Match Atmosphere

[pedro111]

If we get the whole gallowgate end with corners standing and it is filled with the right people. This thread will be mint!

[TheGuv]

Here’s the problem. 54% want Safe standing but wouldn’t move to allow it to happen 

[NE27]

1 minute ago, TheGuv said:

Here’s the problem. 54% want Safe standing but wouldn’t move to allow it to happen 

 

 

Not even remotely surprised. Some people I know who have been going all their life are hugely tribalistic about where they sit and wear it like a badge of honour.

 

I've been all over the shop and and I'm currently in a place I'd leave in a heartbeat.

 

I voted pro SS willing to move to facilitate.

[ramirez]

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but sorting out the queues to get in would help facilitate a better atmosphere. Would also get people spending more in the ground as I’m averaging around 15 mins to get in this season. 

[SteV]

7 minutes ago, ramirez said:

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but sorting out the queues to get in would help facilitate a better atmosphere. Would also get people spending more in the ground as I’m averaging around 15 mins to get in this season. 

Whilst there’s clearly issues with queuing since the switch to digital, if we think back to the PSG game (obviously the best atmosphere of the season by miles) the vast majority turned up early and everyone got in in plenty of time.

 

I get ‘you shouldn’t have to turn up 45-60 mins before kick off’, but is it’s only an extra pint elsewhere.

 

*I’m obviously aware everyone has different circumstances and some literally can’t get there early for whatever reason, but the majority can.

[Sima]

If the concourses were more comfortable and the beer was better you’d get loads in before KO.

 

Thinking somewhere like Spurs where the concourses are massive.

[Groundhog63]

34 minutes ago, ramirez said:

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but sorting out the queues to get in would help facilitate a better atmosphere. Would also get people spending more in the ground as I’m averaging around 15 mins to get in this season. 

You're attending a football match not taking a shit on a night out. Go earlier. 

 

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[SteV]

1 minute ago, Sima said:

If the concourses were more comfortable and the beer was better you’d get loads in before KO.

 

Thinking somewhere like Spurs where the concourses are massive.

That’s a fair point. Probably (very) limited in what they can do in terms of concourse size, but nothing to stop them improving the quality of what’s on offer.

[Groundhog63]

4 minutes ago, Sima said:

If the concourses were more comfortable and the beer was better you’d get loads in before KO.

 

Thinking somewhere like Spurs where the concourses are massive.

 

1 minute ago, SteV said:

That’s a fair point. Probably (very) limited in what they can do in terms of concourse size, but nothing to stop them improving the quality of what’s on offer.

 

If they had Jack the Rippers on, a free half with every pint, bit sing a long and a compere that gave some random kid loads of varying liquid items to drink until they barfed it would be rammed

 

#90s

[SteV]

Just now, Groundhog63 said:

 

 

If they had Jack the Rippers on, a free half with every pint, bit sing a long and a compere that gave some random kid loads of varying liquid items to drink until they barfed it would be rammed

 

#90s

Big money move for Wee Philly?

[Geogaddi]

I struggle to understand why it takes so long to get into the ground now, literally scanning a ticket on your phone should take the same amount of time as scanning a season card did, yet for some reason the queues have been way worse this season than they ever were using the old season cards. Last season you could easily turn up at the ground 5 or 10 minutes before kick off and get straight in.

 

 

Edited May 15 by Geogaddi

[Boo Boy]

4 minutes ago, Geogaddi said:

I struggle to understand why it takes so long to get into the ground now, literally scanning a ticket on your phone should take the same amount of time as scanning a season card did, yet for some reason the queues have been way worse this season than they ever were using the old season cards. Last season you could easily turn up at the ground 5 or 10 minutes before kick off and get straight in.

 

 

 

Part of the problem is people nit putting their phone the right way round even now. Other part is even then it sometimes doesn't scan first time

[Wallsendmag]

1 hour ago, SteV said:

Whilst there’s clearly issues with queuing since the switch to digital, if we think back to the PSG game (obviously the best atmosphere of the season by miles) the vast majority turned up early and everyone got in in plenty of time.

 

I get ‘you shouldn’t have to turn up 45-60 mins before kick off’, but is it’s only an extra pint elsewhere.

 

*I’m obviously aware everyone has different circumstances and some literally can’t get there early for whatever reason, but the majority can.

 

Tbf that was PSG in our first home Champions League match in 20 years. Excitement levels were off the scale. With the best will in the world you aren't going to get people piling in an hour before KO for a run of the mill game v Bournemouth.

[Geogaddi]

1 hour ago, Boo Boy said:

Part of the problem is people nit putting their phone the right way round even now. 

I have noticed this a lot, Its ok saying people need to get to the ground earlier but it would be a lot easier if people just learned to hold a phone the right way, especially when its been going on all season now.

[ramirez]

6 hours ago, Groundhog63 said:

You're attending a football match not taking a shit on a night out. Go earlier. 

 

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Not that easy for everyone, people who work before the game or have young family in my case. I was in plenty early Saturday as I walked up at about 25 past 2. 

[NUFC91]

On 15/05/2024 at 07:15, NE27 said:

 

 

Not even remotely surprised. Some people I know who have been going all their life are hugely tribalistic about where they sit and wear it like a badge of honour.

 

I've been all over the shop and and I'm currently in a place I'd leave in a heartbeat.

 

I voted pro SS willing to move to facilitate.

 

It's sad how anal fans are about where they sit. Like you i've been all over. 2 seats in Leazes, 2 in leazes corner, level 7 and strawberry corner.

 

Seat moves would improve atmosohere but so many fans are selfish.

[NUFC91]

Did anything actually come of the workshop with the club on this? Seems like we missed the bost massively on expansion of standing etc.

[SteV]

4 minutes ago, NUFC91 said:

Did anything actually come of the workshop with the club on this? Seems like we missed the bost massively on expansion of standing etc.

Tbf there’s probably not too much point in doing anything significant until they’ve decided what the overall plan is for expansion.

 

Although if that is the case, no reason why they couldn’t have at least communicated it.

[huss9]

On 15/05/2024 at 07:46, ramirez said:

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but sorting out the queues to get in would help facilitate a better atmosphere. Would also get people spending more in the ground as I’m averaging around 15 mins to get in this season. 

dortmund last season was a real eye opener. 81000 fans but we were in within 5 minutes.

our concourses are ridiculous mind. jam packed at half time. no chance of a drink unless you get down before the half time whistle.

[huss9]

trying to get the toilets at half time is nightmare, especially if you're taking a bairn.

[Heyzeus scrogg]

The only way the match atmosphere will improve is to do a reunion of Walker aggro boys the Long bentonheadhunters and the big lamp,

One would recommend the WAB to be safe

[jack j]

 

We should come up with summit to this tune like. Absolute belter

Then again it lasts more than 10 seconds and would need more than 5 words in it

[Nucasol]

2 minutes ago, jack j said:

 

We should come up with summit to this tune like. Absolute belter

Then again it lasts more than 10 seconds and would need more than 5 words in it

Absolute class. Our Toon minstrels need to sort their shit out.

[Danh1]

6 hours ago, jack j said:

 

We should come up with summit to this tune like. Absolute belter

Then again it lasts more than 10 seconds and would need more than 5 words in it

 

Far too difficult for our knuckle draggers that. Find a chant where we can just shout TOON and maybe there’s a chance it won’t be too tough for our fans.

[Guest]

They're normally quick at nabbing decent songs picked up by other clubs so you never know.