I haven’t been following EPL too long only since two years ago so sorry if this is a stupid question. Why does the away team get so many seats behind the goal at the Amex? It just seems that I don’t see this setup in any other stadium and didn’t like the Watford keeper’s showboating at the end of the half there, but honestly it must feel like a home game for him for a half. Same thing if they are taking a penalty and facing their fans. It just seems strange that at Amex that entire stand is away fans. Sometimes on the TV if you didn’t recognize Amex you’d think it was the other team’s stadium.
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[Football] Is Amex normal?
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Coldeanseagull
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10% that's it. Most away supporters will make an effort compared to a nervous home support
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The OP has know idea plebs used to clap the away attendance which was worse.
I think a lot of it is to do with the club not wanting that kind of atmosphere, unfortunately. I think the only thing that is lacking at The Amex football experience is the interaction between home and away fans.
If the club could put the away fans in this highlighted area, I don’t think it would cost them much or anything at all in revenue, as all the seats are either the in the lowest price band or in the family section section. For the Watford game, an adult ticket was £30.
This will also relieve any pressure the club might get over the family section being too close to the away fans, as it can be moved to the South Stand.
kevo
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They would never put it next to the North Stand. South end of the Lower East is the obvious place.
I agree. And you could argue it gives the oppo an advantage kicking towards the end of their fans. We should treat away fans like we are
treated away - with almost disdain I would say.
I’m not sure that would make much difference tbh.
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They should give a couple of blocks of the south stand to away fans, and the rest of it around the corner into the lower East or West - no way should they all be massed behind the South goal, thats prime seating that should be for home fans. I guess the reason this doesn't happen is down to segregation issues at the turnstiles and on the concourses.
Not Andy Naylor
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That's more or less what they do at Southampton. The result, of course, is that the home supporters are completely and humiliatingly outsung by the away fans.
We’ve had away fans in the East before, so it can be done. Arsenal had the South and a couple blocks in the East in the cup twice.
This season, I think it’s only us and Sheffield United who have away fans directly behind the goal (lower tier).
kevo
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Didn't they try to do that once?
schmunk
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We should give them all 4 corners - that'll break up their singing.