[Football] No crowds - advantage away side

Saladpack Seagull said:

Good point, Mouldy. But the old West Stand used to moan about a lot more than CW!

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Garry Nelson's Left Foot said:

On a similar theme I've been thinking about whether our style of play will benefit us once we start playing again.

It's based on ball possession and slowly wearing down the opposition. Bearing in mind our opponents won't be match fit for the first four or so games will these allow us to go on and win games in the last 20 minutes or so?

We've seen plenty of times players come off the bench under Potter and have a big impact on the match, something that is at least in part down to the relative fatigue of the opposition playing the majority of the game without the ball. So in theory if that happened against match fit teams then it should happen even more against unfit teams, even with factoring in our own lack of match fitness.

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Tom Hark said:

TL;DR

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Kalimantan Gull said:

Maybe. Five subs per team would likely negate all that though.

Its possible there will be less pressing by the opposition, which might help us...

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Mouldy Boots said:

Okay i can't comment much on those west stand boys as I only went in their once! North west occasionally, but south, east and North mainly.

I miss the Goldstone and all those wonderful fans, different breed back then.

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Kalimantan Gull said:

Maybe. Five subs per team would likely negate all that though.

Its possible there will be less pressing by the opposition, which might help us...

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Justice said:

Newcastle arguing about a neutral venue saying Brighton is to far to travel under the current restrictions.

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GOM said:

Although we obviously are a gazillion miles from the best squad in the league, what we do have is a good depth at our standard. There may be other bottom third teams with a good first team but not such a depth, so more subs may suit us.

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Mo Gosfield said:

Ok...so are you suggesting that the North Stand is made up of too many disparate groups and if they ' unified ' there would be more of a wall of sound as opposed to pockets, here and there? If so, why is there not more unity? ( Too many chiefs and not enough indians? )

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Garry Nelson's Left Foot said:

Is that a given? I thought it was just one of several ideas mooted by the press. I didn't realise it was an actual policy. If it is, then yes, I guess the five subs would possibly negate it.

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Kalimantan Gull said:

I assumed it was, but I don't know for certain, true. Germany is using the 5 subs aren't they?

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Lincolnshire Seagull said:

The chicken run always had its fair share of moaners.

I think a proportion of fans at all clubs like to moan. Those who go to away games seem to be generally more supportive. The team might miss them in the away games?

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SAC said:

IMO it's not the groups of singers that is the problem, it's the ones between them who have no intention of singing. I suspect that these people are there due to it being the cheapest (sic) part of the ground as opposed to it being the liveliest.

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Tom Hark said:

No advantage either way IMHO. It's basically shirts v skins. An armchair fan might like to go with the money, but I've seen Pogba look distinctly ordinaire any time he's ever been at the Amex. Only players I ever saw live up to the hype were Eden Hazard and Ginger Kev DeBruyne

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Is it PotG? said:

That's how it appears, but yes I do feel it would be improved by unity.

As to why, no idea, not my area of the stadium.

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