[Albion] Which way to kick?

[jasetheace]

A little bit superstitious like most football and sports fans.

Been thinking that in recent times, we have performed a little bit better when kicking towards the North in the first half.

Your thoughts, should we win the toss on Saturday?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

As far as I can see, we always kick towards the south first unless the opposition makes us change round.
Funnily enough, although I haven't anything to back it up, it doesn't do them much good.

 

[Is it PotG?]

It makes no odds. Unless there is a 45 minute 60mph wind that changes direction at half-time.

It's a game of two halves.

If anything, attack the Norff first.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Always towards the south in the first half.

Always.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

We should always kick towards the North in the second half. I don’t like it when it’s the other way round, just feels wrong.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Always towards the south in the first half.

Always.

Agreed. I don't think it's as much superstition as the OP said, more a case of most teams wanting to attack the goal that their own fans are massed behind, in the secondhalf of the game.

 

[studio150]

Where's the option for couldn't care less, or the option for we lost the coin toss and therefore have no choice in the matter

 

[Commander]

I don't understand why more teams don't make us kick towards the North in the first half. It's quite clearly the opposite of want we want to do, so if I was the opposition captain, that's what I'd make us do if I won the toss.

 

[Titanic]

If there is a perceived advantage kicking towards the North (and I have no idea why that should be the case), then I would rather we do it in the first half.

 

[jasetheace]

Where's the option for couldn't care less, or the option for we lost the coin toss and therefore have no choice in the matter

Your thoughts, should we win the toss on Saturday?

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I don't understand why more teams don't make us kick towards the North in the first half. It's quite clearly the opposite of want we want to do, so if I was the opposition captain, that's what I'd make us do if I won the toss.

Well the opposing team probably want to attack their own fans in the second half too, so it could be counter productive.

 

[Commander]

Well the opposing team probably want to attack their own fans in the second half too, so it could be counter productive.

Of course, but we have the home advantage so you'd think they'd do anything to dilute that. I kind of get it if they've got 3,000 raucous fans behind the goal, but some teams have done it when they have about 400 there.

 

[Munkfish]

I don't understand why more teams don't make us kick towards the North in the first half. It's quite clearly the opposite of want we want to do, so if I was the opposition captain, that's what I'd make us do if I won the toss.

Same reason we want to, they want to as well.

Stoke for instance, had to take a penalty last kick of the game infront of the away end, I'm sure they would have scored infront of their own fans.

 

[On the way]

I've always thought this, it's what most supporters who sit behind a goal want, and surely opposition teams would know that's what most of their supporters behind that goal would want to.

 

[LamieRobertson]

More importantly will the big screen in the North Stand be working ..crucial

 

[Grombleton]

Same reason we want to, they want to as well.

Stoke for instance, had to take a penalty last kick of the game infront of the away end, I'm sure they would have scored infront of their own fans.

Or if we hadn't have been so rude as to put Ryan in the way...it was selfish of us.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

More importantly will the big screen in the North Stand be working ..crucial

Yes, I can't read the south screen from my spot in the north and I don't always remember the names of the opposition.

Number 23 you're a cheat, doesn't have quite the same effect, somehow.

 

[studio150]

Your thoughts, should we win the toss on Saturday?

Couldn't care less

 

[Barham's tash]

Given Huddersfield are bringing so few on Saturday it won’t really matter as will have a less partisan away support behind the south but if it were me I’d always kick that way first half.


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[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Oh goody, another pole. I vote South pole.

Exciting that we get to select! But....what if we lose the toss? Existential crisis