Stadium atmosphere

[Tommy G]

13 hours ago, Mon.is.a.god said:

Yup, most of the most vocal have either been banned, don’t go anymore or have moved to family stand with their kids.

 

You also had an influx of people getting season tickets in L1 just to “experience the atmosphere” yet don’t sing or get behind the lads.

 

I feel blessed to have got behind the lads and experienced the highs and lows in L1 for a good 15-20 years. Have had some fantastic memories in that block and made a lot of good friends. Lots of bruised elbows and knees too! There will never be a better atmosphere in our stadium again, period.

 

I now sit in a box and can safely say there’s more atmosphere in there than the last time I sat in L1 a couple of years ago.

 

On a side note, I thought the atmosphere was shocking yesterday as per usual.

L1 to a box, nice glow up mate 

[KrefelderFox666]

9 hours ago, guest123 said:

Ok, it was a nod towards the side show Bob look a like mentioned on here a few times who spends all game with his back to the pitch trying to get the singing section going. Which is odd really when some of the biggest fans of that section say they don’t want to move because they don’t want to be doing w4nker signs all day to the away fans and want to watch the match and support the team. More to add on the hypocrisy at a later date if people want to go hard against that, or some Wally bans me from the thread again. But just for clarity if people think I’m trying to dig certain groups out, no I’m not, but those same

people need to understand that many other people want to support the team how THEY want, not how other tell them they should

 

edit- just to add more context, I don’t care if you support or do whatever, I’m a true liberal, but don’t expect everyone to conform and then say they are in the wrong if they disagree

Either you are being fed some rubbish info or you are making a stereotype out of people in SK1.

 

The general consensus is that most people in there understand the different types of support. L1 is a different type of supporter to the majority in SK1. People understand that. However, there are 28,000+ other supporters who don't really get involved with either and I am not having the fact that all those are happy clappers, sit down types. A fair few probably, but not all. So the biggest concern is how to bring more into the singing section who will give it a good go and those who don't like that style of support but want to contribute, get them to L1 (or now P block if that's the future for them).

 

Both can exist and will benefit the atmosphere but it needs those sitting on the fence or not pulling their weight to get involved. Club don't help but there is still enough power with the people if they really want to make a difference.

 

You mention the guy with his back to the pitch not supporting the team. Why do you actually think that? Do you think he does nothing to contribute to the atmosphere? If you actually knew a bit more about why he does that, then maybe you realise how wrong you are. Considering how "liberal" you are, you really do moan about SK1/the singing section a lot.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

46 minutes ago, Nolucklcfc said:

Do you think P block will eventually become the new L1? Maybe for those fans that want to be near the away, that could be an option and start a new group there. 

The P block where anyone can buy tickets (as opposed to needing a kid with them) will become the away end if the expansion ever happens. You can see it on the plans, the segregation shifts round by a block.

Edited 8 October 2024 by Sol thewall Bamba

[Chris_OGrady]

7 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

Went to a couple of games in Italy over the weekend and it is a reminder of how bad it truly is in this country. These games were two big clubs at home to two middling clubs (Inter v Torino, Juventus v Cagliari) so probably the equivalent here of Arsenal v West Ham and Manchester United v Bournemouth. I was nearish to the Torino end. I specifically picked those comparison teams as it's a fairly local game - an hour or so on the train. Torino brought 2-3k fans, extremely loud, louder than basically anything I've heard away at Leicester. Inter was a bit more up and down but always something going on, capable of the whole ground going when it wanted to.

 

I think where it really hit me how accustomed to excuses we are though was Cagliari's support at Juventus. So Cagliari is in Sardinia, a flight to every away game for them. I was expecting them to bring virtually zero but they did manage a couple of hundred. But the away end at Juventus is horrible - a tiny wedge where you're going to really struggle to get much going. See below.

 

 

Yet I heard Cagliari's end more than I hear the vast majority of away ends at Leicester. Forget the excuses about acoustics, people just aren't singing. If people were singing, you would hear them. If that Cagliari end can make itself heard there, nobody honestly has an excuse.

 

It's not news that its bad here compared to abroad but every now and then seeing games abroad reminds me of how bad the state of things have actually gotten in this country. It's depressing.

I've been doing annual trips over to Italy for a few years now. I picked up an Inter membership so I usually do one of their big games and then bolt on another game nearby. The difference is just night and day. It was the final nail in the coffin for me on English football (especially premier league). What's great is that it's relatively easy to pick up tickets and it's a great way to explore Italy. 

 

I know a lot of Leicester fans look over to Germany, but for me there's just something about Italian football/ultras that can't be beaten. 

Edited 8 October 2024 by Chris_OGrady

[Chris_OGrady]

7 hours ago, Dan LCFC said:

As a side note everybody should go to the San Siro at some point if they can. Been meaning to do it a while and it lived up to the hype. Fantastic place to watch football even if my view was a bit crap.

 

Also, if you're on the top tier you can just walk through the concourses in the corners and go and watch the game wherever you like. You can just stand on the stairwells on the halfway line with your beer. 

[ShepshedFox1884]

27 minutes ago, KrefelderFox666 said:

Either you are being fed some rubbish info or you are making a stereotype out of people in SK1.

 

The general consensus is that most people in there understand the different types of support. L1 is a different type of supporter to the majority in SK1. People understand that. However, there are 28,000+ other supporters who don't really get involved with either and I am not having the fact that all those are happy clappers, sit down types. A fair few probably, but not all. So the biggest concern is how to bring more into the singing section who will give it a good go and those who don't like that style of support but want to contribute, get them to L1 (or now P block if that's the future for them).

 

Both can exist and will benefit the atmosphere but it needs those sitting on the fence or not pulling their weight to get involved. Club don't help but there is still enough power with the people if they really want to make a difference.

 

You mention the guy with his back to the pitch not supporting the team. Why do you actually think that? Do you think he does nothing to contribute to the atmosphere? If you actually knew a bit more about why he does that, then maybe you realise how wrong you are. Considering how "liberal" you are, you really do moan about SK1/the singing section a lot.

Issue is though is that we can’t have what we have also struggled with for the last few years with opposite sides of the ground singing different chants at the same time for that to work one of the drummer has to go and either section has to be loud enough the other side of the ground can hear them adding to the reason why more numbers of proper fans are needed 

[Spudulike]

24 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

The P block where anyone can buy tickets (as opposed to needing a kid with them) will become the away end if the expansion ever happens. You can see it on the plans, the segregation shifts round by a block.

That's one of the worst parts of the proposed expansion plan. The club is far too generous to away support as it is without giving the opposition help by putting them almost behind the goal. We need them up high in the God's like Newcastle. The club should exploit every advantage possible for home matches. 

[grobyfox1990]

19 minutes ago, Chris_OGrady said:

I've been doing annual trips over to Italy for a few years now. I picked up an Inter membership so I usually do one of their big games and then bolt on another game nearby. The difference is just night and day. It was the final nail in the coffin for me on English football (especially premier league). What's great is that it's relatively easy to pick up tickets and it's a great way to explore Italy. 

 

I know a lot of Leicester fans look over to Germany, but for me there's just something about Italian football/ultras that can't be beaten. 

Nice! If you have not seen it, there is a brilliant 'groundhopping' thread on the forum, really good practical tips on there. Be good if you posted your Italy tips there

[Chris_OGrady]

8 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Nice! If you have not seen it, there is a brilliant 'groundhopping' thread on the forum, really good practical tips on there. Be good if you posted your Italy tips there

Cheers, I had been meaning to post in there! I'l do a write up of my last trip and my thoughts for this year's trip 

[worth_the_wait]

14 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

That's one of the worst parts of the proposed expansion plan. The club is far too generous to away support as it is without giving the opposition help by putting them almost behind the goal. We need them up high in the God's like Newcastle. The club should exploit every advantage possible for home matches. 

One of the many things that annoys me about our club.    We give away fans 3300 tickets.     Is it beyond the wit of anyone at the club to reduce that to 3000?     Clearly, it is.

[guest123]

1 hour ago, KrefelderFox666 said:

Either you are being fed some rubbish info or you are making a stereotype out of people in SK1.

 

The general consensus is that most people in there understand the different types of support. L1 is a different type of supporter to the majority in SK1. People understand that. However, there are 28,000+ other supporters who don't really get involved with either and I am not having the fact that all those are happy clappers, sit down types. A fair few probably, but not all. So the biggest concern is how to bring more into the singing section who will give it a good go and those who don't like that style of support but want to contribute, get them to L1 (or now P block if that's the future for them).

 

Both can exist and will benefit the atmosphere but it needs those sitting on the fence or not pulling their weight to get involved. Club don't help but there is still enough power with the people if they really want to make a difference.

 

You mention the guy with his back to the pitch not supporting the team. Why do you actually think that? Do you think he does nothing to contribute to the atmosphere? If you actually knew a bit more about why he does that, then maybe you realise how wrong you are. Considering how "liberal" you are, you really do moan about SK1/the singing section a lot.

I'll go through all these points paragraph at a time.

 

Nope, sat next to it many times and seen the people in that bit at many away games as well, so seen with my own eyes and ears.

 

Not sure why you're telling me where people should or shouldn't go, if people want to go in the singing section and improve they will, or have.

 

Sitting on the fence bit, same as above.

 

Final bit, I never said anything about whether it's right or wrong or whether he contributes or not, I couldn't care less what he does. My point was many give the excuse of not wanting the singing section near the away fans as they don't want the distraction and want to watch the game and support the club, yet many are busying looking what the rest of the section behind them are doing, and yes, i've seen that as well many times. 

 

You also said I moan a lot about sk1, I've moaned about the nonstop drumming as it has a negative effect on the atmosphere CONSTANTLY going, ie gets people just whacking clappers but im not bothered what people do in there. I'll comment on how find the atmosphere in different parts of the ground and people hate the fact it varies and many places the section can't be heard, that's not moaning. I also point out there are other areas where it's good, that's not moaning, plus explaining that not everyone wants that style when people say it's the only way and only place to get an atmosphere. It ain't but people have been sat in the same seats for years and have no clue.

 

Cheers

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 hour ago, Spudulike said:

That's one of the worst parts of the proposed expansion plan. The club is far too generous to away support as it is without giving the opposition help by putting them almost behind the goal. We need them up high in the God's like Newcastle. The club should exploit every advantage possible for home matches. 

Yeah. A decision made over 20 years ago (probably to save money at the time when we were skint), and it's just left like that indefinitely because the club are just lazy.

 

If they reduced it to the minimum, that's 6000 more home tickets available each season! 

[MS0204]

1 hour ago, worth_the_wait said:

One of the many things that annoys me about our club.    We give away fans 3300 tickets.     Is it beyond the wit of anyone at the club to reduce that to 3000?     Clearly, it is.

But..but..but the away end don’t have good luck flags hanging off the walls so 3300 tickets is ok.. (as explained on the tour earlier this year) 

[MS0204]

1 hour ago, guest123 said:

You also said I moan a lot about sk1, I've moaned about the nonstop drumming as it has a negative effect on the atmosphere CONSTANTLY going, ie gets people just whacking clappers but im not bothered what people do in there. I'll comment on how find the atmosphere in different parts of the ground and people hate the fact it varies and many places the section can't be heard, that's not moaning. I also point out there are other areas where it's good, that's not moaning, plus explaining that not everyone wants that style when people say it's the only way and only place to get an atmosphere. It ain't but people have been sat in the same seats for years and have no clue.

 

Cheers

Don’t forget the flag waving guesty 

[Nolucklcfc]

I just think for those wanting to be near the away fans, relocate to P block and start up a section there. No one knows if and when the expansion is coming so no point planning it around that. 

[guest123]

1 minute ago, MS0204 said:

Don’t forget the flag waving guesty 

To be fair I’ve always said that would piss me off if it was infront of me but as it ain’t, don’t bother me. Although my personal view is I’m not sure what the need is to wave it around so much as if they are trying to flap to the moon 👍👍

[Dan]

6 hours ago, grobyfox1990 said:

That looks great. Need to concentrate on getting a few European ground like San Siro, psg and Bilbao done next year. 
Whilst your points make sense and I would agree with then normally highlighting mental health week has changed my stance. Many people may go to the match as a safe space or an escape from reality. They can sit there in silence for 90 mins for all I care if it helps them out. 

It is a fantastic ground. I think you're right in some ways but I don't really know why this sort of thing can't be applied to the equivalents in Italy as well. My point about Cagliari's fans were that if we somehow ended up playing Juventus away and got put in that crap wedge of an end, we'd have a 1,500 mute end there and our fans would blame the away end. Yet about 200-300 from Cagliari could make themselves heard on numerous occasions. I think as much as anything I just don't buy the acoustics arguments at all after seeing that. I rarely hear away fans at Leicester so it's not solely a dig at us but teams have ten times the numbers here and you don't hear them.

[Dan]

5 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

San Siro is a must. It's a spaceship - architectural beauty and now very run down in areas. Both teams despite being huge big six types can make some noise there. 

And the beauty of it being a shared ground is you can go basically any weekend. You'll also be able to get another game in in the area as its got plenty of teams around there.

 

I wanted to do Monza v Roma as well but didn't risk it - Juve finished half 2ish (could've probably just left early tbf) and Monza kicked off at 6 while my flight from Bergamo was at 11 - although annoyingly it got delayed by an hour and I think if it was scheduled for 12 I would've probably done it, but never mind. I'll likely revisit the area and get another couple done. It's a shame Atalanta's game was on the Saturday as that would've worked perfectly for flying back.

 

Oh and another thing - this was a quite spontaneous thing. I booked it all less than two weeks ago. Signed up to both Juve and Inter's sites and bought a ticket just like that. No membership. No hoops to jump through. Mad idea that'll never catch on here. Must be because Italian teams have never had any history of crowd trouble or anything why they allow it  

Edited 8 October 2024 by Dan LCFC

[Dan]

5 hours ago, Chris_OGrady said:

I've been doing annual trips over to Italy for a few years now. I picked up an Inter membership so I usually do one of their big games and then bolt on another game nearby. The difference is just night and day. It was the final nail in the coffin for me on English football (especially premier league). What's great is that it's relatively easy to pick up tickets and it's a great way to explore Italy. 

 

I know a lot of Leicester fans look over to Germany, but for me there's just something about Italian football/ultras that can't be beaten. 

I'm going to Germany again in November and to be honest I'm easy doing pretty much anywhere. I'd go to Spain, France, Denmark, Greece - bloody hell I'm actually going to Moldova in November. Got a lot coming up.

 

Italy is good though. Gets a lot of unfair stick. Only schoolboy error I made was forgetting to take ID and having a minute where I feared I wasn't getting into the ground - my railcard somehow worked and I overheard them say something about me being English so an assumption that I don't legally have to carry it usually. Just something to remember for anyone who goes.

 

Specifically went to this though as I just needed to go to the San Siro. It lived up to the hype as well - as did the Nou Camp when I went there.

[Voll Blau]

3 hours ago, guest123 said:

To be fair I’ve always said that would piss me off if it was infront of me but as it ain’t, don’t bother me. Although my personal view is I’m not sure what the need is to wave it around so much as if they are trying to flap to the moon 👍👍

It's a flag, what else are they meant to do with it? 

[guest123]

6 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

It's a flag, what else are they meant to do with it? 

Just wave it, no need to try and take off with it

or try and win a gold medal in the rhythmic gymnastics at the olympics 👍

[Sol thewall Bamba]

16 hours ago, guest123 said:

People need to understand that many other people want to support the team how THEY want, not how other tell them they should

 

12 minutes ago, guest123 said:

Just wave it, no need to try and take off with it

or try and win a gold medal in the rhythmic gymnastics at the olympics 👍

[guest123]

16 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

 

Ahhh now, if you’d have read all of what I said and not just quoted a snippet you’d have noted I said it’s my personal opinion but I couldn’t care less what they do as it doesn’t effect me. They can do what they want for me but I don’t understand the flag waving 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

19 minutes ago, guest123 said:

Ahhh now, if you’d have read all of what I said and not just quoted a snippet you’d have noted I said it’s my personal opinion but I couldn’t care less what they do as it doesn’t effect me. They can do what they want for me but I don’t understand the flag waving 

Or the drum going constantly. But apart from those two things and being based at "the wrong end", they can do what they like!

[grobyfox1990]

1 hour ago, Dan LCFC said:

It is a fantastic ground. I think you're right in some ways but I don't really know why this sort of thing can't be applied to the equivalents in Italy as well. My point about Cagliari's fans were that if we somehow ended up playing Juventus away and got put in that crap wedge of an end, we'd have a 1,500 mute end there and our fans would blame the away end. Yet about 200-300 from Cagliari could make themselves heard on numerous occasions. I think as much as anything I just don't buy the acoustics arguments at all after seeing that. I rarely hear away fans at Leicester so it's not solely a dig at us but teams have ten times the numbers here and you don't hear them.

I agree with all your points. But the whole mental health week and UFS flyer thing is a timely reminder to me that football is a welcome escape for many with mental problems. My old neighbour said his uncle is going through a period of anxiety, he goes to home games but sits mute and barely gets up even when we score! I realised he would be accused of all sorts on here but on the car journey back apparently is the only time he smiles in life, win lose or draw. Therefore do as you do. 
Your trips sound epic btw