Even some thing simple and psychological like an official North stand singing section season ticket, different to all the other looking similar season tickets. It gives that person an identity with-in our fan base. Marks them out as a fan who stands in the North stand singing section.
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And puts more of an onus/expectancy on them to do some singing. Hopefully it would make individuals less reluctant to move there just for a potentially cheaper ticket too.Even some thing simple and psychological like an official North stand singing section season ticket, different to all the other looking similar season tickets. It gives that person an identity with-in our fan base. Marks them out as a fan who stands in the North stand singing section.
At least one of their fan groups is led by very comfortably off, and in some cases famous MGS old boys with a hotline to the directors. Apart from being the Scousers of Mancs in sensibility they have a wealthier fanbase and being a wealthy activist fan opens doors and gets you listened to. We have wealthy fans of course but there isn't an 'old school tie' network linking the fanbase and the club in the way they have.I hate to say it but they’ve always had better organized fan groups than us. Ours tend to end up falling out with each other. City fans are perhaps a bit more individually minded.
But that's no excuse. Agree with others we have great fan infrastructure through OSCs etc and should be using it for this issue. Surely if the club hears the same thing from OSCs, which they're keen for fans to join, City Matters reps (any of us can write to them) and 1894 they're obliged to listen?
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Call it “The New Kippax”.Even some thing simple and psychological like an official North stand singing section season ticket, different to all the other looking similar season tickets. It gives that person an identity with-in our fan base. Marks them out as a fan who stands in the North stand singing section.
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What our fan groups don’t have is a visible leader. With YouTube and social media it’s easy to get messages out there in no time. Some kind of leader or leaders who are respected by the vocal fans but intelligent enough to communicate with the club at board level could pull things together and give the fans a voice.At least one of their fan groups is led by very comfortably off, and in some cases famous MGS old boys with a hotline to the directors. Apart from being the Scousers of Mancs in sensibility they have a wealthier fanbase and being a wealthy activist fan opens doors and gets you listened to. We have wealthy fans of course but there isn't an 'old school tie' network linking the fanbase and the club in the way they have.
But that's no excuse. Agree with others we have great fan infrastructure through OSCs etc and should be using it for this issue. Surely if the club hears the same thing from OSCs, which they're keen for fans to join, City Matters reps (any of us can write to them) and 1894 they're obliged to listen?
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If they are clever they can take this a step further and try to use to encourage back lapsed local working class blues. As I stated earlier this would have to be price-led.
A dirt cheap “New Kippax” could sit alongside the other areas being more expensive as long as it was noticeably different. And with my commercial head on, once it’s established and recognised people will want to be part of it and prices can rise.
A dirt cheap “New Kippax” could sit alongside the other areas being more expensive as long as it was noticeably different. And with my commercial head on, once it’s established and recognised people will want to be part of it and prices can rise.
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The fucking MLS? HahahaThis is where setting up unions of supporters' clubs would help, the overall group is 1894 with other supporters groups tieing into, this is how the 3252 work and they have been voted best fans in the MLS
Call it “The New Kippax”.
Again, just banding ideas about.
Obviously on your mobile.
A season ticket.
A citizens card
A Kippax card or a named North Stand singing section card. North stander. I appreciate there's a good whiff of cheese coming off that last idea. :-)
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There are rules in their singing section where you can be told you’re not allowed to return to the area if you get your phone out during the game or you’re not singing.Singing section at the top and the back of the stand with a low flat roof above.
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Some of you will cringe at this letter. Only just see the picture of the letter myself. But it worked and probably wasn’t needed again.
Fans United, a collaboration of Manchester United supporters groups and Fanzines, were keen for those sat in the new singing section to set an example to the rest of the stadium and improve the atmosphere at Old Trafford.
2013.
In the letter, fans were urged to 'make it a night to remember' and told: 'You know why you're here. To make a difference, to make Old Trafford better.'
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I’m not saying we should do the same, but we should make it explicitly clear that the area is for singing. Information sent out when applications for the area come out saying ‘do not apply if you are not going to sing’ and letters/emails sent with seasonticket packs telling people the area is for singing.
There are rules in their singing section where you can be told you’re not allowed to return to the area if you get your phone out during the game or you’re not singing.
I’m not saying we should do the same, but we should make it explicitly clear that the area is for singing. Information sent out when applications for the area come out saying ‘do not apply if you are not going to sing’ and letters/emails sent with seasonticket packs telling people the area is for singing.
Apparently so. City wouldn't accept that. They would still want some level of control over the singing section.
The club have a team who work on creating a better atmosphere, displays, etc. They're a good set of lads who take their job seriously and work very hard. A lot goes on behind the scenes that most City fans don't know about in that respect.