[Albion] Atmosphere

Stat Brother said:

There has to be something 'wrong' with the Amex acoustics.

Yesterday we were in almost the exact spot for home games and anything started from our right was easily heard and instantly picked up on.

Not only that though when both Stoke fans had reason to give it some they made some serious noise too.

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Uh_huh_him said:

Agreed.

Stadiums with flat, low, ceilings are best, for maximising the noise made by fans.
The City Ground and Bet365 stadium proved that, for me.

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Stat Brother said:

There has to be something 'wrong' with the Amex acoustics.

Yesterday we were in almost the exact spot for home games and anything started from our right was easily heard and instantly picked up on.

Not only that though when both Stoke fans had reason to give it some they made some serious noise too.

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jonny.rainbow said:

The North Stand roof has a small surface area at a considerable distance from the stand.
The slant makes it very difficult for fans in the west of the stand to make use of the roof. Oddly, the club positions the away fans in the best possible position to make use of it.
The West Stand Upper is ideal to create atmosphere from. Large surface area roof with fans close to it. This is where chanting should be started from.

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Uh_huh_him said:

Agreed.

Stadiums with flat, low, ceilings are best, for maximising the noise made by fans.
The City Ground and Bet365 stadium proved that, for me.

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Giraffe said:

The fault lies with the stadium design sadly. Think of all the decent atmosphere's and they all have a "big end" behind the goal. Ours is made worse by the roof being so high above. Doubt you can solve it without a full rebuild of the stadium.

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Napper said:

agree but that our 3k North still should have enough about it to create a noise. It's more to do with the self conscious middle class types that are in there. These same types that stare at others if they dare to make any noise.

There are enough in there that want to make a noise but there are an equal number that don't

Same in WSU

Watched on TV last night , couldnt hear Albion fans but City sounded decent

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Napper said:

Watched on TV last night , couldnt hear Albion fans but City sounded decent

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Napper said:

agree but that our 3k North still should have enough about it to create a noise. It's more to do with the self conscious middle class types that are in there. These same types that stare at others if they dare to make any noise.

There are enough in there that want to make a noise but there are an equal number that don't

Same in WSU

Watched on TV last night , couldnt hear Albion fans but City sounded decent

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rebel51 said:

The collective negative energy permeates the whole stadium.

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Gazwag said:

To be fair I didn't recognise half of the fans around me last night, so many tourists there which was made very clear with the oooohhhs when the fire cannons started before kick off. It actually felt like a 3rd round cup match when most regulars don't bother with

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essbee1 said:

I wonder how things would have worked out if we'd done like most PL clubs (Forest and Sheff U. excepted) and stuck the
away fans in the most obscure sections of the stadium instead of a lovely and accommodating behind the goal
view.

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essbee1 said:

I wonder how things would have worked out if we'd done like most PL clubs (Forest and Sheff U. excepted) and stuck the
away fans in the most obscure sections of the stadium instead of a lovely and accommodating behind the goal
view.

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Stat Brother said:

Grrrrrrrrr.

No because we are passive and reactionary fans, we always have been, we are and we always will be.

You can put the away fans in the North Stand and we'd still be 90% silent because that's how we consume football.

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