| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too 08:10 - Nov 9 with 3957 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 14:08 - Nov 9 | pointofblue |
| 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. |
Most of us in the North Stand were going, "How on Earth is that a penalty?" I think.
Will back what others are saying too. Try and get a chant going, barely anyone joins in. |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 14:18 - Nov 9 | Vaughan8 |
Unfortunately some fans are being priced out of it. Having to get a membership to have a chance of a ticket is not great for some fans. If 4 of you want to go together, you need 4 memberships...!
I know that's the price of the premier league, but it opens it up to other people who go when we are in this league.... | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 14:29 - Nov 9 | Luk38644 |
Said it for years, PR is never going to be a relentless and noisy ground for 90mins regardless of what's happening on the pitch, we need to react to what is happening and be inspired by something - completely normal for 99% of English clubs these days.
When we get going, we are loud, but when you concede two crap goals at the start of each half it knocks the enthusiasm out of people and frustration sets in. As others have said, easy to point out the North Lower being quieter than normal, but where are the other three stands making noise? Could hear a pin drop in those stands, they have a responsibility to be involved too.
I've been in the Lower North 15 years and one thing I notice more now than ever is the amount of people that come in there to experience the atmosphere, but don't join in, then wonder why it's quieter. That's young lads too btw, some of the older regulars around me give it alot more than some of the teenagers that are in there.
I honestly wonder if the best place for BA is in the South Stand lower next to the away fans - they won't get back in the Lower North where the majority of singers are, and the section they're currently in has horrendous acoustics. They never should have moved really. |  | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 14:34 - Nov 9 | Edmundo |
Standard Premier League crowd. The "product " wasn't good enough so the "customers " didn't clap and cheer much. |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 14:56 - Nov 9 | victorysquad |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 10:45 - Nov 9 by Billywitch |
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. |
Well they have 3 sections the away fans. Imagine BA having enough numbers to spread across 60% of the cobbold stand, that would be the equivalent, and then the noise would be far more comparable. | |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 15:43 - Nov 9 | blueislander |
As someone hinted in this thread, I think that the fans of most clubs are critical of the atmosphere at their home grounds. Perhaps those who are regulars at Town’s away matches can give some insight. I think it is fair to say that our away support is as good as that of most clubs | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 16:00 - Nov 9 | DJR |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 15:43 - Nov 9 by blueislander |
As someone hinted in this thread, I think that the fans of most clubs are critical of the atmosphere at their home grounds. Perhaps those who are regulars at Town’s away matches can give some insight. I think it is fair to say that our away support is as good as that of most clubs |
I can't say there is any Premier League ground I've visited in the last couple of years which had much in the way of atmosphere but our away fans have generally been very good. Indeed, we got some good feedback from the fans of other clubs the last time we were in the Premier League.
Incidentally, Jim White was waxing lyrical about Newcastle's away support at Fulham at the weekend but Simon Jordan said he had never found the atmosphere at St James Park particularly good.
As it is, I think the best atmosphere I've experienced in the last few years was at Portsmouth last season. It is a good, old fashioned ground, and they were fighting for their lives, but had we gone 2-0 up against them, I doubt it would have been anywhere near as good. [Post edited 9 Nov 16:03]
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 17:56 - Nov 9 | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Another reason Leeds and Sunderland done well after promotion. Portman Road is not an intimidating enough place to go and play football. |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 00:18 - Nov 10 | stonojnr |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 08:56 - Nov 9 by 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. |
helps to have some corners in the game to sing about though...right ? ;) | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 05:15 - Nov 10 | Benters |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 17:56 - Nov 9 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Another reason Leeds and Sunderland done well after promotion. Portman Road is not an intimidating enough place to go and play football. |
Spot on.
It an uppie from me 😂👍 |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 06:15 - Nov 10 | LA_Tractor_Boy |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 16:00 - Nov 9 by DJR |
I can't say there is any Premier League ground I've visited in the last couple of years which had much in the way of atmosphere but our away fans have generally been very good. Indeed, we got some good feedback from the fans of other clubs the last time we were in the Premier League.
Incidentally, Jim White was waxing lyrical about Newcastle's away support at Fulham at the weekend but Simon Jordan said he had never found the atmosphere at St James Park particularly good.
As it is, I think the best atmosphere I've experienced in the last few years was at Portsmouth last season. It is a good, old fashioned ground, and they were fighting for their lives, but had we gone 2-0 up against them, I doubt it would have been anywhere near as good. [Post edited 9 Nov 16:03]
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I don't go to away games so can't comment on PL atmospheres inside the ground, but like many supporters I watch PL matches on TV and most grounds sound decent enough.
Okay not 90 mins of relentless singing, but when crowds get going most stadiums sound far better than Portman Road.
I don't buy the acoustics argument, as we've had our moments this season (e.g. after Ouattara's equaliser against Fulham) and that came through load and clear on the TV.
Unfortunately SBR was correct, Town fans are zombies. | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 06:53 - Nov 10 | Benters |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 06:15 - Nov 10 by LA_Tractor_Boy |
I don't go to away games so can't comment on PL atmospheres inside the ground, but like many supporters I watch PL matches on TV and most grounds sound decent enough.
Okay not 90 mins of relentless singing, but when crowds get going most stadiums sound far better than Portman Road.
I don't buy the acoustics argument, as we've had our moments this season (e.g. after Ouattara's equaliser against Fulham) and that came through load and clear on the TV.
Unfortunately SBR was correct, Town fans are zombies. |
Not Zombies but known World wide for being easy going folk I’d say. | |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 06:57 - Nov 10 | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:51 - Nov 9 by Wallingford_Boy |
Like? |
I've said it time and time again, the acoustics don't help. There have been times when I've thought the atmosphere in the Lower North was great and then away fans have said afterwards they couldn't hear us.
Yes the fans can overcome the acoustics at times, but it would make it a darn sight easier to create an atmosphere if the sound could be funnelled towards the pitch/other stands in some way. And atmosphere breeds atmosphere - the more people hear it, the more will join in around the ground. And if everyone in NSL can hear the same song they'll sing the same song. That would help!
People coming on here moaning about the fans week after week does absolutely nothing other than massage that person's ego a little bit.
Move Blue Action to alongside the away fans and create some sort of curved extra roofing that stops the sound escaping. Job's a good 'un! |  |
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| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 07:14 - Nov 10 | Blue_In_Boston |
The atmosphere at Portman Road has always been poor. A lot of my earliest football memories are of watching Forest in the mid 1980s because my boss drove the supporters bus. The Trent End was so noisy to anything I had heard at Portman Road with sporadic visits with my Dad.
By the late 80s I could drive, so switched my previous Churchman Stand visits to the North Stand, sadly it was nothing like the Trent End. | | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 09:57 - Nov 10 | blueoutlook |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 11:32 - Nov 9 by Blue_Moses |
That's because we were laughing at the decision and waiting for VAR to overturn it |
And there in lies the problem. VAR has had a hand in spoiling atmospheres. People aren’t celebrating goals like they used to or penalty awards because you end up expecting them to be chalked off for some stupid reason they can think of. I certainly am not so boisterous over goals etc since VAR ruined football in this country. |  | | |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 12:16 - Nov 10 | Billywitch |
| Terrible performance by the fans yesterday too on 06:57 - Nov 10 by The_Flashing_Smile |
I've said it time and time again, the acoustics don't help. There have been times when I've thought the atmosphere in the Lower North was great and then away fans have said afterwards they couldn't hear us.
Yes the fans can overcome the acoustics at times, but it would make it a darn sight easier to create an atmosphere if the sound could be funnelled towards the pitch/other stands in some way. And atmosphere breeds atmosphere - the more people hear it, the more will join in around the ground. And if everyone in NSL can hear the same song they'll sing the same song. That would help!
People coming on here moaning about the fans week after week does absolutely nothing other than massage that person's ego a little bit.
Move Blue Action to alongside the away fans and create some sort of curved extra roofing that stops the sound escaping. Job's a good 'un! |
Having BA near the away fans, the stewards would have a field day turfing people out.
As mentioned, MA and his dislike for BA wont help the cause either.
(I only mention MA's dislike as i'm sure i have read that on here, sorry if incorrect) | | | |
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