It is always a pleasure to visit this splendid reality which for over ten years has lived as ultras in the purest sense of the term, between fields, teams and organized supporter groups which often prove to be mere meteors. However, these never prove to be a limit for them, who face every match as if it were a Cup final both on the pitch and in the stands. In addition to the many difficulties involved in managing one’s own club directly, those who are most skeptical towards these football and support models cite the limitation of living ultras only within the recreational side, even if in their case there has been no shortage of trips to territories traditionally hostile to the people of Bari who they made up for all those times when they didn’t find any fans to deal with.
The timetable is also convenient in this case, which allows me to combine personal and family commitments and then also carve out space for the passion of not only documenting, but above all appreciating a day of organized support, regardless of the more or less noble footballing latitudes in which it acts as a corollary.
In the absence of ultras stimuli, Ideale Bari’s good championship contributed to strengthening and uniting the “Palmiotta” crowd. The square that gathers behind the traditional pieces including the one for the unforgettable “Big Tits” is beautiful. Sector that always remains noisy throughout the match. There are many chants against modern football, for the freedom of the ultras and nevertheless great is the incitement for the team that not only brings the name of their city to the pitch, but also all their sacrifices, including economic ones, to give it substance and a future.
For what it’s worth, the contest on the pitch ended in a draw, albeit a positive one against the second-placed team. The afternoon of healthy values experienced on the steps counts much more, without the usual and invasive controls, places or regulations of use to be respected, nominal or limited tickets, closed doors or restrictions of any kind. A simple and pure idea of football and stadium. The same one we fell in love with at the dawn of this sport. The one we would all like to take precedence over prevailing commercial logic. Of course, it is also a business that generates great interests, but it is also a great popular passion that makes hearts beat and experience emotions regardless. The customer will always be right, the lover is more right.
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