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Singing Section at SJP - Poll  

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  1. 1. Would you want a large singing/standing section at St James' Park?

    • Yes. I'm an existing season ticket holder and I would want to be a part of it
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    • Yes. I'm an existing season ticket holder but wouldn't want to be part of it, but I would move to a seat somewhere else if the singing section was to be where I currently sit....as long as I was happy with the new seat.
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    • No. The atmosphere is fine as it is.
      3
    • No. The atmosphere needs to improve but this isn't the answer.
      8
    • Yes. I'm just a member at the moment but would want one in the singing section.
      80
    • Yes. I'm just a member at the moment but would want a season ticket in a non-singing section. But a singing section needs to happen to let people who want to sing be together
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I enjoyed the atmosphere yesterday; it was never gonna be bouncing given the fixture and it being job done at half-time, but I thought there was a pretty consistent backing and the Tonali chants felt plenty vociferous from where I was. Didn't hear the Palace fans but for a short round of "shhh" at around 80 minutes when the game was dead and buried.

 

I wonder how many hundred missed the two goals at the end of the first half. Fucking hell, man. Absolutely dozens of people piling out around me from the 38th minute onwards. Do they really just not give that much of a fuck, like? Is that what it comes down to? I guess we knew this from the Ashley days.

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14 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

I enjoyed the atmosphere yesterday; it was never gonna be bouncing given the fixture and it being job done at half-time, but I thought there was a pretty consistent backing and the Tonali chants felt plenty vociferous from where I was. Didn't hear the Palace fans but for a short round of "shhh" at around 80 minutes when the game was dead and buried.

 

I wonder how many hundred missed the two goals at the end of the first half. Fucking hell, man. Absolutely dozens of people piling out around me from the 38th minute onwards. Do they really just not give that much of a fuck, like? Is that what it comes down to? I guess we knew this from the Ashley days.

I know I bang this drum but when did we get so entitled that thousands of fans leave early at a 4.0 game.

 

Honestly more fans are leaving earlier now then when we were crap.

 

 

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Lad next to me fucked off on about 40 mins and came back at about 50 mins. Was on his phone loads in the second half too. Looked up a few times to whine about players. Called Lascelles a donkey at one point.

 

The sooner these lot fuck off the better. Waste of a ticket.

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7 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said:

Lad next to me fucked off on about 40 mins and came back at about 50 mins. Was on his phone loads in the second half too. Looked up a few times to whine about players. Called Lascelles a donkey at one point.

 

The sooner these lot fuck off the better. Waste of a ticket.

 

Unfortunately the opposite is going to happen, as when the ground expansion arrives there will be even more of these types.

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Old lad in front of me booed the taking of the knee, spent a lot of time loading up paddy power and then tried to take a video of the players but had the camera on self-view or whatever it’s called so was just recording himself for ages. Then after a while he gave up on trying to turn the camera around and just turned his phone around to face the pitch and recorded it by flailing his phone around 

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The bar at 35 mins crew seem to treat the match as something that gets in the way of their day on the peeve  
 

And what have thousands of people got on at 5pm on a Sat that’s so urgent they have to stream out at 85 mins when we’re 4-0 up


Tickets are like gold dust and people can’t even be arsed to watch the full game 

 

Was a noticeable amount of empty seats in Milburn L7 too 

 

Strawberry Corner was very vocal, as ever. Get standing sections in all 4 corners and we’d be onto something 

 

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I was stunned by all the people leaving at 35-40 minutes considering there was going to be a hefty added time too. Glad they missed two goals tbh. :lol: 


Tonali warming up for the first time was great, everyone stood up even in the Platinum Club and was one of the noisiest moments of the afternoon.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Yorkie said:

I enjoyed the atmosphere yesterday; it was never gonna be bouncing given the fixture and it being job done at half-time, but I thought there was a pretty consistent backing and the Tonali chants felt plenty vociferous from where I was. Didn't hear the Palace fans but for a short round of "shhh" at around 80 minutes when the game was dead and buried.

 

I wonder how many hundred missed the two goals at the end of the first half. Fucking hell, man. Absolutely dozens of people piling out around me from the 38th minute onwards. Do they really just not give that much of a fuck, like? Is that what it comes down to? I guess we knew this from the Ashley days.

Three next to me all missed the second and third. I was raging thinking about what people would give to get in and see a goal these days. Don’t get it at all. 

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1 hour ago, pedro111 said:

Sounded dead on the telly unfortunately. Until a proper singing section is made, preferably two, we are just going to be going round in circles.


there was a period around 80mins with the longest silence I ever remember hearing. Like I said it was partly understandable, but 4-0 up hearing that I was fidgeting in my seat with awkwardness waiting for it to be broken (could’ve done that myself like so who am I to talk)

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People are just too interested in getting their pints in before the rush/getting to the bus queue first.

 

Even when we are getting slapped, I wait till the very miserable end, it's what you paid for ultimately.

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I’ve left early in the bad old days, when we regularly got spanked, the players were halfarsed and going to the match was a chore. Peeve was needed to numb the pain

 

But these days we’ve got a top side, usually win at home and being at the match is a joy

 

So frustrating to see thousands piling for the exits at 4-0 up on 85 mins

 

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED 

 

 

 

 

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Can't remember as many early leavers as there was yesterday, like. I've personally only left before the FT whistle twice, the 0-6 v Liverpool and the second 0-3 v the mackems. Never when winning.

 

This ticketing system only has detriments in all regards. My old ST seat I've been buying for the last 2 seasons in between my dad and 3 mates? I'd kill to be back in that seat but the guy who had it yesterday was apparently on his phone for nigh on the whole match. Meanwhile I'm almost at pitch level, unable to see the opposite touchline and am being asked to sit down when we're on the break. Just utter shit.

 

 

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Yep. Considering how much TNT bigged up the atmosphere pre-match that was really embarrasing. It genuinely sounded like we were playing away. No wonder the team never got going when you've got a crowd who just turned up to be entertained. So many plastics in there now and the only way it will be fixed is by creating more standing sections around the ground.

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It has never been more obvious than tonight, that we need an organised singing section. It sounded embarrassing on the telly. Even McCoist commented that we weren't giving the team any support. You just have to look at Bruno, Gordon etc trying to raise the crowd game after game. Something has got to be done about it, it is literally the only thing missing with the club now! 

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