Match Atmosphere

[TheGuv]

5 hours ago, Danh1 said:

Me and my cousin were off our tits in Rocky’s Bar, Benidorm in June and someone was singing Amarillo on the karaoke and we, being in a creative mood made that version up. So I am sorry.  

Little did I know that Junior Turner would be releasing it and the Strawberry Corner would be singing the cunt within 2 months 

Could you not have added:

 

Sha La La La La La La La

Toon Toon 

 

to it? Seems a missed trick to me 

[OCK]

This forum needs purge, it has committed too many crimes against football. No wonder Dave wants nowt to do with it. 

[Wallsendmag]

Good to hear the atmosphere seemed to hold up, as it should have, late KO, first game of the season, 5-1 win etc.

 

I watched it in a pub in Holland and it sounded and looked excellent on TV. In fact a couple of the Dutch lads I was sat with commented on not only the noise but also how good it looked with so many people in the stands wearing black and white.

 

Talking to a lad at work this morning who stands in the Strawberry Corner amd he said it was unbelievable in there. Definitely gone up a few notches.

[Kid Icarus]

I'm just pleased there's a new song in the book tbh. That Tonali one is dull as dishwater.

[Danh1]

2 hours ago, TheGuv said:

Could you not have added:

 

Sha La La La La La La La

Toon Toon 

 

to it? Seems a missed trick to me 

We were chanting that, dinna why it stopped!

[bobbydazzla]

7 hours ago, Disco said:

Roma aren’t in the CL is my main issue. Guess we could play them if we drop into the Yewropa.

 

Most can't even get the words or speed of Blaydon Races right, so expecting people to realise that Roma aren't Champions League is just pissing in the wind 

[pedro111]

Just watched an interview with Isak from NBC and they were saying the atmosphere was one of the best they've ever experienced. 

[Danh1]

https://x.com/_haiiey/status/1692955033996771359?s=46
 

Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t think this was in stolen for once. 

[MrRaspberryJam]

1 minute ago, Danh1 said:

https://x.com/_haiiey/status/1692955033996771359?s=46
 

Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t think this was in stolen for once. 

What’s Werner Herzog doing on the bus?

[Wandy]

I’m interested to hear from people who were there tonight how the new ticketing rules affected our support. I could definitely hear some singing from our lot but on Blue Moon they are saying we were quiet/shite compared to what they usually see from us.

 

@Paully you were there, right? Did the new restrictions have a negative impact on our support?

[RobsonsWonderland]

Think there was a genuine sense of disappointment in the crowd tonight (a bit like the cup final) where we went in with a real believe that we could win.

 

Other years we have sang in defiance as City thrashed us by 4 or 5.

 

But I also take it as a badge of honor that both the management and city fans celebrated like it was some sort of title decider... They know we are coming, just not yet

[TheGuv]

Not sure what the Trust have to do with it. But some people saying the atmosphere was bad here:

 

 

[Bally21]

Wasn't there but by what I could hear on TV we were shit in terms of noise which is a worry....question for anyone who was there.....were they doing ID checks on the gate?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Why would ID checks make the fans more quiet? 

[El Prontonise]

Just now, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Why would ID checks make the fans more quiet? 

 

Because the fans that are loud were getting tickets from ST holders with points so you'll get a mixed fanbase there now.

[TheDimpleboy]

Mates that were in tier 3 thought it was decent atmosphere.

 

Lads who were in tier 1/2 said it was shocking

 

Kind of matches up with what's being said on Bluemoon

 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Just now, El Prontonise said:

 

Because the fans that are loud were getting tickets from ST holders with points so you'll get a mixed fanbase there now.

But couldn’t the ‘new’ people going be just as loud as the old ones? Seems a bit of an assumption to say someone with lower loyalty points isn’t as vocal as someone who buys a ticket through a friend. 

[Scoot]

1 hour ago, TheGuv said:

Not sure what the Trust have to do with it. But some people saying the atmosphere was bad here:

 

 

 

I think we're going to see throughout this season, people who can still go but maybe their mates can't go anymore due to the changes, will say its a shit atmosphere regardless of whether it was or not due to them being pissed off that their pals can't go anymore.

 

 

Edited August 20, 2023 by Scoot

[Bally21]

It may not be related...guess time will tell...I know lads with 100s of points who maybe only go to 5 aways a season but pass tickets on to others (not saying that is fair btw)...so in essence you may get say 10 lads who rotate going to matches on say 2 season tickets with 200 points...8 of the lads may have no points so can no longer go...people with say 20 points now can...so the mix in the away end is different....not necessarily worse in terms of noise...but different...time will tell if last night was a one off.

[El Prontonise]

6 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

But couldn’t the ‘new’ people going be just as loud as the old ones? Seems a bit of an assumption to say someone with lower loyalty points isn’t as vocal as someone who buys a ticket through a friend. 

 

Some will and some won't be.

 

 

[Bally21]

3 minutes ago, Scoot said:

 

I think we're going to see throughout this season, people who can still go but maybe their mates can't go anymore due to the changes, will say its a shit atmosphere regardless of whether it was or not due to them being pissed off that their pals can't go anymore.

 

 

 

That's a fair point.

[Scoot]

Just now, Bally21 said:

That's a fair point.

 

This is what's happened to me to be honest, the lads I go with can't go anymore so I'll have to go by myself if I want to go but I'll call a spade a spade on whether the atmosphere is good or not.

[Wandy]

1 hour ago, TheGuv said:

Not sure what the Trust have to do with it. But some people saying the atmosphere was bad here:

 

 

 

The Trust are fair game IMO if this season confirms that the new ticketing policy has ruined the level of support at games, both home and away.

 

It's the kind of issue that they were created to address, so they had better be monitoring this one closely.

 

This is Blue Moon's take on the support yesterday... https://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/threads/newcastle-fans.336197/page-18 ...the verdict that it was average-to-poor. I guess the one-sided nature of the game didn't help though.

[Whitley mag]

This is the best post I’ve read on how these changes impact away days for regular travellers.

 

What really annoys me though is that the club are dressing this up as stopping ticket touting.

 

If that’s the case how come hospitality in areas like the Barracks is available for any fucker to buy without a membership including away fans/ticket agencies. One look at the hospitality page on club website will show tickets are sold out for fixtures way down the line, what’s the chance these are the very tickets ending up on secondary sites ? 
 

One rule for the corporates and another for your average match going fan. 
 

The club have got this spectacularly wrong and have listened to cunts like that Burnsie at ticketing workshops. 
 

 

[Wandy]

Is it the case that only season ticket holders can apply for away games? That is ridiculous if true. 

 

If the club are genuinely trying to create a meritocracy for ticket-availability then members need to be able to apply for away tickets and have as much of a chance as ST holders.