Etihad Atmosphere - 2021/22

[bladdered]

You must have noticed how often I post about this.

You can hear the singing louder form the opposite end of the ground higher up than you can if you're sitting right next to it. It's the roof acoustics as you say. I was in a box for the Fulham game which was the last one in the Colin Bell stand next to the south stand. The singing sounded dreadful, just an incoherent mud of noise. That is why songs don't spread as well as they should. WEmbley is similar

When songs are sung at the back of the top tiers they are miles louder because they bounce off the roof. If songs started in South STand top teir the noise tumbles down and can be heard right round the stadium immediaetly. My opinion now is that is the only sensible way to improve the atmosphere without huge upheaval: get a bunch of singers togother at the top of that stand. The ground is now built and won't be rebuilt.

True. When the school kid mob get going in CBL3 they make a right fckin racket!

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

As others have said we need a proper home end. No away fans and in the north stand.

I would also merge south stand level 1 and 2, but that’s not going to happen. It would be perfect as it would connect to south stand level 3, whereas now the stands are completely separated

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Big test on Saturday, imo. It doesn't matter how much moaning is done on this thread, Eastlands is never going to be bouncing at 12.30 for a category C game. At a late kick off that me and many others will see as a very important step into retaining or not retaining the title against a team who, by my reckoning, we owe one...! Should be cracking, bring it on.

 

[MossHey71]

Yeah Saturday will be absolutely bouncing. A few beers inside a few people works wonders and Kane will provide a focal point for the outrage and atmosphere to build from.

why would anyone be outraged at Kane ? he publicly wanted to join us - Pep wanted him = Levy handcuffed him to stay - I'd say he deserves a clap for his attempts to join us

 

[Katsunari Takayama]

why would anyone be outraged at Kane ? he publicly wanted to join us - Pep wanted him = Levy handcuffed him to stay - I'd say he deserves a clap for his attempts to join us

You’re right, outrage is too strong a word and I think with hindsight most blues realise we dodged a bullet and are relieved we didn’t splurge megabucks on him. But …. his “attempts” to join us were woefully weak.

“Oh nooo Mr Levy you said I could go this summer - *lip starts trembling* you pro …. you promised.
“For fucks sake Harry grow up, if I get £160m you can go, if not tough luck, NOW GET OUT OF MY FUCKING OFFICE”
*Kane shuffles away head bowed* “Sorry Mr Levy”

 

[Blue Smarties]

why would anyone be outraged at Kane ? he publicly wanted to join us - Pep wanted him = Levy handcuffed him to stay - I'd say he deserves a clap for his attempts to join us

Not outraged but he'll be bantered. Kane is right, Spurs are shite, etc.

 

[Ubiquitous]

You’re right, outrage is too strong a word and I think with hindsight most blues realise we dodged a bullet and are relieved we didn’t splurge megabucks on him. But …. his “attempts” to join us were woefully weak.

“Oh nooo Mr Levy you said I could go this summer - *lip starts trembling* you pro …. you promised.
“For fucks sake Harry grow up, if I get £160m you can go, if not tough luck, NOW GET OUT OF MY FUCKING OFFICE”
*Kane shuffles away head bowed* “Sorry Mr Levy”

Hummm. I think you'll find most blues aren't arsed either way. He wanted to join us, but his club didn't want to sell. No hard feelings. If we wanted him that badly there was a price to pay (£150M). We didn't pay that, and that looks the correct decision. Spurs were fully entitled to keep their player and Kane was fully entitled not to have to go to war with the club that had helped nurture him into the player he is today.

 

[Corky]

Kane hat trick no doubt.

 

[There is a Light]

In lower SS there are singers in 114 / 115 / 116 / 117, you also get 2 blocks in kippax corner singing. This is around 4,500 fans give or take. If even 70% of these sing it will create a lot of noise and we would all be buzzing. At times there is that many singing and it is loud, it then spreads for more to sing in the stadium. A loy of noise can come from SS3 when it is spreading.

When you think about the games when PSG / Bayern / Pozanan / Celtic can create more noise with just 2,800 fans and i mean they created enough noise for us to think it was loud for those games, it really doesnt take a lot.

If the blocks mentioned sang it would be enough, also other parts of the stadium would naturally join n then.

The problem is we get the low periods in the game where in lower SS about 50 - 100 of us sing, the rest watch the game or on phones are up and down. It really needs the singers to sing and if they dont want to then move out and other people wanting a good atmosphere can move in.

I get what you’re saying but there’s 90 or so blocks if I’m right? 4 or 5 concentrated in one area doesn’t make for a great atmosphere, people look at the other 95% of the ground as well not just the blocks you mention in the South Stand / East corner.

 

[Manchester33]

You must have noticed how often I post about this.

You can hear the singing louder form the opposite end of the ground higher up than you can if you're sitting right next to it. It's the roof acoustics as you say. I was in a box for the Fulham game which was the last one in the Colin Bell stand next to the south stand. The singing sounded dreadful, just an incoherent mud of noise. That is why songs don't spread as well as they should. WEmbley is similar

When songs are sung at the back of the top tiers they are miles louder because they bounce off the roof. If songs started in South STand top teir the noise tumbles down and can be heard right round the stadium immediaetly. My opinion now is that is the only sensible way to improve the atmosphere without huge upheaval: get a bunch of singers togother at the top of that stand. The ground is now built and won't be rebuilt.

This is true, but at the same time, the absolute key issue is the lack of people singing generally - not really where the singers are located.

I sit in the middle of 115 and around me there are more people who don't sing than those who do.

It's a mentality issue rather than a structural one.