Dolman Block B Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 listen to what ours and OTHER clubs fans have say about the Ashton Gate atmosphere?Ive had a read on Rovers fans remarks about our atmosphere.Ok, good chance for another wind up i suppose, but it just aint the Rovers.Week after week you read on other fans forums how drab it is at Ashton Gate.Personally, i thought it was sort of okish last night, but of course a poor game with not much goal mouth action does not help.Its smaller clubs in our division who are having a dig that i cant get my head around.Or is it that I'm/WERE so use to our cosy home that the fact is they are all correct......???????Over to you....
aller g Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 last nights atmosphere was dire compared to many derby games around the uk.I agree with no goals its not inspiring to go out and sing your heart out etc.the fan powers there, we just need to wake it up!
Dolman Block B Posted February 22, 2007 Author Posted February 22, 2007 last nights atmosphere was dire compared to many derby games around the uk.I agree with no goals its not inspiring to go out and sing your heart out etc.the fan powers there, we just need to wake it up!Have to agree, but when the chairman and board are questioned over this topic, they say Citys atmosphere is as good as any,s...is it a case of.......
Guest mesa boogie Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 I didn't help you guys that you had 12 singing in the Williams, 14 in the Dolmon, 9 in the Atyeo and 16 in the East End. Why not seat all those 51 songful souls together?
Dolman Block B Posted February 22, 2007 Author Posted February 22, 2007 I didn't help you guys that you had 12 singing in the Williams, 14 in the Dolmon, 9 in the Atyeo and 16 in the East End. Why not seat all those 51 songful souls together?MB what is the polite way to say, "go fourth and multipy".....?
RedTop Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 It's not just our club, if you ask me. Look at the 'derby' with Yeovil at their place. The ground was packed, the 'standing' home terrace was open and yet the atmosphere was crap and as flat as a witch's tit.As I've said elsewhere on here today, it's about how football is now being sold as entertainment rather than as a sport. Policing and stewarding policies and the draconian measures threatened if fans don't sit down are all elements too.But you could count on the fingers of one hand how many grounds we have been to this season where there has been a decent atmosphere around the ground (by which I mean not just among City fans in the away end). The home fans in most grounds these days rarely sing. Ask yourselves how many away games we go to where we end up singing "Shall we sing a song for you?" or mocked the home fans with "Shhhhh" to highlight how silent their ground is.Swansea sticks out in my mind as one of the rare game where the atmosphere was cracking around the ground - and yet there is no standing, no non-reserved area where fans without season tickets can congregate with their mates, the ground has a high roof like our own and the game was all-ticket. That is why I suggest the problem (and therefore the solution) goes far deeper than merely reopening a part of the ground.Quite simply, for atmosphere to return it would take a complete change in outlook and approach from many parties including not just the clubs, but the police, council, and indeed supporters.There is the added complication that since the days when there was 'atmosphere', our attendances have actually gone UP compared like-for-like in terms of the division we are in. This suggests that more have been attracted by the less hostile atmosphere than have been put off - families, women, youngsters etc. Since the club arguably belongs to ALL those who support it, rather than just the young male working class demographic, one could argue that a change to restore the previous intimidating, edgy atmosphere would be morally wrong because it would take the club away from this other segment of fans. I just throw this into the mix to demonstrate the problem is more complex than some suggest and that there is no such thing as a quick fix.
Guest mesa boogie Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 MB what is the polite way to say, "go fourth and multipy".....?It just seemed the best way to create an atmosphere would pretty obviously putting the singers together. Instead you had a couple of dozen in all 4 stands...
Dolman Block B Posted February 22, 2007 Author Posted February 22, 2007 It just seemed the best way to create an atmosphere would pretty obviously putting the singers together. Instead you had a couple of dozen in all 4 stands...Stop taking the #### and go and play with the traffic...........
Guest Gotta get rid of the Gas Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 I didn't help you guys that you had 12 singing in the Williams, 14 in the Dolmon, 9 in the Atyeo and 16 in the East End. Why not seat all those 51 songful souls together?Ho Ho you are just so hilarious from the massed ranks of blue and white nonces singing pedo songs i like it
Guest Gasheadm Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 why do you think the atmosphere is bad at AG?, surely not just because of the east end is it?
Dolman Block B Posted February 22, 2007 Author Posted February 22, 2007 Ho Ho you are just so hilarious from the massed ranks of blue and white nonces singing pedo songs i like it Quality pic Mr L quality............
Simez Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 I didn't help you guys that you had 12 singing in the Williams, 14 in the Dolmon, 9 in the Atyeo and 16 in the East End. Why not seat all those 51 songful souls together?Funny aren't you, not. You weren't that loud yourselves, heard one of the blue few on Radio Bristol claiming that 'we outsung them for 90 minutes', yeah of course you did
bucksred Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 It just seemed the best way to create an atmosphere would pretty obviously putting the singers together. Instead you had a couple of dozen in all 4 stands...Mr Boogie man, put yer fishin rod away. You forget we've had years of the dissolute goat fiddler angling on here
Dollymarie Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Ive got a bit of a sore throat from singing/shouting abuse at the gas/and swearing, and that was all before the game kicked off.
beau45 Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 At the end of the day its down to us fans to create an atmosphere, and if it isn't happening we only have ourselves to blame! I'm really not sure that opening the east end would make much difference, I think we are just using it as an excuse to justify the lack of atmosphere!!
Dolman Block B Posted February 23, 2007 Author Posted February 23, 2007 I was at the front of G block Williams' Stand and there were 30 or so Royalist Gestapo Police in full body armour and riot head gear intimidating the crowd. The Gestapo helped to ruin the atmosphere last night and I wish they'd clear off back - through a time warp - to Hitler's NAZI Germany where they belong.Do we really want the present day versions of these storm troopers at Ashton Gate on matchdays?.....Nope, but is was the Gas and were showing their strengh to all to see
PhatWill Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 One factor that has to be considered is that due to the low roof on the East End, fans housed in that stand find it hard to hear the home support.I thought the atmosphere was good on Weds, and it's a positive thing to have singers placed all around the ground. Don't listen to the gashead tosspot, is the morale of the story.
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