Making the South Stand our own

[cleavers]

Something like this - about right for the old Charlton midweek games

Come on who's that ? Outnumbered by stewards.

 

[malg]

Sampdoria colours?

 

[DiscoSteve]

sampdoria at roma apparently

 

[warpig]

Always find it strange that City prefer to attack the North Stand in the second half.

Agreed.

Someone once said it's in relation to how the team come out of the respective dressing rooms, ie the Away teams is on the right hand side when coming onto the pitch.

However, I would have thought the fair play handshake scuppers that idea as they could go either end from there. It must just be a preference of the team.

 

[lancs blue]

Always find it strange that City prefer to attack the North Stand in the second half.

Selecting which end to attack is about small advantages. When that big yellow thing puts in an appearance it's usually in the keeper's eyes at the North end inthe 2nd half.

 

[Jimfv1]

I still think City should move the away fans into the Colin Bell, fans get moved all the time so it shouldn't be too much trouble for our club to sort this out. Keep the away fans out of the picture from the TV and it will also quieten them down when playing in Europe.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

I still think City should move the away fans into the Colin Bell, fans get moved all the time so it shouldn't be too much trouble for our club to sort this out. Keep the away fans out of the picture from the TV and it will also quieten them down when playing in Europe.

The new stand is an opportunity to sing songs where different parts. Of their ground sing their part e.g. SS third tier could chant Yaya whilst the Kippax and new singing section chant Kolo Toure.

Maybe not a great example but hopefully Blues get the drift!

 

[bluestevei]

as im in 316, anyone near there SORRY for the swearing in advance, but I will stand and sing

 

[lancs blue]

I really don't get why some of you want quiet, invisible away fans - that will detract from the atmosphere not add to it. Think of the atmosphere when about 150 Fulham fans turned up and barely opened their traps for 90 mins. Personally I prefer seeing and hearing the away fans, they're an important part of English football's culture and rising prices and attitudes like we're seeing on this thread are in danger of ruining that.

 

[True_Blue69]

Can tell its pre season on here..... zzzzzzzzz

 

[lancs blue]

Wouldnt the extra height of the South Stand remove that problem somewhat?

A little but not that much as by the time the sun gets that low it's usually round to the SW corner.

 

[I'm no cynic but...]

Another way around the problem without relocating visitors is to paint or install seats in that area a neutral colour eg black or white and then it becomes obvious to TV viewers that this area exists for visiting fans only and if they can't be bothered turning up, that's not our problem.

 

[quiet_riot]

simply moving the main TV cameras from the west stand to into the east stand is going to help

I might be wrong, but weren't the TV cameras in the East Stand for the Commonwealth Games, and it was deemed 'problematic'?

 

[middleton___blue]

The good ol' away fans argument I see..

Tbf, I don't think most teams will be filling the 3 tiers/most of their allocation apart from the likes of liverpool, chelski, scum, spurs, arse, s'ton etc.

I think we should make the atmosphere better as a whole by turning down that bloody music pre kick off for a start. Just increase the standing singing section that we already have (which we're bound to next season as the idea has certainly caught on), add aload of flags, banners etc. And IMO, shuffling in to the game ten minutes after kick off doesn't help things either.

 

[City_Sean]

I'd have loved the south stand to be all City. All the fans stood up making a racket behind the goal would have been fabulous.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Hoping that as a lot of the third tier will be us old school first tier SS and others who want some atmosphere that the whole stand apart from the posh ones in the second will be on our feet all game making a racket.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I'll be becoming a south stander season card holder (up to now I've been mainly east stand, for what matches I could get to). Really hoping that the SS forms a solid singing block. It would change the atmosphere of the entire stadium, in my opinion.

 

[Callum_Mcfc]

as im in 316, anyone near there SORRY for the swearing in advance, but I will stand and sing

swear, you shall. Stand up all game, you shall not.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

I think we did in another game as well, I was sure we did in a Lge game but it might have been a cup game. I just think it would make a huge difference when they kick off the 2nd half, just not sure why we never have.

Think it was notts county who made us play towards the north stand in the 1st half.

 

[middleton___blue]

I'd have loved the south stand to be all City. All the fans stood up making a racket behind the goal would have been fabulous.

I think the police have a say where the away fans sit but i agree, Most clubs dont even have the away fans visible, we must be the only team in europe to share and offer away supporters our 'main stand' over 3 tiers.