LamieRobertson
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Add it to the list ….pass singing test ….tick……able to stand ..no? F off thenHalf the time when I'm there I get asked to sit down by some old fart behind me because they can't see.
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Add it to the list ….pass singing test ….tick……able to stand ..no? F off thenHalf the time when I'm there I get asked to sit down by some old fart behind me because they can't see.
yes they were, away was west, south was the large stand, North had the roof and the east (where i sat for most of my childhood) was the kidsThen your memory is wrong. The family section wasn't in the East stand to start with.
Absolutely this.Really?
How about if the West and East Stands could be arsed to join in, with at least one of the songs being sung in the North?
The family area was blocks A & B in the South stand - I know this because I was the steward employed to manage the family area.yes they were, away was west, south was the large stand, North had the roof and the east (where i sat for most of my childhood) was the kids
Perish the thought that the stand that holds considerably more than 8,000 should do their bit to vastly improve the atmosphereIt isn't going to change, because the vast majority don't see it as that big an issue.
If you moved the singing groups from the two corners of the North Stand into the middle and shunted the people already there out to the corners, that would make a huge difference. But that simply isn't going to happen, because the people in the middle would all kick off about having to move seats. Palace did something similar and got (unfairly in my view) mocked mercilessly for it on here. If the club really really cared about it they could make that happen, but they won't, because it isn't a big enough issue to go through all the hassle that it would involve.
Things like football tourists / day-trippers / clubs not liking raucous behaviour etc are all problems that every Premier League club has when it comes to creating an atmosphere, we aren't alone on that by any means. The biggest problem that the Amex has that is different to other grounds, is the fact that the stand where the atmosphere comes from holds 2,700, which is comparable to a club like Peterborough's. It really is as simple as that. If the North held 8,000 then the atmosphere would be vastly improved. I'd love to know what the real situation is there with expansion possibilities (yes we all know the official line).
Is there a ground in England (or at least the Premier League) where the atmosphere really comes from more than one stand / section?Perish the thought that the stand that holds considerably more than 8,000 should do their bit to vastly improve the atmosphere![]()
Normally comes from one with more than 2,700 souls tho eh? That's a helluva lot of heavy lifting. Take away the kids and the tourists, the number is probably about half thatIs there a ground in England (or at least the Premier League) where the atmosphere really comes from more than one stand / section?
Part of the problem is that the singing from the North Stand doesn't carry to the South end of WSU.Perish the thought that the stand that holds considerably more than 8,000 should do their bit to vastly improve the atmosphere![]()
Which side of the north stand should they join in with? Do they choose their favourite song of those being sung, or do they go with the side closest to them?Really?
How about if the West and East Stands could be arsed to join in, with at least one of the songs being sung in the North?
Either one will do.Which side of the north stand should they join in with? Do they choose their favourite song of those being sung, or do they go with the side closest to them?
Maybe go the whole hog, put all five songs on rotation on the big screens. For sure it would be criminally tinpot, but sometimes needs mustI've solved it.
Make the north stand, or a decent chunk of it, safe standing and stand where you want within that area. Only sell x season tickets for the area, allowing a certain percentage for pay on the day or whatever the modern equivalent is.
Bish bash bosh you get a bit of noise and maybe even the mildest hint of raucousness. The rest of the stadium should then be able to hear what they're singing and then it's down to them to join in.
Job done.
Yes, I know it'll never happen.
Na na, na na na na, na na na na na.Maybe go the whole hog, put all five songs on rotation on the big screens. For sure it would be criminally tinpot, but sometimes needs must![]()
Thought NS was ok last night from front of WSU near half way line , as was WSU nearest NS.
Regards atmosphere in general , I think people expecting us to be like Leeds, Forest, Newcastle or any of the nearly 60k stadiums when the home team is winning is expecting too much.
Most stadiums are quiet if the team is not winning, some better than others but not a lot in it for me. Away support always (well mostly) out sing the home sides until home side goes ahead.
The family stand was A & B in the EAST (unless myself and my son who was 3 when the stadium opened have been in the wrong seats for 12 years)The family area was blocks A & B in the South stand - I know this because I was the steward employed to manage the family area.
The East was the casual ticket holders mainly which happened to contain a lot of kids / families (for obvious reasons).
We have five songs? That many?!Maybe go the whole hog, put all five songs on rotation on the big screens. For sure it would be criminally tinpot, but sometimes needs must![]()
The problem with the North is that it's the cheapest seats therefore you get Parents and very young kids in there, (which is quite understandable) and hence any swearing etc is frowned upon by the parents and obviously the young kids don't know any of the songs and are on their mobiles etc during most of the game.The North Stand is plenty large enough to create loads of noise. It holds more than the South, which regularly creates a decent noise. The issue is that half the people in the NS don’t sing and half of those that do sing just seem to mumble also apologetically. If the 2,500 or so in the NS all sang loudly and in unison we’d have a cracking atmosphere.