|
Post by Bordershrew on Aug 26, 2011 19:00:50 GMT 1
The Poznan would look awful in half filled stands, and I would most certainly be one of those people facing forward and looking miserable when the camera pans on those doing the poznan around me Haha, I'd be that bloke too, looking slightly bemused. Hopefully it's a passing phase like the inflatables were.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2011 19:49:18 GMT 1
Just look at the atmosphere Man City fans created at Wembley doing the Poznan. Plenty of inflatables flying about too! Looked triffic fun.
|
|
|
Post by elmundo on Aug 26, 2011 19:51:22 GMT 1
Just look at the atmosphere Man City fans created at Wembley doing the Poznan. Plenty of inflatables flying about too! Looked triffic fun. Yes, with 40,000 people, not 4.
|
|
|
Post by gtismygod on Aug 27, 2011 1:48:36 GMT 1
Some posters on here do my head in. One week we're not loud enough and dont get behind the team, we're not creative enough with songs etc then the next week we have a really good night with a decent atmosphere, have a little laugh doing the poznan (which was done against Macclesfield last season when everyone thought we were going up, no one complained then) and now we get negative comments for that? Its understandable that different people have different way of enjoying a game, but i dont come on here and criticise people who sit quietly in a diffetent area of the ground to me just because thats not the way i enjoy a game, if i want to turn around and jump up and down because we are beating a Premier League side i bloody will. absolutely spot on lad, to not contribute to the atmosphere is just about acceptable but to criticise those who bother to create an atmosphere and get behind the Town is ridiculous.
|
|
|
Post by gtismygod on Aug 27, 2011 1:49:34 GMT 1
The Poznan would look awful in half filled stands, and I would most certainly be one of those people facing forward and looking miserable when the camera pans on those doing the poznan around me Haha, I'd be that bloke too, looking slightly bemused. Hopefully it's a passing phase like the inflatables were. not sure what your problem is do you not want an atmosphere?
|
|
|
Post by Bordershrew on Aug 27, 2011 8:44:58 GMT 1
Haha, I'd be that bloke too, looking slightly bemused. Hopefully it's a passing phase like the inflatables were. not sure what your problem is do you not want an atmosphere? Why are you getting so upset? When has 10 people jumping up and down contributed to an atmosphere, I disagree with you like 4000 others in the ground not bouncing did, get over it.
|
|
|
Post by gtismygod on Aug 27, 2011 20:15:43 GMT 1
im not upset i just dont understand how how can you disagree that it creates a good atmosphere? its not that it doesnt, its just people cant be bothered, and would rather sit there quietly and moan at those who can be bothered.
|
|
furymuso
Midland League Division One
Floreat Loggerheads
Posts: 303
|
Post by furymuso on Aug 28, 2011 0:54:38 GMT 1
Sorry people, but if I'm honest, I didn't really feel a fantastic, "extra special" atmosphere. I think that... • Nearly all of the noisy fans sit/stand in block 19 • The stands are too far apart for chants to "spread" • Our home fans, overall, just arn't that noisy (this can be changed)
Okay, you can go ahead and slaughter me now...
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2011 12:30:11 GMT 1
Sorry people, but if I'm honest, I didn't really feel a fantastic, "extra special" atmosphere. I think that... • Nearly all of the noisy fans sit/stand in block 19 • The stands are too far apart for chants to "spread" • Our home fans, overall, just arn't that noisy (this can be changed) Okay, you can go ahead and slaughter me now... Just curious how many away games you go to that you can compare our home atmosphere to, and if so, how many times you have been impressed by the home fans? In my opinion, in recent seasons, the only teams who have impressed me are Aldershot, Accrington (who both us a drum to a ridiculous extent) Oxford last week, and thats about it. Whereas i can name many teams who are virtually silent for he whole game...Macclesfield, Burton, Rochdale, Cheltenham, Rotherham, Morecambe, Crewe, Northampton just from the top of my head. Not once have i been to any of those places and heard any of them sing more then 2 or 3 songs during the 90 minutes. We have to be realistic that we are a League 2 side, watching League 2 football, and if you compare the atmosphere to the game yesturday to the grounds iv mentioned above, we are much, much louder.
|
|
furymuso
Midland League Division One
Floreat Loggerheads
Posts: 303
|
Post by furymuso on Aug 29, 2011 10:59:36 GMT 1
Last season I went to all but one home game, one youth game and four away games. I've been to all home games and two away games this season. I usually listen on the radio for away games.
Compared to other teams in the league, I agree with you. Our attendance/atmosphere is pretty good. But it can be improved, i.e chants that spread around the whole stadium more regularly etc.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 11:15:17 GMT 1
Of the 50 stadiums I've been to, the only one at our level where the atmosphere has been significantly better than Salop is Oxford United.
|
|
|
Post by elmundo on Aug 29, 2011 11:48:21 GMT 1
Of the 50 stadiums I've been to, the only one at our level where the atmosphere has been significantly better than Salop is Oxford United. Have you been to Aldershot?
|
|
|
Post by Pilch on Aug 29, 2011 12:01:35 GMT 1
it's very rare that i sing at a match so its hypocritical of me having a pop at block 19 for their effort but to be honest its rubbish the songs i heard saturday consisted of f*** off di canio w**k*rs w**k*rs w**k*rs north stand give us a song turner give us a wave cheerio shrewbury is a sh**hole so f**k off home pure class, no wonder no one wants to join in
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 12:09:11 GMT 1
it's very rare that i sing at a match so its hypocritical of me having a pop at block 19 for their effort but to be honest its rubbish the songs i heard saturday consisted of f*** off di canio w**k*rs w**k*rs w**k*rs north stand give us a song turner give us a wave cheerio shrewbury is a sh**hole so f**k off home pure class, no wonder no one wants to join in [img src="http://www.shropshire.btinternet.co.uk/smiley/ www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/mad/mad0223.gif"].gif [/img][/quote] Very selective, and bad hearing!
|
|
|
Post by vivasalopia on Aug 29, 2011 12:13:39 GMT 1
it's very rare that i sing at a match so its hypocritical of me having a pop at block 19 for their effort but to be honest its rubbish the songs i heard saturday consisted of f*** off di canio w**k*rs w**k*rs w**k*rs north stand give us a song turner give us a wave cheerio shrewbury is a sh**hole so f**k off home pure class, no wonder no one wants to join in [img src="http://www.shropshire.btinternet.co.uk/smiley/ www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/mad/mad0223.gif"].gif [/img][/quote] Very selective, and bad hearing![/quote] There's always a "Saaaalop" in there!
|
|
|
Post by Pilch on Aug 29, 2011 12:20:34 GMT 1
it's very rare that i sing at a match so its hypocritical of me having a pop at block 19 for their effort but to be honest its rubbish the songs i heard saturday consisted of f*** off di canio w**k*rs w**k*rs w**k*rs north stand give us a song turner give us a wave cheerio shrewbury is a sh**hole so f**k off home pure class, no wonder no one wants to join in [img src="http://www.shropshire.btinternet.co.uk/smiley/ www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/mad/mad0223.gif"].gif [/img][/quote] Very selective, and bad hearing![/quote] I'm afraid not mate i have mentioned what i heard and i was sat in 16 the only stuff we hear is the aggressive stuff well apart from the turner give us a wave (when we are winning)
|
|
|
Post by Ned on Aug 29, 2011 12:27:15 GMT 1
This is why I don't bother sitting near the 'singers' anymore. Rubbish songs and no originality.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 12:42:00 GMT 1
Of the 50 stadiums I've been to, the only one at our level where the atmosphere has been significantly better than Salop is Oxford United. Have you been to Aldershot? No.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 12:42:52 GMT 1
This is why I don't bother sitting near the 'singers' anymore. Rubbish songs and no originality. What happened to UVOS? It used to be fantastic in the South Stand.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 12:43:32 GMT 1
This is why I don't bother sitting near the 'singers' anymore. Rubbish songs and no originality. Ned lad, I know you get a rough end of the stick some times, but you really don't help yourself with comments like this.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 12:53:33 GMT 1
What happened to UVOS? It used to be fantastic in the South Stand. Are you for real?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 12:58:57 GMT 1
This is why I don't bother sitting near the 'singers' anymore. Rubbish songs and no originality. Ned - as I recall, weren't you spotted at Chesterfield a couple of years ago failing to open your mouth for the entire game? Where do you earn the right to criticise those brave fans who actually bother to provide vocal support? You really do chat some utter s**te at times.
|
|
|
Post by Feedo Gnasher on Aug 29, 2011 13:00:30 GMT 1
I think it's clear that a LOT more people participate in the non- vulgar, pro-Shrewsbury chants.
|
|
|
Post by elmundo on Aug 29, 2011 16:46:00 GMT 1
Have you been to Aldershot? No. Fair enough. Would have suggested a hearing aid if you had and you didn't think they were loud!!
|
|
|
Post by tvor on Aug 29, 2011 17:17:36 GMT 1
it's very rare that i sing at a match so its hypocritical of me having a pop at block 19 for their effort but to be honest its rubbish the songs i heard saturday consisted of f*** off di canio w**k*rs w**k*rs w**k*rs north stand give us a song turner give us a wave cheerio shrewbury is a sh**hole so f**k off home pure class, no wonder no one wants to join in [img src="http://www.shropshire.btinternet.co.uk/smiley/ www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/mad/mad0223.gif"].gif [/img][/quote] Which is why it would be far better all round if the more vocal Town fans from that part of the stadium where in the South Stand. Look at the benefits. Less trouble as it would keep the idiot minorities further apart and more likelyhood of those Town fans signing more pro-Town songs and less anti-opposition songs. Didn't the players also indicate a season or two back they would also prefer the vocal fans being at that end? In most grounds we visit the more vocal home and away fans and not in adjacent blocks or adjacent parts of the stadium. The sooner STFC realise this is a bad policy and change it the better for all concerned. STFC could do a lot worse than move the family stand into blocks 18 & 19. The family stand used to be right next to the away fans in the Station Stand at Gay Meadow, but I don't recall there being any trouble?
|
|
|
Post by Mike on Aug 29, 2011 17:22:11 GMT 1
Shrewsbury is just a club where a large proportion of the fans are middle-upper class and would rather sit down neatly in their neat rows drinking their bovril and never getting involved in any kind of chanting/singing. In fact most prefer to turn their nose up at any kind of atmopshere.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2011 16:56:39 GMT 1
Here we go again, another atmosphere thread and its the same old things.
Can I try and dispel a few myths.
Off the top of my head from the last three league home games, here's some of the songs I have heard or was personally singing from the back of block 18:
Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury etc etc Shrews-ber-eee, Shrews-ber-ee (like the Liv-er-pool song) Grand-ee-son, Grand-ee-son (same song) SALOP, SALOP, SALOP (more of a shout) Salop, Salop, Salop (more of a song) Blue Army, Blue Army etc etc COME ON SHREWSBURY, COME ON SHREWSBURY, COME ON SHREWSBURY (more of a shout) Come on Shrewsbury Come on Shrewsbury, Come on Shrewsbury Come on (more of a song) Saints go marching in Hey Jude Graham Turners Barmy Army A Marvin Morgan song Some song about Terry Gornell Oh Nicky Wroe, Nicky, Nicky, Nicky Wroe etc Going down the Oteley Road...... We all follow the Shrewsbury over land and sea..... My Old Man said follow the town....... Come on you Blues, Everywhere we go (everywhere we go)......... Hi Ho Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Hi Ho Keep the Blue Flag Flying High......... You are my Shrewsbury, my only Shrewsbury, you make me happy...... We love you Shrewsbury we do, We love you Shrewsbury we do etc And its Shrewsbury Town, Shrewsbury Town FC, We're by far the greatest team the world has ever seen............
Hopefully that dispells the first myth that blocks 18/19 are only there to sing songs about fighting and/or about the opposition
Id also say that it dispells the second myth that we only have about 2 or 3 songs. Clearly they are arent the most intelligant or original, however Id prefer them to some of the so called Lennon & McCartney terrace poets that certain clubs allegedly have, when in reality its two or three songs sung repeatedly for half an hour at a time and normally accompanied by a drum
The other myth is judging by comments on here, the reason so few people sing is because the type of songs being sung and if they were more pro Shrewsbury, more people would sing. Ive listed quite a few songs in just 3 games so whats the excuse for not joining in? Thats another myth gone then
The lack of atmosphere is not helped by the singers being in blocks 18/19 and a proportion of songs containing swearing/anti opposition words. However in reality (as Mike has said) the reason why the atmosphere was poor at the old ground, as it is at the current ground is due to not enough people wanting to sing. The only time you will hear from a lot of people is to show their disapproval
|
|
|
Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Aug 30, 2011 17:39:27 GMT 1
Shrewsbury is just a club where a large proportion of the fans are middle-upper class and would rather sit down neatly in their neat rows drinking their bovril and never getting involved in any kind of chanting/singing. In fact most prefer to turn their nose up at any kind of atmopshere. I've seen the proposition that Shrewsbury is a middle class town stated on here several times and no one has challenged it, so I guess board members think it's true. If so Shrewsbury has changed a lot since I left. The town I grew up in was mainly populated by people working in jobs in agriculture, light industry, local government and financial support at a relatively low level and was a low wage town. I don't think the way fans support the team has anything to do with class, it's to do with the social culture of a rural area. People tend to be socially conservative, averse to collectivisation and individualistic. We don't have a tradition of heavy industry and the organisation that went with it and that is reflected in the way our support behaves.
|
|
|
Post by gtismygod on Aug 30, 2011 17:41:13 GMT 1
wasnt there an attempt to create an ultras block in the south stand? why not relaunch that, only offer extremely cheap introductory tickets. derby county are my local club and have done it, and its worked brilliantly.
i prefer blocks 18 and 19 because its the only area with any atmosphere whatsoever.. i have no wish to fight away fans. i would certainly prefer the south stand if some atmosphere was generated.
|
|
|
Post by Ned on Aug 30, 2011 17:42:33 GMT 1
This is why I don't bother sitting near the 'singers' anymore. Rubbish songs and no originality. Ned - as I recall, weren't you spotted at Chesterfield a couple of years ago failing to open your mouth for the entire game? Where do you earn the right to criticise those brave fans who actually bother to provide vocal support? You really do chat some utter s**te at times. Were you at the game? 1-0 win I recall, a Town player got sent off I think.
|
|