pusbccfc
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If we ever had demand to sell out each week, we would. No point doing it now when away fans will demand big numbers.
Would rather them open the South Stand for home and away fans. This will just make the atmosphere worse with potentially two standing/singing sections.
Agree with this...maybe a point which could of been made to Boddy in the meets we’ve hadIt will turn out to be shit. Think we all know it. Everyone banging on about moving seats when in reality you'll get a few hundred rattling around in there. Still think block by block selling creates the better atmosphere.
The club cocked up when we moved to the Ricoh by not stating that the people from the west terrace/ wanted to create an atmosphere should be behind the goal. Everyone ended up dispersed all over the place
Netting off the top 10 rows or so, is really a no brainer. Minimal outlay, people get the option to chose stands and improved atmosphere. Can quickly be removed block by block, if demand calls for it.
Netting off the top 10 rows or so, is really a no brainer. Minimal outlay, people get the option to chose stands and improved atmosphere. Can quickly be removed block by block, if demand calls for it.
People might laugh at me but i thought we had some good atmospheres in a couple of L2 games.
Stevenage on a Friday night comes to mind. Think we won 3-1, but twist and shout went on for ages, even though we had really just the Tesco stand everyone was up and singing. Think there was only 6500 there too.
Feel keeping us all together really does improve the atmosphere, and can actually see this being a bad thing for noise generated at the Ricoh (covid permitting obviously)
Not sure if the same game, but there was another Friday night game at the Ricoh where it had been a bit of a heatwave that week and it was an almost festival atmosphere at the game.
Was really surreal, one of the best I'd seen there
Not sure whether to stay in block 15 or to move my ticket to the North stand, I mainly want to be near the atmosphere , what do you think will be the better decision?
Would rather them open the South Stand for home and away fans. This will just make the atmosphere worse with potentially two standing/singing sections.
It will turn out to be shit. Think we all know it. Everyone banging on about moving seats when in reality you'll get a few hundred rattling around in there. Still think block by block selling creates the better atmosphere.
The club cocked up when we moved to the Ricoh by not stating that the people from the west terrace/ wanted to create an atmosphere should be behind the goal. Everyone ended up dispersed all over the place
In the current climate are clubs really going to pack fans in block by block? I'm not so sure that will be great for all supporters.I think that's right. I thought the atmosphere at St Andrew's was decent selling block by block.
Unpopular opinion but if we get 20,000+ crowds the Ricoh could be rocking if we go block by block.
I've never been one to get over nostalgic about HR either, the atmosphere in the 80s with crowds of 9,000 in the old 1st Division, hooligans going mental and police horses charging around outside like they were on acid - wasn't as great as some make it out to be.
and destroy the main atmosphere generating part of the crowd?couldnt we put the away fans in singers corner still have the access to the coaches behind the stand after games!
thinking about moving mine and the lads season ticket to behind the goal
no because then they'd go behind the goaland destroy the main atmosphere generating part of the crowd?
no because then they'd go behind the goal
behind the goal where the away fans are now not the old telegraph stand, so your still right next to the away fansMost won't though as they wanted to be close to the away fans. It seems it's no fun calling some a wanker when they can't see our hear you do it.
that doesnt work you need an exit from the stadium and if you have city fans either side of that corner there's no away exit that works,behind the goal where the away fans are now not the old telegraph stand, so your still right next to the away fans
Which begs the question of why it’s possible at every other new build bowl but not ours.that doesnt work you need an exit from the stadium and if you have city fans either side of that corner there's no away exit that works,
that doesnt work you need an exit from the stadium and if you have city fans either side of that corner there's no away exit that works,
I think that's right. I thought the atmosphere at St Andrew's was decent selling block by block.
Unpopular opinion but if we get 20,000+ crowds the Ricoh could be rocking if we go block by block.
I've never been one to get over nostalgic about HR either, the atmosphere in the 80s with crowds of 9,000 in the old 1st Division, hooligans going mental and police horses charging around outside like they were on acid - wasn't as great as some make it out to be.
It worked OK when we played Crewe in the JPT, I was sat behind the goal next to the away fans. It works at just about every other ground in the league.
It's not as if this 'security arrangement' has stopped it going off a few times at the Ricoh, most recently v Sunderland.
The majority of the home crowd disperse towards Tesco and the south of the stadium. It would make far more sense for away fans to be made to cross the footbridge to the coaches rather than end up concertinaed with home fans towards that tunnel under the A444.
Highfield Rd were great days to me. Our true home.
Ricoh is a bland experience inside and surrounding area in comparison.
Agreed that doesn't make sense. They'll need to go in the corner closest to the West Strand.yeah but aren't they saying we should put the away fans in the corner where block 15 is and city fans in what was the tesco and jewson? The issue is the physical exit and entry to the ground? They would surely have to take away fans through a concourse that is used by city fans to get to the closest gates.
Another issue would be toilets etc
Agreed that doesn't make sense. They'll need to go in the corner closest to the West Strand.
I suppose the real issue is that the club wants the flexibility to offer an away team 6k tickets, and that completely closes off moving away fans or having City fans behind that goal.
Unless Cov fans start turning up in numbers > 25k on a regular basis!This is why the status quo will remain.
Unless Cov fans start turning up in numbers > 25k on a regular basis!
yeah but aren't they saying we should put the away fans in the corner where block 15 is and city fans in what was the tesco and jewson? The issue is the physical exit and entry to the ground? They would surely have to take away fans through a concourse that is used by city fans to get to the closest gates.
Another issue would be toilets etc
last time we were in the championship they had a trial where they put the away fans in the corner, and let the home fans sit in what is now the away end
I quite often sat in that end , wasnt a problem then , so why now ?
Unless Cov fans start turning up in numbers > 25k on a regular basis!
They have pull down shutters that can be used to segregate the concourse section between any blocks and is needed for the safety certificate, same as every other bowl stadium. When we played Crewe in the JPT at the Ricoh, as the away demand was small and the home demand was massive, the away end shutters were shortened to accommodate 1500 away fans. From memory, home fans were up to block 9 and could use the concourse facilities up to the end of Block 9.
This argument that the away fans can’t be moved and toilets/concourse/exits etc is nonsense in my opinion. You would just adjust the shutters and barriers to move the away fans to the corner and they could still access the coaches and car park via the slope down.
The current format doesn’t avoid fans crossing directions in the car park anyway.
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