LamieRobertson
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Moving the away fans
- Thread starter Drpepper
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In the car park do?
I guess moving the away section to the corner would cost a few million, but wonder if Mr Bloom could be persuaded following recent windfalls? (Cucurella sale; Potter compensation).
Would love to see it, personally.
(And, yes, I know we run at a loss etc etc)
tigertim68
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- Sep 3, 2012
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Stick them in the south west corner
- Jul 10, 2003
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'What's it like to be in Hove'
Maybe Tone should have built an away stand in the South West, 100 yards away from the rest of the ground, with a Hammer net in between, just for tradition
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Definitely the north end of the East would be the spot.
Big issue is that ST in the South are cheaper than in the East, so a loss in revenue for the club.
Big issue is that ST in the South are cheaper than in the East, so a loss in revenue for the club.
- May 8, 2018
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Not totally out of the question but would need to reassign seat pricing for neighbouring blocks and incentivise existing ticket holders to move.
If home fans were redeployed to large areas of the south this would need to be priced as a zone A to mirror the north pricing if this was deemed to be a singing section
If home fans were redeployed to large areas of the south this would need to be priced as a zone A to mirror the north pricing if this was deemed to be a singing section
LamieRobertson
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No thanks
tigertim68
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Not many season ticket holders in the south , as it is full of away fans ,
Much better off in the south west corner
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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Have you not read what he actually said? He didn't actually say that moving away fans per se was a bad idea. He was simply pointing out the obvious issue that a group of Albion fans who might love their current seats would be forced to move. And in this instance he was miffed that you were seemingly nominating him to move.
The majority of the North get out sung by the West stand now, away support would drown them out totally……
South East for me.
NE for me , get our lot to remember the passion we had at The Goldstone , that was the NE (the pen) gave us a reason to out sing them , made for a great atmosphere . Why should we give any advantage away . Our lads facing home Supporters at both ends is the way imho .
After all , who`s bloody ground is it , ours or theirs , and do they make us that welcome (do they bollox) . UTA
After all , who`s bloody ground is it , ours or theirs , and do they make us that welcome (do they bollox) . UTA
DarrenFreemansPerm
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You have to be joking? Haven’t heard anything from the West Stand for years.
banjo
GOSBTS
Put them just behind Potter, we can all boo together.
I have no idea what the logic of this is.
Give them better/more expensive seats for the same money?
Make it even easier for them to embarrass the North Stand?
Give them better/more expensive seats for the same money?
Make it even easier for them to embarrass the North Stand?
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
In the West Upper, I hear us lot a great deal, not much less than the north in fact. It has been covered loads that the Amex has 'individual' acoustic qualities. Frequently people in the north state what a great atmosphere in there but although I can see people are singing, it's not that loud up in the gods.
Not from where I sit………would say the ‘usual’ is something like :
North - sings a lot, but in 2/3 distinct groups (NW corner, group under the Police Box and group under the screen ?) that don’t join up, and mostly way too fast
West - usually follows North, but soon dies out, nothing much other than ‘Aaaaalbion’ now and again apart from that
East - can’t hear anything from the West
Think if we could locate away fans near the North then things would get much better/louder - North groups would synch (responding to away) and rest would join in.
GOM
living vicariously
Indeed he did mention something to that effect.
It's simply about not giving fans an 'away end' - it's highly unusual.
Can't expect it to change mid-season, but would be nice if plans were drawn up.
Totally agree.
I understand the arguments for moving the away fans and if we had put them say in the NE from the start I think it would have been a good move and would have improved the atmosphere. For reasons that I don't know, the club decided to stick them in the S. Moving them now would mean the club kicking out STHs who have perhaps had their STs since day one. And that would make us no better than the scumbags up the road.