| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? 21:45 - Mar 18 with 6843 views | Brads |
Can’t keep losing the toss? I hate it. Can see the logic re marginal gains and starting well but don’t think the theory stacks up, if that’s what it is. It’s never quite the same first half so doubt it makes much difference and then we lose the potential advantage of the crowd being up if we’re building momentum and need a goal second half, when I think it can influence the game. |  | | |  |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 21:50 - Mar 18 with 4952 views | SitfcB |
Don’t usually like it but can’t complain about it at the moment. |  |
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 21:51 - Mar 18 with 4947 views | BloomBlue |
Been saying for the last 4 seasons we need kick towards the North in the first half and we'll start winning more home games. |  | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 21:55 - Mar 18 with 4908 views | Brads |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 21:50 - Mar 18 by SitfcB |
Don’t usually like it but can’t complain about it at the moment. |
Yeah another good win but think it takes something away from the atmosphere personally. | | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 21:58 - Mar 18 with 4869 views | SitfcB |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 21:55 - Mar 18 by Brads |
Yeah another good win but think it takes something away from the atmosphere personally. |
Yeah always a bit flatter when games are ‘easier’ anyway but felt the atmosphere was good today for most of the game, better than the FGR game, I sat in SARU for that one and today, Shrewsbury fans on Twitter commenting on what a good atmosphere it was. [Post edited 18 Mar 2023 21:59]
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:00 - Mar 18 with 4848 views | Brads |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 21:51 - Mar 18 by BloomBlue |
Been saying for the last 4 seasons we need kick towards the North in the first half and we'll start winning more home games. |
I’d agree if the noise levels were equivalent to what they can be second half if the team are having a go and we’re building momentum but don’t think they are so not sure it helps to win. | | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:01 - Mar 18 with 4853 views | Vegtablue |
Pretty sure we're being turned around by oppo - Walton looked like he was making himself comfortable before having to grab his stuff - but it has perhaps played in our favour. We seem to start with more intensity and the defence is allowed a calmer introduction, settling into our passing game without any additional pressure from the North.
I do miss the team attacking us in the second half tho! |  | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:02 - Mar 18 with 4833 views | Stewart27 |
I don’t like it but our record is bloody good shooting at the north in the first half. | | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:05 - Mar 18 with 4791 views | Brads |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 21:58 - Mar 18 by SitfcB |
Yeah always a bit flatter when games are ‘easier’ anyway but felt the atmosphere was good today for most of the game, better than the FGR game, I sat in SARU for that one and today, Shrewsbury fans on Twitter commenting on what a good atmosphere it was. [Post edited 18 Mar 2023 21:59]
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True. I just don’t like it so hope it doesn’t become standard. Footballers are a superstitious bunch and think we won every time a team turned us around earlier in the season. | | | |
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:06 - Mar 18 with 4764 views | Brads |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:02 - Mar 18 by Stewart27 |
I don’t like it but our record is bloody good shooting at the north in the first half. |
It is but at home in league one, I’d expect it to be regardless. | | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:08 - Mar 18 with 4746 views | Brads |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:01 - Mar 18 by Vegtablue |
Pretty sure we're being turned around by oppo - Walton looked like he was making himself comfortable before having to grab his stuff - but it has perhaps played in our favour. We seem to start with more intensity and the defence is allowed a calmer introduction, settling into our passing game without any additional pressure from the North.
I do miss the team attacking us in the second half tho! |
Hope you’re right, we were in the other half pre toss but seems to have happened more times this season than any other. | | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:11 - Mar 18 with 4711 views | Fixed_It |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:08 - Mar 18 by Brads |
Hope you’re right, we were in the other half pre toss but seems to have happened more times this season than any other. |
Teams are turning us around when they win the toss, trying to unsettle us. It isn't working though! [Post edited 18 Mar 2023 22:11]
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:15 - Mar 18 with 4668 views | EastTownBlue |
Wycombe with the Bloomfield influence have made the switch the two previous occassions they have been here so expect the same on Good Friday if they call correctly. | | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:24 - Mar 18 with 4576 views | Simonds92 |
I think it started with the opposition doing it but we've carried it on. Our win % is significantly higher shooting that way round so lets carry it on. | | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:29 - Mar 18 with 4516 views | strikalite |
I do wonder if KM has challenged the players to be better when our preferred attacking of the NS second half is reversed by the oppo and choosing now to do this on our very winnable games....against Plymouth and Sheff Weds we chose our preferred option of attacking North second half, that crowd advantage...Just a thought, not saying it is this. |  | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:41 - Mar 18 with 4424 views | The_Realist_09 |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:11 - Mar 18 by Fixed_It |
Teams are turning us around when they win the toss, trying to unsettle us. It isn't working though! [Post edited 18 Mar 2023 22:11]
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Can confirm we lost the toss again and they chose to turn us around | | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:50 - Mar 18 with 4368 views | EastTownBlue |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 22:41 - Mar 18 by The_Realist_09 |
Can confirm we lost the toss again and they chose to turn us around |
It used to be easy to tell as the team that lost the toss kicked off the first half. Now they get the choice between kicking off the first or second half. | | | |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 07:39 - Mar 19 with 3651 views | textbackup |
I hope we are choosing to do it.
Firstly is makes those that sht their pants over it moan
Secondly it shows this lot don’t worry about past traditions and sht, and get the job done regardless. |  |
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 07:59 - Mar 19 with 3538 views | sotd78 |
Of course going back to twtd we did used to choose to attack Churchmans second half. In my yoof that stand could really get going when needed and of course the North in those days hosted half and half home v away fans.
There's a certain arrogance that thinks the current ground only revolves around SBR. Since I now sit safely about halfway I can appreciate all our support! |  |
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 10:20 - Mar 19 with 3215 views | Plums |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 07:59 - Mar 19 by sotd78 |
Of course going back to twtd we did used to choose to attack Churchmans second half. In my yoof that stand could really get going when needed and of course the North in those days hosted half and half home v away fans.
There's a certain arrogance that thinks the current ground only revolves around SBR. Since I now sit safely about halfway I can appreciate all our support! |
I was a NS boy in my youth but Churchmans bellowing out COYB at corners and sucking the ball into the net at that end on a wet winter evening was great. Need more of it. |  |
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 12:09 - Mar 19 with 3113 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 10:20 - Mar 19 by Plums |
I was a NS boy in my youth but Churchmans bellowing out COYB at corners and sucking the ball into the net at that end on a wet winter evening was great. Need more of it. |
This. Churchmans was always mocked for it's atmosphere. Possibly rightly so but when that COYB was belted out, it was bloody loud. |  |
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 12:20 - Mar 19 with 3066 views | jayessess |
Think other teams are turning us round.
Not doing them much good though and I can't see the logic really. As an away team the longer you keep things tight, the more pressure goes on the home team. Last thing you want is a fast start that gets the noisiest home support behind their team. |  |
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 12:23 - Mar 19 with 3054 views | gainsboroughblue |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 12:20 - Mar 19 by jayessess |
Think other teams are turning us round.
Not doing them much good though and I can't see the logic really. As an away team the longer you keep things tight, the more pressure goes on the home team. Last thing you want is a fast start that gets the noisiest home support behind their team. |
That was my thinking, especially as teams generally try to frustrate us from the off.
Having us kick towards the most vociferous end, if anything, gives us impetus and once we have got ahead, we've not looked in any trouble (well, not since Jan anyway).
Also, they also miss out on kicking the way of their supporters in the second half. I don't see how it favours them but I'm not complaining. | |
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 12:31 - Mar 19 with 3025 views | jayessess |
| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 12:23 - Mar 19 by gainsboroughblue |
That was my thinking, especially as teams generally try to frustrate us from the off.
Having us kick towards the most vociferous end, if anything, gives us impetus and once we have got ahead, we've not looked in any trouble (well, not since Jan anyway).
Also, they also miss out on kicking the way of their supporters in the second half. I don't see how it favours them but I'm not complaining. |
There's 2 teams who have thus far come to Portman Road and got points you wouldn't expect them to - Lincoln City and Cheltenham Town - both scored at the North Stand end first half and defended that end second half. | |
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| Are we choosing to kick towards the north stand first half? on 09:02 - Apr 7 with 2393 views | Brads |
From what McKenna said at the forum about us choosing to attack towards our fans first half at away games (with the aim of helping us to start well), it seems likely that we’ve also chosen to kick towards the north first half at home. | | | |
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