[Football] BT Sport saying our atmoshere 'non existent'

[Super Steve Earle]

I blame the North Stand. They want to stand, they want to put up flags, they get extra cheers from the players for getting behind the team, but do F. all to deserve it. The first meaningful effort I really noticed was to sing at the Liverpool fans when they went 2-0 up. Mock the oppo fans and still no obvious support for the team

 

[BN9 BHA]

The North Stand Jan’76 to May’79, my first Albion years, bloody amazing.

Packed, surges like The Kop, ear piercing chants in the dark under a low roof. Almost anything went on, but always felt safe.

Allied with Ward, Horton, Ryan et al destroying all visitors.

The pinnacle.

Great times, having experienced this as a kid and young teenager.

 

[WATFORD zero]

The North Stand Jan’76 to May’79, my first Albion years, bloody amazing.

Packed, surges like The Kop, ear piercing chants in the dark under a low roof. Almost anything went on, but always felt safe.

Allied with Ward, Horton, Ryan et al destroying all visitors.

The pinnacle.

I'm guessing that rush of testosterone and the first taste of Alcohol had very little effect on the memories whatsoever

The atmosphere could certainly do with more teenagers (and I can't believe I'm saying that)

 

[Weststander]

The scouce were quite quiet compared to other away fans. I thought home fans were as quiet as normal. The library end was for sure.

They were as good as any other visitors. [Whilst CP were quiet until scoring, “We Are Leeds” is just a boring dirge].

Today’s songs actually have a tune and lyrics, sung by the entire end as one.


As for the rest of the stadium ….. the Maupay song and referee hating the sum total 27,500 could muster.

 

[Weststander]

I'm guessing that rush of testosterone and the first taste of Alcohol had very little effect on the memories whatsoever

The atmosphere could certainly do with more teenagers (and I can't believe I'm saying that)

I was an underage drinker, but not that young (see recent drinking thread), just 14 at SJP in May 79.

Probably high as a kite at the Goldstone on those radioactive boiled tinned burgers. Hygienically served next to the open air p@ss latrines.

 

[Sea Cider]

I’m excluding the Brentford game from this, because the PL made it impossible for me to attend that match like many other fans..
So From 28 August onwards…. I’ve seen 11 PL games at the Amex..

Brighton have scored 6 goals in those 11 games! Conceded 16!

Won 1 Drawn 5 and lost 5…. I’ve not seen us win a PL game at the Amex for 6 months now!!

Very difficult to get excited and up for watching a team that is averaging 0.5 goals per game and 0.45 points per game over this period, with all of the Corporate bollox and spill that’s thrown our way, need a history lesson, should be grateful for what we’ve got blah blah blah… I just want to watch a competitive team that wins some games and scores some bloody goals…

Fed up with being told that I should be singing my heart out and supporting the boys every other week no matter what’s being served up… if the team gives me something to get behind then I’ll be there…

100% this. Is there another team in the league that has this bad a home record but an excellent atmosphere? Once Liverpool scored today, belief and singing drained away.

No pace, minimal central creativity, low confidence, second best in literally every position on the pitch.

Hardly a shock the atmosphere was bad.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Well I'm watching the Man Utd Spurs match and all of the noise is coming from Spurs. Piss poor.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Well I'm watching the Man Utd Spurs match and all of the noise is coming from Spurs. Piss poor.

Not any more

 

[studio150]

If BT want atmosphere, maybe they should go to where they always turn up their microphones to get more noise so they can go on and on and on about the great home atmosphere and leave us to enjoy 3pm kick offs on a Saturday.

 

[portslade seagull]

Well with our wretched home form its a wonder the fans still have the heart to sing

 

[Pavilionaire]

Not any more

Most sides now - if you don't give the fans something to sing about they won't sing. Give us Ronaldo and the Amex would be rocking.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Most sides now - if you don't give the fans something to sing about they won't sing. Give us Ronaldo and the Amex would be rocking.

To be fair, every time the Albion have been pegged back from 1-0 up and 2-1 up and then had our striker score a hattrick to go in front again, nobody has ever complained about our atmosphere

 

[Icy Gull]

Did this come from Jake Humphrey by any chance

 

[tigertim68]

We have the atmosphere that is generated by a family crowd , not a working class crowd like days of old , our home support has been sterilised,
No swearing allowed etc ,
Nothing wrong with a family crowd , but do they have the passion to give vocal support, does it mean as much to them as what it did to us , back in the day when 99% of the crowd was male

 

[A1X]

We have the atmosphere that is generated by a family crowd , not a working class crowd like days of old , our home support has been sterilised,
No swearing allowed etc ,
Nothing wrong with a family crowd , but do they have the passion to give vocal support, does it mean as much to them as what it did to us , back in the day when 99% of the crowd was male

 

[Hamilton]

I blame the North Stand. They want to stand, they want to put up flags, they get extra cheers from the players for getting behind the team, but do F. all to deserve it. The first meaningful effort I really noticed was to sing at the Liverpool fans when they went 2-0 up. Mock the oppo fans and still no obvious support for the team

The North Stand do little to get the stadium going because they aren’t allowed to organise. Dare I say that it doesn’t meet the family values of the club. Everyone is nannyed into silence.

However, the police box crew do have to take a look at themselves and ask what they are doing to get the whole crowd going rather than acting like a clique. They’ll love that criticism.


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[BN41Albion]

The scouce were quite quiet compared to other away fans. I thought home fans were as quiet as normal. The library end was for sure.

Said it at the start of the thread but 12.30ko is such a shit ko time for atmosphere. No surprise the scouse fans were subdued too. More rushed to get there, not as much pre match build up, drinking etc.

 

[A1X]

Said it at the start of the thread but 12.30ko is such a shit ko time for atmosphere. No surprise the scouse fans were subdued too. More rushed to get there, not as much pre match build up, drinking etc.

There were two trains dumped a whole load of fans at about 12.20 at Falmer (including me) so we were all rushing to make the ground in time (still a decent queue outside WSL queuing to get in when GOSBTS was played) so plenty of us weren’t even in when the game kicked off. Can’t have helped.

 

[Weststander]

There were two trains dumped a whole load of fans at about 12.20 at Falmer (including me) so we were all rushing to make the ground in time (still a decent queue outside WSL queuing to get in when GOSBTS was played) so plenty of us weren’t even in when the game kicked off. Can’t have helped.

Did that happen against Villa as well?

I entered the NS at 3pm after using park n ride, at the same time as Albion hordes rushed from the train station.

 

[willalbion]

Part of it was though that EVERY time Wardy got the ball we thought we might score(and of course he often did!)
Those days of surging down the terrace after a goal are STILL one of my best Albion memories

That, terraces and the fact you could get in for a couple of quid. All grounds have shite atmosphere compared to those days. It's always the away fans that make the most noise now. in my opinion like.