HangletonGull
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[Albion] Away fans in home ends
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jackalbion
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I’m sorry but Rugby or Cricket the atmosphere is not as intense as football, that’s why I have no real interest in the sport of Rugby. Cricket isn’t as intense as either and is much better in the relaxed atmosphere. There’s no jeopardy in Rugby and it just feels like a jolly up for the boys from stow. Rugby culture I find to be more mysognistic and unfriendly and like you have to be a part of a special club. I much preferred Rugby League at university because they kept opposition fans apart and it had a real intensity. Football runs a lot deeper, and that’s the reason it’s so popular and interesting. Rugby Union just feels like a casual sport going on in the background.
Agree, it would make the atmosphere so flat. The players need us behind them, making lots of collective noise etc.
Without particularly disagreeing, I don't find there's a great deal of difference between the atmosphere at an ODI or Test Match compared to most home stands. Albeit I tend to go to the louder (and cheaper) stands like the Hollies or the Western Terrace when I go to the cricket.
Having said that, the best atmosphere I can remember at a cricket match was at the C&G final at Lords in 2006 (Sussex v Lancashire), which was segregated. Albeit because each club sold tickets to their own fans, rather than any fear of violence.
Taybha
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Not sure if Fulham still do it anymore but they had a 2.5k neutral zone next to the away end and I sat in that 3 times and there was absolutely no trouble whatsoever that I saw,the demographic was around 60-40 away-home fans.
I'd be well pissed off if any away fan found a seat next to me at The Amex because we have a home and away fan end policy,but if there was a neutral zone at the Amex and I chose to buy a ticket there I'd know the score that I'd be in with away fans and that's fair enough.
I've been to numerous away games and been in the home end as have thousands of other Brighton and Hove Albion supporters with a low loyalty points score,if the match is in London it's a given there will be Brighton fans in the home end,I'm surprised West Ham haven't changed the colour scheme to Blue and white when we play them,it would be interesting to see another club take a punt with a neutral zone when playing low risk regarding opposition games,if I couldn't get a ticket and the neutral zone was all that was going I'd be quite happy to sit there.
I'd be well pissed off if any away fan found a seat next to me at The Amex because we have a home and away fan end policy,but if there was a neutral zone at the Amex and I chose to buy a ticket there I'd know the score that I'd be in with away fans and that's fair enough.
I've been to numerous away games and been in the home end as have thousands of other Brighton and Hove Albion supporters with a low loyalty points score,if the match is in London it's a given there will be Brighton fans in the home end,I'm surprised West Ham haven't changed the colour scheme to Blue and white when we play them,it would be interesting to see another club take a punt with a neutral zone when playing low risk regarding opposition games,if I couldn't get a ticket and the neutral zone was all that was going I'd be quite happy to sit there.
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jackalbion
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Yeah Cricket is a strange one, I think non segregation works at that, but I enjoy it more, I can't stand Rugby Union, genuinely the most unwelcoming atmosphere I've felt at a sport and least intense.
I enjoy football, cricket and rugby. You do get plenty of rugby matches where the atmosphere is non-existent, certainly in club rugby, but the atmosphere at a top international can be right up there. It can also be genuinely intimidating on occasion too, try sitting in an England shirt in Cardiff for a rugby international against Wales and whilst it’s absolutely not ‘dangerous‘ as it would be for football if you were in with the home fans, I can confirm that it is not what I would describe as ‘friendly’ either!
BrightonCottager
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No, Fulham don't do that anymore unfortunately - not since getting back into the Prem. Largely because of the ongoing Riverside stadium development and STHs being relocated from there into the Putney end and not wanting to return to the new stand. Having said that, we still get away fans in home areas. Lots of supporters of other clubs in the SE have a booking history and some buy memberships.
London Irish
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It's really mixed - generally rugby atmos in London area is as flat as a pancake - tends to get much livelier in rugby hotbeds. like the Shed at Gloucester
London Irish
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The main point of interest now will be to see how he got his seat, because that amount of aggro for those sitting around him needs some action taken if a ticket was bought for him by an Albion fan, couple of years' ban on buying additional tickets I would go for
mile oak
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surely its simple if fans are obvious wearing opponents colours you inform a steward and hey get dealt with appropriately. Its against ground regulations. If they are sat there politely clapping any goal home or away i dont see a problem, but only because i wouldnt know they are away fans but wearing a wolves hat is rather envious - how did they get this far past security stewards at stairwells etc?
schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
I stewarded a Bath Rugby game while at uni.
Apart from somebody in the crowd getting hit on the back of the head with a ball that the players were kicking about before the game, I have nothing whatsoever to report.
I've been to a few [3?] rugby league internationals. The crowd at those didn't feel particularly different to a football crowd. Always fun walking past the big sign saying "no alcohol in the stand" carrying 4pints.
LANGDON SEAGULL
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Well - was there any last night ?
HangletonGull
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Load
Loads
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Loads.
Ones around us were subtle and respectful.
The only spanners were the ones in the wrong seats/section....caused much confusion and recalculation of our scrambled seating requirements.
They did move on when this error was pointed out though.
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