Among the dramatic forms of presentation in an Epidemic is the radio play one of the winners. Even the football was for radio play. Football without spectators, the said Yes, without noise. And sounded full of promise: a fly on the wall. What is given from the heated actors price and otherwise of the scenery swallowed, once, unfiltered listen. Pithy instructions, subtle insults, crude jokes, it was ready for anything, and pricked up his ears. And was disappointed.

Where, for example, the famous “Trash Talk” for some time? Such is the provocative question to the flammable against player, what the woman is doing well just because they should not be allowed to sit in the stands? Or the pseudo-caring outreach to the just recovering opponent, which was still his worse foot? The one on the left, or?

Untamed tongues

Nothing about it. Everything trained out of. The listening of the player, which hold even in the full stadium during a chat after the final whistle the Hand in front of the mouth to give lip-readers, no template, rein in the empty stadium during the game your tongue, professionals that they are. The art of style, withered, full of insult, which belonged to the football and the, from the cheerful Frotzelei up to the pressure equalization swear cannonade, nothing to do with racist remarks, or other term of tumbem hatred, but such a wonderful word formations created as the “full Barber ends”.

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According to Peter Neururer it was invented once at Schalke, “for one who suffered in Training for the third leg shot”. Increase in forms of full hairdresser, so today’s coach-retired, are clam divers, hammer thrower, and, worst of all, ice cream vendor.

noise is beneficial

Oh Yes, ice cream vendor, we are also missing in the stadium. That football as a radio play to quiet disappointment, but also had to do that after a quiet start, more and more screaming, and the whole schedule, especially on the benches – with the intention of the Fans to replace, and their influence in Driving the own Eleven, and Harass the referee. To understand in front of a loud roar at every throw-in, every body was in contact and often nothing else.