Carlos Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 The Reebok is a soulless morgue, you could hear people on the other side of the ground shouting on Sunday. People stop knitting and clap politely when we get the ball into the oppo's half, just like Rugger. A try/goal is met with mild euphoria, some cheesy music, everyone watches the replay on the screen... then sits down again. Where is the passion? Europe is the only thing worth caring about, the rest of it is w??nk.
YATESY Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 European away games is the way forward. Can we just give the rest of the games a miss until the atmosphere returns?
Lennie Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 Agreed. You could hear the players talking on Sunday. marseille showed us what football can be like. Dont think we will experience atmosphere's like that in this country again. Roll on next years european tour. [-o<
Mike Hunt Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 me, my eldest daughter, my brother and his lad had half a stand to ourselves in the south stand sunday. bit of a let down after thrusday :-({|=
Guest as Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 I've boycotted the Reebok, it is the worst stadium in the country for atmosphere. And the prices are scandalous [-X I like following the Whites away though, atmosphere is totally different. Burn the Reebok and build it in Bolton PB
Casino Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 The Reebok is a soulless morgue, you could hear people on the other side of the ground shouting on Sunday. People stop knitting and clap politely when we get the ball into the oppo's half, just like Rugger. A try/goal is met with mild euphoria, some cheesy music, everyone watches the replay on the screen... then sits down again. Where is the passion? Europe is the only thing worth caring about, the rest of it is w??nk. serious question do you have ideas of how to improve it other than taking the seats out/signing ronaldinho?
Traf Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 Signing Ronaldinho won't improve the Reebok. However, if you could take beer to your seat...............
Carlos Posted February 28, 2006 Author Posted February 28, 2006 ragging right I do. 1 introduce a way where people can sit near their mates i.e. unreserved seating 2 allow people in these areas to attempt to orchastrate the singing 3 Lower the number of jobsworth Orange warriors 4 Remove the threat of being arrested and charged with a criminal offence for showing some passion 5 Ensure the ground is full for every game, if that means lowering the cost temporarily, so be it. 6 fcuk off the hangers on, put people who want to remain seated and watch the match together and keep the kids in the family stand. 7 Offer insentives for getting the noise level above certain Db's. That's off the top of my head.
Lennie Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 ragging right I do. 1 introduce a way where people can sit near their mates i.e. unreserved seating 2 allow people in these areas to attempt to orchastrate the singing 3 Lower the number of jobsworth Orange warriors 4 Remove the threat of being arrested and charged with a criminal offence for showing some passion 5 Ensure the ground is full for every game, if that means lowering the cost temporarily, so be it. 6 fcuk off the hangers on, put people who want to remain seated and watch the match together and keep the kids in the family stand. 7 Offer insentives for getting the noise level above certain Db's. That's off the top of my head. I agree with all those suggestions, especially the first one. It was easy at Burnden to get all the people who wanted to make noise together. It was also wasy for those who wanted to avoid it to do so. Allowing people to stand also makes a big difference, even in an all seater. Nick Hornby had it right. he said that all the families and corporate types come to the games for the atmosphere, but the people who create the atmosphere have been removed to make room for them. God I miss Burnden.
Ani Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 you will not get regular good atmospheres at english football until 1. Prices come down 2. Less games on telly 3. Standing is allowed 4. You can stand where you want 5. stewards/club remember that fans are customers. AS NONE OF THESE WILL HAPPEN THE GAME IS FUCKED, SIMPLE AS. The sad thing is that it is dying a slow painful death, the irony is that hooligans were the ones going to kill the game, it turns out that it is the so called do gooders that have done it.
Mounts Kipper Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 i think this is a great start, we need to lobby the club regarding the present atmosphereless stadium we have. 1. one stand at least should be designated an unreserved area and charged at ??5.00 for under 16s and 15.00 for adults and it should be pay on the day only. 2. the televisions under the stand should be turned of during the game, this will be unpopular with a few but it is essential that the crowd is all in place for all 90 minutes of the game. 3. the club should be more proactive in supplying banners similar to the ones in marseille and ticker tape baloons to get the atmosphere going. 4. the club should lobby the F.A.for a return to safe standing and get the supporters involved in this campaign. 5.i would like to see the club open a large supporters bar in the vicinity of the reebok and if possible one in the town centre, marseille had these bars and they were very popular.(beer prices to be kept as low as possible as a service to supporters and not a profit making venture) 6.to encourage younger kids maybe a 5 a side league tournament held on matchdays mornings at the arena. failing that knock the reebok down and start again as close to burnden as possible.
HomerJay Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 ragging right I do. 1 introduce a way where people can sit near their mates i.e. unreserved seating 2 allow people in these areas to attempt to orchastrate the singing 3 Lower the number of jobsworth Orange warriors 4 Remove the threat of being arrested and charged with a criminal offence for showing some passion 5 Ensure the ground is full for every game, if that means lowering the cost temporarily, so be it. 6 fcuk off the hangers on, put people who want to remain seated and watch the match together and keep the kids in the family stand. 7 Offer insentives for getting the noise level above certain Db's. That's off the top of my head. i can the clubs view now, they will argue... 1. if its a sell out, it will cause chaos 2. some people dont wanna be orchestrated 3. the oranges are there for public safety 4. you can show passion without foul and abusive language 5. lower price dont always entice spectators in 6. people will not take kindly to being moved 7. cant think of anything for this...
Stewy_Baby Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 They should have made the North Stand one tier when we built it, could have made it our Kop. Then the club could have encouraged people who wanted to stand, swear, shout, be abusive n passionate to sit in the one stand. Not really rocket science...
RiCcI Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 Football is more of a familly game now, on sunday it was full of familys, thats were the atmosphere goes, im not saying famillys should be banned, im politley suggesting that the atmosphere will not return the stadiums are full of punters again, including women punters (before i get slaughterd by the female members of thes forum)
mickbrown Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 Bleeding hell, cheer up. I'm old enough to remember Burnden having less than 5k in and the kids playing football with an empty Ben Shaws bottle down at the front of the paddock being the noisiest thing in the ground.
no balls Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 Football is more of a familly game now, on sunday it was full of familys, thats were the atmosphere goes, im not saying famillys should be banned, im politley suggesting that the atmosphere will not return the stadiums are full of punters again, including women punters (before i get slaughterd by the female members of thes forum) you wouldn't have got slated by me mate...I might be female but a lady...erm, no, i've got a right potty mouth on me and agree wholeheartedly! nothing worse than when some 'family member' gives you a dirty look for saying the odd swear word....them dirty looks always shut me up, not!
mickbrown Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 ragging right I do. 6 fcuk off the hangers on, We've done that before, by getting relegated to division 4. Massive case of rose tinted Burnden glasses here. Must be because you're all yearning to paddle insome other blokes piss and have some owd bloke breathing Woodbines into your face. For the vast majority of games at Burnden, the atmosphere was no better then it is now.
Casino Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 For the vast majority of games at Burnden, the atmosphere was no better then it is now. burnden was falling down and had to be knocked down FACT burnden 85% full pisses on the reebok FACT
Ghana White Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 Kill the Reebok Rhythm Stop music after the goals Move the away fans next to the east stand lower Won't make a huge difference but its a start Irrespective of improving the atmosphere kill the Reebok Rhythm anyway
YATESY Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 on sunday it was full of familys It was particularly bad on Sunday as it was one of the two games a season when Junior Whites get in for free. Got to admit I was one of them with my young lad - eh at the prices Bolton charge you have to make the most of these 'offers' when they come!!
HomerJay Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 i definatly agree theat the away fans being up int top tier and out of the way is very significant to the atmosphere...
RiCcI Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 beer to your seat would be a large improvement, even if it was just in 1 stand, id be there but it will never happen, as away fans would probably snake in there aswell and we all no what would happen then...
mickbrown Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 burnden 85% full pisses on the reebok FACT True, but Burnden with 5000 in wasn't that great.
Casino Posted February 28, 2006 Posted February 28, 2006 not disagreeing sir the reebok would also be dead with 5 thou on what is being said is that even with over 20 thou, its not the best
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