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47 minutes ago, Gallowgate Toon said:

It's pretty fucking rich that fans of teams owned by billionaires who have effectively formed a cartel are crying because an even richer billionarie has come along to 'ruin the game' 

Not only that, but on the Glazer thread on Red Cafe they are literally begging to be bought by an oil state.

Trying to wangle a ticket. If not, will be somewhere in the Bigg Market, smashing up phone boxes.

14 minutes ago, TotalWar said:

I noticed for the first time last night that you can clearly see St. James’ Park from the roundabout beside the Range at Benton. 
I know you can see it from the top of Weetslade Pit Heap(country park).

I wonder where is the furthest away that you can see it.

Can be seen from Sheriff Hill in Gateshead which is probably a couple of miles away. And when travelling back into town on the Coast Road you can see it at about the point when passing Silverlink. That's at least 2 miles too.

3 minutes ago, Whitley mag said:

Def the globe that’s normally their bar and don’t think they liked us turning up en masse.

Yeah that definitely rings a bell.  Something of a stand off between the two sets of fans if I remember right. Just as well that the road that separated the two bars was busy.

Yeah that rings a bell. 

Last trip to Wembley for me was the semi-final against Chelsea in 2000 and we drank outside some bar at Baker Street. Got a bit lairy with us on one side of the road and Chelsea fans on the other side. Cant remember at all the name of the pub though.

20 minutes ago, TotalWar said:

If anyone wants to know how poor the atmosphere was around the beginning, at least, of the SBR era, I would suggest watching NUFC V Sheffield Wed. The 8-0 game. You cN almost hear a pin drop most of the game.

 

All seater killed the atmosphere as Ive said on here before. The transition over a couple of years from the old layout of standing ends and paddocks, to all seater, coupled with people being separated from their mates and other like minded souls did it. I dont believe its got much to do with the acoustics of the ground, as the old open gallowgate used to make more noise than the whole ground does now.  As Ive posted before, watch the NUFC v Charlton game when Keegan scored twice if you want to know what the atmosphere was like in the early 80s.

As someone who grew up on the Gallowgate corner, I always wished that the Gallowgate had a roof back then. Like you say, the noise it could make even without a roof was fantastic. With a roof it would have been unreal. It's the one thing I really envied the Mackems for back then, with the roof that they had over the Fulwell.

8 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

It really wasn't. I can remember when we beat Bolton in the January to go 12 points clear and looked like certs for the title and the place was absolutely dead! Worse than last night. We could raise the noise levels when the bigger teams rocked up here mind.

 

 

 

Really? I would have been at that game and have no memory of that happening.

I'm not saying that it could never go quiet but I don't remember it being so consistently silent like it is these days. And you can guarantee that 90s SJP would have been rocking last night. In the 2nd half the crowd would have picked up on the team struggling to find their rhythm and roared them on to give them a lift. Last night in that half the crowd sat like nervous sheep and waited for something to happen.

We can probably put last night down to nerves but it's not an isolated incident to witness such a poor atmosphere, so something has got to change.

8 minutes ago, NE27 said:

I'm not old enough to remember terracing as an adult so I can't pass any judgement there, but it feels like people are reimagining previous atmospheres at St James.

 

It's been poor for the majority for as long as I can remember. Mike Ashley royally fucked the club over in more ways than one, and the matchgoing fans being one of them.

 

Level 7 singing section were too vocal in their protests and were eventually turfed out, for the biggest family section in the league I think!? No mass move was allowed to another section and most people have ended up in areas without like-minded fans.

 

In the perfect world, 50k people would turn up and sing for 90 mins, but that has never ever been the case in my time supporting nufc.

 

The sport has changed and peoples outlook on football has changed. I've had mother's telling me off for telling the ref to fuck off man 

 

Trust need to prioritise a ground reshuffle proposal to the club as soon as the summer for me, it's the only way to help push on the atmosphere.

 

Also, less gimmicks (wor flags aside) and quieter/no announcements or music prior to kick off.

 

 

Did enjoy hearing ACDC again mind.

You don't have to go back to the days of the terraces for when the atmosphere at games was great. The first 6 years of our time in the PL SJP was a bearpit, the best atmosphere in the country by a long way, and never went quiet in the way it does now. The expansion spoiled that to a degree but even for another 10 years it was still a lot better than what we witness now.

The desertion of the 10k a few years ago has really damaged the SJP atmosphere as its clear that the 10k included a lot of the more vocal supporters. And now we have all of this manufactured music dirge making things even worse.

If we aren't careful then people are going to start turning up at every game to witness an atmosphere rather than creating one. The atmosphere at home games is simply becoming too manufactured. The pre and post match music needs to go and there needs to be a drastic reshuffle of seats to make the entire existing Gallowgate a safe-standing section.

34 minutes ago, Bada Bing said:

 

Lovely message that. On a footballing level I'm not sad to see him go but hope the remaining years of his career are really good ones.

Wilson looks very frustrated with his own performances at the moment. When subbed he looks seriously pissed off. Would be nice to for him to make up for these sub-par performances in the Liverpool & Cup Final games.

The occasion got to everyone in the 2nd half I think, players & fans alike. It will be a good learning experience for the team on how to manage the psychological aspect of a huge occasion like that and, hopefully, will help them deal with the final better.

2 minutes ago, Wilson said:

Fuck me man just enjoy it, did it spoil your neet like? 

 

Aye it was loud, I still sang Tell me ma me ma at the top of my voice and fuckin loved every minute of it.  As did many thousands around the ground. 

It did a bit actually.  I can't stand the cunt and the fucking blaring music. It's fucking awful. 

Thought he was magnificent in the first 30 mins and he has definitely been more aggressive in recent games. Last night was a lesson to just reign that aggression in a tiny bit.

5 hours ago, Stifler said:

 

That just sums up how ridiculously loud the song was played and therefore drowned out the actual supporters singing. The f'cking DJ has got to be given the boot. There is far too much music played at SJP anyway but this idiot was on another level for that last night. Is it the same bloke who is in control of music and makes match announcements etc?

Got the 27th off work now. One way or another I'm going to be in a complete state and in no way fit for work. 

I've got a mate who is a ST holder and isn't planning on going to Wembley so I might actually be able to get his ticket. He only went to last night's game though so not sure if he will even get a Wembley ticket?

1 minute ago, Bellis80 said:

Would love to know what other grounds people have been to for our atmosphere to be considered so shit we need to do something drastic. It’s at least as good as anywhere.

That’s because the home atmosphere at most PL grounds is shit too. But that doesn’t mean we should accept it. 
 

I have a strong feeling that a SJP expansion is going to be announced soon. And we need to make sure that a major reorganisation of fans is done while it happens because once all fans are in place after the expansion it will be impossible to shift them.

The idiot who is in charge of the PA needs to get the chop too. Drop all the music and let an actual football atmosphere build & climax naturally. The fucking idiot even spoiled the final whistle atmosphere by playing que sera at 1 million decibels. I swear he would play music throughout the entire game if he could, the prick.

Is this Sabitzer any good? Last thing we need is Man U being even stronger for the final FFS.

3 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

Think there's still a large element of the more vocal support being kept out since giving up season-tickets in protest of Ashley, and a large section of fans who were happy to go along with those days still occupying those seats.

Completely true. And there is going to need to be a big rethink by the club on how to turn this around. If they expand the Gallowgate to Level 7 then there has to be a big resuffle of season ticket holders and the entire existing Gallowgate below Level 7 to be made into a safe-standing singing end. As a fanbase our songbook is dreadful at home and a newly created Kop end can help remedy that.

Jesus, what a wretched 2nd half, the occasion totally got to them in that half. Need to learn how to handle pressure situations like that better as the final will be even more intense. First 25 mins was magnificent though and thats what they need to focus on...play like they did for the remaining 65 mins against Man U though and it will be curtains.

This is really encouraging news and hopefully the beginning of getting the whole thing thrown out.

Forest fans....."No thanks, don't want him" https://www.forestforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/jonjo-shelvey.51034/page-3

Sorry lads n lasses, seems like your getting him. 

Delighted to see the back of him, personally.

Punching, somewhat  

7 hours ago, Jaqen said:

Celebrating a £45m transfer by going to JD Sports to buy a Nike tech fleece is about as Scouse as it gets, like 

The fleece would be fine. It’s the Air Max 95s he needs to get in the sea for.