GortonBlue62
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this is our 7th season of organising the block so that "like minded singers" could group together rather than be spread all over the stadium, since then it has been named "singing section". This wasn't a planned name, it just came up from the club and fans. The block we created had to happen, singers where spread all over the stadium and diluted with non singers, in fact the singing fans still are all over the place but 114 / 115 houses a good few to create some noise. And it spreads of course around 116 / 117 and we have the kippax corner.
We have tried just about everything possible to get the noise levels up, I mean everything. We are grateful of all suggestions as in above, it has been tried, the failure to work is not down to the lads in 1894 as there is only so much you can do to pursued fans to sing. Once the game kicks off its with the fans in the stadium.
We know there are some songs better than others, but such is our culture that it cant be dictated. Most fans prefer match responsive singing, must agree it is the best type. Problem is it does dip, fans get bored of singing and it varies from game to game. Then we get a post "singing section" didn't do well at todays game, have you not thought of a drum and stop singing about Rags.
You are right in what you say, it takes time and every season there is improvement. The next big step will be when and where the safestand goes.
Meanwhile if more singin fans bunch up in cup / CL games it will help. The British clubs that sing the best and all the european clubs group to create noise, it is the only way it will work. The way modern football is getting the whole stdaium to sing isnt going to happen expept on the very rare big game ocasion.
I really admire the effort the 1894 group put in, but the simple fact is that, with respect to the singing, it isn't working (love the flags and the banners).
The one thing you don't seem to have tried is emulating the European approach by having someone orchestrate the singing.
I'd say to anyone who is about to post 'I'll give up going the day we get a drum in the Etihad' - your choice.
All theses excuses about the layout of the stands and the acoustics in the ground are just ridiculous - the away fans manage to make a noise.
A combination of European fan organization and English fan humour could produce a fantastic result.