With the new smell wearing off, there are a few of these (especially from away fans). Looking at Molineux Mix for example, I read some quite familiar ones:
Noise:
Firstly, their fans think we are quiet and say that it was never like that in the Goldstone days. I'd say there was little argument last night, everyone on here is saying the atmosphere was very flat. But it's interesting because we all know the atmosphere isn't always like that, and yet we get the same comments even when it's not actually true. My conclusion is that the sound doesn't travel well. For the Marseille game I was sat near the Marseille fans and you couldn't hear the north much, yet I went down the other end for the last 5 mins and it clearly was noisy even before we scored.
In short, noise at the Amex doesn't travel well but this is common across many modern stadiums. I do wonder what fans of other clubs think of the noise they generate at home. I mean I've been to Wolves a few times and can honestly say they are about as noisy as West Ham.
Transport/Location:
The transport situation at the Amex is getting increasingly shit. Obviously we are now getting 30k+ every game whereas it was only up to 22k in the first season, so maybe that is to be expected. The reliance on the trains is a real problem though. Southern are absolutely shit regardless of the logistics of improving the quantity of trains. So too is the stewarding on and around the platforms where carriages are allowed to leave half empty. I'm not sure more car parking within walking distance is a complete solution either, as it seems there is always a huge bottleneck and queuing on the A27 slip road. I'd be surprised if the club hasn't looked at making improvements and would love to know what solutions are possible.
Other stuff:
Largely positive from pretty much every visitor. Drinks, pies, concourses, stadium look and feel, fan zones etc. All good.
Noise:
Firstly, their fans think we are quiet and say that it was never like that in the Goldstone days. I'd say there was little argument last night, everyone on here is saying the atmosphere was very flat. But it's interesting because we all know the atmosphere isn't always like that, and yet we get the same comments even when it's not actually true. My conclusion is that the sound doesn't travel well. For the Marseille game I was sat near the Marseille fans and you couldn't hear the north much, yet I went down the other end for the last 5 mins and it clearly was noisy even before we scored.
In short, noise at the Amex doesn't travel well but this is common across many modern stadiums. I do wonder what fans of other clubs think of the noise they generate at home. I mean I've been to Wolves a few times and can honestly say they are about as noisy as West Ham.
Transport/Location:
The transport situation at the Amex is getting increasingly shit. Obviously we are now getting 30k+ every game whereas it was only up to 22k in the first season, so maybe that is to be expected. The reliance on the trains is a real problem though. Southern are absolutely shit regardless of the logistics of improving the quantity of trains. So too is the stewarding on and around the platforms where carriages are allowed to leave half empty. I'm not sure more car parking within walking distance is a complete solution either, as it seems there is always a huge bottleneck and queuing on the A27 slip road. I'd be surprised if the club hasn't looked at making improvements and would love to know what solutions are possible.
Other stuff:
Largely positive from pretty much every visitor. Drinks, pies, concourses, stadium look and feel, fan zones etc. All good.
