“Some clubs… persist in the belief that you can fill an atmospheric void with muzak, giant foam hands, comedy hats and the infernal clack-clack of those damned rubber clappers. The self-proclaimed ‘best league in the world’, which prides itself on the authenticity of its unique matchday ‘event,’ is prepared to cheat, to give the level of crowd participation a helping hand if it does not come up to scratch.” Rob Bagchi laments the encroachment of U.S.-style crowd incitement into English soccer stadiums.