The Poznań or Grecque is a form of sporting celebration that involves supporters standing with their backs to the pitch, linking shoulders side-by-side and jumping on the spot in unison. It is mostly associated with supporters of football clubs Lech Poznań in Poland, Manchester City in England, Celtic in Scotland, Ajax in The Netherlands, Deportivo Alavés in Spain, and the Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia, Maccabi Haifa in Israel, Eintract Frankfurt in Germany and Copenhagen in Denmark, although it has been performed by fans of many football clubs throughout the world. Its first use is thought to have been as a protest against club management while still supporting the team.
The Poznań Celebration involves the fans turning their backs to the pitch, joining arms and jumping up and down in unison.[1] In Poland, and among many fans across Europe, it is not called "the Poznań" but is known as a "Grecque", and it is performed by fans of many teams.[2]
Despite initially failing to impress Manchester City fans when it was done during the teams' meeting in the UEFA Europa League group stage on 21 October 2010, it was subsequently adopted by City supporters during a game early the following month.[3] The activity was coined 'The Poznań' by Manchester City fans, in homage to the club that inspired them to celebrate in this way. Apart from odd occasions, it died out as a regular celebration within a couple of seasons.[citation needed] The Poznań was briefly adopted by other English football supporters, notably those of Leicester City after their clash with Manchester City in the third round of the FA Cup in January 2011,[4] and is referred to by English football fans as "doing the Poznań".[5]
Initially, the supporters group of Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers, The Red and Black Bloc, performed it in the 80th minute of matches to represent the first football match played in Western Sydney in 1880. Subsequently, this has grown into an all stadium celebration.[14] In return, their local rival, Sydney FC and their hard-core supporters "The Cove" have performed it in retribution when they are in a winning position as the 90th minute nears during their local derby.
Alternatives
Fans of the Scottish club Celtic have a similar celebration known as "The Huddle", whilst also facing away from the pitch; the words sung by the fans are "Let's All Do The Huddle". The "Huddle" performed by Celtic fans is closely linked to the on-field huddle conducted by the Celtic team prior to kick-off which was introduced by Tony Mowbray during his playing career at the club in the mid 1990s.[15] Over the years, Celtic fans have carried out various versions of the huddle,[16] although the first example of it being performed by large numbers of the club's supporters at a game was during a 3-0 win over Rangers at Celtic Park in February 2011.[17]
Supporters of Deportivo Alavés, a La Liga team, have been known to celebrate most of their team's goals with a variation of "The Poznań" since at least 2014, in which they stand with their backs to the pitch, linking shoulders side-by-side and jumping on the spot while they sing the tune to the Pippi Longstocking TV series.[18][19][20]
FC Copenhagen Ultras have the past several years celebrated wins using a variant of the Poznań where the fans turn their backs to the pitch and jump from side to side while the players on the pitch do the same.[21]
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Grecque redirects here For other uses see Greek disambiguation For the city in Poland see Poznan The Poznan or Grecque is a form of sporting celebration that involves supporters standing with their backs to the pitch linking shoulders side by side and jumping on the spot in unison It is mostly associated with supporters of football clubs Lech Poznan in Poland Manchester City in England Celtic in Scotland Ajax in The Netherlands Deportivo Alaves in Spain and the Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia Maccabi Haifa in Israel Eintract Frankfurt in Germany and Copenhagen in Denmark although it has been performed by fans of many football clubs throughout the world Its first use is thought to have been as a protest against club management while still supporting the team Manchester City fans doing The Poznan source source source source source source source source source source source source source source Lech Poznan fans Contents 1 Usage 2 Alternatives 3 See also 4 ReferencesUsage EditThe Poznan Celebration involves the fans turning their backs to the pitch joining arms and jumping up and down in unison 1 In Poland and among many fans across Europe it is not called the Poznan but is known as a Grecque and it is performed by fans of many teams 2 Despite initially failing to impress Manchester City fans when it was done during the teams meeting in the UEFA Europa League group stage on 21 October 2010 it was subsequently adopted by City supporters during a game early the following month 3 The activity was coined The Poznan by Manchester City fans in homage to the club that inspired them to celebrate in this way Apart from odd occasions it died out as a regular celebration within a couple of seasons citation needed The Poznan was briefly adopted by other English football supporters notably those of Leicester City after their clash with Manchester City in the third round of the FA Cup in January 2011 4 and is referred to by English football fans as doing the Poznan 5 It has also been used to mock Manchester City fans such as when newly promoted side Cardiff City beat them 3 2 in August 2013 6 More examples include when Arsenal supporters did the Poznan celebration after Mikel Arteta scored the winning goal for Arsenal in April 2012 and when Arsenal beat Manchester City in the Premier League 7 Manchester City supporters did it during a Manchester derby game in the 2010 11 FA Cup semi final 8 9 as well as Bayern Munich fans during a Champions League group match against them in October 2013 10 Arsenal supporters also did the Poznan during the 3 0 win in the 2014 FA Community Shield against Man City 11 and again in January 2015 when Arsenal beat them 0 2 12 as did Crystal Palace fans at the 2016 FA Cup Final against Manchester United 13 Initially the supporters group of Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers The Red and Black Bloc performed it in the 80th minute of matches to represent the first football match played in Western Sydney in 1880 Subsequently this has grown into an all stadium celebration 14 In return their local rival Sydney FC and their hard core supporters The Cove have performed it in retribution when they are in a winning position as the 90th minute nears during their local derby Alternatives EditFans of the Scottish club Celtic have a similar celebration known as The Huddle whilst also facing away from the pitch the words sung by the fans are Let s All Do The Huddle The Huddle performed by Celtic fans is closely linked to the on field huddle conducted by the Celtic team prior to kick off which was introduced by Tony Mowbray during his playing career at the club in the mid 1990s 15 Over the years Celtic fans have carried out various versions of the huddle 16 although the first example of it being performed by large numbers of the club s supporters at a game was during a 3 0 win over Rangers at Celtic Park in February 2011 17 Supporters of Deportivo Alaves a La Liga team have been known to celebrate most of their team s goals with a variation of The Poznan since at least 2014 in which they stand with their backs to the pitch linking shoulders side by side and jumping on the spot while they sing the tune to the Pippi Longstocking TV series 18 19 20 FC Copenhagen Ultras have the past several years celebrated wins using a variant of the Poznan where the fans turn their backs to the pitch and jump from side to side while the players on the pitch do the same 21 See also EditThe Bouncy Mexican wave Jump Around a 1992 song by American hip hop group House of Pain used as the backdrop for similar fan actionsReferences Edit Video Poznan Selebrasi Sindiran Gooners Untuk Manchester Biru Bola net 9 April 2011 Retrieved 29 April 2011 The Poznan and the Death of the Goal Celebration Modern football co uk 20 May 2011 Archived from the original on 15 January 2012 Retrieved 20 April 2012 Pitt Brooke Jack 20 April 2011 Poles apart how fans of Poznan inspired City s unlikely dance craze The Independent London Retrieved 29 April 2012 Leicester fans doing the Poznan YouTube 24 August 2013 Retrieved 30 September 2020 History Of The Poznan Vital Manchester City 11 February 2016 Retrieved 29 September 2020 Whittingham Clive 25 August 2013 Cardiff City v Manchester City live The Telegraph Retrieved 29 September 2020 Jacob Steinberg 8 April 2012 Arsenal v Manchester City as it happened The Guardian London Retrieved 20 April 2012 Poles apart how fans of Poznan inspired City s unlikely dance craze The Independent 20 April 2011 Retrieved 29 September 2020 Man City fans celebrate after Yaya Toure goal Getty Images 16 April 2011 Retrieved 29 September 2020 Browne 3 October 2013 GIF Bayern Munich fans do the Poznan Balls ie Retrieved 29 September 2020 Arsenal fans do the Poznan dance in celebration during the FA Community shield match Getty Images 10 August 2014 Retrieved 29 September 2020 Arsenal fans mock Manchester City by doing the Poznan during 2 0 win at Etihad Stadium Metro 19 January 2015 Retrieved 29 September 2020 Crystal Palace support at the FA Cup Final 21st May 2016 YouTube 22 May 2016 RBB Poznan at the A League grand final YouTube Retrieved 11 July 2018 Murray Ewan 16 June 2009 Tony Mowbray confirmed as new manager of Celtic The Guardian Retrieved 3 October 2013 Celtic fans Huddle YouTube Retrieved 3 October 2013 Celtic 3 0 Rangers 20 February 2011 YouTube Retrieved 18 November 2014 Juan carlos gonzalez 26 October 2014 Aficion del Alaves celebrando gol en el Sardinero via YouTube Tribuna General 30 August 2015 Grada de animacion del Deportivo Alaves Temporada 2015 16 via YouTube Alaves fans Doing the Poznan Twitter La Liga 14 May 2017 Retrieved 29 September 2020 FC Kobenhavn fans performing their variant of the Poznan after derby win against rivals Brondby YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Poznan amp oldid 1130914439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
