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Post by Lightwood on Nov 23, 2008 8:00:22 GMT
For the most part of the game, certainly the first 75/80 minutes the atmosphere was tepid to say the least.
I know that the action on the pitch tends to dictate the atmosphere but I also think we (the fans) were just not up for it like we were for Arsenal.
Now in my mind, yesterday's game was probably the biggest and most important to date and the same can be said for Hull next week.
We need to maintain the intimidating atmosphere at the Brit as I'm sure this does have a big impact on opposing teams.
So come on Stokies, rest your throats this weeks and let's turn up the volume again for Hull next week.
On a positive note, great to hear songs for the players, seems like Sorenson is warming to being a Stokie - always nice when the players make the effort at the end of the game.
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Post by s8to on Nov 23, 2008 8:10:13 GMT
It was difficult to get going with such long periods of non activity on the pitch yesterday, how many players went down injured. Brazil look as tho they were playing for a 0 0 draw the way they went on
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Nov 23, 2008 8:12:27 GMT
I thought it was a bit quiet until we scored (apart from the chants at Carson). I put it down to nervousness by fans and players. A six pointer against the bottom team in the league, an undefeated home streak against the Baggies stretching back to before a lot of Stokies were born and us getting to within touching distance of half the points needed to survive - it had all the makings of an upset didn't it? Thankfully we need not have worried. ;D
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Post by ruts66 on Nov 23, 2008 8:44:25 GMT
"Welcome to the loudest ground in the PL", enthused the pre-match MC.
Welcome to the loudest, most distorted, offensive tannoy/pa system in the known universe more like...
Anyone else get a pre-match headache?
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Post by oatcakecorral on Nov 23, 2008 10:13:10 GMT
For me personally i felt Kitson's injury took away any expectancy away from the game i had felt beforehand and it was difficult to muster up a lot of enthuisiasm when Cresswell was his replacement so early on
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Post by robchicken on Nov 23, 2008 10:17:59 GMT
yeah it went really flat after kitson got injured, until the ref gave them that free kick when one of their players fell over the other one and then when the ref next gave us a free kick and the "wayyyyy's" went on for ages
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Post by sheikh al dubai bin stokie on Nov 23, 2008 11:23:12 GMT
yeah, watching it from the telly it seemed the quietest its been all season until we scored and the following 20 or so minutes.
"Carson, give us a goal" was quality tho
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Post by ruts66 on Nov 23, 2008 11:40:25 GMT
Chant of the day for me from the southstanders, "that's why you're bottom" after their winger ballooned it instead of an easy square ball to Miller...
Their lot went white with rage ;D
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Post by beagriestache on Nov 23, 2008 11:55:51 GMT
I think the music should be turned right down about 15 mins before kick-off so that we can generate our own noise. The tannoy drowns out any singing and puts you off joining in. It does a lot to kill any atmosphere.
Plus it was bloody freezing!
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Post by DrGonzo on Nov 23, 2008 12:23:57 GMT
When we've had home games against Arsenal, Spurs, Villa etc you can hardly expect people to be overly excited by West Brom. That followed by the fact that they painfully obviously came to get a draw and that everyone was freezing their tits off, I'm not at all surpsied.
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