Right idea but was executed poorly but it was a good start.I’ll let you all into a secret, I was on the megaphone. ;-)
I know, fire away. :-(
I appreciate people’s views and respect them.
There has been a lot of discussion with the club about the megaphone. It’s been on going for months.
It’s not a decision that has been made over night.
Both the club and 1894 have compromised on issues about using the megaphone, it’s location on the terraces, etc, until an agreement was finally reached.
Tonight was a trial of the megaphone. (and the drum)
Both 1894 and the club felt a CL match was the right match to trial both, as the atmosphere is usually pretty dire, if we’re being honest. As it was tonight.
A PL game was discussed, but the general consensus was PL games, especially the big PL games, tend to take care of themselves, as regards the atmosphere.
So tonight.
It was agreed the megaphone would be used sporadically, at certain times, and during certain chants. There where occasions when it did get over used. I’ll admit that.There were occasions when it didn’t have any effect. There were occasions when it did have an effect. It was a mixed bag tonight.
TBH, I was expecting some abuse, but the vast majority of people seemed ok with it, and apart from some light hearted banter, the megaphone seemed to go down ok? Maybe I’m wrong?
What feedback we did get, was that people at the back couldn’t really hear the megaphone. But when they did, they tended to join in. The Guardiola chant in the 2nd half being the best example.
Obviously 1894 and the club would like some honest and constructive feedback on the megaphone and the drum, regardless if it’s positive or negative.
Please don’t be abusive.
As I’ve already stated, it was a trial tonight.
Thanks.
I was standing right near you lot and there was about six of u singing non stop so fair play for doing something new. Imo one reason for the overall poor atmosphere was that u were in 116 not 115 like usual, think it’s cos of that black tarp that’s always there on European games for some reason and that u were separated from the main singers at the back of 115.
The drummer also didn’t really know how to drum he has just smacking it when he felt like it, if were going to use a drum it needs to be done right by someone who knows what they are doing. The megaphone was also a step in the right direction and there were glimpses that it could work but for most of it especially in that ian chessman clip on twitter u were also watching the match at the same time, the whole point of having one is to work the crowd and if ur not engaging with them they’re not going to sing, the game wasn’t really worth watching anyway haha. U see with these European ultras they have a capo at the front that faces the crowd and doesn’t even watch the game.
Also think that it should be tried at a league game/ away game at some point.
Atmosphere won’t improve overnight stuff like this needs time to develop.