Scoreboard82 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 40 minutes ago, Si67 said: I was LWC and only heard the Mackems when they were winning so that is some pretty weird acoustics. That said our fans were shite second half apart from the hard core LWC standing section. Same area for me and was thinking it's the quietest I can remember the mackems ever being at SJP 1st half. Felt like we sensed how it would pan out as the game went on while they sensed we were there for the taking so the atmosphere changed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Wallsendmag said: I watched the 1st half in the Strawberry. Walked along to the Junction during the 2nd half so I could get a quick getaway on the bus. From leaving the Strawberry all the way down to the Haymarket all I could hear were the mackems singing. Would have been mistaken for thinking they were the home team. Acoustics are shite but I agree the people inside are a bigger problem. With acoustics I always cite the promotion year under Keegan (the manager, was probably the same as a player) with a wide open Leazes and Gallowgate as being possibly the best year for atmosphere I experienced with the following season with an enclosed Leazes but wide open Gallowgate being the other contender. So if the people in the open stadium are inclined there's not a problem. 13 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: Well aye, obviously it’s the people who go to games who create the atmosphere but the acoustics at SJP are fucking awful and that can’t be denied. You can hear L7 more clearly from outside the south end of the ground than when you’re actually in the south end of the ground for starters. The two things can be mutually exclusive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 4 minutes ago, Wolfcastle said: With acoustics I always cite the promotion year under Keegan (the manager, was probably the same as a player) with a wide open Leazes and Gallowgate as being possibly the best year for atmosphere I experienced with the following season with an enclosed Leazes but wide open Gallowgate being the other contender. So if the people in the open stadium are inclined there's not a problem. 92/93 was definitely the best year for atmosphere and yeah both ends were totally open which shows bad stadium design can be overcome with the right people inside. Was a real eye opener hearing how loud the mackems sounded when I was walking down past the old Labour Club and onto Percy Street. Everyone I've spoken to who was at the match says they were pretty much inaudible inside the ground for the most part which does show acoustics does play a part but that only tells part of the story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Wolfcastle said: With acoustics I always cite the promotion year under Keegan (the manager, was probably the same as a player) with a wide open Leazes and Gallowgate as being possibly the best year for atmosphere I experienced with the following season with an enclosed Leazes but wide open Gallowgate being the other contender. So if the people in the open stadium are inclined there's not a problem. Well aye, good acoustics aren’t going to fix a shit crowd. And you’re also referencing a bygone era referring back to the early 90’s. It was arguably the most exciting time to be a Newcastle fan in the last 50 years, we still had terraces and football was nowhere near as sanitised as it is now. But the fact is we currently have shit acoustics that don’t help with atmosphere in a situation where we also have a lacklustre crowd. Edited March 22 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Just now, bobbydazzla said: Well aye, good acoustics aren’t going to fix a shit crowd. And you’re also referencing a bygone era referring back to the early 90’s. We still had terraces and football was nowhere near as sanitised as it is now. But the fact is we currently have shit acoustics that don’t help with atmosphere in a situation where we also have a lacklustre crowd. So the worth of boast worlds so to speak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Sounded alreet at first, thought it weirdly tailed off and got subdued after we went ahead. Like people knew what was coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Joel Inton Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Just seen there was an allegation of racism towards a mackem player. If true, absolutely disgraceful and remarkable how often our scumbag elements of our support manage to embarrass us every time they come to town. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC91 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2 hours ago, Wallsendmag said: 92/93 was definitely the best year for atmosphere and yeah both ends were totally open which shows bad stadium design can be overcome with the right people inside. Was a real eye opener hearing how loud the mackems sounded when I was walking down past the old Labour Club and onto Percy Street. Everyone I've spoken to who was at the match says they were pretty much inaudible inside the ground for the most part which does show acoustics does play a part but that only tells part of the story. I was shocked how bad they were until they scored, mustered a red n white army once. Generally think as much as fans create atmosphere the performance could of made it unbelievable, at 1-0 loudest I heard leazes and level 7 in long time, then we sat back deeper and deeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2 hours ago, bobbydazzla said: Well aye, good acoustics aren’t going to fix a shit crowd. And you’re also referencing a bygone era referring back to the early 90’s. It was arguably the most exciting time to be a Newcastle fan in the last 50 years, we still had terraces and football was nowhere near as sanitised as it is now. But the fact is we currently have shit acoustics that don’t help with atmosphere in a situation where we also have a lacklustre crowd. Its a pointless debate then because football crowds are only going to get worse now so whatever design stadium, stand there is wont off-set that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC91 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Also young lads up in level 7 were very loud TBF, needs to be a standing section up there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiesteve710 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Was the worst derby atmospheŕe I can remember, aside from maybe 97 with the away fan ban. Especially second half from us. They were surprisingly quiet until they scored. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I thought it was really good in the first half, even the Leazes was singing pretty well. Second half obviously completely different, feel like their goal deflated us and we could see the defeat coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 54 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I thought it was really good in the first half, even the Leazes was singing pretty well. Second half obviously completely different, feel like their goal deflated us and we could see the defeat coming. Agree with this. Until our goal it was electric, quietened down a little after. Second half there were still people streaming in 5/10 mins afterwards, atmosphere never really going due to that and the bad display on the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 12 minutes ago, Danh1 said: Agree with this. Until our goal it was electric, quietened down a little after. Second half there were still people streaming in 5/10 mins afterwards, atmosphere never really going due to that and the bad display on the pitch. It seemed to me people were unusually slow getting back after HT. stadium looked half empty when it kicked off again, more than normal. You put all that effort into making it intense for the first half then after the reset you’ve got that, doesn’t help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curva Sud Milano Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Calafiori laughs when he has to evaluate City's support at the Etihad... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Why, in 2026, have a sizeable section of our fans starting singing a song that references the IRA? Sign of the depressing political times, maybe, but we seem to have an increasingly emboldened section of arseholes following us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 3 minutes ago, Hovagod said: Why, in 2026, have a sizeable section of our fans starting singing a song that references the IRA? Sign of the depressing political times, maybe, but we seem to have an increasingly emboldened section of arseholes following us. Absolutely awful if true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 25 minutes ago, Hovagod said: Why, in 2026, have a sizeable section of our fans starting singing a song that references the IRA? Sign of the depressing political times, maybe, but we seem to have an increasingly emboldened section of arseholes following us. Because they're thick as pig shit and feel the need to sing songs about the fucking mackems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 30 minutes ago, Hovagod said: Why, in 2026, have a sizeable section of our fans starting singing a song that references the IRA? Sign of the depressing political times, maybe, but we seem to have an increasingly emboldened section of arseholes following us. Been sang for years. Was at South Shields v Darlington Monday and the fans were singing the same chant but replace Mackems with Darlo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 42 minutes ago, Hovagod said: Why, in 2026, have a sizeable section of our fans starting singing a song that references the IRA? Sign of the depressing political times, maybe, but we seem to have an increasingly emboldened section of arseholes following us. Heard it from the corner at SJP a few times this season as well. Cringe at toe curling levels whenever I hear it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Heard it myself. Think it stems from our pre season trip to Celtic earlier in the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 It's been sung as long as I can remember. Least of our worries tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wallsendmag Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 No different to the Gallowgate End v Bournemouth on Saturday tbf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) Was in the corner and it was lacking the usual volume. Dread to think what the rest of the ground was like Edited April 18 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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