Match Atmosphere

[Big River]

PSG was good, but I knew it was missing something. zorbs and a half-time quiz!

 

ah well, the club will do whatever they like anyway. as proven with the safe standing craic. they’d already decided what they were doing before that meeting even took place.

 

interested to know if club officials were pushing any specific ideas or were especially receptive to some.

[Superior Acuña]

The lights and pyro at Chelsea last night were fucking shit and did nothing for the atmosphere. Maybe looked good on telly.

 

Another thing I learned at Chelsea - don't put tunes on that are *too* good. They played London Calling just before kick off and felt like we all just wanted to listen to that and mouth along. At least I did.

[Superior Acuña]

5 hours ago, TheGuv said:

Main Point from each Table

Table 1: Independent sellers to take stuff to your seat so people don’t leave before HT and come in after HT.

Table 2: Queueing system outside affecting it. Local kids teams on the pitch to get people in earlier to improve atmosphere…

Table 3: Expand safe standing - have four corners (well done that table)

Table 4: Having lyrics to chants on the screen 🫠

Family area as dedicated singing area (home and away against each other)

Half time - songs updated for DJ. Ask fans what they want…

PA system too loud

Table 5: Singing section expansion and into different parts of ground (well done that table)

Sititng amongst likeminded people 

Videos with lyrics to chants on the website (what the actual Fuck?! Bad form that table)

Table 6: Everything rests on likeminded people into one section and move those who don’t into another part of the stadium 👍🏻

Cheaper tickets next to away fans to spark atmosphere 👍🏻

Friends being able to sit next to each other 👍🏻

 

 

 

Having experienced this in other countries, please god no. I'd sooner let those dickheads miss the goal than have them getting chips passed over me and chatting to sellers in the middle of a match.

[TheBrownBottle]

7 hours ago, Heron said:

I'll be honest I think it was a good session. The vast, vast majority were in agreement that light shows and choreographed pyrotechnics  were all shite and too American. Instead opting for a more organic, European atmosphere.

 

Virtually all tables opted for further safe standing and/or singing sections.

 

Virtually all tables opted for local music tapping into heritage and up-to-date songs that hold relevance to current players to get the crowd going.

 

Some folk suggested a silent spell 15mins before kick off to allow the crowd to have the atmosphere build and some also suggested the flag displays started and lasted for longer throughout that period as they considered Wor Flags' displays a big catalyst for the atmosphere.

 

Of course, there were suggestions of fan cams  and one or two other ridiculous items but on the whole it was positive I'd say. The proof is in the pudding though with whatever actions are taken.

 

There were several other good suggestions aiding the overall atmosphere or "entertainment" however you want to dress it up I guess but generally it was stuff we've seen before or that has previously worked better than the current set up, I'd say.

 

 

 

This in bucketloads.  I miss the noise and roar before a game, before the ‘Flashing Blade’ was shouting ‘make some noise’ or Barry in the Box and his Dire Straits obsession.  The current man in the box seems no less shite. 

[Doctor Zaius]

Some of this shit is beyond the pale.

 

Sellers bringing stuff to seats man. Can you not wait 45 fucking minutes without fucking stuffing your fat cunt of a face with fuckin chips or necking some shit fucking beer. Watch the fucking game man you morons.

 

What planet are some of these clowns on. I couldn't give a fuck about what the fucking DJ plays at half time. Who the fuck suggested lyrics on a screen!? Has this half a brain cunt ever been to a match before. It's like people see shit at US sports, corporate gigs and the likes and think we should do that  without actually engaging their brain. Some Muppet on twitter was suggesting a space at a new stadium for tailgating. The football season runs over the winter and we play in Northern England you total fucking idiot. 

 

All we want is more parts of the ground that fucking sing, so you don't feel like a fucking wally singing on your own. 

 

Jesus Christ it's not that fucking hard. 

 

[Yorkie]

1 minute ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Some of this shit is beyond the pale.

 

Sellers bringing stuff to seats man. Can you not wait 45 fucking minutes without fucking stuffing your fat cunt of a face with fuckin chips or necking some shit fucking beer. Watch the fucking game man you morons.

 

What planet are some of these clowns on. I couldn't give a fuck about what the fucking DJ plays at half time. Who the fuck suggested lyrics on a screen!? Has this half a brain cunt ever been to a match before. It's like people see shit at US sports, corporate gigs and the likes and think we should do that  without actually engaging their brain. Some Muppet on twitter was suggesting a space at a new stadium for tailgating. The football season runs over the winter and we play in Northern England you total fucking idiot. 

 

All we want is more parts of the ground that fucking sing, so you don't feel like a fucking wally singing on your own. 

 

Jesus Christ it's not that fucking hard. 

 

 

[Rich]

I didn't think my faith in humanity could be eroded further. I was very, very wrong.

[Sima]

Seems we were wrong all along and it wasn’t Ashley that was the main problem with Newcastle.  It is Chicken Bites and Chips.

[Wullie]

12 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Some of this shit is beyond the pale.

 

Sellers bringing stuff to seats man. Can you not wait 45 fucking minutes without fucking stuffing your fat cunt of a face with fuckin chips or necking some shit fucking beer. Watch the fucking game man you morons.

 

What planet are some of these clowns on. I couldn't give a fuck about what the fucking DJ plays at half time. Who the fuck suggested lyrics on a screen!? Has this half a brain cunt ever been to a match before. It's like people see shit at US sports, corporate gigs and the likes and think we should do that  without actually engaging their brain. Some Muppet on twitter was suggesting a space at a new stadium for tailgating. The football season runs over the winter and we play in Northern England you total fucking idiot. 

 

All we want is more parts of the ground that fucking sing, so you don't feel like a fucking wally singing on your own. 

 

Jesus Christ it's not that fucking hard. 

 

 

[Wullie]

Creased at the idea of a fucking quiz

[Scoot]

1 minute ago, Wullie said:

Creased at the idea of a fucking quiz

 

I'm going to make a quiz up, print it off and hand it around strawberry corner for the West Ham game. Hope everyone likes it.

[OpenC]

I guess this is just one of the problems with the commercialisation and gentrification of the game. People who wanted to go to experience the football ground atmosphere but not contribute to it eventually outnumbering the people who created the football ground atmosphere in the first place, and before you know it you've got a stadium that politely applauds goals and otherwise moans noisily about lack of excitement, and those same people are on the focus group about bringing back the noise

 

Quizzes  wew

 

 

Edited March 13 by OpenC

[NSG]

56 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Some of this shit is beyond the pale.

 

Sellers bringing stuff to seats man. Can you not wait 45 fucking minutes without fucking stuffing your fat cunt of a face with fuckin chips or necking some shit fucking beer. Watch the fucking game man you morons.

 

What planet are some of these clowns on. I couldn't give a fuck about what the fucking DJ plays at half time. Who the fuck suggested lyrics on a screen!? Has this half a brain cunt ever been to a match before. It's like people see shit at US sports, corporate gigs and the likes and think we should do that  without actually engaging their brain. Some Muppet on twitter was suggesting a space at a new stadium for tailgating. The football season runs over the winter and we play in Northern England you total fucking idiot. 

 

All we want is more parts of the ground that fucking sing, so you don't feel like a fucking wally singing on your own. 

 

Jesus Christ it's not that fucking hard. 

 

Thank you for saying what I’ve been thinking but not had the best way of articulating it  

[Paully]

1 hour ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Some of this shit is beyond the pale.

 

Sellers bringing stuff to seats man. Can you not wait 45 fucking minutes without fucking stuffing your fat cunt of a face with fuckin chips or necking some shit fucking beer. Watch the fucking game man you morons.

 

What planet are some of these clowns on. I couldn't give a fuck about what the fucking DJ plays at half time. Who the fuck suggested lyrics on a screen!? Has this half a brain cunt ever been to a match before. It's like people see shit at US sports, corporate gigs and the likes and think we should do that  without actually engaging their brain. Some Muppet on twitter was suggesting a space at a new stadium for tailgating. The football season runs over the winter and we play in Northern England you total fucking idiot. 

 

All we want is more parts of the ground that fucking sing, so you don't feel like a fucking wally singing on your own. 

 

Jesus Christ it's not that fucking hard. 

 

 

Spot on!

[Interpolic]

@South-Cheshire-Toon to host the pre-match quiz pls and I'm in.  First few rows of the Gallowgate like:

 

[Doctor Zaius]

8 minutes ago, Interpolic said:

@South-Cheshire-Toon to host the pre-match quiz pls and I'm in.  First few rows of the Gallowgate like:

 

 

[Fezzle]

9 minutes ago, Interpolic said:

@South-Cheshire-Toon to host the pre-match quiz pls and I'm in.  First few rows of the Gallowgate like:

 

Would have been perfect if there was a disappearing paully halfway through it

[bobbydazzla]

1 hour ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Some of this shit is beyond the pale.

 

Sellers bringing stuff to seats man. Can you not wait 45 fucking minutes without fucking stuffing your fat cunt of a face with fuckin chips or necking some shit fucking beer. Watch the fucking game man you morons.

 

What planet are some of these clowns on. I couldn't give a fuck about what the fucking DJ plays at half time. Who the fuck suggested lyrics on a screen!? Has this half a brain cunt ever been to a match before. It's like people see shit at US sports, corporate gigs and the likes and think we should do that  without actually engaging their brain. Some Muppet on twitter was suggesting a space at a new stadium for tailgating. The football season runs over the winter and we play in Northern England you total fucking idiot. 

 

All we want is more parts of the ground that fucking sing, so you don't feel like a fucking wally singing on your own. 

 

Jesus Christ it's not that fucking hard. 

 

admit it, that was copied word for word from Chaucer

 

 

Edited March 13 by bobbydazzla

[Rafalove]

Didn’t Pardew have some weird suggestions to improve the atmosphere at West Ham back in the day?

[Heron]

Someone suggested a massive game of soggy biscuit like....

[South-Cheshire-Toon]

6 hours ago, Interpolic said:

@South-Cheshire-Toon to host the pre-match quiz pls and I'm in.  First few rows of the Gallowgate like:

 

 

FFS, What are you implying with the general knowledge of the first few rows of the gallowgate end ?

Note I've never been so is it the same as the old Stretford end as per the jasper carrot joke. Ie thick bastards ?

No offence to the intelligent in that end. 

 

 

6.13 for the ref. Above

 

 

Edited March 13 by South-Cheshire-Toon

[Interpolic]

2 minutes ago, South-Cheshire-Toon said:

 

FFS, What are you implying with the general knowledge of the first few rows of the gallowgate end ?

Note I've never been so is it the same as the old Stretford end as per the jasper carrot joke. Ie thick bastards ?

No offence to the intelligent in that end. 

 

 I just picked an end tbh, was just fucking about and knew/hoped you'd take it in good humour

[Conjo]

Generalizing here, but I find it weird how for so many people the only thing that is pure and constitutes a good atmosphere are grown up men standing and singing different songs in the same (too fast) tempo while clapping with some shouting when we have a massive pressure against the opposition, at goals and poor decisions sprinkled in between. 

 

Let some fans bring instruments, like that cunt at Portsmouth. Do some gimmicky stuff like the Iceland fans. Let someone use a megaphone to get others going.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

As silly as those suggestions are, it wasn't the majority of the stuff from the meeting. Not going to help if we just hammer the negativity.

[Big River]

1 hour ago, Conjo said:

Generalizing here, but I find it weird how for so many people the only thing that is pure and constitutes a good atmosphere are grown up men standing and singing different songs in the same (too fast) tempo while clapping with some shouting when we have a massive pressure against the opposition, at goals and poor decisions sprinkled in between. 

 

Let some fans bring instruments, like that cunt at Portsmouth. Do some gimmicky stuff like the Iceland fans. Let someone use a megaphone to get others going.

 

it's not even the singing for me, its about being engaged in the match and actively supporting the team. we've seen numerous times the effect a ferocious crowd can have on a game, yet thousands of "fans" are happy to turn up and sit in total silence or just twist on and moan their tits off. we should be RoArInG ThE LaDs on at every possible opportunity.

 

not sure how you can solve it, tbh. the obvious way is to get like-minded fans together in one area, and just hope the positive energy spreads.