Up in the Gods in 528, it was pretty loud. One thing I would say is that the Sky Blue Song always seemed to start behind and to the left of the goal, so it took until about the third line to reach us and get everyone singing, so I think there were only a couple of really powerful renditions (memorably just after the second goal). But did you see the tweet from the offal? "What a noise" they said.
The repetitive songs seemed to work better; "In our Coventry Homes" was just amazing on several occasions.
I think it's down to dispersal of the singers, but the distances and the speed of sound were to blame too!
And I heard fuck all from the fans on the halfway lineFront and centre behind the goal as party central
To be fair, there was plenty of noise behind the goal where we were. Didn't seem to be much coming from down the sides though unfortunately. .
Drummer was near us in 133 and he was going all game. It's just such a huge stadium that if 1,000 fans are singing in one area it might not travel all around. Atmosphere in 133 was great all game, well until the last 10 when we were all just trying to hold on.To be fair, there was plenty of noise behind the goal where we were. Didn't seem to be much coming from down the sides though unfortunately. Although did notice that there often seemed to be different songs ongoing or out of sync between the different areas.
Someone mentioned a drummer. Saw him outside but assumed he hadn't been allowed to take it in as didn't hear the drum once in the stadium.
Essex, do any of you lot happen to have a video of our fans after scoring the goals, something I'd love to see.Core of singers spread out in a huge bowl with lots of "day trippers".............. its never going to happen like a home game & that doesn`t matter which end of the ground you were at.
At least you had two songs most folk seemed to know which kept it going....and winning helps as well! :happy:
That is half the problem. That drum needs to be thrown in the canal down the Foleshill rd. It doesn't create an atmosphere for all the best intentions and most people are annoyed by it more than anything. Time to ditch it and get the triangle back out!It was my first time at Wembley and I don't think it is a great stadium for getting an atmosphere going. i was sitting fairly close to the drummer and found it difficult over the general noise to pick up the chant to join in at times.
We got it going a few times though
Agree, hate the drum, as apposed to songs comping naturally the drum just takes over. We were getting songs going with the people around us but then if the drum was banging a different tune they would drown out.That is half the problem. That drum needs to be thrown in the canal down the Foleshill rd. It doesn't create an atmosphere for all the best intentions and most people are annoyed by it more than anything. Time to ditch it and get the triangle back out!
Yeah I saw that, sorry I was just trying to count dots but got over excited@Liquid Gold ........ I will have dig around... not the first thing that I rushed to do!! :inpain::inpain:
There is a slightly embarrassing vid on social media of a rather bladdered Cov fan in our concourse singing the Cov homes song and trying to provoke a reaction.... all the folk just walked past him with a look of sorrow on their faces and 10 minutes later he was "watching from outside"... not his finest moment I would think.
Had a great day and hope everyone else did too!
In context, I'm saying the atmopsphere wasn't great. Lots of people will be harping on about yesterday and 'remember the atmosphere' when really it was poor. Died a death after the first goal and there's no way I'm having rose-tinted the atmosphere was amazing.
Various people were buzzing that they had got seats in block 134, 135 and 136, and then they just stood/sat in silence - which is a waste of decent seats that myself and 3 other ST holders would have snapped their hand off for.
Yeah I saw that, sorry I was just trying to count dots but got over excited
In all serious that guy was being a dickhead and I hope he got kicked out and missed a great game.
Too bloody right ... that was a very poor rendition!He got exactly what he was looking for from some "less accommodating" characters after the filming stopped........ he was then taken out by Wembley staff, not sure if that was horizontally or vertically...... :emoji_athletic_shoe::emoji_athletic_shoe:
Post #48 on the favourite moments thread. Video of 2nd goal and the celebration. From the cov end.Essex, do any of you lot happen to have a video of our fans after scoring the goals, something I'd love to see.
Yeah thats a cracking video but you can hear the people with the phone more than the general noise. I want to see what it was like from the other end of the pitch.Post #48 on the favourite moments thread. Video of 2nd goal and the celebration. From the cov end.
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So, for my sins I was sat in the corporates directly behind the Oxford end. I can tell you for a fact that the noise from the Cov end was properly impressive so with all due respect to the OP I think he's talking out of his arse.
On reflection, my original post was possibly a bit overly harsh. I wouldn't want to spoil a good day and the fans clearly made an effort, and it's not our fans fault the acoustics of Wembley are fucking awful.
I was just pissed off that I felt like I was watching on the tele and not anywhere near the thick of the action with everyone else, but at least I was there.
TBF quite a number of 'Fans' in our end would've been tourist / guest 'Fans' also . as in any 'Big' game .On reflection, my original post was possibly a bit overly harsh. I wouldn't want to spoil a good day and the fans clearly made an effort, and it's not our fans fault the acoustics of Wembley are fucking awful.
I was just pissed off that I felt like I was watching on the tele and not anywhere near the thick of the action with everyone else, but at least I was there.
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