That's the whole point of a singing section, the noise they generate gets the rest of the crowd around them going and it spreads out into one coherent noise. You can sing as load and long as you like but if your surrounded by a large group who cant or wont sing , it will get very frustrating. Oxford could well out sing us in fact if they have a singing section of just a few thousand they probably will.
You are aware this is the year 2017, aren't you? The "wit & spontaneity" was a thing of a bygone age. The 'atmosphere' we generate from 10,000 for a home fixture at Ricoh is abysmal, and please don't trot out the "When they (players) give us something to shout and cheer about we'll do it", line. You just wait to see how prolonged the silence from 40,000 city fans will be at Wembley, punctuated only and occasionally by that one song.
These safe standing areas will never be anything like the real thing of course, but they will improve the atmosphere, of that I'm convinced.
I would agree with you if the terraces behind the goals were standing only and people were packed in shoulder to shoulder which helps create its own atmosphere.. I've been to countless internationals in the old wembley before it was changed to an all seater, I was lucky enough to be there the twice in 87, believe me when I say the new wembley is nothing like the old for atmosphere. With its comfy pullman type seats in the top tier you're spread out from your neighbour and if your the only one singing within a section all the wit and spontaneity you may posses will float away unheard by anybody in the next two rows. There's going to be thousands of city people there who are just out for the day site seeing and nothing else, especially if the game lacks excitement. They will be talking to their friends around them about the good old days and wont give a toss about the wit and terrace chants that are sporadically trying to get started around the vast area behind the goal. If City ever get back to Wembley, the true fans WILL insist on a singing area next time , trust me.
