curb Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 We’ve been to every ground in the Championship over the last few years bar Swansea (hopefully we’ll be visiting this season, if SKY don’t screw us again), and we’re definately one of the best atmospheres. Most fans don’t really make any noise unless they’re winning. I’d change a few round from that article, I’d put Millwall and Norwich higher, but overall it’s not far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curb Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, jagerbob said: cant be arsed to read the article. but pretty much all the best stadium atmospheres to my mind are old grounds which still exist. for a new stadium PPS is probably one of the better ones. But still not as good as a rocking anfield, goodison, villa park, sellhurst, even friggin vicarage road Except only Villa are in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 On 15/12/2018 at 09:31, mozza said: Not even close to the BBG atmosphere. Saying that, what is. Comparing the beloved BBG Popside to the rather sterile Pride Park is like comparing your favourite pub to the dentist’s chair! The toilets are a bit better now but the pitch now is too perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curb Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 The BBG is consigned to history, even if we’d stayed there it would be nothing like it was in the 70’s, three sides of the ground were a fire hazard and the fourth had no exits. Crowds have changed too, they don’t want stinking toilets and sheds for food outlets. We all remember the atmosphere of the early 70’s, everyone forgets what it was like with 8k in the third division, or when weshoehorned seats onto the crumbling terraces with a 16,000 capacity. Anyway, the article is about Pride Park and how it compares to the rest of the division now, not how it compares to a handful of European games 40 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I think mobile phones have a big effect on the atmosphere at all grounds. People around me seem to spend half of the match concentrating on the screen with betting apps and social media etc. Than concentrating solely on the football and getting fully engaged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagerbob Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Theres lot of factors for me, as to why Bundersliga 1 & 2 reminds me more of how it used to be for us. 1) terraces period. 2) unreservered spaces, mean people get in the ground early to get a good spot, and thus help the pre game atmosphere. You can also move throughout the match if you want to be closer to the ultras/hardcore singers , or move away from them. Same goes for if theres a constant moaner that gets on your titz. 3) they dont indulge in ridiculously over loud PA systems blaring out music, and when they do, they generally turn it off 10 mins before kick off to allow the atmosphere to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Liverpool v Man U sounds like a funeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Doodle said: Liverpool v Man U sounds like a funeral. Well it was, for Jose ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tram Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Quote A huge improvement from Derby’s old Baseball Ground That's not how I remember it... Quote Derby would have to cut their capacity to 17,500 fans. Is that true, could the Baseball Ground only have had a capacity of 17,500? Quote have never managed to sell it out Is that true? Are the unsold seats, not the segregated area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tram Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Besides, all of the Championship stadiums are capable of having the best atmosphere in the league: whenever the Rams march on down to theirs for away matches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Please keep the name of the stadium as Pride Park . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I go to home matches and think it's not great, then I go to the odd away match and think blimy it's dour here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 19 hours ago, Doodle said: I think mobile phones have a big effect on the atmosphere at all grounds. People around me seem to spend half of the match concentrating on the screen with betting apps and social media etc. Than concentrating solely on the football and getting fully engaged You have a very good point, but if a Tweet is more interesting than the game what does that say about the game? Watched Man C on the box the other night. I would describe the atmosphere as funerial. Similarly Spurs and Arsenal games. Very few have a cranked up atmosphere these days. Seating has something to do with it, but in the later 70's days at the BBG, we were keeping the father in-law company in the Ossie end upper. It was pretty loud up there! (Pop-side pen was our favourite). Contriving to build atmosphere is a risky move -think the man with the mike- it doesn't really work. To me the braying audience on Strictly, going hysterical because someone doesn't fall over is a total turn off. I think the main problem is the game itself, more conservative in approach, tactics are more sophisticated, shots are rare, shots on target rarer (ignore Liverpool yesterday). Blood and thunder tackles pretty much gone. Refs getting things right more often. These used to get crowds going. So as I approach 70 I find I am less inclined to leap out my seat or yell myself hoarse unless something really excited happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 2 hours ago, FindernRam said: ... but if a Tweet is more interesting than the game what does that say about the game? ... or the Tweetee! Some folks just can't help themselves, even at crucial (or the more entertaining) points in the game. The guy 3 seats from me missed a goal the other week, purely by being on his 'phone. He ended up asking his mate in the next seat to "describe it to him" FFS! Twet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBustler1884 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I know for a fact there is concern that the atmosphere has seemed to be a bit lower this season from a lot of people at DCFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, TomBustler1884 said: I know for a fact there is concern that the atmosphere has seemed to be a bit lower this season from a lot of people at DCFC. which is weird given the general positivity around Franks appointment and the encouragement at some of our play (although admittedly not all) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 8 hours ago, Curtains said: Please keep the name of the stadium as Pride Park . I'd agree in theory... although I can't deny I struggled to contain my sheer excitement when I first read of the i-Pro stadium thing. Admittedly, I automatically assumed it was an apple-based partnership, and thus assumed we would be festooned in sponsorship money to put even the likes of Etihad and Emirates to shame! I never gave a seconds thought to the possibility of it being a two-bob pop company, to my subsequent embarrassment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said: I'd agree in theory... although I can't deny I struggled to contain my sheer excitement when I first read of the i-Pro stadium thing. Admittedly, I automatically assumed it was an apple-based partnership, and thus assumed we would be festooned in sponsorship money to put even the likes of Etihad and Emirates to shame! I never gave a seconds thought to the possibility of it being a two-bob pop company, to my subsequent embarrassment! Just wait til Pride Park opens its doors to the Pride parade and we launch our new rainbow kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram1964 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 On 16/12/2018 at 16:58, Doodle said: Liverpool v Man U sounds like a funeral. Not on my tv, thought the atmosphere was great, fair doo to the kop they can really create an atmosphere especially on European cup nights.Just hoping we will. Be rocking tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Mucker1884 said: I'd agree in theory... although I can't deny I struggled to contain my sheer excitement when I first read of the i-Pro stadium thing. Admittedly, I automatically assumed it was an apple-based partnership, and thus assumed we would be festooned in sponsorship money to put even the likes of Etihad and Emirates to shame! I never gave a seconds thought to the possibility of it being a two-bob pop company, to my subsequent embarrassment! You are Mel Morris and I claim my £5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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