Sir Colby-Tit Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I've been going to City since '76 & I'm struggling to remember an atmosphere as good as tonight. Apart from about 2 mins after their goal it was non-stop singing all around the ground. GJ asked for the twelfth man tonight but I reckon we gave him a couple more than that. Was great to see McIndoe say that it sounded like 50k! Anyone remember a louder night down the Gate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I can't particularly over a full game. Not full houses in our Jordan promotion season when the capacity was about 5k higher. Not the Hartlepool game. Not scoring against Liverpool. Not after Louie Donowa's goal against the sags. 3 times at least tonight there was dust coming from the Dolman foundations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenheadred Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I can't particularly over a full game. Not full houses in our Jordan promotion season when the capacity was about 5k higher. Not the Hartlepool game. Not scoring against Liverpool. Not after Louie Donowa's goal against the sags. 3 times at least tonight there was dust coming from the Dolman foundations... Hartlespool greatest 3 mins of football ever - but the game NOTHING like tonight for 120 mins of atmosphere. My eardums actually hurt from the Eastend - feel like i've been to a gig. Whole thing was absolutely 100% completely amazingly perfect. And i've so far got three texts saying i was the only one on the pitch wearing a suit..... hello again if you were one of the many who i randomly hugged!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taunton CiderHead Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I've been going to City since '76 & I'm struggling to remember an atmosphere as good as tonight. Apart from about 2 mins after their goal it was non-stop singing all around the ground. GJ asked for the twelfth man tonight but I reckon we gave him a couple more than that. Was great to see McIndoe say that it sounded like 50k! Anyone remember a louder night down the Gate? I've also been going to City since mid seventies and the atmosphere tonight really reminded me of those days when the whole East End was City and sang as one! My ears are still ringing & I can hardly speak! Happy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 In the 'old days' of Division 1 a couple of thousand in the East End were loud, the Park End mostly concentrated on the away fans ( and had no roof anyway) and the Dolman only really sang "Come on you Reds" occasionally. Never heard anything like tonight with four sides of the ground singing throughout. Even Coventry away in '77 when we had City fans at both ends didn't compare. The difference tonight is almost everyone was prepared to shout the team on from first whistle to last which means we had 15,000 or more City fans singing. All the media is commenting on the noise and passion of the City fans, you couldn't beat Ashton Gate for raw support and atmosphere anywhere tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerRed Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Fair play to everyone. I can remember being in 37,500 AG crowds during the 74 cup run, but like an earlier post said it was basically only the East End that rocked. All four sides tonight good sustained effort. My head is spinning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leepeacock's50phead Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 funny how all season we have had a relatively poor atmosphere, yet a game away from wembley after a good victory away from home and suddenly people find their voice? away from home we are great, USUALLY at home we are just poor and nowhere near a decent fanbase in the 2nd tier, sorry all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wardy Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 funny how all season we have had a relatively poor atmosphere, yet a game away from wembley after a good victory away from home and suddenly people find their voice? away from home we are great, USUALLY at home we are just poor and nowhere near a decent fanbase in the 2nd tier, sorry all. Superb Superb Superb. In all of the years watching my beloved team, only the Louie Donowa special and the Hartlepool game have come close. Met a few Palace fans in the pumphouse after being turfed out of the Nova Scotia and they thought they outsang us all night!!!??? Kidding me???????? I thought we - in the Eastend - reacted fantastically after going a goal down and after the Trundle goal, I've never seen all four sides rock and sing with so much passion. Best night watching City in 25 years. I'm welling up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wardy Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 funny how all season we have had a relatively poor atmosphere, yet a game away from wembley after a good victory away from home and suddenly people find their voice? Funny that!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowie Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Met a few Palace fans in the pumphouse after being turfed out of the Nova Scotia and they thought they outsang us all night!!!??? Kidding me???????? They will have a supprise if they recorded and watch on TV later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I was sat in the Williams but my uncle who was sat in the Dolman swore that it was vibrating/moving through pure sound. Wobbly stand from the Seventies? AUTHENTISITY AT ITS BEST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eamer Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Been looking at the Palace forums and they seem to think our support was shit tonight. Rating our support 4/10 and theirs 10/10. Are they deaf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderhead456 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Been looking at the Palace forums and they seem to think our support was shit tonight. Rating our support 4/10 and theirs 10/10. Are they deaf? yeh but they thought they outsung us at thier place aswell :noexpression: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYTRAM Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Got to agree also been going down since 1970 all through the good and bad times and I have never heard it so load for so long. There was approx 1 minutes silence through the 120 plus minutes, credit where its due, we 'Rocked the Gate' last night. Palace fans comments are either Sour Grapes or the ole East End Noise Syndrome - plenty comes out but nothing goes in. Well Done to all see you at Wembley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCityFan Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I can't particularly over a full game. Not full houses in our Jordan promotion season when the capacity was about 5k higher. Not the Hartlepool game. Not scoring against Liverpool. Not after Louie Donowa's goal against the sags. 3 times at least tonight there was dust coming from the Dolman foundations... There was proper dust coming from the Dolman!!! Very few usually sing where I sit in the Dolman, but last night all around us people were singing!! And more than half of the Dolman stood for the last part of extra time.......I know thats nothing fot the EE lot, but for the Dolman that is unheard of...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderhead456 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 yeh i just watched it back again, the best comment was "i've never seen so many fans line the pitch like that" from the commentater YAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugger Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 There was proper dust coming from the Dolman!!! Very few usually sing where I sit in the Dolman, but last night all around us people were singing!! And more than half of the Dolman stood for the last part of extra time.......I know thats nothing fot the EE lot, but for the Dolman that is unheard of...... I stood up all game in Block A of the Dolman and we sang pretty much all game as well. Best experience down at the game ever for my money!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Best atmosphere I've heard at Ashto Gate by far in my ten years of supporting them. Even the Atyeo stood up for the second half of extra time, the whole Atyeo. It divides into two and I think one half, the one I wasn't in stood up for the whole of extra time. I wanted to stand for the whole game but many behind me did not except for incidents, ie the penalty, corners, attacks etc. So, much to my annoyance, I had to remain seated for a good while longer than I wanted to. We truly were the 12th man last night and I reckon the crowd and their vocal backing got the team over the line when we were under the cosh, fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderhead87 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I was sat in the Williams but my uncle who was sat in the Dolman swore that it was vibrating/moving through pure sound. Wobbly stand from the Seventies? AUTHENTISITY AT ITS BEST. I was in the Dolman, block G, Only sat in there once this season and that was against Wolves, it was fairly quiet there most of the game, but last night everyone around was singing! Atmosphere last night was nothing short of amazing! After Trundles goal, How the Dolman didnt collapse is beyond me, it was vibrating and rumbling like f@@k! Big well done on the support last night guys COME ON YOU REDS! Love the ' Always Beleive ' song too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kingswood Village Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Hartlespool greatest 3 mins of football ever - but the game NOTHING like tonight for 120 mins of atmosphere. My eardums actually hurt from the Eastend - feel like i've been to a gig. Whole thing was absolutely 100% completely amazingly perfect. And i've so far got three texts saying i was the only one on the pitch wearing a suit..... hello again if you were one of the many who i randomly hugged!! No - I had a suit on too! Must be the Maidenhead thing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I'm of the honest opinion that if we go up to the PL, we will need to produce that sort of atmosphere most weeks because a noisy vocal crowd can get players to play above themselves. Look at Southampton when they played at The Dell and Portsmouth at first when they got up and struggled, the atmosphere at both helped to make it "Fortress Fratton Park" and the same with The Dell. If we were to create it week in, week out, it could give us the edge vs some of the more moderate sides tbut this is all conjecture of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night84 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Brillant atmosphere last night! Made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Outstanding amount of noise, well done all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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