The evening air is cold but gently moving to the sway of the crowd.
This auditorium, for some, a theatre of dreams, for others a coliseum of frustration.
Twice a week this could be considered a church service for its attendees.
Experiencing the sight and sound of this space, the air pressure fizzing with electricity, aa torrent of human voices drifting in the wind.
It doesn’t matter if you arrive for the sport or the spectacle, there is no getting away from a timeless feeling of sharing a confined space with so many, revved up by song, fanfare and nervous anticipation.
Athletes dazzle, banners wave, terraces appear to sway, the scene could have been played out 5000 years or 5 minutes ago.
The language may have altered, but you can’t deny the tension is much the same.
Brentford Community Stadium