FAO The Blue Alliance

[blueshortshorts]

Besides which if this thing takes off in the way I suspect it might, you are playing your part in creating your own bit of club history, and the blue alliance may be spoken about in years to come In the same way people post on here reminiscing about the Guvnor's , banana's, the kippax etc

Perhaps this current period of the clubs history won't just be remembered for the takeover, and the superstar players but also for the bluemoon forum, the trawlermen, the creation of the blue alliance, and the final demise of united!

Keep the faith!

spoken about in terms of what exactly?
wtf are you gonna 'do'?

Eh?

What I mean if the thing is successful, and they do manage to get a bit of a movement going to create an atmosphere, in years to come people may reminisce about how it all started

 

[Citytillidie69]

errrm... you all seem to have ignored the most vocal supporters within the ground......the second tier of the Colin Bell.

The "flat cap, leather glove wearing, cheshire brigade" put both the singing section and the SS to shame. You must have heard our rendition of "City City RA RA RA".

(Where's Big Mals Cigar when you need back up)

 

[liamctid]

I'm not going to argue with you. I cannot apologise enough for being 22 and therefore too young to see what the Kippax was like.

I'd rather you stopped posting on here about how you don't like what we're doing as its not the first time you've done it. No offense.

what exactly is it you seem to 'think' you are 'doing'?

Creating a platform for vocal City fans to get together and get behind the team and home and away. A bit of organisation for travel (ie promoting certain train times) and for cup games - for the Arsenal and United games we've had our own section allocated on the other side of the away fans so the SS refugees have somewhere to go, and give some vocal support from the CB side as well as the East stand.

At the moment we're still trying to get a solid core number of people before we can do anything remarkable, but with every game we are finding more people who are interested in what we do.

We never thought that within 6 months we would be having CoMs like Galatasarys ground or something. It's early days so far but we're happy with the way things are going, even if you are not.

 

[liamctid]

I'm not going to argue with you. I cannot apologise enough for being 22 and therefore too young to see what the Kippax was like.

I'd rather you stopped posting on here about how you don't like what we're doing as its not the first time you've done it. No offense.

Liam, I think you're taking this too personally. We all know how much work you've put into this and that's why you're taking this to heart so much. You have to learn to take the critism on the chin. What you're doing isn't going to be everyones cup of tea and you have to accept that. By the same token others will think it's a great idea and back you all the way. Then you'll get some folk (mentioning no names!) who will help you out full throttle for a few weeks, realise there's nothing in it for them, get bored and sack it off. What you have to remember is you cannot please all of the people all of the time.

I'm aware of that, but it's not the first time Mr. Pidgeon has come on here and spoke his views about us. He is completely entitled to it, and I understand where he is coming from, but from my point of view I don't appreciate the same people coming on the threads about us and repeating themselves and making me and my mates look like dicks.

 

[Lucas North]

Blue Alliance lads, you are doing a great job, crack on, if only l were 20 years younger, l would be in there with you.

 

[Pigeonho]

Liam, I think you're taking this too personally. We all know how much work you've put into this and that's why you're taking this to heart so much. You have to learn to take the critism on the chin. What you're doing isn't going to be everyones cup of tea and you have to accept that. By the same token others will think it's a great idea and back you all the way. Then you'll get some folk (mentioning no names!) who will help you out full throttle for a few weeks, realise there's nothing in it for them, get bored and sack it off. What you have to remember is you cannot please all of the people all of the time.

I'm aware of that, but it's not the first time Mr. Pidgeon has come on here and spoke his views about us. He is completely entitled to it, and I understand where he is coming from, but from my point of view I don't appreciate the same people coming on the threads about us and repeating themselves and making me and my mates look like dicks.

I've come on twice and said it.....twice. My aim is certainly not to make you and your mates look like dicks, and I apologise if that is how you feel. I won't mention you and your core of fans anymore. Have fun.

 

[darrenwassall]

what exactly is it you seem to 'think' you are 'doing'?

Creating a platform for vocal City fans to get together and get behind the team and home and away. A bit of organisation for travel (ie promoting certain train times) and for cup games - for the Arsenal and United games we've had our own section allocated on the other side of the away fans so the SS refugees have somewhere to go, and give some vocal support from the CB side as well as the East stand.

At the moment we're still trying to get a solid core number of people before we can do anything remarkable, but with every game we are finding more people who are interested in what we do.

We never thought that within 6 months we would be having CoMs like Galatasarys ground or something. It's early days so far but we're happy with the way things are going, even if you are not.

liam,soon as you get a sniff of fanny,this nonsense will become a distant embarrassing memory

 

[darrenwassall]

I'm aware of that, but it's not the first time Mr. Pidgeon has come on here and spoke his views about us. He is completely entitled to it, and I understand where he is coming from, but from my point of view I don't appreciate the same people coming on the threads about us and repeating themselves and making me and my mates look like dicks.

I've come on twice and said it.....twice. My aim is certainly not to make you and your mates look like dicks, and I apologise if that is how you feel. I won't mention you and your core of fans anymore. Have fun.

their not doing a bad job themselves,cringeworthy

 

[blueshortshorts]

Creating a platform for vocal City fans to get together and get behind the team and home and away. A bit of organisation for travel (ie promoting certain train times) and for cup games - for the Arsenal and United games we've had our own section allocated on the other side of the away fans so the SS refugees have somewhere to go, and give some vocal support from the CB side as well as the East stand.

At the moment we're still trying to get a solid core number of people before we can do anything remarkable, but with every game we are finding more people who are interested in what we do.

We never thought that within 6 months we would be having CoMs like Galatasarys ground or something. It's early days so far but we're happy with the way things are going, even if you are not.

liam,soon as you get a sniff of fanny,this nonsense will become a distant embarrassing memory

there's only one fanny round here today

 

[liamctid]

Creating a platform for vocal City fans to get together and get behind the team and home and away. A bit of organisation for travel (ie promoting certain train times) and for cup games - for the Arsenal and United games we've had our own section allocated on the other side of the away fans so the SS refugees have somewhere to go, and give some vocal support from the CB side as well as the East stand.

At the moment we're still trying to get a solid core number of people before we can do anything remarkable, but with every game we are finding more people who are interested in what we do.

We never thought that within 6 months we would be having CoMs like Galatasarys ground or something. It's early days so far but we're happy with the way things are going, even if you are not.

liam,soon as you get a sniff of fanny,this nonsense will become a distant embarrassing memory

Yeah I should mention at this point I'm a virgin

 

[Mike N]

Im sad you had to confirm this on your 2000th post. Ignore the silly man.

 

[rick1894citizen]

The lack of atmosphere is down to the south stand imo as apart from the big games there not up for it enough, the singing section is far better and once the tba block takes off we'll be singing even in CB and north on a regular basis.

 

[Impeccable Fan]

I'm the one who made the comments about the south stand here's my explanation...

I stand in the south stand myself, block 117, and have done for a several years and this was on the day after my christmas do so I was not feeling my best :)

I feel that since the singing section has been in place, think its new this year? Been there for 2 or 3 years the south stand no longer sing as frequently or as loudly as they once did, Some of the fans who sing all game in my opinion must have migrated to the singing section.

It is also my opinion that the whilst the singing section sing more often (particularly when were drawing or loosing) but that the south stand, when it gets going, is still loudest. I'm not slagging fans in either section just wanting to improve things.

That was the purpose behind the comments, the comments were mine personally not necessarily those of The Blue Alliance, we didn't plan any answers or have the questions before they were asked, I just said what I thought. Feel free to disagree.

Ta Paul

 

[Citytillidie69]

Back in the day of the old standing Kippax there was a right of passage.

You started going to the match with your dad about the age of 6 or 7 who stuck you on the back wall of the section between the old kippax and the North stand (sat on the wall with a 15' drop behind you...scary). You then went on your own and sat on the dividing walls or maybe the pitchside wall, as you got older you progressed gradually towards the "away section" of the Kippax and then into the "choir" section right next to the away fans (and the netting to stop missiles... but it never stopped cups of piss hmmm)..... well that was how i found it all anyway. (I sound bloody ancient when I read that back but i'm only 40)

But obviously with the advent of all seater grounds this has now changed and with a new ground everything totally different as everyone is still on a "learning curve" with regards atmosphere etc and a bit of a rift between certains fans seems to be emerging, but "back in the day" the way other stands criticised one another was by the only meduim available and that was a terrace chant and then only a mild criticism (Main stand main stand give us a song etc). but now we have the internet and a much more vicious criticism of where people sit. (Big Mals Cigar etc)

I can see what the pigeon is saying and all credit to BA for doing what the think is right, but is BA not just another USC that has the ear of the City Hierachy.

 

[liamctid]

Im sad you had to confirm this on your 2000th post. Ignore the silly man.

Haha, I'm not really!

 

[LCBblue]

Im a seasoncard holder in the North Stand and this season the noise comes from 110/111/112.

In past seasons it was shared out but the SS had the more vocal support and often got the whole ground going. However, now, the vocal support is most definitely the corner.

Its taken a few years for everyone to move near each other but it has happened and it is sorted. There's too many in the SS that just stand there with their arms crossed shouting abuse at anyone who misses a tackle.

110/111/112 is the place to be! Oh, and 236! :D

Totally agree, I sit in the Colin Bell 3rd tier and the corner is definitely the place to be for singers, that said it would be great if some people joined in with me on the 3rd tier (It happens occasionally) From what I can see the South stand literally just stand the whole game and aren't the ones who lift the team.

I fully support what the Blue Alliance are doing they've got the right attitude. I just think they need to get some 'blue' in their logo - in fact just scrap it and start again.

IMO it would be well worth paying someone to design a better logo and I would be happy to contribute. It's all about creating a better identity. I know it's not what it's all about but image and branding is important in todays image conscious society. Better branding would really help get things moving even more so than they are already.

Choose to ignore - it's just my opinion - I really want to see this work as it's a great idea.

Your right pal, Liam, don't take it personally, we know you've put in a alot of work trynig to get vocal support to really urge the team on and not everyone is going to agree. I do, but not everyone. I've said it before and I think your doign a great job, but I agree with this ^^^. A btter logo, some more people notice it become interested come on here to find out more, and suddenly, you've got 100s of fans phoning up asking for tickets with the Blue Alliance.
Simple really, your doing a good job. Keep it up.

 

[LCBblue]

Im a seasoncard holder in the North Stand and this season the noise comes from 110/111/112.

In past seasons it was shared out but the SS had the more vocal support and often got the whole ground going. However, now, the vocal support is most definitely the corner.

Its taken a few years for everyone to move near each other but it has happened and it is sorted. There's too many in the SS that just stand there with their arms crossed shouting abuse at anyone who misses a tackle.

110/111/112 is the place to be! Oh, and 236! :D

Totally agree, I sit in the Colin Bell 3rd tier and the corner is definitely the place to be for singers, that said it would be great if some people joined in with me on the 3rd tier (It happens occasionally) From what I can see the South stand literally just stand the whole game and aren't the ones who lift the team.

I fully support what the Blue Alliance are doing they've got the right attitude. I just think they need to get some 'blue' in their logo - in fact just scrap it and start again.

IMO it would be well worth paying someone to design a better logo and I would be happy to contribute. It's all about creating a better identity. I know it's not what it's all about but image and branding is important in todays image conscious society. Better branding would really help get things moving even more so than they are already.

Choose to ignore - it's just my opinion - I really want to see this work as it's a great idea.

Your right pal, Liam, don't take it personally, we know you've put in a alot of work trynig to get vocal support to really urge the team on and not everyone is going to agree. I do, but not everyone. I've said it before and I think your doign a great job, but I agree with this ^^^. A btter logo, some more people notice it become interested come on here to find out more, and suddenly, you've got 100s of fans phoning up asking for tickets with the Blue Alliance.
Simple really, your doing a good job. Keep it up.

 

[felixbg]

coach running from picadilly for hull away (6th feb), £15 anyone welcome

 

[Wheelsy]

Im a seasoncard holder in the North Stand and this season the noise comes from 110/111/112.

In past seasons it was shared out but the SS had the more vocal support and often got the whole ground going. However, now, the vocal support is most definitely the corner.

Its taken a few years for everyone to move near each other but it has happened and it is sorted. There's too many in the SS that just stand there with their arms crossed shouting abuse at anyone who misses a tackle.

110/111/112 is the place to be! Oh, and 236! :D

Totally agree, I sit in the Colin Bell 3rd tier and the corner is definitely the place to be for singers, that said it would be great if some people joined in with me on the 3rd tier (It happens occasionally) From what I can see the South stand literally just stand the whole game and aren't the ones who lift the team.

I fully support what the Blue Alliance are doing they've got the right attitude. I just think they need to get some 'blue' in their logo - in fact just scrap it and start again.

IMO it would be well worth paying someone to design a better logo and I would be happy to contribute. It's all about creating a better identity. I know it's not what it's all about but image and branding is important in todays image conscious society. Better branding would really help get things moving even more so than they are already.

Choose to ignore - it's just my opinion - I really want to see this work as it's a great idea.

I agree. I already mentioned earlier that if they want assistance with anything like that, they just have to ask.

 

[SouthStandStander]

I'm the one who made the comments about the south stand here's my explanation...

I stand in the south stand myself, block 117, and have done for a several years and this was on the day after my christmas do so I was not feeling my best :)

I feel that since the singing section has been in place, think its new this year? Been there for 2 or 3 years the south stand no longer sing as frequently or as loudly as they once did, Some of the fans who sing all game in my opinion must have migrated to the singing section.

It is also my opinion that the whilst the singing section sing more often (particularly when were drawing or loosing) but that the south stand, when it gets going, is still loudest. I'm not slagging fans in either section just wanting to improve things.

That was the purpose behind the comments, the comments were mine personally not necessarily those of The Blue Alliance, we didn't plan any answers or have the questions before they were asked, I just said what I thought. Feel free to disagree.

Ta Paul

i dont like saying it but the atmosphere in most parts of our ground is poor, nobody sings!. at all the home cup games since weve been at coms i have had to be relocated to elsewhere in the ground, me and my mates used try and sit in a part of the ground we aint been before (3rd, 2nd tiers, corners etc).! i went to the arsenal game in the last round and was 'sat' in the center of the 3rd tier in the colin bell stand, think about the game itself. one of the most important in our recent history, first time into semis in a long time (im 27 and have never been to one). we were playing really good football, easily through to next round, so i started singing the songs i could hear from the southstand corners. and the reaction i got from surronding supporters was mad. it was if i was chanting footy songs at a funeral. it didnt change throughout the game at all. when we were at maine road our atmosphere was unbelievable in most parts of the ground. but sadly its not the same at coms. i dont know why that is, because after a few years i thought it would be ok again after everyone settled into the ground. just imagine how quiet our ground would be if it wasnt for the one block on each end of the away fans in the south stand. a horrible thought...