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paulbefc
Player Valuation: £60m
I would prefer to stand against decent teams and sit against Wigan etc. I think it does affect atmosphere. I think when everyone is stood, people feel more comfortable starting songs. Sitting down I'm sure they sound and look like tits trying to do it. I also notice that when a song kicks off in the gwladys when the front 20 odd rows are sat and the back 10 are still stood, you get a lot of people in the sitting rows standing to join in. They then have to sit down for those behind them and then the atmosphere dies.
I don't want a Stoke style atmsophere by any means, but a slight improvement at home and away at Reading etc would be good. When a game goes by and all the fans have done is come in, sit down, expressed some faint annoyance at a few refereeing decisions, cheered when we scored followed by an "Everton, Everton, Everton" chant and then nothing until the end (no exaggeration), I think it could only help to raise the volume levels a bit.
Many scoff at the idea of singing sections but I think the ones at the cup games have enhanced the atmosphere in so-so matches where, for example, a refereeing decision goes against us. Just 20 or so lads at the back of the gwladys can encourage the noise levels to stay higher for longer. The players do respond to that. However, if we're one nil down and they're singing "oh Everton oh we love Everton" or they're singing "we're gonna have a party when Gerrard dies" they need ejecting.
I don't want a Stoke style atmsophere by any means, but a slight improvement at home and away at Reading etc would be good. When a game goes by and all the fans have done is come in, sit down, expressed some faint annoyance at a few refereeing decisions, cheered when we scored followed by an "Everton, Everton, Everton" chant and then nothing until the end (no exaggeration), I think it could only help to raise the volume levels a bit.
Many scoff at the idea of singing sections but I think the ones at the cup games have enhanced the atmosphere in so-so matches where, for example, a refereeing decision goes against us. Just 20 or so lads at the back of the gwladys can encourage the noise levels to stay higher for longer. The players do respond to that. However, if we're one nil down and they're singing "oh Everton oh we love Everton" or they're singing "we're gonna have a party when Gerrard dies" they need ejecting.
stanleypark
Player Valuation: £1m
Start off a dozen songs when everyone is sitting, see how many you get going.
Start off a dozen songs when everyone is stood and then see how you get on.
You will get far more songs going when everyone is stood, it's as though people feel less inhibited when all stood in a crowd, than when all sat in a crowd.
Skeleton Crew
Player Valuation: £8m
Are all the sections assigned seating (printed on the ticket) or is there a "general admission" area?
carlos_the_jackal
Player Valuation: £950k
They don't need to print seating on the ticket as all Premier League (not sure but it might be Championship) grounds are seating only.
Cena
Player Valuation: £70m
*Rolls eyes*
I'm more worried about whether we have money to sign players in January so we can finish 4th or what is happening with our future stadium plans or even more importantly, how regular fans are being priced out of football with ridiculous ticket prices, which is the WHOLE reason why atmosphere's are dead in the first place than the tedious standing/sitting debate. Just let lads do what they want.
I'm more worried about whether we have money to sign players in January so we can finish 4th or what is happening with our future stadium plans or even more importantly, how regular fans are being priced out of football with ridiculous ticket prices, which is the WHOLE reason why atmosphere's are dead in the first place than the tedious standing/sitting debate. Just let lads do what they want.
If somebody wants to pay my £500 a year season ticket and the £80+ i usually spend each away game then i'll gladly stand. I'll even hop on one leg. Until then shut up and let people do what they want.
carlos_the_jackal
Player Valuation: £950k
Don't read or comment on it then if it's that boring.
I agree, the ridiculous ticket prices in this country is a far more serious issue and more damaging to a lot of things above and beyond the atmosphere at the game.
That won't stop people having discussions about where to bevvy on County Road on matchdays, the kit designs and what songs are acceptable to sing at the match or whatever other more trivial matters you care to mention.
Toshie Blue
Player Valuation: £500k
At Arsenal the stewards won't leave you alone if you stand, even if you are on the back row with a wall at your back! I got warned twice and told next time I stood I was out.
Thuck ma Baws
Player Valuation: £8m
How about people stand up when the urge takes them and sit down when they want. When you get thumbheads turning round trying to get other people to stand up when it's 0-0 in a crap game against someone dull it reminds me of forced whackiness, like Newcastle fans "pogo-ing for the Toon". Especially when said thumbhead is some 16 year old scrote who thinks he's Everton fan number 1.
Cena
Player Valuation: £70m
It's not a boring issue at all mate, it's a very serious one, but I think what people get confused by is that by simply standing up will create a better atmosphere, that isn't the issue, its the ticket pricing.
This is a quote from the new STAND AMF magazine...
Cena
Player Valuation: £70m
This on toast
Exactly right.
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