Bring the Noise

urban genie said:
Bale were very quiet, but so were we.

In my stand we had a fair few of non regulars and for once area was all sat down, the usual chants and noise never really went on.
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I actually preferred not having some of the regulars there today. Much better having people who actually enjoy going and aren’t as miserable aha
 
quiet_riot said:
Considering they had twice as many as they do for a home game, they weren't that loud.
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SheffU brought 2700 and made twice the noise that Vale’s 8000 did.

But about 2000 of those Vale fans won’t have set foot inside a football ground for three years before today and won’t again for about three years after today, so they wouldn’t have known any of the Vale songs to join in with really.
 
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I was front row of tier2 fam stand.

They were loud. And it just shows how much we need our own end.

Build it, City ,please.



Or I'd prefer a brand new uber stadium, just imagine the beauty and scale of it?

An iconic thing of beauty.

Dont get me wrong, the etihad is starting to grow on me but a brand new 75k modern goliath with all the wonders of the recently built stadia around the world would be fitting for the best team ever seen on these shores.
 
thelongbowman said:
I was front row of tier2 fam stand.

They were loud. And it just shows how much we need our own end.

Build it, City ,please.



Or I'd prefer a brand new uber stadium, just imagine the beauty and scale of it?

An iconic thing of beauty.

Dont get me wrong, the etihad is starting to grow on me but a brand new 75k modern goliath with all the wonders of the recently built stadia around the world would be fitting for the best team ever seen on these shores.
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Ha ha and where would you like this fantasy stadium built?
 
On TV heard virtually nothing from City fans, save a song or two, but heard Vale fans throughout the game. Etihad atmosphere during most games is poor and the really good ones stand out as memorable for their scarcity.
 
All this talk before the game about how loud they were going to be, fairly quiet for most of the game. Not a patch on the Bristol City support, that was one of the best at the Etihad. I suppose they at least have original songs like Feed the... :)
 
come-on-barney said:
All this talk before the game about how loud they were going to be, fairly quiet for most of the game. Not a patch on the Bristol City support, that was one of the best at the Etihad. I suppose they at least have original songs like Feed the... :)
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Vale did the right thing belting out a few predictable songs given their away following was much bigger than their usual home crowd.In contrast, the Bernado song doesn’t go round the Etihad and only a few traditional songs do.
 
Tim of the Oak said:
Vale did the right thing belting out a few predictable songs given their away following was much bigger than their usual home crowd.In contrast, the Bernado song doesn’t go round the Etihad and only a few traditional songs do.
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not a patch on the Bristol City support, now that was loud!
 
Sat in 309 vale fans were loud drowned out most of City songs. We couldnt get anything going in 309 due to the amount of vale fans and lots of fans who just sat there mostly with kids and a fair few under 10yr kids I guess. Normally much better at league games, my voice is suffering this morning singing leader than normal trying to get some to join in. It was slightly better second half. Really couldnt hear much yester but I guess being so close to vale anything the lower SS started was drowned out.
 
im normally in 115 at the back, singing with the usual lads. But for this game moved to back of the vacated away end in 113, as we all know we tried to get fans from all over to join in, particular those booted out of SS3. Cheap tickets to.

So where was everybody ? back few rows of 113 sang most of game, keeping songs going for a while. Why didn't more singers move in ? Where were the singers in 115 / 116.

Fair play to anybody that sang in 113 / 114 / 115 / 116 and all the guys that moved to 113. Did a lot of fans not go to the game as there seemed to be lots of families lower SS and areas with fans sitting down.

A new stadium with a dedicated end wont make any difference, there was an ideal opportunity against Vale to show the club that if we have our own full end we can get the place rocking. Bit few took up on the chance. Thought we could have got kippax / SS linked. It didn't really happen and not sure why.

Did notice that the roof in the 113 away end comes down lower and creates better autistics, less fans sang but it sounded better, also the steel sheets at the back where good to bang on with songs.
 
trevorriley said:
im normally in 115 at the back, singing with the usual lads. But for this game moved to back of the vacated away end in 113, as we all know we tried to get fans from all over to join in, particular those booted out of SS3. Cheap tickets to.

So where was everybody ? back few rows of 113 sang most of game, keeping songs going for a while. Why didn't more singers move in ? Where were the singers in 115 / 116.

Fair play to anybody that sang in 113 / 114 / 115 / 116 and all the guys that moved to 113. Did a lot of fans not go to the game as there seemed to be lots of families lower SS and areas with fans sitting down.

A new stadium with a dedicated end wont make any difference, there was an ideal opportunity against Vale to show the club that if we have our own full end we can get the place rocking. Bit few took up on the chance. Thought we could have got kippax / SS linked. It didn't really happen and not sure why.

Did notice that the roof in the 113 away end comes down lower and creates better autistics, less fans sang but it sounded better, also the steel sheets at the back where good to bang on with songs.
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Didn’t go against Port Vale even though I’m in the cup scheme. Before that’s pointed out.

Been holed up in bed on and off for the last 2 days with flu. Off work this Week. Great start to a Week off, not!

Being honest Trev, City fans aren't arsed. Sadly, City fans haven’t been arsed for a long time. I don’t even think the NS expansion, including ‘another proper singing section’, which probably won’t happen for a very long time, would make any difference whatsoever. We’d just end up with the same scenario as we’ve got now, with that block being full of singers and non singers, and the general apathy amongst City fans continuing.

Ultimately the fans are to blame as they are the ones that can make a difference to the atmosphere. But by God, the club and it’s relentless pursuit of increasing matchday revenue *across all areas of the stadium* has facilitated the decline in the atmosphere inside the stadium. Both combined has led the Etihad to becoming a quiet and soulless concrete bowl.

Just like you and others I’m passionate about our support and I desperately want it to get back to how it used to be. That would be a start. But in all honesty mate, and I hate to admit this because I know how much effort you, the other 1894 lads, the couple of lads at City put into trying to improve the atmosphere at the Etihad, we’re flogging a dead horse.

If 1894 called it a day tomorrow, I don’t think it would matter to the vast majority of City fans. I know 1894 won’t do that, which is good, but it’s such a pity after all these years of effort and handwork from 1894 that it hasn’t made a real difference on the terraces. Port Vale being the latest example.
 
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trevorriley said:
im normally in 115 at the back, singing with the usual lads. But for this game moved to back of the vacated away end in 113, as we all know we tried to get fans from all over to join in, particular those booted out of SS3. Cheap tickets to.

So where was everybody ? back few rows of 113 sang most of game, keeping songs going for a while. Why didn't more singers move in ? Where were the singers in 115 / 116.

Fair play to anybody that sang in 113 / 114 / 115 / 116 and all the guys that moved to 113. Did a lot of fans not go to the game as there seemed to be lots of families lower SS and areas with fans sitting down.

A new stadium with a dedicated end wont make any difference, there was an ideal opportunity against Vale to show the club that if we have our own full end we can get the place rocking. Bit few took up on the chance. Thought we could have got kippax / SS linked. It didn't really happen and not sure why.

Did notice that the roof in the 113 away end comes down lower and creates better autistics, less fans sang but it sounded better, also the steel sheets at the back where good to bang on with songs.
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Bang on. You get plenty on here criticising the lack of atmosphere and given the chance to relocate to a dedicated singing area for a cup game, we end up with just several dozen takers. It literally takes half a minute to fill out the relocation form put up by 1894 so it's as hassle-free as you can get.

On the positive side, while we didn't have the numbers I agree that 113 seemed better for acoustics. I don't think it was the roof being lower, but more that it curved round to 110/111 so the noise escapes more than when we're stood under the 115 overhang. The metal sheets were handy enough too, and you can see why the away fans who are normally in there have a good set-up to get their songs going, whereas we in 114/115 have pretty much everything against us!
 
M18CTID said:
Bang on. You get plenty on here criticising the lack of atmosphere and given the chance to relocate to a dedicated singing area for a cup game, we end up with just several dozen takers. It literally takes half a minute to fill out the relocation form put up by 1894 so it's as hassle-free as you can get.

On the positive side, while we didn't have the numbers I agree that 113 seemed better for acoustics. I don't think it was the roof being lower, but more that it curved round to 110/111 so the noise escapes more than when we're stood under the 115 overhang. The metal sheets were handy enough too, and you can see why the away fans who are normally in there have a good set-up to get their songs going, whereas we in 114/115 have pretty much everything against us!
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Babs would stop us banging the metal sheets if they were installed at the back of 115. Trying to lighten the mood. :-(
 
jrb said:
Babs would stop us banging the metal sheets if they were installed at the back of 115. Trying to lighten the mood. :-(
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Babs is great and the other City steward who's there all the time is too. They let quite a lot of stuff go but yeah, they don't like us banging on the seats to get songs going. We pretty much had free reign in 113 to do it on Saturday though as they were over in 115 ;)
 
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