[Albion] Any chance ALL the singers move to the South stand next season?

[dazzer6666]

That's what i was thinking

If the north can hear the away fans in the south then the sound must travel equally as good back to the south from the north stand

Seems we just need to get all the keen singers together to create an away game type stand which is vocal to really crank up the noise

How are they going to be identified? Will anyone that claims to be a ‘keen singer’ need to pass some sort of test ? Maybe a volume test, plus knowing all the words to the Enciso dirge perhaps ? Presumably there will also be a tempo test as well….anything less than double time will mean instant failure and banishment to the ESU for life…….

 

[mile oak]

With the away end moving to the south east stand, there could be an opportunity for all the singers from the North stand that are currently not together (police box, centre of north plus those randomly dotted around the wsu etc) to get season tickets in the South stand, next to the away end.

1st this would mean finally all the singers could be together similar to away games

2nd there will probably never be another opportunity for a whole stand to be available for people to move to

3rd could this be an opportunity to finally create a good atmosphere every game with singing between the home and away ends every game

We may get a handful of good atmosphere games a season but the home and away end can barely hear each other

Having a stand behind the goal for all the singers would be brilliant (ideally with safe standing thrown in please?!!)

What do people think?

If club had an offical.singing section like withdean possibly but all it will create is a spread of singers. Facts are a certaon percemtage always sing then a percentage from time to time. Having a South stand of home fans wont suddenly boost more singers

 

[mile oak]

Currently club choose per toss to attack north 2nd half will this be lost once the south stand is used gor home fans?

Also

Not all SW corner fans stand in fact vast majority dont this south nove will cause a real split with those that wont to sit and other stand perhaps club need a sittting section and standing part?

 

[mile oak]

Currently club choose per toss to attack north 2nd half will this be lost once the south stand is used gor home fans?

Also

Not all SW corner fans stand in fact vast majority dont this south nove will cause a real split with those that wont to sit and other stand perhaps club need a sittting section and standing part?

 

[brighton_tom]

Currently club choose per toss to attack north 2nd half will this be lost once the south stand is used gor home fans?

Also

Not all SW corner fans stand in fact vast majority dont this south nove will cause a real split with those that wont to sit and other stand perhaps club need a sittting section and standing part?

Well it may reduce the oppositions current want for making us shoot towards the south in the 2nd half. With both ends being home fans they may not care.

& if they introduce safe standing to the south it wont be for the whole thing, maybe the back 10 rows like they're doing in the north, so you'll get the part standing part sitting sections you suggest.

 

[dazzer6666]

Well it may reduce the oppositions current want for making us shoot towards the south in the 2nd half. With both ends being home fans they may not care.

& if they introduce safe standing to the south it wont be for the whole thing, maybe the back 10 rows like they're doing in the north, so you'll get the part standing part sitting sections you suggest.

Suspect this is exactly what will happen, well in advance of STHs needing to choose their new seats

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

How are they going to be identified? Will anyone that claims to be a ‘keen singer’ need to pass some sort of test ? Maybe a volume test, plus knowing all the words to the Enciso dirge perhaps ? Presumably there will also be a tempo test as well….anything less than double time will mean instant failure and banishment to the ESU for life…….

Drusillas Zoo offer a comparable animal volume test in a makeshift phone box that the the subject is invited to scream into to benchmark themselves.

Maybe the club could come to some arrangement with them, maybe name the other north kiosk “Drusilla’s Bar”?

 

[wellquickwoody]

It should also be remembered that most away fans at most grounds make more noise per capita than home fans. Something to do with hours of travelling and drinking apparently.

 

[Professor Plum]

The away fans can hear you. They just choose to be cheeky chaps and sing “football in a library” when there is even the slightest moment of quiet atmosphere in the ground.

Brentford fans did make me laugh. They take up the smallest away allocation, make barely any noise, have a terrible home atmosphere themselves, and then when there’s a quiet moment in our game on Friday start a not very loud version of “football in a library”.

Exactly what all away fans do, including Albion. I have a wry smile when we sing 'football in a library' away. Brentford are among the quietest of all away fans but they still made a decent enough noise from where I was sitting.

I sit bang on the half way line in the east. Both ends can be heard perfectly fine. I don’t think there’s then a sudden huge drop off in what you can hear the extra 60metres to each end from me.

I’m midway between the halfway line and the goal line at the south, and there’s a very big difference in the loudness, as you’d expect. The away fans are closer to me than the north. I can always *hear* the NS, but apart from the start of the game, or immediately after a goal, or dramatic period of play, I’d never describe them as loud. To sound loud from the away end you need more singing from the E and W. We only join in with the 'Albion, Albion' chant and SBTS. We're never going to sing 'shoot the Palace scum' or similar. For the stadium to join in, you need songs that are anthemic rather than jaunty or celebrate violence.

Regarding the current singers moving to the South it’s never going to happen though I’d love it to. To have the home and away singers at the same end would immediately crank up the atmosphere a lot. But for it to happen you’d have the get the club on board to direct it. And even then, you know what would happen. The existing Won’t be druv/ splinter group curmudgeons would steadfastly stay in the north 'out of principle' and the singers would be more divided than ever.

The simplest improvement would be for the two N singing groups to unify. Don’t the denizens of the N ever talk about this? There must be people here from the smaller group. What’s the issue here? Some historical feud? A dispute over fan purity?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Most folk travel by train I believe, so why would a section of established north singers give up the comfort of being the closest stand to the station / new fans zone go all the way around to the south?

The south would have the advantage to the park and ride queues though.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Most folk travel by train I believe, so why would a section of established north singers give up the comfort of being the closest stand to the station / new fans zone go all the way around to the south?

The south would have the advantage to the park and ride queues though.

No one will be moving from the North stand

 

[portlock seagull]

No one will be moving from the North stand

Precisely.

 

[mile oak]

Well it may reduce the oppositions current want for making us shoot towards the south in the 2nd half. With both ends being home fans they may not care.

& if they introduce safe standing to the south it wont be for the whole thing, maybe the back 10 rows like they're doing in the north, so you'll get the part standing part sitting sections you suggest.

Difficulty is nothing has been said and i suggest it will be nothing said recreating the north scenario where fans stand perhaps 'expecting its ok.now behind the goal' thing ismany do t currently stand in the corner in fact barely anyone does..The move presents many issues unanswered and I argue considered by the club.. did they even invite SW cormer fans input?

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

How are they going to be identified? Will anyone that claims to be a ‘keen singer’ need to pass some sort of test ? Maybe a volume test, plus knowing all the words to the Enciso dirge perhaps ? Presumably there will also be a tempo test as well….anything less than double time will mean instant failure and banishment to the ESU for life…….

Haha. It was more a case of the clubbing creating a "singing section" behind the south goal and inviting those that want to sing to congregate behind the new south home end

Id imagine it would be made up of people from all around the ground that want to be with like minded people

Being next to the away end would vastly improve the atmosphere instantly

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

Exactly what all away fans do, including Albion. I have a wry smile when we sing 'football in a library' away. Brentford are among the quietest of all away fans but they still made a decent enough noise from where I was sitting.

I’m midway between the halfway line and the goal line at the south, and there’s a very big difference in the loudness, as you’d expect. The away fans are closer to me than the north. I can always *hear* the NS, but apart from the start of the game, or immediately after a goal, or dramatic period of play, I’d never describe them as loud. To sound loud from the away end you need more singing from the E and W. We only join in with the 'Albion, Albion' chant and SBTS. We're never going to sing 'shoot the Palace scum' or similar. For the stadium to join in, you need songs that are anthemic rather than jaunty or celebrate violence.

Regarding the current singers moving to the South it’s never going to happen though I’d love it to. To have the home and away singers at the same end would immediately crank up the atmosphere a lot. But for it to happen you’d have the get the club on board to direct it. And even then, you know what would happen. The existing Won’t be druv/ splinter group curmudgeons would steadfastly stay in the north 'out of principle' and the singers would be more divided than ever.

The simplest improvement would be for the two N singing groups to unify. Don’t the denizens of the N ever talk about this? There must be people here from the smaller group. What’s the issue here? Some historical feud? A dispute over fan purity?

Would love all the singers in the north to move closer together straight away to being one loud noise coming from the north in a unifined way

Would really help other stands join in having a song belting out at the same time and pace from all across the north

 

[mile oak]

Would love all the singers in the north to move closer together straight away to being one loud noise coming from the north in a unifined way

Would really help other stands join in having a song belting out at the same time and pace from all across the north

To a large extent that already exists as it originates and is often sustained and grows from the NW corner of the North Stand.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

To a large extent that already exists as it originates and is often sustained and grows from the NW corner of the North Stand.

I used to think that when I sat in WSU...

The Police Box Gang do start a lot of chants, but the chants don't usually grow well. From middle/back of NS I have perfect experience of the "3 songs at a time" phenomenon which happens when atmosphere should be loudest.

The last thing in the world that the club should be doing is to put safe standing across the full width at the back of the NS or new SS home end.

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

To a large extent that already exists as it originates and is often sustained and grows from the NW corner of the North Stand.

Yes does seem that way actually

NW corner do continually create an atmosphere but need to find a way for the rest of the north stand to join in straight away to build the noise enough for the rest of the ground to also add to the decibel levels

 

[mile oak]

I used to think that when I sat in WSU...

The Police Box Gang do start a lot of chants, but the chants don't usually grow well. From middle/back of NS I have perfect experience of the "3 songs at a time" phenomenon which happens when atmosphere should be loudest.

The last thing in the world that the club should be doing is to put safe standing across the full width at the back of the NS or new SS home end.

Where is crispies does he still go? Did a good job at withdean.

 

[Titanic]

There would probably be more noise if you moved all the whingers into the South Stand.