I agree but its the mentality of away games that adds to the atmosphere. Home games are blighted mainly by the sheer size of the stadium. For what its worth the 'Shrews' I spoke to walking away tonight thought it a tremendous place with great potential but agreed that it was constructed with better times in mind and that even with 15k its still a bit sparse. The team didn't do it today either, a bit too much showboating !!
^^^ agreed, fans are always subdued at the Ricoh, yet away supportnis phenomenal- maybe a legit reason for thenplayers performances and the results?
I don't understand the fact that 5k of us went to mk dons and sang our hearts out but only a few hundred did today
It's partly about the size of the stadium and the distribution of singers. When you had the West End singing, those in the neighbouring stands could join in without feeling self-conscious. Now that you have various small pockets, the butterfly effect can't get going. I sing my heart out when we're away, but would feel simply embarrassed to sing at home, from where I sit.
We shouldn't kid ourselves about our away peformances either. Sure, we can give a good turn out, but there's always been a 'sing a bit, but only when you're not losing' mentality, imo. Was the same at MK.
At Stevenage we sang almost all the way through apart from right after there goal.
it was fecked up
15 mins in 0-0,w ehave already made 4-5 chances and the fans start fuming at a few misplaced passes
real BS
still...until cov win a big match at ricoh there will be issues.
Maybe the atmosphere would benefit if people moved out of singers corner and to the telegraph stand. Most other teams have big ends like the stretford holt gallogate but u never hear of corners
Lets be honest, the way Shrewsbury played crushed the atmosphere as well, they played really well at times and were set up to stop us making much impact in the final third. A combination of Michelle Ridleys passing and tribute, New Years hangovers, the after the Lord mayors show feeling and the lack of goals all added to a quieter atmosphere. I've been saying it for a long time too that the volume of women and kids interspersed all over every stand at home games reins in and fragments groups of singers.
Some people, myself included, are just not singers. When its a brilliant, exciting game I will join in a bit, but Saturday didn't draw me in.
Doesn't mean im any less of a fan.
I used to sing and shout all game when I was 10 years younger. Now at 40 I just don't seem to have that urge to do it. Don't know why. Maybe it's because I haven't got 6 pints of tenants extra in me these days!
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