First of all, let's get one thing straight: the chant "We can't hear you!! <clap, clap, clap clap clap>" doesn't make any kind of sense at all, especially when the other fans aren't saying anything. I could understand it if maybe one group of fans starting cheering, and then the other group chants over them, but not when one group of fans is not saying anything. Obviously if they aren't making noise, you will be unable to hear them. It's like going to a Tampa Bay Rays game and chanting "We can't see you!!" Of course you can't see them: they aren't there because Rays "fans" don't show up until the playoffs. So please, stop with the stupid senseless chants. Try some creativity, or just stick with ol' reliable, "Let's go [someone]!" At least the people you're cheering for won't think you've been struck by some kind of organic brain dysfunction.
As stupid as that last chant was, this other offense is even worse. Before you decide on what to start yelling, take a look at the scoreboard. Hypothetically speaking of course, if your team is down, say, 2 sets already and is losing in the 3rd set, it's probably not time to start trash talking. It makes you look stupid (since you clearly have no idea what's going on), and it sets up the other fans to mock your stupidity. In this case, you can still cheer positively for your team, or you have to resort to the low blow of mocking the other team's players. Of course, the latter one there makes you look like a jackass in addition to your aforementioned stupidity. So tread carefully.
I hope that you have been lucky enough to avoid these fans. However, if you know anyone like this, or encounter them in the future, you can now direct them to this post in hopes of educating them. Together we can make the (sports) world a better place.
-Jon
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