Sowter Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Is the south stand the worst thing ever to grace Pride Park? Personally, having sat in the same seat in the east stand for over 15 year I believe so.. Initially intended to create a better atmosphere, but by offering cheaper ST’s? After 70mins today (Shef Utd) it was good. My question.... Why is it so horrific for 70 mins? No noise apart from one block on the top corner? Bring back the South East Corner! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marriot Ram99 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I don't think the atmosphere is affected too much by the seating arrangements, the atmosphere wasn't very good at parts in the first half when Sheffield united dominated possession but I wouldn't agree that it was horrific for the whole of the first 70 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Tbf we needed something to moan about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I distinctly remember when the South Stand move happpened thinking about when exactly we would start looking at the previous arrangement with rose-tinted glasses. I agree the atmosphere needs work, but that’s not just a South Stand problem. The music which kills the atmosphere before kick off is worse. Moving the fans back to the corner and singing at empty seats behind the goal won’t make a positive difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Not really close to the worst thing to ever grace PPS, FFS, IMO, DPHSD. FML. I'm often critical of the effect, or lack of, that is has, but more critical of Safe Standing being some great white hope and not standing in general being used as an excuse for the lack of noise. At worst it's had no effect at all, as best it's had a small audible effect and initially it had an impressive visual effect (those days are gone). Ultimately I think it's proven inconsequential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Be interested to know if on average we’ve scored more goals at that end since moving the away fans into the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 7 hours ago, cosmic said: Be interested to know if on average we’ve scored more goals at that end since moving the away fans into the corner. I’ve noticed this season we don’t seem to coin toss and always play to the south stand second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzaram Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 8 hours ago, Sowter said: Is the south stand the worst thing ever to grace Pride Park? Personally, having sat in the same seat in the east stand for over 15 year I believe so.. Initially intended to create a better atmosphere, but by offering cheaper ST’s? After 70mins today (Shef Utd) it was good. My question.... Why is it so horrific for 70 mins? No noise apart from one block on the top corner? Bring back the South East Corner! ? Utter tosh! Having sat in both stands, East Stand was far worse. Full of moaners, never getting behind the team until told to do so by the South Stand. South Stand always does its best to lift the atmosphere. Why not pick on North Stand or West Stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestKentRam Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Tomori thought the fans were okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I thought it was the best atmosphere so far this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 35 minutes ago, Mazzaram said: Utter tosh! Having sat in both stands, East Stand was far worse. Full of moaners, never getting behind the team until told to do so by the South Stand. South Stand always does its best to lift the atmosphere. Why not pick on North Stand or West Stand? Cus the real support comes from west stand. i heard a woman behind me call out encouragement not once but twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazloW Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 36 minutes ago, Paul71 said: I thought it was the best atmosphere so far this season. I agree. There were welcome and spontaneous outbursts of singing and getting behind the team.... which unsurprisingly came at the time we were looking quite good in the second half (perhaps demonstrating once and for all you don't need flags, fireworks, clappers, poems, etc to get people going... you need to be playing like you want to win, on the front foot and occasionally putting your foot in). Have to say that the East Stand was, for once, quite loud too (well, the bit I am in anyway). I'm not sure I heard 'since I was young' either, which is good, though I may now have finally tuned out that dreadful dirge so i'm probably wrong! I have some sympathy with the OP's view though (perhaps I wouldn't have said its the worst thing ever, as somebody else has said perhaps at worst it has had a neutral effect) but I certainly don't think it has the postive impact hoped for. I know Southstanders get quite defensive and hats off to those in there making an effort and trying to get it going. I have noticed in recent months an organic increase in singing and 'atmos' from the bit of the ES nearest the away fans. Probably sounds louder to me as I'm right next to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sowter Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Mazzaram said: Utter tosh! Having sat in both stands, East Stand was far worse. Full of moaners, never getting behind the team until told to do so by the South Stand. South Stand always does its best to lift the atmosphere. Why not pick on North Stand or West Stand? Becuse the north and west stand weren’t changed to improve the atmosphere. I also never said the East stand was good. I simply can’t understand why we have over 4,000 fans all standing behind the goal, but making no atmosphere (apart from the first 5 mins of big games or when we score). It’s the perfect opportunity to make serious noise and encourage the team, unfortunately it just hasn’t worked in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 East stand - moaning South stand - slightly louder moaning West stand - polite criticism North stand - polite Watching on tv hundreds of miles away - nowhere near as good as being there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Too many in the South Stand not singing apart from block next to away fans, about time the drum got ditched too, we were sold the Dortmund dream but too many came for the cheap seats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDerbySuperRams Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Home fans in general in England aren’t great barring a minority. Don’t think it’s anything to do with Derby, it’s just how it is. Personally, I think we’re pretty good compared to the rest of the division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I went over for the Brentford game with a Valencia fan and an Atlético Madrid fan. We went in the South stand for the atmosphere. They loved the atmosphere, loved the game and loved Derby the city. They are now confirmed Rams even though only as second team. One even watched the ManU game instead of Atlético! I look back on the Popside with terrific memories of two hours of constant singing, it was probably exactly the same as now. When the game lifts the crowd the crowd lifts the team. Sometimes the crowd try on their own. Football is a spectator sport where sometimes one needs the other before it reacts. Those who can get to the games enjoy them, good bad or indifferent, because those of us who can't get are jealous. At least I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Key Club King Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 21 minutes ago, SuperDerbySuperRams said: Home fans in general in England aren’t great barring a minority. Don’t think it’s anything to do with Derby, it’s just how it is. Personally, I think we’re pretty good compared to the rest of the division This sums it up well. Forums across the land for most teams will have a very similar thread. Bramall Lane is pretty poor when they are not a good team yet their fans yesterday were great. As for the move to the South Stand, it is as poor now as the South-East corner was before we moved. 5 years or so of dire football under Clough did for that, like the fatigue of 10 years in the Championship has affected the South Stand. There are probably also more people complaining on this forum about the PP atmosphere than are actually singing in the crowd. This suggests that many of those that are complaining aren't singing. There's a simple solution to that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobram Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I sit to the left of the goal in the SS and i genuinely think the atmosphere is poor. Hardly anyone sings and you can barely hear what the guys up the top are trying to get going. People moved to the SS because of cheaper seats rather than to help with atmosphere. I don't understand why you go to football to just sit and watch the game, for me the atmosphere makes it special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsmini Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I was in my normal South Stand position yesterday, we made noise for the first 10 minutes as normal, then all goes quiet until we get back in front. The singing 'core' in the south stand always tend to go quiet, I've no idea why. Some near the SW corner always try to get a chant going as well. But it would be appreciated if the rest of the stadium would start something as well. I was watching MOTD last night and the atmosphere in the grounds is awful. Very little chanting from the likes of Chelsea and Man U. The promoted clubs seem to be only ones who chant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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