Gooner's View: Pedro From "Le Grove" On Arsenal Fans at The Emirates

Arsenal's home ground supporters, either at Highbury or the Emirates, have never been known for making huge noise or showing massive level of support for their side. However in recent weeks they have come in for added criticism from all sides: the media, on forums, from me, from Arsene Wenger. It seemed that they are willing to boo the team but not willing to shout and get behind the Gunners. I have criticised the fans at the Emirates on this site before but it seems that some regulations at the Emirates is to blame for the lack of overt support for Arsenal. In order to clear up some issues surrounding this I caught up with Pedro from the famed Arsenal blog Le Grove . Is there a rule preventing Arsenal fans from standing, and if true is this rule not extended to the away section? Arsenal are a very family orientated club, since we switched over to the new stadium the stewards have been a lot stricter with people who continue to stand up in the ground. If it inhibits someones view, ... (link)