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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2022 21:09:54 GMT
Heard a rumour the lads who organised the Unita 1863 movement are planning some big things for next season.
Any truth in this?
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Post by a on Jun 18, 2022 21:12:11 GMT
They’re nothing to do with Antifa are they?
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Post by telfordstoke on Jun 18, 2022 21:19:15 GMT
Not seen anything on Twitter from them in ages actually so, to answer your question, not heard a sausage . What have you heard?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 18, 2022 21:27:47 GMT
It doesn’t work.
They either need to move to the Boothen or the ones in the Boothen need to move over there.
They cancel each other out and kill any atmosphere in between being generated as you don’t have a fucking clue where to join as they are out of sync.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2022 21:31:49 GMT
Not seen anything on Twitter from them in ages actually so, to answer your question, not heard a sausage . What have you heard? Heard they are getting some more flags up in the ground (like the one at the back of the South Stand). Also heard there's more of an effort next season to get the pre-match atmosphere going with the flag displays etc.
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Post by Gods on Jun 18, 2022 21:34:14 GMT
What 'big things' could you plan?
Addendum: Just seen above, some new flags. I'd love to see this take off but I am at a complete loss as to how it might. My guess is that if we are competing for automatic promotion anything is possible, if we are not then nothing will work.
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Post by scfc75 on Jun 18, 2022 21:37:40 GMT
What 'big things' could you plan? Larger font on your flag?
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Post by orfyboothen on Jun 18, 2022 21:44:10 GMT
The Boothen End situation is bleak. Even given some of the on-pitch shite we've had to put up.with recently... you'd expect more from any main 'end.'
Is it that the average age of a season ticket holders back in 97 means that now it's an old brigade and therefore less likely to be vocally lively?
I'm not dreaming of recreating the unique 2008-12 vibe... just a par for course reliable amout of noise or edge.
The Vic wasn't always great but at least there was the opportunity to organically gravitate to parts of a Boothen End that suited your matchday needs.
A section of unreserved seats perhaps?
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Post by Dutchpeter on Jun 18, 2022 23:28:51 GMT
The South Stand is better because the support is more partisan. In effect it’s what the Boothen End was at the Victoria Ground.
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Post by banksy1art on Jun 18, 2022 23:42:36 GMT
Flags for me only work if they are used across an entire stand, not just in one small block- they just look naff
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 18, 2022 23:45:58 GMT
The South Stand is better because the support is more partisan. In effect it’s what the Boothen End was at the Victoria Ground. I sit in pretty much directly between block 19 and the south stand and you can barely here either. And when you do they’re so out of sync. It kills any chance of an atmosphere. Neither are any good. If anything it’s made it worse.
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Post by stokiedan17 on Jun 19, 2022 0:00:15 GMT
The South Stand is better because the support is more partisan. In effect it’s what the Boothen End was at the Victoria Ground. I sit in pretty much directly between block 19 and the south stand and you can barely here either. And when you do they’re so out of sync. It kills any chance of an atmosphere. Neither are any good. If anything it’s made it worse. This! It’s so frustrating and sounds terrible.
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Post by callas12 on Jun 19, 2022 0:40:27 GMT
Let's get some drum 🥁 action going on in the ground!! 😋😉🤣🤣
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Post by onefatcopper on Jun 19, 2022 1:27:10 GMT
The South Stand is better because the support is more partisan. In effect it’s what the Boothen End was at the Victoria Ground. I sit in pretty much directly between block 19 and the south stand and you can barely here either. And when you do they’re so out of sync. It kills any chance of an atmosphere. Neither are any good. If anything it’s made it worse. Why don’t the fans from the Boothen and the South Stand literally meet in the middle, negotiate with the club to relocate both sets of fans to seat either side of the halfway line ? This would suggest to the outside world what a great support we have as its opposite the majority of TV cameras and it would give a more authentic sound through the double glazed windows of the boxes, you wouldn’t believe how cold it can get in there if you have the window open.
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Post by SuperRickyFuller on Jun 19, 2022 7:14:12 GMT
I sit in pretty much directly between block 19 and the south stand and you can barely here either. And when you do they’re so out of sync. It kills any chance of an atmosphere. Neither are any good. If anything it’s made it worse. Why don’t the fans from the Boothen and the South Stand literally meet in the middle, negotiate with the club to relocate both sets of fans to seat either side of the halfway line ? This would suggest to the outside world what a great support we have as its opposite the majority of TV cameras and it would give a more authentic sound through the double glazed windows of the boxes, you wouldn’t believe how cold it can get in there if you have the window open. That'd never work because you'd have to ask season ticket holders, some people who've sat in those seats for years, to relocate. I'm at the back of Block 29 and if I was asked I'd be telling the club to politely get fucked.
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Post by J-Roar on Jun 19, 2022 8:00:54 GMT
The South Stand is better because the support is more partisan. In effect it’s what the Boothen End was at the Victoria Ground. Disagree. It's what the paddock was at the Vic. The Boothen End back there could be very quiet when things weren't going well.
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Post by Ron on Jun 19, 2022 8:05:45 GMT
It doesn’t work. They either need to move to the Boothen or the ones in the Boothen need to move over there. They cancel each other out and kill any atmosphere in between being generated as you don’t have a fucking clue where to join as they are out of sync. I’ve said similar in another thread . Top marks to them for the effort but unless full coordinated doesn’t work. Should be directly behind the goal in the boothen.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2022 8:07:05 GMT
Let's get some drum 🥁 action going on in the ground!! 😋😉🤣🤣 Great idea 💡 We can get some of those paper clappers as well to really get the atmosphere going 😜
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Post by linslader on Jun 19, 2022 8:14:31 GMT
Let's get some drum 🥁 action going on in the ground!! 😋😉🤣🤣 Great idea 💡 We can get some of those paper clappers as well to really get the atmosphere going 😜 And maybe play Chelsea Dagger over the PA when we score
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Post by Gods on Jun 19, 2022 8:19:02 GMT
The South Stand is better because the support is more partisan. In effect it’s what the Boothen End was at the Victoria Ground. I sit in pretty much directly between block 19 and the south stand and you can barely here either. And when you do they’re so out of sync. It kills any chance of an atmosphere. Neither are any good. If anything it’s made it worse. Yes, all I can hear is the away fans unless 'Oh when the reds' is rolling round the stadium, we don't really do Delilah anymore, not at home anyway. The folks in the South Stand give it a go, I sometimes join them, but they are few in number. Typically it's half of a half full stand with about a quarter of the people looking to make some noise. You're basically looking at about 200 singers max. No wonder they can't be heard. What to do? I have't a clue. A winning team would fix it overnight of course.
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Post by willieeetmiout on Jun 19, 2022 8:32:36 GMT
It's time for vuvuzelas and / or maracas imho
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Post by stokecitydom on Jun 19, 2022 9:00:59 GMT
The best thing for atmosphere is some positive football. Score some goals & win some games & everything will pick up.
We’ve had 5 years of utter dross, it’s no wonder that things are flat.
However games like West Brom where it was a relatively full stadium, a good performance, the fans generated an atmosphere.
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Post by southcoaststokie on Jun 19, 2022 9:17:18 GMT
The best thing for atmosphere is some positive football. Score some goals & win some games & everything will pick up. We’ve had 5 years of utter dross, it’s no wonder that things are flat. However games like West Brom where it was a relatively full stadium, a good performance, the fans generated an atmosphere. We were 3:0 up against Cardiff, and the atmosphere in the Boothen was terrible, it was about 1000 times worse at the end of the game though, so can’t be just the football, wouldn’t it be better to get all the vocal people back Inthe Boothen, we need a focal point that the rest of the stadium can follow
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Post by orfyboothen on Jun 19, 2022 9:23:58 GMT
The best thing for atmosphere is some positive football. Score some goals & win some games & everything will pick up. We’ve had 5 years of utter dross, it’s no wonder that things are flat. However games like West Brom where it was a relatively full stadium, a good performance, the fans generated an atmosphere. We were 3:0 up against Cardiff, and the atmosphere in the Boothen was terrible, it was about 1000 times worse at the end of the game though, so can’t be just the football, wouldn’t it be better to get all the vocal people back Inthe Boothen, we need a focal point that the rest of the stadium can follow Spot on. The quality of the football is obviously a huge factor but can't it ever be a two-way street anymore? Against Liverpool in a home 1st leg of cup semi final the atmosphere was dire. And that was when we had an excellent team. To only be influenced by the team means you are a passive customer... surely we want a bit more than that from ourselves?
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Post by stokecitydom on Jun 19, 2022 9:24:59 GMT
The best thing for atmosphere is some positive football. Score some goals & win some games & everything will pick up. We’ve had 5 years of utter dross, it’s no wonder that things are flat. However games like West Brom where it was a relatively full stadium, a good performance, the fans generated an atmosphere. We were 3:0 up against Cardiff, and the atmosphere in the Boothen was terrible, it was about 1000 times worse at the end of the game though, so can’t be just the football, wouldn’t it be better to get all the vocal people back Inthe Boothen, we need a focal point that the rest of the stadium can follow Fair point but we haven’t had a sustained period of entertaining football where we’ve put some wins together. We need to build some momentum on the pitch, get the fans looking forward to game again. As for me it’s just a chore at the moment. Anything that can help the atmosphere is a plus, but for me it’s what’s on the pitch that plays by far the most important role.
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Post by orfyboothen on Jun 19, 2022 9:32:31 GMT
We were 3:0 up against Cardiff, and the atmosphere in the Boothen was terrible, it was about 1000 times worse at the end of the game though, so can’t be just the football, wouldn’t it be better to get all the vocal people back Inthe Boothen, we need a focal point that the rest of the stadium can follow Fair point but we haven’t had a sustained period of entertaining football where we’ve put some wins together. We need to build some momentum on the pitch, get the fans looking forward to game again. As for me it’s just a chore at the moment. Anything that can help the atmosphere is a plus, but for me it’s what’s on the pitch that plays by far the most important role. Even when our form was excellent e.g. December 2015 - the high point of Stokealona - the home atmosphere just weeks later was dreadful
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Post by danceswithclams on Jun 19, 2022 10:03:46 GMT
Change the badge back to the old one.
That will instantly fix everything.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jun 19, 2022 10:10:08 GMT
I sit in pretty much directly between block 19 and the south stand and you can barely here either. And when you do they’re so out of sync. It kills any chance of an atmosphere. Neither are any good. If anything it’s made it worse. Yes, all I can hear is the away fans unless 'Oh when the reds' is rolling round the stadium, we don't really do Delilah anymore, not at home anyway. The folks in the South Stand give it a go, I sometimes join them, but they are few in number. Typically it's half of a half full stand with about a quarter of the people looking to make some noise. You're basically looking at about 200 singers max. No wonder they can't be heard. What to do? I have't a clue. A winning team would fix it overnight of course. Yeah that definitely would help 😂😂 It’s just frustrating to try and join in but then another 3/400 or so are a sentence out and it kills it.
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Post by onefatcopper on Jun 19, 2022 10:32:05 GMT
Why don’t the fans from the Boothen and the South Stand literally meet in the middle, negotiate with the club to relocate both sets of fans to seat either side of the halfway line ? This would suggest to the outside world what a great support we have as its opposite the majority of TV cameras and it would give a more authentic sound through the double glazed windows of the boxes, you wouldn’t believe how cold it can get in there if you have the window open. That'd never work because you'd have to ask season ticket holders, some people who've sat in those seats for years, to relocate. I'm at the back of Block 29 and if I was asked I'd be telling the club to politely get fucked. Whoosh🤫
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2022 12:16:48 GMT
I thought they made a real good go of it at first, then it just fizzled out and died a death.
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