Portsmouth

Blackburn Rovers

Bolton Wanderers

Liverpool

Manchester United

Wigan Athletic

Reading

Fulham

mr ben · #2 9th January 2008, 09:08 AM

ah well easty ... still got a long way to go before you beat the world record for a football match though fella .......

And i wonder who holds that lol

yep coming in at a mighty 131 decibels its the boys from the anfield road

and to say that a jet engine hits around 125 to 130 when it takes off thats some roar

and easty, seeing as though the survey was taken across august and september which coincided with your best start to a premiership season and a home game with man united its hardly suprising is it.

i guess the readings would have been slightly different if the survey was done at the back end of last season

Shooms · #3 9th January 2008, 09:20 AM

Surprised that Pompey are so low down that list - their fans have a great rep for being loud & having great support home & away... I just pity the poor bastard that gets a seat next to this eeejit ringing his Pompey chime bell for 90 mins solid

Jiglo · #4 9th January 2008, 09:24 AM

Is that table in the right order, easty?

easty · #5 9th January 2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mr ben

ah well easty ... still got a long way to go before you beat the world record for a football match though fella .......

And i wonder who holds that lol

yep coming in at a mighty 131 decibels its the boys from the anfield road

and to say that a jet engine hits around 125 to 130 when it takes off thats some roar

and easty, seeing as though the survey was taken across august and september which coincided with your best start to a premiership season and a home game with man united its hardly suprising is it.

i guess the readings would have been slightly different if the survey was done at the back end of last season

your fans didnt open their mouths when we played u last month, even united fans sang louder than u lot
saying that u never get many fans at your ground do u so thats prolly why u dont sing loud

mr ben · #6 9th January 2008, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by easty

your fans didnt open their mouths when we played u last month, even united fans sang louder than u lot
saying that u never get many fans at your ground do u so thats prolly why u dont sing loud

facts are facts , surveys are surveys and we hold the world recored fella FACT ( well we did the last time i looked )

Ponka · #7 9th January 2008, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Shooms

Surprised that Pompey are so low down that list - their fans have a great rep for being loud & having great support home & away... I just pity the poor bastard that gets a seat next to this eeejit ringing his Pompey chime bell for 90 mins solid

Pompey do my fvckin head in, they have only got one song Play Up bollox...

And that twunt with the bell i'd love to feed it to him...

Shooms · #8 9th January 2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Ponka

Pompey do my fvckin head in, they have only got one song Play Up bollox...

And that twunt with the bell i'd love to feed it to him...

heh

I remem the FA cup game when they played Arse down here & were ripped apart... they sang for 90 mins about how good Henry was... so much so he applauded them at the end of the game

I know they're local to me but have to say they do have top support - been down at Fratton Park many a time both supporting em & when Villa played em - always a good atmos

blandy · #9 9th January 2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by easty

Who has the loudest fans in the Premier League? Sunderland roar to the top with Fulham sitting at the bottom.

Decibel meter readings taken across home matches for all Premier League teams during August and September, showed that the loudest home crowd was on Wearside.

Ha'way The Lads!

easty · #10 9th January 2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mr ben

facts are facts , surveys are surveys and we hold the world recored fella FACT ( well we did the last time i looked )

it was probably a demonstration against the sun paper when they recorded you.
The only people who like Liverpool fans are Liverpool fans

blandy · #11 9th January 2008, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by easty

The only people who like Liverpool fans are Liverpool fans

ya probably right mate, I'm sick of watchin them now its like they're on sky every week

Jonno · #12 9th January 2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ponka

Pompey do my fvckin head in, they have only got one song Play Up bollox...

And that twunt with the bell i'd love to feed it to him...

Absolutely 100% agreed - I fuckin hate that wanker with the bell constantly ringing the fucker. I honestly believe he puts a downer on the whole ground with his constant noise.

Shooms · #13 9th January 2008, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonno

Absolutely 100% agreed - I fuckin hate that wanker with the bell constantly ringing the fucker. I honestly believe he puts a downer on the whole ground with his constant noise.

Even Pompey fans are embarassed by him - proper tramp

Changed his name by deed poll to John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood

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