GDT: May 8 • Germany vs. Latvia

[Jumptheshark]

it amused me that it took ten minutes to figure out tht it was a goal--it was obvious to me. My problem was that it did not look like they put the time back on the clock

 

[ozo]

Latvian fans, with all due respect, are kind of a myth.

Ok, I just need to ask, why so?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Ok, I just need to ask, why so?

They have that "best hockey fans in the world" aura about them but I just can't see how so. They get a lot of kudos for simply coming from the small country and always rooting for the underdog when at the end of the day they are just a bunch of casuals who take time to follow NT around. Sure for Russians and NA folk they seem kinda impressive since fan culture as such is nowhere to be found in those lands. But for someone who knows Slovaks, Czechs or even Swiss it seems quite different.

I mean, dare you tell me Dinamo supporters are even close to ones of Slovan. Or compare atmosphere of WC in Riga and the current one in Prague with all that singing, jumping and other silly stuff.

 

[ozo]

They have that "best hockey fans in the world" aura about them but I just can't see how so. They get a lot of kudos for simply coming from the small country and always rooting for the underdog when at the end of the day they are just a bunch of casuals who take time to follow NT around. Sure for Russians and NA folk they seem kinda impressive since fan culture as such is nowhere to be found in those lands. But for someone who knows Slovaks, Czechs or even Swiss it seems quite different.

I mean, dare you tell me Dinamo supporters are even close to ones of Slovan. Or compare atmosphere of WC in Riga and the current one in Prague with all that singing, jumping and other silly stuff.

I see where you are coming from, but I'll disagree. The bolded piece imo really is the part that separates us from the pack. That's why also singled out Hungary in the other thread, our hockey is so utterly pointless in the bigger picture that it almost makes no sense why we have such a passionate following for the national team. The casuals as you put it, are saving money all year round just to make these trips every spring and they can enjoy only a rare win here or there. I can probably nitpick your post more, but this is my main argument.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Well Lithuanian basketball fans are a lot the same way but the support they produce is much, much better. I guess one could say Lithuanians do actually win something from time to time and it makes the difference but IMHO Latvians get far too good of the rep basically just for being there.

 

[Like Wall]

I mean, dare you tell me Dinamo supporters are even close to ones of Slovan. Or compare atmosphere of WC in Riga and the current one in Prague with all that singing, jumping and other silly stuff.

Why is dinamo even used as an argument? If you think all Latvians support the kremlin project "dinamo", you are highly mistaken! Even hard-core hockey fans have mixed feelings about this "club".

 

[Namejs]

Well Lithuanian basketball fans are a lot the same way but the support they produce is much, much better. I guess one could say Lithuanians do actually win something from time to time and it makes the difference but IMHO Latvians get far too good of the rep basically just for being there.

Let me guess, you're Lithuanian?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Why is dinamo even used as an argument?

Because it is supported by the fans who are mostly Latvian?

Let me guess, you're Lithuanian?

I think everyone knew that by now.