| Atmosphere yesterday 06:16 - Oct 16 with 2150 views | pennblue |
For such a big crowd, the atmosphere was dead in the 1st half.
Always seems to be the case when we get big crowds.
But genuine question, when the team are not 'on it', we need to be, that IS what home advantage should be.
So I guess the question is how to initiate more noise / crowd activity when there is not much to shout about?
We do need to be that 12th man. |  |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 07:34 - Oct 16 with 2029 views | PioneerBlue |
I was hungover yesterday, the whole team and crowd felt the same first half! | |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 08:24 - Oct 16 with 1935 views | ArnieM |
The atmosphere matches exactly what happens on the pitch. It’s hard to get excited watching a slow chess game.
Totally different as soon as the subs were made and we ran at them with pace, and made them commit . |  |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 08:35 - Oct 16 with 1891 views | ITFCed |
Prawn Sandwiches comes to mind for 3 of the stands | |
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| The North Stand…. on 08:39 - Oct 16 with 1882 views | Bloots |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 08:35 - Oct 16 by ITFCed |
Prawn Sandwiches comes to mind for 3 of the stands |
….was outsung by about 50 Lincoln kids who’d had a packet of Haribo each.
It’s not the first time either. |  |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 09:29 - Oct 16 with 1736 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
Pompey was pretty much full house, but that was a cracking atmosphere so I’m not sure that’s relevant. I’d go as far as saying one of the best atmospheres at PR in years.
It’s pretty much because the players spent the first 35 mins casually ambling around the field and passing back to Walton, rather than taking the game to Lincoln. Not a lot to get excited about - just frustrating. McKenna even said the same, didn’t sound like it was in his game plan so I’m not sure what went wrong. | | | |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 09:52 - Oct 16 with 1667 views | SitfcB |
My boy, who’s nearly five, sat in Sir Alf Upper, and he said “why don’t they make any noise up here”
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 10:23 - Oct 16 with 1609 views | ArnieM |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 09:52 - Oct 16 by SitfcB |
My boy, who’s nearly five, sat in Sir Alf Upper, and he said “why don’t they make any noise up here”
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I think they should rename that stand The Library. Over the years I’ve sat in every stand bar the Cobbold, and the SAR was by fa4 the worst. I decided to return to my roots in the “North Stand”, and haven’t regretted it one bit. | |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 10:25 - Oct 16 with 1597 views | Big_Jase |
The crowd mirrors the pitch, when the team are flat (as we were all first half) then the crowd struggle to get going. |  |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 10:30 - Oct 16 with 1581 views | bazza |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 10:23 - Oct 16 by ArnieM |
I think they should rename that stand The Library. Over the years I’ve sat in every stand bar the Cobbold, and the SAR was by fa4 the worst. I decided to return to my roots in the “North Stand”, and haven’t regretted it one bit. |
Shocking in alf Ramsey upper, but to be fair the north stand is split In two, you can hear two Different chants at times or one side starts to sing, and the other side starts to sing the same song half way through.. |  | | |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 11:11 - Oct 16 with 1510 views | pennblue |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 10:25 - Oct 16 by Big_Jase |
The crowd mirrors the pitch, when the team are flat (as we were all first half) then the crowd struggle to get going. |
I agree that is what happens, but I think that is when the crowd needs to lift the team, not the other way round. Then we can be far more effective.
But this can only really happen if it is orchestrated (by a group like Blue Action) | |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 12:12 - Oct 16 with 1402 views | Blue_Order |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 11:11 - Oct 16 by pennblue |
I agree that is what happens, but I think that is when the crowd needs to lift the team, not the other way round. Then we can be far more effective.
But this can only really happen if it is orchestrated (by a group like Blue Action) |
Which is what we try and do at every game, but most of those around us just don’t respond to it. We sing the easy songs that everyone can join in with to build an atmosphere around the ground, but they still don’t bother.
Folk can talk about drums, acoustics etc all they want, but the fact is most Ipswich fans simply can’t be arsed. |  | | |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 12:20 - Oct 16 with 1371 views | kpblues |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 10:30 - Oct 16 by bazza |
Shocking in alf Ramsey upper, but to be fair the north stand is split In two, you can hear two Different chants at times or one side starts to sing, and the other side starts to sing the same song half way through.. |
Agree with the split crowd problem.
SBR is like two different crowds/songs at times.
Saw Brentford on Friday and they sound much louder and coordinated with 10k less people mainly because their 'noisy' stand is one tier.
Sadly I can't see anything ITFC can do about it. You would have to knock down SBR and replace it with a one tier stand which financially would not be worth it.
On getting all stands to sing I still reckon its worth a shot bringing back Ipswich to the tune of amazing grace. (via Blue Action maybe???),
All stands used to sing it and it was always by far the loudest song at Portman Road because of that. | |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 12:27 - Oct 16 with 1343 views | thebooks |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 12:12 - Oct 16 by Blue_Order |
Which is what we try and do at every game, but most of those around us just don’t respond to it. We sing the easy songs that everyone can join in with to build an atmosphere around the ground, but they still don’t bother.
Folk can talk about drums, acoustics etc all they want, but the fact is most Ipswich fans simply can’t be arsed. |
Good work, as ever. I think the NS atmosphere has improved and responded well this season, but yesterday was odd; very lethargic in the first half, picked up 10m into the second when we started running at Lincoln a bit more (and when Kyle Edwards came on).
Like someone else said here, the Portsmouth match was good from start to finish. Maybe, like the team, we’re (Blue action excepted) a bit complacent and just expect the team to turn up and beat “lower” teams like Lincoln. |  | | |
| The North Stand…. on 12:31 - Oct 16 with 1332 views | stonojnr |
| The North Stand…. on 08:39 - Oct 16 by Bloots |
….was outsung by about 50 Lincoln kids who’d had a packet of Haribo each.
It’s not the first time either. |
but comes back to the perennial debate about the design of the stand means everyone in the north stand who is singing, is singing at the upper tier, and the volume of sound never makes its way down the other end of the ground, whilst 50 fans in a completely open stand with a high roof will always sound louder. | | | |
| Yes, this is the issue… on 12:41 - Oct 16 with 1313 views | Bloots |
| Atmosphere yesterday on 12:12 - Oct 16 by Blue_Order |
Which is what we try and do at every game, but most of those around us just don’t respond to it. We sing the easy songs that everyone can join in with to build an atmosphere around the ground, but they still don’t bother.
Folk can talk about drums, acoustics etc all they want, but the fact is most Ipswich fans simply can’t be arsed. |
…in a nutshell.
Having done my time in the North Stand, I now sit in Churchman’s and the sad fact is that 90% of the time you can barely hear the North Stand.
The problem is that those that do sing hugely overstate the actual amount of noise that they make, they think they are much louder than they actually are.
As you say the reasons aren’t over complicated, there simply isn’t enough people making a noise and the noise they do make isn’t particularly loud.
Fair play to you and yours for trying though.
Wouldn’t have happened in my day, etc, etc. | |
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| No, they just were louder…. on 12:43 - Oct 16 with 1293 views | Bloots |
| The North Stand…. on 12:31 - Oct 16 by stonojnr |
but comes back to the perennial debate about the design of the stand means everyone in the north stand who is singing, is singing at the upper tier, and the volume of sound never makes its way down the other end of the ground, whilst 50 fans in a completely open stand with a high roof will always sound louder. |
….they were even louder when they were being escorted down Portman Road. | |
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| No, they just were louder…. on 14:18 - Oct 16 with 1183 views | bazza |
| No, they just were louder…. on 12:43 - Oct 16 by Bloots |
….they were even louder when they were being escorted down Portman Road. |
The loudest fans yesterday were the 20-30 outside the ground by the station singing cheerio to the Lincoln lot… didn’t get it really, after they just took all 3 points, must have been laughing their tits off at us. | | | |
| Second half was good; first half was chicken and egg.. players didn’t fire… on 14:25 - Oct 16 with 1163 views | unstableblue |
… so crowd didn’t fire… and vice versa
‘Come on Ipswich’ is one of my favourite songs… and good at firing up the players but wasn’t heard till second half
Fans have to do more
Players need to start quicker |  |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 14:32 - Oct 16 with 1146 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
I think the issue has always been that the crowd need action on the pitch to respond to and get going. Bobby Robson criticised us for it and it seems never to have changed. A few times (e.g. local derbies) this is less so.
I don't think the issue is any worse (or better) dependent on the crowd size (although the Town away following is generally very vocal throughout matches). |  |
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| Atmosphere yesterday on 15:00 - Oct 16 with 1083 views | AlanG296 |
Often said that the away team needs to quieten the home crowd at the beginning of the game. No need at PR on occasions when our patient/soporific (delete as appropriate) build up passing around without making forward progress does it for them. | | | |
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