| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too 08:10 - Nov 9 with 1640 views | Reuser_is_God |
A massive chunk of the Alf Ramsey upper didn’t even get up to celebrate Jack Clarkes goal. |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 08:34 - Nov 9 | victorysquad |
The club have to make atmosphere a priority in any stand redevelopments.
Until they do that, no point in trotting out the same old lines about "we need home support" as the conditions are not right.
The North Stand died many years ago, and sticking our singing section up in Block A in Cobbold, just does not work.
So they have to make a decision, either they want an atmosphere or they don't. |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 08:48 - Nov 9 | Wallingford_Boy |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 08:34 - Nov 9 by victorysquad |
The club have to make atmosphere a priority in any stand redevelopments.
Until they do that, no point in trotting out the same old lines about "we need home support" as the conditions are not right.
The North Stand died many years ago, and sticking our singing section up in Block A in Cobbold, just does not work.
So they have to make a decision, either they want an atmosphere or they don't. |
How is that down to the club? What are they supposed to do, force fans to sing?!
Its pretty simple, make some noise, whatever the score, don't wait for the team to inspire you, you help inspire the team.
People that go to football and DON'T cheer/sing shouldn't be allowed in! |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 08:56 - Nov 9 | DJR |
We can't even seem to do properly "Come on you blues" at corners anymore.
Having said that, at the many away games I go to, the home fans are often fairly subdued until they score, so I don't think we are particularly out on a limb. |  | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:10 - Nov 9 | flykickingbybgunn |
It did seem very quiet through most of the game yesterday. It was a frustrating game I know with Bournemouth playing for time for 95 minutes. But even so there should have been more effort put in by the fans. |  | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:14 - Nov 9 | SomethingBlue |
A terrible early concession naturally didn't help but yes, it was absolutely dead in lower north, not good. | |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:44 - Nov 9 | TRUE_BLUE123 |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 08:48 - Nov 9 by Wallingford_Boy |
How is that down to the club? What are they supposed to do, force fans to sing?!
Its pretty simple, make some noise, whatever the score, don't wait for the team to inspire you, you help inspire the team.
People that go to football and DON'T cheer/sing shouldn't be allowed in! |
There is loads the club can do. |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:47 - Nov 9 | swede |
Just after another mistake for their second goal, it went so quiet in the SBR Upper that someone some distance from me went sssshhh and most of the stand heard it.
I think everyone knew we had thrown it away with inaccurate passing and it took the wind out of the sails of the crowd. | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:51 - Nov 9 | Wallingford_Boy |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:44 - Nov 9 by TRUE_BLUE123 |
There is loads the club can do. |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:54 - Nov 9 | _CliveBaker_ |
The atmosphere at PR is dreadful and has been for a long time. I'm a bit sick of hearing people in the club claiming otherwise and bigging it up tbh, because it's clearly a nonsense.
When it gets going, like anywhere, its decent. Problem is it rarely gets going. |  | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:57 - Nov 9 | ITFCson |
It took a while yesterday from the south stand to realise we had been awarded a pen - barely a cheer from the North stand. Crowd really was poor yesterday - and after GON had said in recent interviews how important the crowd is. I truly believe had the crowd got behind the team more/made more noise at 1-2 we may of got an equaliser. | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:59 - Nov 9 | trncbluearmy |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:51 - Nov 9 by Wallingford_Boy |
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Stick BA in the middle of the Northstand would go a long way to solving the problem
Honestly I'm in the middle of the North standing where I have stood for getting on for 50 years and surrounded by yoof on phones and even worse people I have never seen before and will never see again, none of them contribute.
I would gladly move to one side to get BA in,it's getting embarrasing.
Even worse it's getting like naaarich [Post edited 9 Nov 10:01]
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 10:05 - Nov 9 | ITFC_Essex |
We have an aging fan base though, it's not just in the Sir Alf any longer, its right across the ground. It's pretty dead. |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 10:37 - Nov 9 | Wallingford_Boy |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:59 - Nov 9 by trncbluearmy |
Stick BA in the middle of the Northstand would go a long way to solving the problem
Honestly I'm in the middle of the North standing where I have stood for getting on for 50 years and surrounded by yoof on phones and even worse people I have never seen before and will never see again, none of them contribute.
I would gladly move to one side to get BA in,it's getting embarrasing.
Even worse it's getting like naaarich [Post edited 9 Nov 10:01]
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Why are they tucked away in a corner of a silent stand anyway? Was that a club decision? Surely the club can't dictate where fans stand?
But yes, if so, that is one thing that needs to change, at least they try to get the songs going. | |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 10:42 - Nov 9 | Billywitch |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 08:34 - Nov 9 by victorysquad |
The club have to make atmosphere a priority in any stand redevelopments.
Until they do that, no point in trotting out the same old lines about "we need home support" as the conditions are not right.
The North Stand died many years ago, and sticking our singing section up in Block A in Cobbold, just does not work.
So they have to make a decision, either they want an atmosphere or they don't. |
"The North Stand died many years ago, and sticking our singing section up in Block A in Cobbold, just does not work."
This is very true, too many, past their best, stand with arms folded giving a tut and a huff. Passion for the club still in their hearts, but naturally with age your ability to singing a give it some for 90mins just goes. | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 10:45 - Nov 9 | Billywitch |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 10:37 - Nov 9 by Wallingford_Boy |
Why are they tucked away in a corner of a silent stand anyway? Was that a club decision? Surely the club can't dictate where fans stand?
But yes, if so, that is one thing that needs to change, at least they try to get the songs going. |
Where I sit, NSU Pioneer side, I can hear the away fans as if they are next to me. incredibly loud even when you can visibly see only 50/60 clapping along.
Even when i see the same number of BA doing the same, I don't hear them anything like the away end. Now for me that's just how noise travels with the roof etc, surely. | | | |
| Fair play to 10-15% of the Lower North yesterday on 10:53 - Nov 9 | unstableblue |
When Town had clear momentum and ascendency 10mins before the penalty and for the remainder of the game. You could hear pretty large numbers of lower North fans trying to start a “blue and white army” rhythm to try and inspire the team…
But it was clear the whole had zero interest in joining in.
Groups kept trying to start it but it was falling in fallow ground.
Think fans are completely forgetting that survival is going be very very fine margins. And as stated by the manager and players our roles is crucial. |  |
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| Fair play to 10-15% of the Lower North yesterday on 11:21 - Nov 9 | sotd78 |
| Fair play to 10-15% of the Lower North yesterday on 10:53 - Nov 9 by unstableblue |
When Town had clear momentum and ascendency 10mins before the penalty and for the remainder of the game. You could hear pretty large numbers of lower North fans trying to start a “blue and white army” rhythm to try and inspire the team…
But it was clear the whole had zero interest in joining in.
Groups kept trying to start it but it was falling in fallow ground.
Think fans are completely forgetting that survival is going be very very fine margins. And as stated by the manager and players our roles is crucial. |
When you have an ageing fan base, a bad start to a game, and the sanitised environment it's hardly surprising. I'm now 68. In my youth I would have been in with the singers. I join in when it's feasible but it's not the same game it was ffty years ago. Even clubs like Spurs who designed a stadium with a kop can't get all the time atmosphere. It's just modern football. Another prawn sandwich anyone? |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 11:26 - Nov 9 | lazyblue |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 08:48 - Nov 9 by Wallingford_Boy |
How is that down to the club? What are they supposed to do, force fans to sing?!
Its pretty simple, make some noise, whatever the score, don't wait for the team to inspire you, you help inspire the team.
People that go to football and DON'T cheer/sing shouldn't be allowed in! |
Disagree a bit with that , I sit in SAR Upper and lower north actually made some noise yesterday so why they don’t make noise every game I really don’t know . | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 11:32 - Nov 9 | Blue_Moses |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:57 - Nov 9 by ITFCson |
It took a while yesterday from the south stand to realise we had been awarded a pen - barely a cheer from the North stand. Crowd really was poor yesterday - and after GON had said in recent interviews how important the crowd is. I truly believe had the crowd got behind the team more/made more noise at 1-2 we may of got an equaliser. |
That's because we were laughing at the decision and waiting for VAR to overturn it | | | |
| Fair play to 10-15% of the Lower North yesterday on 12:20 - Nov 9 | ITFC_Essex |
| Fair play to 10-15% of the Lower North yesterday on 11:21 - Nov 9 by sotd78 |
When you have an ageing fan base, a bad start to a game, and the sanitised environment it's hardly surprising. I'm now 68. In my youth I would have been in with the singers. I join in when it's feasible but it's not the same game it was ffty years ago. Even clubs like Spurs who designed a stadium with a kop can't get all the time atmosphere. It's just modern football. Another prawn sandwich anyone? |
Exactly on the aging support bit. Younger generations have had fewer kids, those who have, have been priced out of the football, and the kids we did have really excited for it were exiled into an area of the ground nobody can hear or see by an expert CEO. He will regret not backing those kids.
The problem is with the Robson era fans, nothing will ever match up to that either, in their minds Ipswich beat Bournemouth and when that doesn't happen it's a grumble fest. | |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 12:36 - Nov 9 | BlueMoon |
Conceding a goal at the start of each half didn’t do the atmosphere any good that’s for sure |  | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 12:58 - Nov 9 | RetroBlue |
I think it’s unfair to lay blame at the fans door. The players need to give the fans something to get excited about. On Sunday the game was essentially over after 4 mins. Say what you like, but we all knew that was the fact of the matter, and not for the first time this team were chasing a game from an early mistake. Walton’s mistake. KILLED THE GAME DEAD! The fans tried to sing, but just reflect on how you were feeling at PR that day after 4 mins… did you feel like singing? Then 2 mins into the second half we cock it up again. Still feel like singing? |  |
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| Fair play to 10-15% of the Lower North yesterday on 13:11 - Nov 9 | DJR |
| Fair play to 10-15% of the Lower North yesterday on 12:20 - Nov 9 by ITFC_Essex |
Exactly on the aging support bit. Younger generations have had fewer kids, those who have, have been priced out of the football, and the kids we did have really excited for it were exiled into an area of the ground nobody can hear or see by an expert CEO. He will regret not backing those kids.
The problem is with the Robson era fans, nothing will ever match up to that either, in their minds Ipswich beat Bournemouth and when that doesn't happen it's a grumble fest. |
I'm a Robson era fan and it's not a grumble fest for me. | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 13:44 - Nov 9 | Zx1988 |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 10:37 - Nov 9 by Wallingford_Boy |
Why are they tucked away in a corner of a silent stand anyway? Was that a club decision? Surely the club can't dictate where fans stand?
But yes, if so, that is one thing that needs to change, at least they try to get the songs going. |
I think it was the club's decision to an extent.
My understanding is that BA wanted a dedicated area, and the area offered to them by the club was Cobbold Block A. | |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 13:46 - Nov 9 | Zx1988 |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:54 - Nov 9 by _CliveBaker_ |
The atmosphere at PR is dreadful and has been for a long time. I'm a bit sick of hearing people in the club claiming otherwise and bigging it up tbh, because it's clearly a nonsense.
When it gets going, like anywhere, its decent. Problem is it rarely gets going. |
The disconnect between the club and BA certainly doesn't help:
ITFC: "We need you to bring the atmosphere and make Portman Road a fortress."
BA: "We've got some great ideas, how about working with us and we'll do all we can to help with the atmosphere."
ITFC: "Nah, we didn't mean like that. If you want to do something like a coach welcome, though, we'll send the Social Media team down?" | |
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