Mexican Wave

[IN MY DAY]

Lets face it we missed Mexican Waves when they were in fashion, and it was a bit of fun.

[Mao Cap]

Didn't care for it, but it was a cup final (the Paint Pot as well) and really you've just got to just let all the cheesy stuff slide at a cup final and enjoy doing your own thing.

 

With 44,000 there (roughly 50% not regular matchgoers, about 25% not been since '05 if ever, lots of girlfriends and nippers, etc.) the day was ever going have a very laddish vibe about it. After all, we take anything over 2,000 to an ordinary away game and it starts getting a bit face-painty!

 

Just dead happy to see my team win a trophy and share it with 44K Saints, Mexican waving daytrippers or not (getting so mellow these days, lol)

[saintpat]

I generally hate Mexican waves-generally futile and pointless- however that was the first one I have ever joined in!! And I actually thought it was GOOD FUN and the right occasion for it.

Not planning to ever do another one- but then if we're ever winning 3-0 at Wembley again and we're cruising- who knows?

[Dan]

It amazes me that we can be winning a cup final 3-0 and the only thing are fans can do to keep themselves entertained was do a Mexican wave.

 

It was incredibly embarrassing and just sums up how gay are fans are in a nut shell.

[Hatch]

Those that enjoyed it , were probably surrounded by under 10s and care in the community day trippers, so probably got caught up in the emotion of it.

 

From the outside looking in, it was shyte.

[Joey-deacons-left-nut]

I started them, you can blame me. Sorry for having fun.

[Stoozer]

Some Saints fans aren't happy unless they have something to moan about. Griping about a Mexican wave really is unnnecessary and a bit mean spirited. And the snobbery of some on here is a little grubby to be honest.

 

After the year we've had as a group of fans what harm did a Mexican wave do? None. I had some 10 year old blowing one of those noisey horns in my ear for the entire match - ususally this would annoy me but for goodness sake WE WERE AT WEMBLEY WINNING!

 

Can't we just be happy and celebrate? This was a family day out and I pity anyone who bemoans the lighthearted fun way of celebrating such a uplifting day.

 

Get a life!

[Sour Mash]

Why do it? it doesn't encourage the team. It does nothing other than make the participants look like ***ts.

All respect to the Carlisle fans who ignored it.

 

Agreed, one of the worst ever sites at a game of football! Thought the Carlisle fans were half decent throughout considering the way the game went. I was surrounded by gormless Saints fans who were completely happy to stand in silence for 90 :smt102

[sebastian firefly]

3 nil up at Wembley is as good a time as any for the Mexican wave.

 

probably the one and only time

 

as i was already unimpressed with wembley i couldnt manage to give a chuff

about wave mexican or not and was just pinching myself that were actually winning something anything at last

[saintkiptanui]

Agreed, one of the worst ever sites at a game of football! Thought the Carlisle fans were half decent throughout considering the way the game went. I was surrounded by gormless Saints fans who were completely happy to stand in silence for 90 :smt102

I sky plussed the game and watched it when I got in last night, the only singing I could hear was from us Saints fans, you just love a moan.

[31cc]

I think a special SWF tribunal should be set up to ensure only 'real fans' are allowed to buy tickets to Cup finals in future. They could also petition the government to ban face-paint sales.

[Lets B Avenue]

Think I'll start one at Brighton, on Thursday. Who's with me?

[dronskisaint]

I think that they're a bit naff but was I participating? Yes - Of course I was...we were 3-0 up & there were no miserable sods around to spoil the fun & plenty of kids who loved it.

 

When you & I are dead Docker-P, they'll be the ones supporting, moaning....generally being Saints supporters & who are we to spoil their future enjoyment?

 

What a day though...not going to let someone else's hangover driven grump spoil it.

[Dan]

Think I'll start one at Brighton, on Thursday. Who's with me?

 

If you do and your sat near me, I'll push you down the stairs.

[Appy]

I'm guessing docker you left before the celebrations to as you thought they were gay and for plastics?

[St Steve]

Great day all in all.

 

Two things that annoyed me was the constant amount of people getting out there seats to go to the concourse area. Particulary when there was a free kick or corner about to be taken. People that left there seat 5-10 mins before half time and got back late missed a couple of goals - never understand why people do this!

 

The mexican wave was really annoying. I paid £34 to watch a football match not to have people getting standing up blocking my view every minute or so. I am not a party pooper just mexican waves should be saved for tennis at wimbledon or something.

 

Bloody better not start doing them at wimbledon, that would really **** me off. best they stay in America at a little league baseball game.

[hoozonside10]

I started them, you can blame me. Sorry for having fun.

 

No you didn't, by the tone of his posts I can guarantee it was StuRomseySaint

[VectisSaint]

Worst part of the day.

 

Shows that we still have lower division fans.

Au contraire, shows that we still have upper division (PL plastic) fans in my view I hope we always have lower division fans as they are often the real supporters. Don't like mexican waves, but to be honest the game was over as a spectacle and people were looking for something to do. Even I participated, I think for the first time ever (half-heartedly but I did). LOL at the people that think Carlisle ignored it, I think it was the empty seats that did it, when one end of the stadium is empty mexican waves are doomed to failure (so there was a good side to the empty seats after all).

[SNSUN]

Mexican waves are a bit naff, but it was a fun day out for us all and, what the hell, it's not like we have to put up with them every other week at SMS.

 

A one off is ok, and I actually enjoyed participating. (I enjoyed booing the Carlisle fans more tbh.)

[dune]

I thought it was a good laugh, especially booing the empty seats when they didn't join in.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Personally I dont like the Mexican Wave, but if people enjoy it, what's the harm?

 

I'm sure there's plenty of things I do at the game that gets on peoples nerves.

[farawaysaint]

Saw the video Looked pathetic and I'm a mexican wave fan in general.

[docker-p]

Bad fans, wussn't they docker? Didn't have 8 pints of warm lager instide them. Plastics. Don't know how to support the lads. Mexican wave. Fooey

 

8 pints!!!!! Get real fella.

 

As someone else pointed out you can add face painting by anyone older than 12 to the charge sheet. But you can be reassured i didn't let it spoil my day.

 

Having said all that, if we had started a Mexican wave when 4 goals down that might just have been socially acceptable. I'll check my book on football crowd etiquette and get back to you.

[Tom8558]

It doesn't damage the teams morale either. Does it?

[RonManager]

It doesn't damage the teams morale either. Does it?

 

Only if they don't see it - Thursday will tell us all we need to know.

[Frank's cousin]

Remember, families, rattles and folk just enjoying it was around for about 70 years in football, before being hijacked by the 'real men' and the need for cages and alcohol bans... I am not a fan of the Mexican Wave, but if folk want to do it and enjoy it good for them... there are soem miserable ***ts around

[MrWoody83]

Worst part of the day.

 

Shows that we still have lower division fans.

 

what a ridiculous comment

[Griffo]

Men with face painted at their age need to take a long hard look at themselves.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

It would be sad if we did it every week. As a one off to demonstrate how easily we were winning a wembley final, it was fun. Especially taunting the Carlisle fans for not joining in

[Pat from Poole]

I knew we'd agree on something if I was on here long enough.

 

I hate Mexican waves, they are for w@nkers, and performed by w@nkers and plastics.

 

 

 

Mmm, the irony is that a lot of the people who like the Mexican wave are those that would be critical of the Northam lot and the regular away fans who stand at games.

 

I can't stand the Mexican wave. I should imagine that watching that on the TV would have been by some distance the highlight of a miserable weekend for Skates fans.

[lambertsrightleg]

i reckon docker-p was sat in front of me in block 135. Possibly the most miserable person I have ever seen at a football game. Even more shocking considering it was Wembley

[docker-p]

i reckon docker-p was sat in front of me in block 135. Possibly the most miserable person I have ever seen at a football game. Even more shocking considering it was Wembley

 

Not me in block 135, besides i was having a ball, lager and rum chasers from 7.30 in the morning always puts me in good spirits.

[Dalek2003]

Personally I enjoyed the Mexican wave and would endorse it

[saintkiptanui]

Men with face painted at their age need to take a long hard look at themselves.

 

I like face paints:smt069

[dune]

Flags - not a problem, mexican waves - not a problem, adults with face paint/wigs/w******d hats - weird but not a problem, but those ****ing annoying air horns did get on my nerves. Not so much in the ground but when some ****s start blowing them in the pub (and i've got a mild hangover) it's a bloody annoying.

[Wes Tender]

Not me in block 135, besides i was having a ball, lager and rum chasers from 7.30 in the morning always puts me in good spirits.

 

You're the one with the avatar symbolic of you p*ssing on what could be the club's special edition 125 years anniversary shirt.

 

You're hardly qualified as an arbiter of good taste, are you?

[RonManager]

but those ****ing annoying air horns did get on my nerves.

 

Your gonna love the World Cup!!

[hackedoff]

Why do it? it doesn't encourage the team. It does nothing other than make the participants look like ***ts.

All respect to the Carlisle fans who ignored it.

 

The Carlisle fans were up at the crack of dawn,five hour trip down,team losing 3-nil and not fancying the trek home. Not the best of conditions in which to do a wave.

[CB Fry]

I was mexican waving at Lord Mawhinney and no one else and anyone that says different clearly wasn't at the game.

[Micky]

Can't stand fans who can't stand mexican waves - clearly plastics.

[Ricky Redstripe]

Can't stand fans who can't stand mexican waves - clearly plastics.

 

Can't stand fans who Can't stand fans who can't stand mexican waves - clearly plastics!!

 

If fans are watching the wave, they're not exactly watching what the bloody hell they paid to go and watch. If people want to do it, it's their choice, but I can't personally understand it.

[Wiltshire Saint]

Did anyone notice that Cortese was booed during the game? Does anyone know why? His face appeared on the big screen and the crowd started booing. Before NC, Markus was on the screen and people were cheering. Anyone know what happened? Had this been pre-arranged?

[jawillwill]

The Carlisle fans were up at the crack of dawn,five hour trip down,team losing 3-nil and not fancying the trek home. Not the best of conditions in which to do a wave.

 

They started their own little one amongst themselves at the end. It looked amazing from where I was sitting so can only imagine how great we must have looked considering we had so many more fans.

[Kingsland Codger]

An intriguing thread, this. I've been of the view that a Mexican Wave, whether at a football, rugby or cricket match, is a clear sign the fans are bored stiff and have no interest in what is happening on the field of play. Yet reading so many comments in favour of it is making me think again.

 

The key question has yet to be asked ... Why 'Mexican'?

[Gordon Mockles]

Why do it? it doesn't encourage the team. It does nothing other than make the participants look like ***ts.

All respect to the Carlisle fans who ignored it.

 

Someone got out of bed the wrong way! Lighten up fella!

 

If anyone should have been grumpy when that started, it was me. 4.5hrs on breaking down trains, sweating my nuts off running up & down tube escalators & stairs & missing all the build up, first half hr & the first goal. I was sooooo wound up but the Mexican Wave was funny. Harmless fun, taking the p*ss out of Carlisle who were clearly not in the mood to join in! It was one of those light hearted moments of people's good cheer that helped lighten my mood after a terrible journey.

 

I'd be more embarrassed by the completely wrecked, over excited Saints fan screaming Red Army non stop (while p*ssing against wheelie bins & trying to chat up passing female motorists stuck in the Wembley congestion!)

 

Much more embarrassing than a few people jumping up & down in their seats (& it looks good on cam & the kids/parents enjoy it, not to mention the cheerier folk!) as their team head towards their first piece of silverware in decades! It's a Wembley final. We were scoring for fun...FFS.

Edited 30 March, 2010 by Gordon Mockles

[John Smith]

Why do it? it doesn't encourage the team. It does nothing other than make the participants look like ***ts.

All respect to the Carlisle fans who ignored it.

 

And when we scored, some people around me had the audacity to cheer and then others bashed their hands together making a strange 'clapping' noise? I can't understand why these people do this, we'd already scored, were we encouraging them to run back to the centre circle really quickly? Mor*ns.

 

And then, when the whistle blew after 90mins, some people stayed behind and started that cheering, clapping thing again? What encouragement do they need to climb those stairs and lift that cup? Bizarre.

 

Then in the pub, and so I'm led to believe, in other pubs across North London AND even at the railway station, some so-called 'fans' were still heard to be singing and clapping and all sorts! Idiots. We'd already won, thew team didn;t need any more support, they should all just go home and sit in the dark.

[Gordon Mockles]

Not me in block 135, besides i was having a ball, lager and rum chasers from 7.30 in the morning always puts me in good spirits.

 

I don't understand the need to get quite so completely wrecked before watching a football game but maybe I'm getting old?!

 

I love a drink & do drink too much when I'm out but generally after the game. I like to watch the football & have my wits about me (& not continually making people stand up to let me out for toilet breaks). Chasers at 7:30am?! WTF?! Each to their own.

 

To be fair, I found all the p*ssheads continually blocking my view, walking down the isles & standing up more annoying. (esp. towards the end when their bladder retention became about 10min intervals!) Still, they missed Lallana's goal so hope the beer was worth it.

[Saint Bones]

Good at the cricket though

[St Landrew]

Check

to see if you Mexican Wave'd.

[Sour Mash]

Only individuals experiencing significant levels of retardation enjoy Mexican waves - FACT.