Leeds chief names minor Elland Road detail that that could give Whites ‘competitive edge’
Leeds United will play “Marching on Together” at their matches behind closed doors because it gives the side a “competitive edge”, according to managing director Angus Kinnear.
The Whites will play their first match behind closed doors away at Cardiff City on Sunday, but will be back at home to face Fulham next Saturday afternoon.
With no supporters allowed inside the ground, fans will instead be urged to watch the action from home, and will also be able to opt to have their viewing enhanced by artificial crowd audio.
According to Kinnear, the club have included “Leeds specific chants” as part of their crowd noise experiments at Elland Road so far.
Writing on his personal Twitter account, BBC journalist Adam Pope said: “Leeds United MD Angus Kinnear says the crowd noise experiment has included ‘Leeds specific chants’.
“Adds that the noise is not just generic but ‘linked to the field of play. It should have the oohs & aahs & goal celebrations’.”
In a separate tweet he quoted Kinnear as saying: “We know ‘Marching On Together’ is important when the teams come out of the tunnel. We think it gives us a competitive edge. That ringing out as we hopefully win our final 5 league games will be just the right thing for us.”
This is a nice touch from Leeds.
In an ideal world, fans would be allowed inside the ground, and we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
But considering the circumstances, the best we can hope for is that the action on television is as close to the real thing as possible.
Going the extra mile to use specific chants and avoiding generic crowd noise will go a long way towards making that a reality.
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