[Other Sport] How to improve the Amex atmosphere?

[Creaky]

If you want a noisy atmosphere then

a) put the singing fans next to each other
b) remove the seats
c) reduce the price of the beer
d) build the atmosphere before the game with some banging tunes
e) PLAY POSITIVE FOOTBALL from the start rather than last 5 mins

And don’t forget the clackers!

 

[Wardy's twin]

And don’t forget the clackers!

Funnily enough when Huddersfield used them they were quite effective until our second goal...

 

[crodonilson]

Just a few suggestions I have received via PM for ideas to forward to PB for potential matchday themes:

Tudors & Stewarts
Australia Day (in homage to our heroes Mooy and Ryan)
Gay Icons
80's Albion Heroes
Sustainability

Anyone with any other ideas feel free to add on this thread or drop me a PM.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Just a few suggestions I have received via PM for ideas to forward to PB for potential matchday themes:

Tudors & Stewarts
Australia Day (in homage to our heroes Mooy and Ryan)
Gay Icons
80's Albion Heroes
Sustainability

Anyone with any other ideas feel free to add on this thread or drop me a PM.

Surely, Vicars and Tarts should be on that list?

 

[A1X]

I think in the coming weeks we should probably explore the possibility of hazmat suit day

 

[crodonilson]

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Improve the air flow

Reduce the risk of covid

Remove the roof.

 

[SCassidy]

Move away fans to the corner

 

[crodonilson]

Certainly worth revisiting this as the furore over the lack of atmosphere at one of our most prestigious home games against Liverpool shows no signs of dissipating.

What can we do to enhance the atmosphere? One of the most successful and high quality sides we've ever seen, we should be singing from the rooftops. Certainly think the theme days that marked the early years of the Amex would be welcome back. Themes such as 1920's Circus, Climate Change and P Party would go down well as would some new songs from the club for us to sing.

 

[Giraffe]

Certainly worth revisiting this as the furore over the lack of atmosphere at one of our most prestigious home games against Liverpool shows no signs of dissipating.

What can we do to enhance the atmosphere? One of the most successful and high quality sides we've ever seen, we should be singing from the rooftops. Certainly think the theme days that marked the early years of the Amex would be welcome back. Themes such as 1920's Circus, Climate Change and P Party would go down well as would some new songs from the club for us to sing.

17th in home league table - atmosphere at home games not great
8th in away league table - atmosphere at away games great.

That's it. Dominate first 20 mins AND score and atmosphere sorted.

 

[veuve]

Free beer.

 

[crodonilson]

17th in home league table - atmosphere at home games not great
8th in away league table - atmosphere at away games great.

That's it. Dominate first 20 mins AND score and atmosphere sorted.

Chicken and the egg though isn't it?? Should the crowd wait until they are entertained or should they get behind the boys from the first whistle and might that give us a bit more impetus and momentum?

 

[Miami Seagull]

As mentioned many times before, away fans to ESL North end, plus SWC to NWC to create an elongated North full of people wanting to create an atmosphere.

. Is the obvious answer. Also gives us fans behind each goal, would be the perfect solution.

 

[Giraffe]

Chicken and the egg though isn't it?? Should the crowd wait until they are entertained or should they get behind the boys from the first whistle and might that give us a bit more impetus and momentum?

Agreed, but you need SOME chicken. At the moment we have egg, generally first half hour atmosphere is decent but it fades as the game fades. The Brentford game had a decent atmosphere throughout, from start to finish.

 

[twr93]

It does feel the whole pre-match build up has become a bit stale and dare I say a bit embarrassing. Understand the club is making efforts to be inclusive and family friendly but after the I-dont-know-how-many-eth time of watching the same pre-match video, listening to the same songs and cringing at 'fanzone' it all becomes just a bit boring.

I don't know why the club stopped using the bandstand opposite the club to have bands on? Getting some decent music on and getting fans excited before the game would certainly help.

 

[Sea Cider]

. Is the obvious answer. Also gives us fans behind each goal, would be the perfect solution.

Absolutely this

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Win a game.

 

[Titanic]

. Is the obvious answer. Also gives us fans behind each goal, would be the perfect solution.

Why would moving a quiet section of fans from their preferred seats to less good seats behind the goal improve the atmosphere?

 

[Napper]

score more goals

 

[Bold Seagull]

One of the crucial main problems I think is pricing.

The club made the North Stand and the South corner the cheapest tickets for adults in the ground with no alternatives. Even the ends of the East and West Lower are more expensive. The North Stand is far from a Kop, so many are in there not for the singing and atmosphere, but that it is a cheaper ticket.

Perhaps could have made some blocks in other stands just as cheap as an incentive to get the quiet ones out. Nothing wrong with being quiet, but you know it's gone a bit wrong in there when you have people half way back telling people to sit down.