Debaser Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Since Mr Rush hinted at the Forum that he had looked at moving homes fans back into the South Stand to help the atmosphere and that he would announce something about that in the coming months , I was thinking isn't it about time we actually named one of our stands something that mattered? If we are trying to make the South Stand into a type of Kop and encourage the South East Stand singers to move to it, shouldn't we use this as a time to give Pride Park some kind of character? I would love it if we renamed the stand after one of our club legends? It might soften the blow to some people who don't like the idea of renaming Pride Park something corporate. I would love a kind of KOP for Derby which would help the team and give the place buzz. I stand in the South East Corner and although it sounds noisy at times my friends say that it rarely carries around the ground. If they did rename the South Stand - what would you like it to be called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrivateDerby Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Why give it a name that means something to Derby fans when we can name it after a company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therams69 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Well following my meeting with Sam yesterday looks like this will be going ahead. One of the ideas discussed was to move the away fans right over to the South Stand near the SW Corner. But this time the Derby fans would be right next to them, premiership season style. Away tickets would be sold next to the home fans and sold from there towards the SW Corner which means fans would always be next to each other which would be great! Obviously for the big clubs coming who would take their full allocation ST Holders in the South would potentially need to be moved but clearly before taking a ticket in this area you would agree to this. Say 4 games of the 23 at home. MUST SAY this is still being discussed but either way its looking very good. Additionally we disussed safe standing. Something new under Sam;s era. Happy to say that following our discussion I am pleased to say that the Derby County Official Twitter account has tweeted the Safe Standing Video that I featured in so over the moon about that. Had a really good chat with him to be honest and can say that he is actually a 'football man' Anyway sorry to hijack the topic but how about the Gordon Guthrie Stand? Our longest serving employee. Would rather have it whilst he is still around than in his memory so to speak so he can see and appreciate what us fans think of him. I will copy and paste this into the SR thread as well. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Well following my meeting with Sam yesterday looks like this will be going ahead. One of the ideas discussed was to move the away fans right over to the South Stand near the SW Corner. But this time the Derby fans would be right next to them, premiership season style. Away tickets would be sold next to the home fans and sold from there towards the SW Corner which means fans would always be next to each other which would be great! Obviously for the big clubs coming who would take their full allocation ST Holders in the South would potentially need to be moved but clearly before taking a ticket in this area you would agree to this. Say 4 games of the 23 at home. MUST SAY this is still being discussed but either way its looking very good. Additionally we disussed safe standing. Something new under Sam;s era. Happy to say that following our discussion I am pleased to say that the Derby County Official Twitter account has tweeted the Safe Standing Video that I featured in so over the moon about that. Had a really good chat with him to be honest and can say that he is actually a 'football man' Anyway sorry to hijack the topic but how about the Gordon Guthrie Stand? Our longest serving employee. Would rather have it whilst he is still around than in his memory so to speak so he can see and appreciate what us fans think of him. I will copy and paste this into the SR thread as well. Nick Surely if you and the rest of the south stand are moved we will have a similar situation to stoke last year? I think the away fans should be in the west stand and SW corner. Anyway hope this works out right for the benefit of our fans and club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debaser Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks for the info Nick. Did Sam say they were also considering moving the fans into the SW corner/West Stand as rynny says? Is it just harder to police or don't they like the idea of the away fans being close to the more expensive seats in the main stand? I would love the South stand to be called the Clough and Taylor Stand personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I thought the club was writing to season ticket holders in south east and east stand to ask about there view in the move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Nick - Surely it would be better for our fans to have the South Stand and to shove the away fans in the SE corner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestLondonRam Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hold on if we are going to make it a KOP type singing stand why don't we revert back to what we use to call it.. It would mean something to the fans and the club if we called it the POP side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 It's an end, not a side. Couldn't we call it 'Ossie End'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yes - I'd love it to be called an "End". Dunno who in this country decided that everything in modern football stadiums should have a crap, dull name but I'd love it to be an "End". Failing 'Ossie End', I think something FA Cup related should be in the name. We have a bust of Clough and Taylor and Steve Bloomer, but nothing at all of our other great era, in which after the war we were probably the best team in the World and certainly won the most prestigious post-war silverware. Not enough is made of that compared to other achievments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestLondonRam Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 It's an end, not a side. Couldn't we call it 'Ossie End'? I have to agree with Eddie. Ossie End would be a brilliant name for the south stand. It would bounce in there on match days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Isn't there a problem with the location of the segregation barriers and the cells. Sounds a little crazy to put the fans next to each other even they do put a bit of material and a few overweight stewards between them. Why not just put the ones who want to stand up because they hate Forest etc in the North stand and move the family area to the South East/South. I wait with baited breath from my view in the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therams69 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 No dont think the West Stand will happen or the SW corner for away fans. Having away fans in the SW Corner does not appeal to me personally as who are they going to exchange songs with? In my opinion you still need this to get the atmosphere going... Yes I believe the club were considering moving the away fans to SE Corner, that is my preferred option. Either way we will be behind the goal and we will have a vocal end as such. Ossie End, Clough Taylor etc all good names.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therams69 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Isn't there a problem with the location of the segregation barriers and the cells. Sounds a little crazy to put the fans next to each other even they do put a bit of material and a few overweight stewards between them. Why not just put the ones who want to stand up because they hate Forest etc in the North stand and move the family area to the South East/South. I wait with baited breath from my view in the West. The club have been looking into this for a while. They will have thought about such things. Not for us to get involved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 The John Gregory stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelScum Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 The Baseball Stand? Will it be an actual artificial Kop? that would be really cool as it would make our ground distinctive and not the same as.... say middlesborough. The Baseball Kop... who is it that's mates with Sam Rush...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 How about "Nigel's Dad's Stand"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I hope it doesn't end up being split like it was a few years back, i wouldn't be happy being moved for the 4 biggest home games of the season. Stick the away fans in the west lower, they don't need to make any noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddesdenRam Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I don't know how but can somebody set up a poll. Voting yes you agree to moving the away fans into the corner or no you disagree with the potential move. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshowbob Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Definitely the 'Ossie End' for me! Ossie enders, Ossie enders, la la la la la la lah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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