Why is it tinpot? Loads of clubs have corner/smaller sections.
It wouldn't be anywhere near as loud if it was at the other end of the stadium to the away fans.
The ideal scenario will be when they sort out the South Stand to allow home fans in.
I’d bloody love a tifoNo chance.
We've had that corner in place for 15 years and it's never once come close to being an ultra section.
We've always had a drum, before most sides, and that's it. Not tifos etc.
Jan 1986 City v Watford lost 0-2 in front of 7499 and I was one of themSome of us remember less than 9,000 in the top division!
Is that the game when their keeper scored?Jan 1986 City v Watford lost 0-2 in front of 7499 and I was one of them
Me tooJan 1986 City v Watford lost 0-2 in front of 7499 and I was one of them
No that was in 1984 - iirc it was Bobby Gould’s team and Raddy Avramovic and he hardly played for us again.Is that the game when their keeper scored?
Trouble pronouncing your S’s?I’d bloody love a tifo
A good night at the CBS beats the shit out of any HR game, change my mind.
Last ever game agasint Derby at HR for a start.A good night at the CBS beats the shit out of any HR game, change my mind.
I was not against a new stadium, would of preferred it nearer the city centre and a more unique design.that said the last few years is the first time it's felt like home, just hope we can keep all these fans constantly going to gamesInside the stadium, and only in the last few years, I'd probably just agree these days....
That said, the full matchday experience at HR was always 1000% better than the dull homogenous middle-of-nowhere retail park experience we have today......
Location location location.
For a team that regularly now gets over 20k, it is tinpot. If you've been to any good stadiums around the world, our set up occupying half a corner with a massive gap for segregation before an away team is given the whole behind a goal... It's poor.
We have enough fans willing to make noise, and a good size stadium. If you think it's really at its potential like it is set up at the moment then that's a massive shame.
The logistics is we can't put the away fans in the corner. If the main stand and the other side stand were swapped over then maybe. The only option would be to reconfigure the concourse and give the away section either 3k or 4.5k. Interesting that someone put on twitter the other day a picture of behind the goal against Gillingham when we had half the stand
Not an excuse for some , I know many people who did not go for a long time due to what Sisu did to the club, I didn't attend a home game for 6 seasons.We’ve had record season tickets the last 3 seasons. You cannot say we wouldn’t have made the play offs, you don’t know if Gyokeres would have been sold.
the fact is we started with 3k as a full attendance when NOPM started - before last season started we had 18k season ticket holders, this was before any play off charge or Gyokeres magic
NOPM was nothing more than an excuse not to go - as soon as the club started getting back to its feet, people slinked back as predicted. Up until this season SISU presided over record season ticket sales
Not an excuse for some , I know many people who did not go for a long time due to what Sisu did to the club, I didn't attend a home game for 6 seasons.
Safe standing would help, but it's tinpot to be a club our size and have half a corner like we do at the moment.
We could easily have a hard-core section behind one whole goal, but the problem seems to be making that close to the away fans.
Mentions home games… I wonder if he included two trips to Wembley aswellHmmm... 6 years eh? So I guess you came back when we got to the championship (still under Sisu)?
I appreciate that this wouldn't be ideal because of the Anecdote and the Casino, but I've never understood why you can't just give away fans the North Stand, or at least half of it. It's the worst stand in the ground because the sun gets in your eyes, there's loads of parking space behind there in Car Park A to ferry away fans in and out, and you could completely isolate the away fans from the home fans outside the ground if you wanted to - by sending home fans in the East Stand either south or north along the canal path. The other side you have the entire exhibition hall separating fans anyway.
You'd need some internal reconfiguration in the concourses in terms of segregation, but would it really be that difficult? It just seems so much simpler than having away fans in the South Stand, meaning you're causing congestion for home fans after the match as they can't access that area.
Hence why we need to move the away fans. The corner works so we'll because it's close to the opposition. Look at Friday, it kept a dry first half lively because of the back and forth.
Most clubs have their most vocal fans besides the away end these days. Stoke moved their noisy fans from the famous Boothen end. Middlesbrough, Swansea, Leeds and Derby have great noisy ends next to the away fans.
I'm a fan of giving away fans a big allocation. It enhances the overall atmosphere, the majority of the time. Harking back to Highfield Road again, the atmosphere was always better when the Sky Blue Stand had 3-4k away fans packing it.
Ideal situation for me would be similar to West Brom.... Split the end behind the goal half and half. Always think that provides a cracking atmosphere... and the away end can be extended around the Singers Corner for larger allocations....
Move home fans into the South Stand to create a proper end and move the away fans into blocks 14, 15, 16, and half of 17 whilst leaving the relatively small 13 empty for segregation.Safe standing would help, but it's tinpot to be a club our size and have half a corner like we do at the moment.
We could easily have a hard-core section behind one whole goal, but the problem seems to be making that close to the away fans.
A football club is for life, not just for Christmas.L
Last ever game agasint Derby at HR for a start.
1983 when we beat Liverpool 4.0
Boxing Day 1992 when we beat Villa 3.0
Christmas time 1997 i think when we beat Man Utd 3.2
Boxing day again agasint Spurs early 90's.
In fact xmas games at HR were always a buzz.
But it was cobbled together and never really worked. At least we are now seeing the ‘potential’ of this stadium beginning to shine through. For me, the home fans in 15/16 will determine whether we move The away fans should be in 14,15,16 and 17 At a push?Inside the stadium, and only in the last few years, I'd probably just agree these days....
That said, the full matchday experience at HR was always 1000% better than the dull homogenous middle-of-nowhere retail park experience we have today......
Location location location.
Inside the stadium, and only in the last few years, I'd probably just agree these days....
That said, the full matchday experience at HR was always 1000% better than the dull homogenous middle-of-nowhere retail park experience we have today......
Location location location.
Why do so many people buy tickets and not turn up. Nowhere near 26.5K there tonight.Well we've officially averaged over 25,000 this season Irrespective of how many turn up against QPR .
Highest average since 1971
It's tickets sold tbf , mostly ST holders that didn't turn upWhy do so many people buy tickets and not turn up. Nowhere near 26.5K there tonight.
19.5k of those are season ticket holders, a few thousand Ipswich fans having a night to remember and perhaps a few thousand walk up.Why do so many people buy tickets and not turn up. Nowhere near 26.5K there tonight.
Evening game so would imagine a combination of lots of kids missing, shift workers, some who can't be arsed with nothing to play for and some who bought tickets to get to 50 points for Wembley.Why do so many people buy tickets and not turn up. Nowhere near 26.5K there tonight.
How many Championship clubs would attract more given we've had 8 games this month including a wembley trip, we have absolutely nothing to play for, injury issues on top of a small squad AND we were playing 3rd in the league?We’re rightfully getting ripped to shit on social media for how many empty seats there were tonight. Can’t bang on about how great our support is and then have a turnout like that.
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