Chairman Mao Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 Can this happen more often? As a member who goes away a lot but can't make many home games it's great that the Atyeo was open, chance to have a sing and have an occasional shouting match with the away fans, which is half the fun, was welcomed. Good job with the drum as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 7, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 50 minutes ago, Chairman Mao said: Can this happen more often? As a member who goes away a lot but can't make many home games it's great that the Atyeo was open, chance to have a sing and have an occasional shouting match with the away fans, which is half the fun, was welcomed. Good job with the drum as well. Watching back on the TV I thought it's a very easy way for the club to take the sting out of the incidents that are increasing between away fans and the Dolman stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second City Exile Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 Nostalgic return to Crackers Corner- one for the (very) oldies there! Yes, I know that it was further round, nearer the corner flag but close enough. Fully agree about being back in the Atyeo - but the facilities and surroundings looked in need of refurbishment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Great to be back in the Atyeo. The view of the rest of AG is truly impressive and the banter with the away fans makes it feel like a good away day. Really hope this can be a regular or permanent thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City oz Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 10 hours ago, Second City Exile said: Nostalgic return to Crackers Corner- one for the (very) oldies there! Yes, I know that it was further round, nearer the corner flag but close enough. Fully agree about being back in the Atyeo - but the facilities and surroundings looked in need of refurbishment... Crackers corner 40 years ago was the far left hand side of the open end looking at the pitch. I remember the entry at that end we would walk to the left and the away supporters were to the right hand side of us. Crackers corner i thought it was a section of the ground forgotten but I stand corrected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 41 minutes ago, City oz said: Crackers corner 40 years ago was the far left hand side of the open end looking at the pitch. I remember the entry at that end we would walk to the left and the away supporters were to the right hand side of us. Crackers corner i thought it was a section of the ground forgotten but I stand corrected Crackers Corner will always be remembered. Especiall by this once 8 yr old who stood at the front of the railings alongside that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Sir Geoff said: Crackers Corner will always be remembered. Especiall by this once 8 yr old who stood at the front of the railings alongside that area. Me too, in 1955. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 I wondered why the Derby fans where bouncing around when requested to. Too many ciders - it’s all clear now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 16 hours ago, Second City Exile said: Nostalgic return to Crackers Corner- one for the (very) oldies there! Yes, I know that it was further round, nearer the corner flag but close enough. Fully agree about being back in the Atyeo - but the facilities and surroundings looked in need of refurbishment... I think facilities are good enough and the ticket prices should reflect that. I can't get to every home game so buy ad hoc and find myself sat alone and hardly likely to jump about and join in with songs We need an area of unallocated seats and the Atyeo would be ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbew Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Out of interest to those that sat in the Atyeo yesterday - could you hear the rest of the stadium at all or is the atmosphere as bad as away fans seem to indicate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James54De Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 32 minutes ago, Rossi the Robin said: I wondered why the Derby fans where bouncing around when requested to. Too many ciders - it’s all clear now Far too many ciders, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted March 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, bbew said: Out of interest to those that sat in the Atyeo yesterday - could you hear the rest of the stadium at all or is the atmosphere as bad as away fans seem to indicate? It's difficult because s82 is at the other end of the pitch. I think having a secondary group in the Atyeo who will always get going by simple virtue of being next to the away fans would massively help. If we ever went up I'd be making a beeline for a season ticket in that section. Stadium looks fantastic and the banners at kick off were great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, redysteadygo said: Me too, in 1955. My first year there too. Too old now to remember much about it though, apart from the brilliant banter. Hence the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eighteen ninetyfour Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 My first ever game i watched from the Atyeo stand, i think the home fans sharing the stand helps with the home atmosphere massively, either that or the Fulham lot were really not up for it, being right next to the atyeo yesterday i barely heard a peep out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieH Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 34 minutes ago, bbew said: Out of interest to those that sat in the Atyeo yesterday - could you hear the rest of the stadium at all or is the atmosphere as bad as away fans seem to indicate? We stand at front of atyeo and can clearly hear city fans chanting and singing, not every game though ! Yesterday was good , particularly the goal and goalmouth incidents . if I am honest it could be louder at times, seems to start well then after 20 -25 mins dies down a bit however it does depend what is happening on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollydog Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, redysteadygo said: Me too, in 1955. I was a late starter in 1970 then. Stood on a wooden stool my Dad made for me. Lots of characters- anybody remember Trilby George? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Red Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Keep the effort up in the Atyeo - and bring some mates to the remaining games Sitting on the halfway line S.82 only just beat the Atyeo on points Please never give the away fans that entire end even though this is very unlikely now until the P.Os Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, James54De said: Far too many ciders, obviously. From where I was sat in s19 there didn’t seem to be a gap between the two sets of fans in the Atyeo - I thought they had the whole end and I didn’t see any tickets on sale for there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, Rossi the Robin said: From where I was sat in s19 there didn’t seem to be a gap between the two sets of fans in the Atyeo - I thought they had the whole end and I didn’t see any tickets on sale for there. The netting between us was quite narrow which improved the banter between fans. All good natured and very enjoyable. When there’s not much to sing about on the pitch a bit of friendly banter fills the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 No reason why we couldn`t do it for all the remaining home games bar Cardiff is there? The biggest away followings we`ve got to come are probably going to be Wednesday or Stoke and I doubt either of them are travelling in their normal high numbers given the seasons they`re having. I doubt Preston or Hull will bring many (depending on what`s resting on the last home game of course!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 19 hours ago, phantom said: Watching back on the TV I thought it's a very easy way for the club to take the sting out of the incidents that are increasing between away fans and the Dolman stand Quite agree. At the Birmingham game we walked out of the Dolman with jubilant Birmingham fans hurling abuse at us from fairly close range in the Atyeo. The police were looking in our direction and stewards in the Atyeo seemingly completely ignored them. Then at the West Brom game there was apparently trouble in the same area. Should really be very easy to put a stop to this, and keeping away fans away from that end of the Atyeo - preferably with City fans taking their place - seems the obvious answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second City Exile Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Pleased that Crackers Corner is fondly remembered. I too was on the railing, "kicking the tin" (the metal advertising signs) while my dad was back up on the open terrace, late 1950's. The rest of the stadium could be plainly heard in N35 where we were sat, singing being picked up when started elsewhere. Certainly felt part of it all. Agree that the facilities are ok- but definitely second best when compared with the rest of the stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 8, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Quite agree. At the Birmingham game we walked out of the Dolman with jubilant Birmingham fans hurling abuse at us from fairly close range in the Atyeo. The police were looking in our direction and stewards in the Atyeo seemingly completely ignored them. Then at the West Brom game there was apparently trouble in the same area. Should really be very easy to put a stop to this, and keeping away fans away from that end of the Atyeo - preferably with City fans taking their place - seems the obvious answer. Any thoughts on this @JulieH from a policing perspective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieH Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, phantom said: Any thoughts on this @JulieH from a policing perspective? It remains a club decision whether to place home fans in the atyeo . The decision lies with them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freezer Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Let's hope that the club agree to it happening on a permanent basis. It was great to see City in the Atyeo. The few that were there made a good noise. Be better if the away fans were shoved up into the Lansdown upper and City had both goal ends. The low roof makes such a better sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red Planet Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 12 hours ago, freezer said: Let's hope that the club agree to it happening on a permanent basis. It was great to see City in the Atyeo. The few that were there made a good noise. Be better if the away fans were shoved up into the Lansdown upper and City had both goal ends. The low roof makes such a better sound. Good point. If you find yourself wondering why (at times) the away fans seem to be making more noise than us, it is because of the acoustics of the Atyeo stand, where sound reflects off the roof and back wall out into the stadium. I agree that the Upper Lansdown would be a better place for the away fans but no doubt @JulieH will confirm that the problem with that, is mixing fans at in the entrances and in the concourse although I suspect that would only be a major issue for Cardiff and Swansea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, The Red Planet said: Good point. If you find yourself wondering why (at times) the away fans seem to be making more noise than us, it is because of the acoustics of the Atyeo stand, where sound reflects off the roof and back wall out into the stadium. I agree that the Upper Lansdown would be a better place for the away fans but no doubt @JulieH will confirm that the problem with that, is mixing fans at in the entrances and in the concourse although I suspect that would only be a major issue for Cardiff and Swansea. Can't say I'm convinced the Atyeo acoustics are fantastic- East End ones were better- but they are likely to be an improvement on South Stand. Not saying they aren't decent, but they don't strike me as amazing- seems to me that the more modern/recently built a stand, the worse the acoustics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 15 hours ago, JulieH said: It remains a club decision whether to place home fans in the atyeo . The decision lies with them . Is it a club decision to let away fans out at the same time as home fans ? Genuine question because it is stupid to do so, and I don't care if some people say that everyone should be able to walk peacefully out singing Kumbaya together, it doesn't happen because of nobs in either camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, The Red Planet said: Good point. If you find yourself wondering why (at times) the away fans seem to be making more noise than us, it is because of the acoustics of the Atyeo stand, where sound reflects off the roof and back wall out into the stadium. I agree that the Upper Lansdown would be a better place for the away fans but no doubt @JulieH will confirm that the problem with that, is mixing fans at in the entrances and in the concourse although I suspect that would only be a major issue for Cardiff and Swansea. No issue it seems with the fans village right outside the Lansdown being unsegregated though is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcredandwhite Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 My view on Saturday!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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