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Post by kevkj on Mar 31, 2015 10:51:43 GMT
God its quiet in there ,even the South stand makes more noise with a 1500 capacity in it.
I guess that the people in there have just aged since we moved to the Brit and are less vocal.
Whatever something needs to happen as this is supposed to be the focal point of the ground.
For me a recognised singing section of maybe two blocks which will encourage others around to be more vocal .
How we could do it with most of the ground season ticket holders i dont know.
The place is like a morgue unless the ref upsets us,shocking support of our own team.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 10:52:39 GMT
I'm gonna guess that it's because it's a Tuesday Morning and there is no game on...Just a thought.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Mar 31, 2015 11:28:37 GMT
Because it's not the real boothen end
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Post by djduncanjames on Mar 31, 2015 11:35:16 GMT
It was pretty rocking when I went last to Arsenal and Wolves there in 2011. Has it really changed dramatically since then?
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Post by unknown182 on Mar 31, 2015 11:41:57 GMT
We're not the underdogs for the vast majority of the home games anymore. A lot of people expect us to win without the "12th man".
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Post by Linx on Mar 31, 2015 12:31:25 GMT
Trouble is, we have generally lost against underdog teams at The Brit this season.
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Post by spitthedog on Mar 31, 2015 12:35:55 GMT
I didn't realise we had a Boothen End anymore?
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Post by lastoftheldk on Mar 31, 2015 13:06:32 GMT
Too many women and kids
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Post by Kjones9 on Mar 31, 2015 13:09:43 GMT
I don't think I've ever heard the south stand sing.
Apart from the away fans.
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Post by Linx on Mar 31, 2015 13:29:43 GMT
From where I sit in Block 31, the South Stand is pretty vocal.
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Post by Kjones9 on Mar 31, 2015 13:48:31 GMT
They don't sing loud enough then as I can't hear them in block 20.
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Post by foster on Mar 31, 2015 14:23:05 GMT
Too busy eating their prawn sandwiches?
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Post by slpmarc on Mar 31, 2015 14:37:31 GMT
I have say all over at the Brit, the boothen is quieter than it was in 2008, but the south stand has become rather loud for the small number of Stoke fans situated there, some rather comical supporters give the away fans some stick non stop during the game. The boothen seems to only come alive once an injustice has been done and only the spurs game at the end of last year as hit the heights of our first season in the prem
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Post by kevkj on Mar 31, 2015 14:53:53 GMT
Question is SLP how do we change it ?
Our support proved what a difference it could make those first seasons up.
Nothing has chnged but the fans attitudes i suppose.Technically it must have cost us points as teams tip toed away happily with the 3 points.
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Post by Gods on Mar 31, 2015 15:01:39 GMT
You can't hear the Boothen from the South Stand at all, ever, except as part of the 2 big anthems (Delilah and Oh when the Reds) when they wash around the ground which is very rarely since we became mid-table main stream in the Prem.
Not sure much can be done about it.
Everyone is just growing old together and has their fat arse parked on the same plastic seat every week and singing in a seat is little short of ridiculous in all truth and it's a bit like mad uncles over 45 dancing at weddings, they should know better.
The only glimmer of hope I can see is a return to standing but I still don't really understand how so called "safe standing" would work, if it means everyone has a nominated place alongside along side some kind of rail and folks can't 'mob up' then that won't help either.
The time they have 'a changed' as some one once famously nearly said!
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Post by mywaydesolzan on Mar 31, 2015 15:05:33 GMT
Question is SLP how do we change it ? Our support proved what a difference it could make those first seasons up. Nothing has chnged but the fans attitudes i suppose. I don't think we need to. We are doing fine, what we need to do is develop and market the club to the younger generation. Finish off the stadium, offer incentives to get the kids into those seats. That is where the future lies, I am sick of still seeing today's youth walk around in the Scouse/ Manc jerseys.
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Post by slpmarc on Mar 31, 2015 15:10:33 GMT
Question is SLP how do we change it ? Our support proved what a difference it could make those first seasons up. Nothing has chnged but the fans attitudes i suppose. Very hard to change it. Premier league football has become the norm and the likes of playing the top sides week in week out has taken the edge of the support. We only get going when an injustice caused by the ref or an opposing player riles the fans, then we becomes as loud and proud as we always have been. The underdog tag is no longer there with Stoke and we are expected to win and the fans have switched of it that respect. The positive thing is the support is still their unlike some clubs who's support has never been there, we just need find ways of switching the switch on
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Post by bristolpotter on Mar 31, 2015 15:15:13 GMT
Different demographics of support these days we've lost lots of proper die hard fans who can't stand modern football, lots of these hard-core support were looked on with disdain. But you reap what you sow I suppose
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Post by mywaydesolzan on Mar 31, 2015 15:18:25 GMT
Question is SLP how do we change it ? Our support proved what a difference it could make those first seasons up. Nothing has chnged but the fans attitudes i suppose. Very hard to change it. Premier league football has become the norm and the likes of playing the top sides week in week out has taken the edge of the support. We only get going when an injustice caused by the ref or an opposing player riles the fans, then we becomes as loud and proud as we always have been. The underdog tag is no longer there with Stoke and we are expected to win and the fans have switched of it that respect. The positive thing is the support is still their unlike some clubs who's support has never been there, we just need find ways of switching the switch on We have moved on surely. We don't need a bearpit anymore. These are professional footballers being very well rewarded. Away support again was great.
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Post by mywaydesolzan on Mar 31, 2015 15:22:28 GMT
Different demographics of support these days we've lost lots of proper die hard fans who can't stand modern football, lots of these hard-core support were looked on with disdain. But you reap what you sow I suppose Well no. Obviously better off without them if they can't stand modern football. Because that is the game Stoke City FC are playing, without a shadow of a doubt.
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Mar 31, 2015 15:30:27 GMT
Not just about performance but the whole matchday experience was about the singing and the camaraderie when I was growing up. So potential ways to improve the atmosphere 1) Create a singing block and give season ticket holders a years notice that they can move out if they dont want to be a part of it. 2) Actually allow people to stand up at their seats in this afforementioned block, without everyone moaning that they cant see the game. 3) Best singer at every home game wins first prize of a date with Begovic's misses. 4) Most miserable sod at every home game gets booby prize of Jon Walters in a gimp suit. I should work in marketing
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Post by slpmarc on Mar 31, 2015 15:34:11 GMT
Very hard to change it. Premier league football has become the norm and the likes of playing the top sides week in week out has taken the edge of the support. We only get going when an injustice caused by the ref or an opposing player riles the fans, then we becomes as loud and proud as we always have been. The underdog tag is no longer there with Stoke and we are expected to win and the fans have switched of it that respect. The positive thing is the support is still their unlike some clubs who's support has never been there, we just need find ways of switching the switch on We have moved on surely. We don't need a bearpit anymore. These are professional footballers being very well rewarded. Away support again was great. The players don't need the vocal support it once did, but as a spectacle of being at the game the atmosphere the Britannia can produce is still an advantage and more so a disadvantage to the opposing players who are unaccustomed to vocal support.
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Post by mywaydesolzan on Mar 31, 2015 15:39:33 GMT
We have moved on surely. We don't need a bearpit anymore. These are professional footballers being very well rewarded. Away support again was great. The players don't need the vocal support it once did, but as a spectacle of being at the game the atmosphere the Britannia can produce is still an advantage and more so a disadvantage to the opposing players who are unaccustomed to vocal support. Yes ok? But surely the only way for our club to go forward is to market itself and encourage the young market. If we don't do it now then the chance could be lost forever.
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Post by cheekymatt71 on Mar 31, 2015 15:43:30 GMT
I always thought of a funny way to get a better atmosphere at the Brittania
Install voice-activated heaters around the stadium. So on those bitterly cold winds evenings, in order to get the heaters working properly all the crowd has to sing together at 100 decibels and the heaters will keep them warm. As soon as they stop singing - them back to Arctic temperatures!
Kind of evil but damn effective I would bet
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Post by Somebody_Told_Me on Mar 31, 2015 15:47:20 GMT
As for whole gound noise and not just Boothen.
If block 19 slowed down it will help. Other stands here they're 'out of sync' and shut up.
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Post by pinoypotter on Mar 31, 2015 15:50:19 GMT
Different demographics of support these days we've lost lots of proper die hard fans who can't stand modern football, lots of these hard-core support were looked on with disdain. But you reap what you sow I suppose This. It's a different crowd these days, for a while actually, probably from the start of the all seater Brittania in 2007, coupled with another relegation and the hopelessness that came with it. To watch the match with all your mates became a hassle to organise - really can't remember more than three of us being together at the Brit for a game whereas in the 'old days' of the Vic and pay on the day we would often be close to a dozen meeting up in the pub before and end up standing and singing watching the game. But that's what the all seater stadium was about wasn't it?
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Post by slpmarc on Mar 31, 2015 15:58:29 GMT
The players don't need the vocal support it once did, but as a spectacle of being at the game the atmosphere the Britannia can produce is still an advantage and more so a disadvantage to the opposing players who are unaccustomed to vocal support. Yes ok? But surely the only way for our club to go forward is to market itself and encourage the young market. If we don't do it now then the chance could be lost forever. That I agree with, for too long Stoke have lost generations of supporters to the big 4 and now it's time to make sure this generation and the next stay loyal to Stoke to give the club a steady foundation to build upon
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Post by mywaydesolzan on Mar 31, 2015 16:00:02 GMT
Yes ok? But surely the only way for our club to go forward is to market itself and encourage the young market. If we don't do it now then the chance could be lost forever. That I agree with, for too long Stoke have lost generations of supporters to the big 4 and now it's time to make sure this generation and the next stay loyal to Stoke to give the club a steady foundation to build upon Hear hear.
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Post by hartzchoco on Mar 31, 2015 16:06:01 GMT
Yes ok? But surely the only way for our club to go forward is to market itself and encourage the young market. If we don't do it now then the chance could be lost forever. That I agree with, for too long Stoke have lost generations of supporters to the big 4 and now it's time to make sure this generation and the next stay loyal to Stoke to give the club a steady foundation to build upon How do you go about doing this?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 16:07:08 GMT
Different demographics of support these days we've lost lots of proper die hard fans who can't stand modern football, lots of these hard-core support were looked on with disdain. But you reap what you sow I suppose This. It's a different crowd these days, for a while actually, probably from the start of the all seater Brittania in 2007, coupled with another relegation and the hopelessness that came with it. To watch the match with all your mates became a hassle to organise - really can't remember more than three of us being together at the Brit for a game whereas in the 'old days' of the Vic and pay on the day we would often be close to a dozen meeting up in the pub before and end up standing and singing watching the game. But that's what the all seater stadium was about wasn't it? Both of these. Can't stand up because you upset some little love. Can sing dodgy lyrics because you upset some little love. Can't go for a piss because you upset some little love. Can't buy a fucking ticket on the day for cash with your mate because you upset some little computor. Can't rack up pissed in case you upset some little love. Dick head stewards. Dick head rules and regulations. GD
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