Percy Parrot Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 one atmosphere. Last seen at Ashton Gate 5 years or so back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openEnd Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 Why don't you see if we can organise a Millwall 'friendly' so we can have our terracing back? They started the job the last time they were down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club and Country Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 *cough* EAST END Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyRed Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Why can't some people just get used to the fact that the majority of City fans just come to watch and enjoy the game and are not particularly interested in singing? Either that or lobby the club to provide an unreserved area for those that wish to sing to go there. We seem to get a thread about atmosphere after every home game My own opinion is - so what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 "or lobby the club to provide an unreserved area for those that wish to sing to go there." We have been, usual excuses come out. "Why can't some people just get used to the fact that the majority of City fans just come to watch and enjoy the game and are not particularly interested in singing?" I think you'll find most people from 8 to 25 would rather be able to sing at a gme than sit there in silence. If singers are in such a minority why do so many sing away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcityup Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 I thought the atmosphere was back on sat against stockport, Wurzles got us going, fans dancing in dolman, fan chatting to stockport keeper in ateo, plenty of noise in second half... But agreed, still not the same as about 10 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalky Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Why can't some people just get used to the fact that the majority of City fans just come to watch and enjoy the game and are not particularly interested in singing? I have to disagree with you there mate, i recon about 30-40% of the supporters want to sing. Which is quite a lot of people considering our average home gate is over 10 thousand. When chants are started mainly from the Ateyo end or Dolman people to far away from those areas and who want to sing may not have the courage to satnd up and join in as they will be on their own with the chant coming from quite a while away. Which is fair enough, i don't think i would stand up and sing on my own. So how can we improve the atmosphere then? Well, where a chant is trated and say 50 are so are singing it is then up to the fans in the row infront to sing along with the people behind them (as they will add to the volume and not stand out) then the row infront of that should join in, etc etc If they do not join in the the song will stay with the fans who started it and will not create a better atnosphere. When we look at the subject of atmsophere there is lots of different things behind it, and we must look at each one. Fans may not know the words of the songs, East end etc you get the pic. But, i'm afraid there is not an awful lot we can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granty Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Missing atmosphere = playing ######e. Simple as really. If you look back at when there was an atmosphere at the Gate it conincided with decent performances on the pitch, until this gets sorted, 100 topless dancers could not improve the atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyRed Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 <br /> I have to disagree with you there mate, i recon about 30-40% of the supporters want to sing. Which is quite a lot of people considering our average home gate is over 10 thousand. Uuuuummmm.... According to my arithmetic, if 30-40% of fans wish to sing, that means that 60-70% of fans do not. With reference to my original post, does that not mean that the MAJORITY do not want to sing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyRed Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 I think you'll find most people from 8 to 25 would rather be able to sing at a gme than sit there in silence. If singers are in such a minority why do so many sing away Another one of those 'I think you'll find' finger-in-the-air statistics? From where do you get your figures that the majority of 8-25's want to sing? And what about the 26 - 103's - what percentage of the crowd do these represent and how many of those sing? Also, if - as you state - 'so many fans want to sing', what is the point of this thread which was bemoaning the fact that hardly anyone sings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 I doubt you could prove me wrong on what I said - Although no I doubt I can find figures to prove. The fact that noone sings is simple. Its hard to sing when there is only 2 of you surrounded by old men, children or people that don't sing. The east end day will show what a large group can do for the Home atmosphere at Ashton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke_Gifford_Red Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Songs never carry on enough for people in other areas of the ground. Different areas of the ground also need to be singing the same song at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 As a middle aged supporter who attends mainly away fixtures I sing along and clap along with the majority of songs. Noted that when I arrived 20 minutes late at Barnsley there was a deathly hush on the walk down the hill from the car park. When I got into the ground the majority were middle aged plus. 15 minutes later the coach/es arrived and the singing started immediately. I don't sing to: England's No.1, Everywhere we go..........., The world's greatest team. I will always sing c'mon you reds, yellow yellow (well last season anyway), BBBBBristol etc. I remember listening to the JP commentary on Radio 5 in the home play-off game against Cardiff, the noise as he was attempting to read out the teams from C'mon You Reds at kick off was so loud and raised goose pimples. He literally was shouting into the Microphone, they went back to the studio and the link man said "What an intimidating atmosphere at Ashton Gate......................"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_The_Giant Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Unreserved seating, or a "singing area" are the only satisfactory remedies to the problem of lack of atmosphere. Fair enough some people don't won't to sing - all the more reason that those that do be sat/stood together. BS4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatWill Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 There need to be cheap, unreserved singing areas if the atmosphere is to be brought back to Ashton Gate. My suggestion would be that these areas are in Blocks F/G of the Dolman stand and also as close as possible to the away supporters in the Williams stand. That would bring the atmosphere back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
England Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 er why should fans who want to sing get in cheaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 er why should fans who want to sing get in cheaper? Brings a new meaning to the phrase "singing for your supper". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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