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Post by steventaaffe on Mar 7, 2017 19:11:48 GMT
I will keep this as brief as I can, I took a mate down the brit one freezing cold Tuesday night when we were struggling in the championship, and that night the atmosphere in the boothen was bouncing, it was that good my mate was blown away by the emotion and the noise created, he ended up dropping his love for car racing (he didn't even follow football) and became a loyal supporter of Stoke city and still is to this day! My point is that, in my experience nowadays people do not get the same buzz from the atmosphere anymore which is a shame IMO, it's premier league football and prawn butties that attracts a lot of people now, and the obvious fact that, people are also like Zombies head stuck in their phones rather than watching the game and getting involved from the stands and creating a decent intimidating atmosphere.
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Post by leicspotter on Mar 7, 2017 20:08:16 GMT
I've sat in the South Stand for quite a few seasons now and must say that I've always been quite impressed with the noise coming from the rest of the ground, especially the Boothen. Saturday was quite possibly the quietest this season, despite winning 2-0. I know that the atmosphere has been subdued for a while now but never really expected the Boothen to be so quiet. It was a Boro fan who further pointed this out on the walk back to the car. Thoughts? sorry, I was at a wedding and missed it  |
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Post by WhyDelilah on Mar 7, 2017 20:20:29 GMT
I've sat in the South Stand for quite a few seasons now and must say that I've always been quite impressed with the noise coming from the rest of the ground, especially the Boothen. Saturday was quite possibly the quietest this season, despite winning 2-0. I know that the atmosphere has been subdued for a while now but never really expected the Boothen to be so quiet. It was a Boro fan who further pointed this out on the walk back to the car. Thoughts? Performances are shit so the fans react accordingly. Direct correlation. Not rocket science. |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Mar 7, 2017 20:29:06 GMT
The raucous atmosphere we became renowned for after promotion to the PL was not normal.
What we're seeing now is more normal. I can well remember matches at the Vic which were played out in almost complete silence save for the goals.
I think the atmosphere at the Vic is romanticised into being better than it was and those first three or four seasons in the PL were extra ordinary.
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Post by fishlovesoatcakes on Mar 7, 2017 20:32:35 GMT
I've sat in the South Stand for quite a few seasons now and must say that I've always been quite impressed with the noise coming from the rest of the ground, especially the Boothen. Saturday was quite possibly the quietest this season, despite winning 2-0. I know that the atmosphere has been subdued for a while now but never really expected the Boothen to be so quiet. It was a Boro fan who further pointed this out on the walk back to the car. Thoughts? Performances are shit so the fans react accordingly. Direct correlation. Not rocket science. The performance wasn't shit on Saturday,so I'd suggest that there's more to it. |
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Mar 7, 2017 20:33:49 GMT
I've sat in the South Stand for quite a few seasons now and must say that I've always been quite impressed with the noise coming from the rest of the ground, especially the Boothen. Saturday was quite possibly the quietest this season, despite winning 2-0. I know that the atmosphere has been subdued for a while now but never really expected the Boothen to be so quiet. It was a Boro fan who further pointed this out on the walk back to the car. Thoughts? Performances are shit so the fans react accordingly. Direct correlation. Not rocket science. Nonsense. The performances were just as shit after we got promoted to the PL. Often much much shitter than they are now. But the atmosphere was rocking. The difference was we as fans knew we had to do our bit to lift the team and bother the opposition. Whereas now the players are so much better they can do it without our noise. That, and we're kind of used to the PL these days, it's nothing special any more. Sad really because I miss the atmosphere and the players would probably perform even better if we did recreate the noise. |
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Post by sportsman on Mar 7, 2017 20:33:52 GMT
I was in my usual seat in the Boothen and I was just about to post how quiet the home side of the South Stand was!  The away fans constantly know we're there next to them. |
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Post by WhyDelilah on Mar 7, 2017 20:39:31 GMT
Performances are shit so the fans react accordingly. Direct correlation. Not rocket science. Nonsense. The performances were just as shit after we got promoted to the PL. Often much much shitter than they are now. But the atmosphere was rocking. The difference was we as fans knew we had to do our bit to lift the team and bother the opposition. Whereas now the players are so much better they can do it without our noise. That, and we're kind of used to the PL these days, it's nothing special any more. Sad really because I miss the atmosphere and the players would probably perform even better if we did recreate the noise. The team was much worse back then. We knew we were up against it. The squad wasn't strong enough to stay up and we had to fight for every point. And the fans played their part. Fast forward almost a decade, and a couple hundred million invested, and we've now got an infinitely stronger set of players. A group which should be capable of so much more. That's one of the reasons the atmosphere has dropped off. |
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Post by raythesailor on Mar 7, 2017 20:47:06 GMT
Stoke start attacking and playing in the second half.
Let's have some action down towards the Boothen. The stadium will take off.
I Dare not mention previous management , but how good was it , crowd wise , when we went for it towards the Boothen End in our first few years back in the top Flight
I am more than happy with the current regime but hope that they do not underestimate the power of the crowd and its enthusiasm. Start giving us something to cheer about for 90 plus mins, not 45.
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Post by fishlovesoatcakes on Mar 7, 2017 20:49:43 GMT
Nonsense. The performances were just as shit after we got promoted to the PL. Often much much shitter than they are now. But the atmosphere was rocking. The difference was we as fans knew we had to do our bit to lift the team and bother the opposition. Whereas now the players are so much better they can do it without our noise. That, and we're kind of used to the PL these days, it's nothing special any more. Sad really because I miss the atmosphere and the players would probably perform even better if we did recreate the noise. The team was much worse back then. We knew we were up against it. The squad wasn't strong enough to stay up and we had to fight for every point. And the fans played their part. Fast forward almost a decade, and a couple hundred million invested, and we've now got an infinitely stronger set of players. A group which should be capable of so much more. That's one of the reasons the atmosphere has dropped off. So what you're saying is that we've turned into a bunch of wankers, whose expectations far exceed that of a club like Stoke? X3 9th finishes and we're still not happy, so don't get behind the team. That's my take on it anyway - thanks for confirming. |
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Post by Billy the kid on Mar 7, 2017 20:50:28 GMT
Music after goals? I'd rather have aids. The Supporters Council have said we can have both.  If we pay an extra tenner... |
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Post by WhyDelilah on Mar 7, 2017 20:58:49 GMT
The team was much worse back then. We knew we were up against it. The squad wasn't strong enough to stay up and we had to fight for every point. And the fans played their part. Fast forward almost a decade, and a couple hundred million invested, and we've now got an infinitely stronger set of players. A group which should be capable of so much more. That's one of the reasons the atmosphere has dropped off. So what you're saying is that we've turned into a bunch of wankers, whose expectations far exceed that of a club like Stoke? X3 9th finishes and we're still not happy, so don't get behind the team. That's my take on it anyway - thanks for confirming. If you want to call Stoke fans wankers, then that's your call. |
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Post by fishlovesoatcakes on Mar 7, 2017 21:02:34 GMT
So what you're saying is that we've turned into a bunch of wankers, whose expectations far exceed that of a club like Stoke? X3 9th finishes and we're still not happy, so don't get behind the team. That's my take on it anyway - thanks for confirming. If you want to call Stoke fans wankers, then that's your call. I'm sure you catch my drift 👍 |
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Post by TrentValePotter96 on Mar 8, 2017 10:40:59 GMT
The boro game was over by half time so probably didn't help
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Post by greyman on Mar 8, 2017 10:52:40 GMT
John you remember the Boothen how it was back in the 1930's though.  Ah yes. The good old days when we regularly had 30,000 packed onto the old Boothen End! The days when it took so long to get out of the ground that we stayed there between matches and people were born, schooled, grew up and raised children of their own on the Boothen, before finally leaving in a coffin when death claimed them as they reached their biblical 3 score years and 10! Happy days! And of course, the place you met your wife Monica Hartland.  |
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 8, 2017 11:23:21 GMT
I was in my usual seat in the Boothen and I was just about to post how quiet the home side of the South Stand was! The away fans constantly know we're there next to them. . I never realised how much noise they DO make until I sat there for the game v Bournemouth last season. Good on ya, South Standers.  |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 8, 2017 11:35:04 GMT
The atmosphere really has gone that's for sure and the only thing that seems to get the crowd going now is shit officials.I really don't know how we address this and while we're at it another thing that pisses me off even more now is the constant taking of photos/videos even when we fuckin score😡Just enjoy the moment and fuck the phones off😡
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 8, 2017 11:53:05 GMT
I've sat in the South Stand for quite a few seasons now and must say that I've always been quite impressed with the noise coming from the rest of the ground, especially the Boothen. Saturday was quite possibly the quietest this season, despite winning 2-0. I know that the atmosphere has been subdued for a while now but never really expected the Boothen to be so quiet. It was a Boro fan who further pointed this out on the walk back to the car. Thoughts? Must agree that last Saturday was unnaturally quiet. I always (apart from once) sit in the QR, and when the noise level from the Boothen is at its loudest it rolls out across the rest of the ground like a huge cloud of sound and is literally AWESOME. Maybe we need a modern-day Zigger Zagger to start it off when it's all gone quiet? It used to be: ZZ: Zigger Zagger, Zigger Zagger Crowd: Stoke Ci-teeeee ZZ: Zigger Zagger, Zigger Zagger, Crowd: Stoke Ci-teeeee ZZ: Zigger Crowd: Stoke ZZ: Zagger Crowd: Stoke ZZ: Zigger Zagger, Zigger Zagger, Crowd: Stoke Ci-teeeee …….followed by a song at full volume. |
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