Making an atmosphere at Withdean?

[Basil Fawlty]

I think we should have a band in the singing section. Drums and trumpets just like Sheff Wed.

 

[Jim in the West]

Bout time someone got thinking about this. Can the Argus have another "Make some Noise" campaign (not amazingly effective, but worth a try). How about a few trombones/trumpets, etc? We need more than drums. Bit short notice to get a Sheff Weds type band together, but some people may know a few decent musicians, who could try to sit together??

How about we all dig around in our cupboards for those horns and flags we bought at the Mill Stad in 2004?

 

[Jim in the West]

I think we should have a band in the singing section. Drums and trumpets just like Sheff Wed.

Great minds think alike

 

[pasty]

One of the biggest problems with the atmosphere is the fact that it is wide open with no roof at all. I sit in D Block and I rarely hear anything from the singing section at all. I'm not saying that no singing is coming from there, just simply that it doesn't carry.

Singing and making lots of noise is contagious. If the noise from the singing section carried, lots more would join in.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

The stewards don't help.

I took my pot noodle horn to the Palace game which seemed to gee everyone up a bit Haven't taken it to any games since then cos after that game I thought it could be bad luck!

 

[mindyjaja]

I took a load of beach balls to the last few home and away games last season but can't get them at the mo - not much demand for beach balls in the winter apparently

 

[Jim in the West]

I took a load of beach balls to the last few home and away games last season but can't get them at the mo - not much demand for beach balls in the winter apparently

Do your best...beach balls, funnily enough, seem to be great at generating atmosphere - they ease the tension, get people moving around, etc. If not beach balls, then inflatable THINGS (anything will do!)

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

Do your best...beach balls, funnily enough, seem to be great at generating atmosphere - they ease the tension, get people moving around, etc. If not beach balls, then inflatable THINGS (anything will do!)

Think I may have a couple of inflatables upstairs, will have a look a bit later, am more than happy to bring em along.

One of the biggest problems with the atmosphere is the fact that it is wide open with no roof at all. I sit in D Block and I rarely hear anything from the singing section at all. I'm not saying that no singing is coming from there, just simply that it doesn't carry.

Singing and making lots of noise is contagious. If the noise from the singing section carried, lots more would join in.

I know what you mean, I sit in second row from the back in "D block" and you can't hear anything most of the time

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Doesnt help that people go running to the stewards and dobbing for showing some passion.

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

Doesnt help that people go running to the stewards and dobbing for showing some passion.

Damn right, if I see any of my balls being batted around I will be grassing all culprits up to the stewards, and selling the story to the Argus.

 

[Caveman]

One of the biggest problems with the atmosphere is the fact that it is wide open with no roof at all.

But the North side does! They can help to get thing going.

 

[Caveman]

Who in the singing section is going to start the ... :mexican: then??

 

[Edward Scissorhands]

How's about whistles?

At Wycombe (?( the falmer sit in game)) loads of people blowing whistles - would that work?

 

[Bromley shrimp]

Get Andy D'Urso to ref.

Seriously, the away end has helped to enclose the ground and it's loads better than it was due to this. We're handicapped by lack of roof, so it's really up to us and if we can't get up for Leicester we deserve to go down.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Balloons can do wonders as well.

Mexican waves as suggested before are great at creating an atmosphere. You can make noise whilst doing it, without feeling embarrassed.

I really enjoyed the beach ball when we had one last time at Withdean. If we get a few inflatables going then it can be fun.

Swinging scarves?

 

[dougdeep]

Perhaps we should all have an extra pint.

 

[DIFFBROOK]

How about having microphones near the crowd, thereby increasing the sound level? I think Arsenal did something like that when they were re-developing highbury.

I know it might also increase the levels of graons, but worth a thought.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

best way to get an atmos going would be to have Prosser as the Ref and D'Urso as the 4th official.

The only thing that gets the Withdean crowd going is something controversial happening on the pitch, be it a bad foul or a crap ref. Remember the first season at Withdean - hardly a game went by without a sending off and the atmosphere was really good.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The only thing that gets the Withdean crowd going is something controversial happening on the pitch, be it a bad foul or a crap ref. Remember the first season at Withdean - hardly a game went by without a sending off and the atmosphere was really good.

That was mad. Pretty much a sending off for the opposition each every game. Probably because we were so good and the teams got frustrated.

 

[Eggmundo]

The only thing that gets the Withdean crowd going is something controversial happening on the pitch, be it a bad foul or a crap ref. Remember the first season at Withdean - hardly a game went by without a sending off and the atmosphere was really good.

Very True, a crap Ref does wonders for the atmosphere.
I don't think there is anything we can do to increase the vocal support at Withdean. J block which is the supposed singing section has the problem of casual attendees. Some are 'up for it' but a lot of others are there just to watch the game.
The stands are too fragmented to get any consistent chanting going.
We'll be saying exactly the same this time next year and although I shouldn't be bothered, I get really depressed when the away fans seem to have some sort of magical amplification system going on. i.e. Burnley the other night, there was only a few of them but when they did sing it sounded really good. (I know we are closer now!).