Atmosphere Thread | 2025/26

[.db.]

Scotland still has it. Probably because tickets are affordable for young, pissed, local, working class lads.

Although, no beer is sold inside Scottish football stadiums.

 

[BringBackSwales]

I don’t think I’ve said this many times in our stadium, but in the second half the pep stand was louder than the south stand.

The noise generated from that end is louder than any part of the ground from where I’m sat

Ss3 was brilliant today as well

Out of interest where do you sit CHB?

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Out of interest where do you sit CHB?

To the left of pep. Kind of Halfway between the north stand

 

[BringBackSwales]

To the left of pep. Kind of Halfway between the north stand

Brings it home that there will be no Pep next season. I have a fear that next season will be very challenging which might make filling the ground and getting an atmosphere anything like yesterday will be a tough ask. Anyway up the fucking Blues

 

[The Road Sweeper]

Fantastic first half atmosphere. Great noise. SSL3 were top yesterday. And one of the chants by the new Guardiola Stand hurt my ears and that’s never happened before at our stadium. That stand is going to make a huge difference to our atmosphere and it looks absolutely fantastic.

Second half was bobbins apart from around the Bernardo and Stones substitutions but picked up again after VAR disallowed Foden’s cracking goal and then with the stadium-wide Made Of Stone/Guardiola chant (started and carried by SSL3), which was a proud moment for me as it was me who made that chant up in 2018.

You’re going to have to re-write the last line!!

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I don’t think I’ve said this many times in our stadium, but in the second half the pep stand was louder than the south stand.

The noise generated from that end is louder than any part of the ground from where I’m sat

Ss3 was brilliant today as well

The acoustics of the south stand have always been rotten. I had a season ticket at second level until recently, and honestly, unless they were making a phenomenal racket, we could hear neither third level nor first level. So it was impossible to coordinate. We'd sometimes take our cue from the corner over on the east stand, closest to visiting supporters. And vice versa.

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

The clubs absolute priority needs to be filling this new stand next season.

They need to understand that they've got something special here, but it's only special if it's packed with people.

They need to shift their focus from maximising revenue to ensuring the ground is full, it will do us wonders in the long term

 

[philfodenswristsock]

The acoustics of the south stand have always been rotten. I had a season ticket at second level until recently, and honestly, unless they were making a phenomenal racket, we could hear neither third level nor first level. So it was impossible to coordinate. We'd sometimes take our cue from the corner over on the east stand, closest to visiting supporters. And vice versa.

I wonder if they'll look to re do the SS if the acoustics of the Pep really work. I think tiering kills atmosphere

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

The clubs absolute priority needs to be filling this new stand next season.

They need to understand that they've got something special here, but it's only special if it's packed with people.

They need to shift their focus from maximising revenue to ensuring the ground is full, it will do us wonders in the long term

I agree, but if we want a proper home end it needs to be advertised as such.

If it’s affordable and tickets are accessible then naturally that will happen.

 

[borassic]

Sorry out the loop a bit, are they making the new stand all season tickets or what?

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

I agree, but if we want a proper home end it needs to be advertised as such.

If it’s affordable and tickets are accessible then naturally that will happen.

Cheap tickets.
No half and half idiots.
No fucking Instagram clowns either

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I agree, but if we want a proper home end it needs to be advertised as such.

If it’s affordable and tickets are accessible then naturally that will happen.

What an opportunity this is/was to rejuvenate the whole atmosphere. Noise bouncing off the roof and cascading down, twice as loud as anywhere else. All it would take is a bit of marketing but I don’t think they are even aware.

 

[blueparrot]

What an opportunity this is/was to rejuvenate the whole atmosphere. Noise bouncing off the roof and cascading down, twice as loud as anywhere else. All it would take is a bit of marketing but I don’t think they are even aware.

Think, especially after yesterday filling it won't be a problem and quite a few will migrate into it and if there are gaps they will mainly be in other parts of the ground

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

Fantastic first half atmosphere. Great noise. SSL3 were top yesterday. And one of the chants by the new Guardiola Stand hurt my ears and that’s never happened before at our stadium. That stand is going to make a huge difference to our atmosphere and it looks absolutely fantastic.

Second half was bobbins apart from around the Bernardo and Stones substitutions but picked up again after VAR disallowed Foden’s cracking goal and then with the stadium-wide Made Of Stone/Guardiola chant (started and carried by SSL3), which was a proud moment for me as it was me who made that chant up in 2018.

Love that chant mate will sing it till I die

 

[There is a Light]

You’re going to have to re-write the last line!!

It was posted in the week “We won the lot with Guardiola, now Maresca’s taken over” @.db.

 

[ninjamonkey]

I wonder if they'll look to re do the SS if the acoustics of the Pep really work. I think tiering kills atmosphere

On the other side of things, the tiered stands makes the away fans much quieter, much harder for them to get anything going across the 3 tiers. Wouldn't want to give them 3k in a single tier.

I cannot think of another ground where the away end is spread over 3 tiers. Plenty of 2 tiered away ends and there is always a scramble to get tickets in one section (usually lower) as the other makes no noise.

 

[Tbilisi]

I think there will be games next season where we struggle to fill the ground but I am not that mithered, always found that a ground 80/90% full of proper Blues creates a better atmosphere.
Like minded individuals I suppose.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

The clubs absolute priority needs to be filling this new stand next season.

They need to understand that they've got something special here, but it's only special if it's packed with people.

They need to shift their focus from maximising revenue to ensuring the ground is full, it will do us wonders in the long term

I agree but the club have built the stand to maximise revenue.

 

[Jimmieblue]

Scotland still has it. Probably because tickets are affordable for young, pissed, local, working class lads.

Come on blues, be honest, this is fabulous!

 

[NickyWeaverTheMagician]

Looks like city may have been right about the numbers for the new standing area yesterday, large parts of it were sat down anyway so unless there is a massive change of demographic of fan going in once season tickets come into it next year probably about right.

Got to admit I didn't hear anything from North 2 in South stand but as has already been well established noise doesn't travel. Anything that goes to help another area of vocal support and might be easier for those that end of the ground to join in with is a good thing.