Tinmans Love Child

This is actually the last league game of the season to be played under the lights at home believe it or not.  After that just the Man City game and if we get a home draw after that which may get played in the evening.

15 minutes ago, Big C said:

if there are loads of seats why buy one with a restricted view?

Arnt they slightly cheaper?

As a supporters since 90 season GJ gave me my best night at the gate v Palace 2nd Leg so for that he deserves his place!

10 minutes ago, Robbored said:

Yesterday the atmosphere was terrific enhanced by the impressive attendance. A large crowd against Man Utd was the atmosphere was the same. and it’ll be the same when Man City show up.

However with a modest attendance the atmosphere with AG is nowhere near as good. The way fans in the Atyeo use the acoustics to propel sound outwards.and we often hear them signing “is this a library?” because the singing section are very limited by having no roof and the sound they make dissipates upwards and  doesn’t reach the away fans.

 

So you agree with me, a big crowd with everyone singing creates a great atmosphere! Nothing to do with stadium design.  You have inadvertently highlighted the real issue re the singing section in that if they are the only ones singing then the atmosphere will be like a library, if everyone gets involved it's a great atmosphere.

5 minutes ago, Red-Al said:

I hope the person who hit the steward is reading this ,You should be Ashamed of yourself,I for one hope you get Banned, it was your fault for letting your child on the pitch, the steward is their to do a job,and that's what he's doing, if you can't control your child don't take him to football, or if he wants a shirt that bad, buy him one and have the players name put on it,

23 hours ago, Davefevs said:

23,757….end highest home crowd of the season….good atmosphere today too.  Really got behind the lads.

Hang on a minute, I thought you couldn't have a good atmosphere because of the stadium design and where the singing section is?   Or is that for another thread @Robbored?  

19 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

This season, of the 8 home games with attendances of more than 20,000, we've won 3, lost 3, and drew 2.

Last season there were also 8 such games. Won 3, lost 4, drew 1.

Season prior to that was COVID so no crowds.

In 2019/20 we had 17 games with more than 20k attending. 7 wins, 5 losses, 5 draws.

So over the last 4 years we've won 13, lost 12, drawn 8 of our 33 home games with more than 20k attending. So that's roughly a 39% won rate, a 36% loss rate, and a 24% draw rate (allow rounding).

Of really big crowds of 22k plus it's a total of 2 wins, 5 draws, and 4 losses. So not so good with the wins, but still more games where we don't lose than do.

So no, we don't typically lose home games with large crowds and away followings (all large attendances at AG have big away followings).

19 hours ago, archie andrews said:

What do you expect from scousers scum club and fans always has been going back to the 70s robbing your clothes even true fact.... 

Do you genuinely believe that?  

2 hours ago, bearded_red said:

Mr Toad, I can’t..

Your Southampton lot are little slugs... Little slugs with no personality

Diony likes his Peroni it would seem

13 hours ago, Robbored said:

As I said - that’s a different topic.

You brought it up!  

3 minutes ago, Robbored said:

I’m sure many of us can remember AG prior to the rebuild - two of the four stands had become tired and worn out, including the old EE where many stood, sang and chanted for decades. 

However, times change and the redevelopment was long overdue. Now AG is a really decent stadium.

One negative tho is the difficulty in creating a decent atmosphere despite the efforts of the singing section, poorly situated in the corner of the SS - but that’s a different topic.

 

When 24 odd thousand City fans are all singing (aka the Man Utd game) there were no people saying the atmosphere was rubbish because of the stadium design etc etc. If more people sing then the atmosphere will be better, it's nothing to do with the design or the acoustics or where a small band of singers are sat.

2 hours ago, pillred said:

Our stadium reminds me of that old song nice legs shame about the face the face being the Atyeo stand, I'm sorry but it just lets the side down for me and is now looking pretty sorry for itself compared to the rest of the ground, what we could do about it? who knows. 

The Atyeo has always looked pretty rubbish, from the back and the front IMO, and it stands out even more now when the rest looks great!

I'm seeing a lot of posts from people who struggle to get through to the ticket office on the phone, especially at busy times, and it seems maybe the expectations on service standards are higher than the reality the club can currently deliver.

So what are the solutions?:

I assume there are only a few staff who deal with tickets on a daily basis, whether that be a normal day or busy day (I'm sure somebody can confirm) ultimately it's not feasible to have a call centre on stand by in case we get a decent cup draw and demand goes up for tickets, especially when you can buy online (which thousands have done for the Man City game).

However what we could do is invest in a better phone system with much more capacity.  Also a system which does auto call back, so when you get a place in the queue you don't need to stay on hold for hours.  This came into my GPS recently and made a huge difference to the customer experience.  If a GP's can find the cash for a better system then surely we can!

56 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Sacked Fotheringham, he had 4 months in charge, the previous boss Schofield only got 2 months.

That’s them, Cardiff & Wigan all on to their 3rd managers of the season.

Don’t any of these clubs question why they felt it was the right move to allow them to bring in loads of players in January, as Toure & Fotheringham definitely did, then sack them a week or so later?

Whether (like me) you were in the camp that wanted Pearson to stay or did not, this continuous chopping & changing never works.

3 managers in a season spells relegation for me!

6 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Recall reading about cantona at Wednesday it was along the lines of a trial be mentioned, I do not do auditions said Eric, ironic he ended up in acting.

That reminds me of this story from Liam Gallagher, very funny! https://youtu.be/v92s2Vextvw

"good bye my English friend"

https://youtu.be/zNl_lMb2AFc

it's funny what the old algorithms chuck out every now and again!  This was 4 years before I was born this footage but still very familiar sites and sounds from when I first went to AG in the late 80's, I miss seeing the trees in the park behind the open end, and that tiny tunnel where the players run out!  The crowd looks huge!  Enjoy 

7 hours ago, mozo said:

I just listened to the interview on BBC Sport. Wow! He's an absolute champion at turning a mea culpa into a massive brag. He's the kind of bloke who if asked in a job interview what his biggest weakness is, he'd say he's too perfect and it makes other people jealous.

It's like he thinks he's Jose 'the special one' but the main difference Nathan Jones is that you havnt won the champions league before you've started getting arrogant!

26 minutes ago, Simon bristol said:

I took my kids in there to watch the womens euros final last year,, a couple were in there with the lady in a germany football top, she got a right load of verbal at the end and had to leave before there was a scrap when her fella rightly defended her… nothing would surprise me with some of our 6 fingered fellow supporters, i wouldnt wear away colours in there.

WTAF is wrong with some people!

3 hours ago, CanaryCouple said:

Many thanks for the replies, folks. We've booked in at Izakaya one night as we're keen on Japanese food, and we're planning to check out some craft beer places (Wiper & True, Small Bar, Left Handed Giant). Wife usually likes wearing her Norwich shirt to games, but might be more sensible to go incognito... I like the idea of the bar at the ground post-match. Most places we go people tend to be friendly, Norwich fans don't tend to make many enemies on their travels

Re: Left Handed Giant, I'd recommend getting the Bristol Ferry (if during the day) as one of the stops is opposite the LHG and you can walk over the bridge. The ferry is a great way of getting around and seeing the site, especially if you come down by train to Temple Meads or are staying in the centre, have fun!  https://www.bristolferry.com/waterbus/

2 hours ago, cider hoss rules said:

I see the myth/lies about the loyal and prowed being locked out is still going strong on asschat;

 

In one game we lost nearly 100k plymouth . Another 2000 muff fans at £25 would have been worth £50k. Plus our fans locked out.
We have had 4 sell outs already costing the club big money.

The BIG SIX coming are limited to just 1200 fans. We could of sold another 10000 at £ 25 to these clubs £250k. I reckon we lose up to 500k a year on limited capacity .

Could have sold an extra 10,000 away tickets if we had the capacity!  Mental!  I don't think Man Utd give out 10,000 away tickets and they have the largest club stadium, rediculous

198 subscribers now!  More than 50% increase!  I have no idea who runs it but hopefully they are loving the amount of notifications!

https://youtube.com/@bcfcformerplayersassociati9603

I feel the BCFC Former Players Association channel needs some more subscribers, there are some great interviews on there, and currently they only have 124 subscribers, pitiful, get involved people!!

1 hour ago, cidered abroad said:

@Davefevs at my age after a lifetime being a City fan, one needs a pretty warped sense of humour. Thankfully while I can dish it out, I can also accept it. Here's an example of my family's humour.

My grandmother's burial was on a wet day at Greenbank Cemetery, with wooden boards around the grave. As the coffin was being lowered into it, my Mum, her daughter, slipped and Dad and I on either side, held on to her arms. I said "Go steady Mum it's not your turn".

Ten years later at the same family grave, as Mum's coffin was lowered, Dad said "She finally made it into that grave". A sad day but we both laughed at the joke.

When my father in law got diagnosed with stage 4 brain tumour and 6 months to live,    we were all with him in hospital, and his son said straight away "at least you don't have another 4 years of the ******* Tories!" 

2 hours ago, Super said:

Carabao Cup final to host return of safe standing

The Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle on February 26 at Wembley, live on Sky Sports, will be the first major domestic English men’s final in almost 35 years to have safe standing.

Both clubs will receive an allocation of 867 seats within new standing areas at Wembley, located behind each goal, in both the East and West Stands.

EFL and Premier League clubs have been permitted to introduce licensed standing in seated areas since the start of the 2022/23 season.

Standing and terraces were removed from top-flight English football in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 when 97 people died leading to all-seater stadia.

Seems quite a small number of safe standing seats, about 2% of the total capacity, I wonder if any plans to increase this number to something more substantial?