We can sit behind the goal!! (3 Viewers)

[Liquid Gold]

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?

I'm in 15. Will go to a couple of games before making a decision to move.

 

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[Evo1883]

I personally love running down the steps and giving the fingers to away fans when we score

Il be staying put

 

[cov donkey kick]

Not sure really what to do in the words of the song,should I stay or should I go

 

[quinn1971]

Wouldn’t the north stand need to be open anyway,i‘m sure I’ve heard in an interview that boddy said theyv’e based the budget for next season on getting crowds of 17,000,

 

[SkyBlueSoul]

I'm in 15. Will go to a couple of games before making a decision to move.

"Fans who have bought elsewhere already will be able to move their seats to the newly opened North Stand by contacting the Ticket Office – the deadline to move seats will be 31st May."

Might have to hope enough people feel the same to force an extension

 

[TwistAndShoutCCFC1987]

At this moment what I think I’ll do is stay in block 15 for a season, and if the atmosphere completely moves to the North stand I will move there the following season.

 

[wingy]

I’m sort of put off by the sun always shining on that stand. Me can’t see!

You got cataracts?

Late Summer/Autumn piste face.

 

[robbiethemole]

got tickets in 18 but now have a JSB 4 yr old grandson, so a move to the family zone 33/34 is on the cards. It will be just like a real stadium again hopefully without the W+sps stewards

 

[rondog1973]

The stadium is arse about face. Away fans have to go where they are as that's where the coaches are and there would be issues with them at the other end where the club shop and the casino entrance is but it should have been designed to get them in a corner or if that isn't possible then that end.

Agree with this. The home end should be the scoreboard end, away fans located in either corner at the opposite end with home fans in close proximity to stimulate atmosphere. Part of the reason the Ricoh can lack atmosphere is the seeming insistence by the authorities that home/away fans are separated by at least two blocks.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Agree with this. The home end should be the scoreboard end, away fans located in either corner at the opposite end with home fans in close proximity to stimulate atmosphere. Part of the reason the Ricoh can lack atmosphere is the seeming insistence by the authorities that home/away fans are separated by at least two blocks.

It should have been built east-west instead of north-south too. Could have easily had the away fans in the end by the a road then for their coaches to easily get away while the majority of home fans head under the railway.

 

[pusbccfc]

Wouldn’t the north stand need to be open anyway,i‘m sure I’ve heard in an interview that boddy said theyv’e based the budget for next season on getting crowds of 17,000,

Depends if he's including away fans. On average 2000 away fans would only be 15k which would be about right to fill the Tesco stand and corporate end with a block overspill into the telegraph like Gillingham at home a few years back.

 

[pusbccfc]

It should have been built east-west instead of north-south too. Could have easily had the away fans in the end by the a road then for their coaches to easily get away while the majority of home fans head under the railway.

Obviously the safety team and police will take the safe option but if I remember right at Leicester you walk straight into the home fans after the game. It's doable but with small crowds they'll always take the simple option.

If we ever got to the Prem and sold most games out, we'd have to push away fans as far towards the corporate end as possible, just the 3k like for the Gillingham and Crewe games. We'd then have half the south stand.

 

[Brylowes]

People who used it as an excuse why they wouldn't go

So what are you saying ? You don’t think it’s a good idea we act like a normal football club and allow fans behind the goal.
why is some people’s first reaction to any news regarding the club to jump to fan shaming.

 

[Brylowes]

This is the issue, it will split the atmosphere in two.

Or we could try to progress support numbers and increase atmosphere

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

17

Definitely 17. I had season tickets in both the scoreboard corner and the former telegraph stand - North Stand now... the atmosphere in the North Stand was crap even for the local derbies. People would try and get songs going but it would hardly ever get going or travel.
When I moved to 17, you could see that the North Stand were singing on rare occasions but the noise just didn’t travel.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Staying on the side

 

[Evo1883]

So what are you saying ? You don’t think it’s a good idea we act like a normal football club and allow fans behind the goal.
why is some people’s first reaction to any news regarding the club to jump to fan shaming.

No I think its a good idea , I remember seeing some fans say they wouldn't go because they couldn't sit behind the goal , to me that was absolutely absurd ...so it's a light hearted joke about the next excuse now its opening up behind the goal

 

[rondog1973]

It should have been built east-west instead of north-south too. Could have easily had the away fans in the end by the a road then for their coaches to easily get away while the majority of home fans head under the railway.

Would have been even better if they'd stuck the whole stadium where Tesco is and Tesco where the Ricoh is!

 

[Evo1883]

Would have been even better if they'd stuck the whole stadium where Tesco is and Tesco where the Ricoh is!

You're not wrong

 

[cc84cov]

My view that more tickets will be made available looks on then from June 21st I think more will be on sale

 

[Johhny Blue]

I’m sort of put off by the sun always shining on that stand. Me can’t see!

Do you get sun in England?

 

[Evo1883]

Do you get sun in England?

Every other month for 6 months

 

[RegiswasGod]

Every other month for 6 months

Except in Liverpool. They hate it in Liverpool

 

[fernandopartridge]

All the better for the hard core support letting our new keeper know he's completely shit after the first clanger

And if your favourite player remains, good help for the ballboys when he shoots off target again

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Depends if he's including away fans. On average 2000 away fans would only be 15k which would be about right to fill the Tesco stand and corporate end with a block overspill into the telegraph like Gillingham at home a few years back.

He will be including away fans - but the average away following should be higher than 2k - think it will be nearer 4k (assuming 6k max) due to Blues, Baggies etc - there will be a number of away 'sell outs'

 

[wingy]

I reckon there are two mega scarf wearers booked for block 29 ,row A /B
Seats14-15ish.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I reckon there are two mega scarf wearers booked for block 29 ,row A /B
Seats14-15ish.

Wonder if we can put in a bid for the fat Pompey bloke

 

[pusbccfc]

He will be including away fans - but the average away following should be higher than 2k - think it will be nearer 4k (assuming 6k max) due to Blues, Baggies etc - there will be a number of away 'sell outs'

Exactly, so he's estimating between 13-15k home fans each week. Realistically not enough to throw open the North Stand.

We have had home crowds of that size and it's been great having the one stand packed together.

13k home fans at home to Luton and Reading won't look great rattled around 3 stands.

 

[Saddlebrains]

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

 

[Skybluefaz]

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

I don't care if I'm sitting there with just my son and my mates. That is where I want to sit.

 

[Saddlebrains]

I don't care if I'm sitting there with just my son and my mates. That is where I want to sit.

And fair play to you. Im just saying that we all know deep down, all this talk of a' wall of sky blue' and 'cracking atmosphere' wont happen.


Youll get the first game back heaving granted

 

[Skybluefaz]

And fair play to you. Im just saying that we all know deep down, all this talk of a' wall of sky blue' and 'cracking atmosphere' wont happen.


Youll get the first game back heaving granted

Fair enough, yes it won't be the yellow wall transferred to the Ricoh.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

And fair play to you. Im just saying that we all know deep down, all this talk of a' wall of sky blue' and 'cracking atmosphere' wont happen.


Youll get the first game back heaving granted

Yeah, unfortunately the ground is far too big for us so it will be a poor atmosphere and experience whatever the seating arrangement.

Towards the latter Championship years I remember 12,000 crowds being announced - actual attendance probably 10,000

 

[Saddlebrains]

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)

 

[TM8792]

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.