blades can do it why cant we?

[thornerover94]

if Sheffield united can do this why cant our staff at the keepmoat be as enthusiastic in giving trials to sections discussed in previous threads? its all about communication someone out there will be able to have a word with the right people like the blades we can trial different sections and see which wprks out best for next season
 
Sheffield United's trial of a designated singing section at Bramall Lane has been switched.

The area of the ground to be used at the game against Coventry City (10th April) will be a section in The Kop instead of the lower tier of the Halliwells Stand.

Operations Director Simon Argall said a number of factors had led to the switch. He said:

\"We have listened to additional comments from our fans concerning pricing, looked at the low advanced sales, and also the further advice given by the Safety Advisory group, and on balance we recognise that this initiative would be better supported on The Kop.

\"Anyone who has purchased tickets to be in the singing section planned for the Halliwells lower tier will be contacted by the club and we will make arrangements for those fans to be re-seated in the Kop singing area, or refunded if necessary,\" added Simon.
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The Club's move to consider a designated singing section followed calls from supporters to test the idea. The trial will take place with the objective of monitoring its success and possibly introducing it next season.

Any current season ticket holders who wish to be involved may move their seats into the area for this game. Individual match day tickets may also be purchased for this game in this section. Normal rules apply.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Thing is for them it changes nothing, that end has been a singing area for about a million years.  For us it would give us a section that fans know to focus on.

[River Don]

It's a shame no one at the Rovers gave a second thought to a singing section or a family area when the new stadium opened.

It makes it very awkward to implement now they have season ticket holders dotted all over the stadium. Still they do have a new family area, though I'm not sure how successful that is. If they can do that then there is no reason why they couldn't designate a singing section. Any season ticket holders who find they don't like the noise would soon relocate I'm sure.

The club should give it serious consideration because right now the Keepmoat is getting a reputation as the quietest stadium in the division. It's bizarre because our away support is very vocal. It really OUGHT to concern the club. It detracts from the match day experience and it's own small way it is probably impacting on ticket sales.

People want to be entertained and part of that is the atmosphere of the match. There's no doubt currently we're sitting in a library and it is off putting.

[Redandwhitewhizards]

The problem is that we do have season ticket holders dotted all over the place, which means that unless you designate a block where there were barely any season ticket holders as the singing section, you would struggle to move people to a certain area.

Its ok saying that season ticket holders would move if they don't like the noise, but the fact that they are there in the first place is prohibitive. You need them to move first, not further down the line.

The only area I can think of which doesn't always look full for the smaller matches is the east stand down by the away fans - that has potential, but then again, it is near all the execs, and the club may not want a section that stands/sings/shouts in that area.

[River Don]

Redandwhitewhizards wrote:

The problem is that we do have season ticket holders dotted all over the place, which means that unless you designate a block where there were barely any season ticket holders as the singing section, you would struggle to move people to a certain area.

Its ok saying that season ticket holders would move if they don't like the noise, but the fact that they are there in the first place is prohibitive. You need them to move first, not further down the line.

The only area I can think of which doesn't always look full for the smaller matches is the east stand down by the away fans - that has potential, but then again, it is near all the execs, and the club may not want a section that stands/sings/shouts in that area.

I agree it's a problem but at least designating a singing section would be a step in the right direction. I would go for behind the goal in the South stand, there are a few singers at the back there already and a kop is traditionally the noisey stand at football.

Perhaps they could offer a discount to the elderly, those with young children and the plain quiet to move to the East stand where they would be right at home? Not likely I know.

[wilts rover]

Is it just me being thick but why do you need the club to do this? Do the 'singers' not talk to one another? Surely it is not beyond someone's remit to say, 'right we are all moving to...... stand, then go along to the ticket office and see where the empty seats are in that stand and get as close together as you can. If there are other people dotted about and in between, so what, you dont have to hold your mates hand, surely the aim is to make the whole stadium a singing section - not just gain the best seats.

[bpoolrover]

it wont work at the keepmoat as if it is in the south the ones in the west wont move and visa versa and the ones off here seem 2 want it in the south and the away fans cant hear the south very well even on ther odd occasion everyone sings anyway

[thornerover94]

us as fans do get involved and try and organise it ourselves but it still needs help from the clubs side for the advertising of such a section and there input into the matter as to where they feel the best place will be for such a section

[bpoolrover]

thornerover94 wrote:

us as fans do get involved and try and organise it ourselves but it still needs help from the clubs side for the advertising of such a section and there input into the matter as to where they feel the best place will be for such a section

agreed thorne but the lads i know in the south wont budge nor will the ones in the west,unless people are going to sperak up and prove me wrong?

[drfc_chico]

unwilling to budge at the minute. but if they had a trial similar to this for three games possibly the ones with lower expected attendences. one in south one in west and one in east. see which is best.

[SkellowRover]

Well the major problem is that there is hardly any room in the West stand. All the top is prsctically full so there is just the bottom part below the disabled section. Do you really think people are going to give up good seats in the top of the South to sit in the lower west?
I honestly think it wont work unless everyone is expected to move over to the East as there is plenty of room towards the north east corner.

[Donnybob]

I must be getting too old for all this 'why can't we/ Rovers, etc.' lark. The more I see it in thread headers the more likely I am to click onto another site.

Look, you don't have to have a designated singing area in a football ground, you're allowed to sing everywhere. As it is we have an away end, a corporate side and one where the teams run out which traditionally attracts the 'thinking' football fan - and this side is pretty much sold to season ticket holders already.

Those who go to make a lot of noise rather than watch the game sit behind the South Stand goal. The problem has arisen because we have a bunch of folk who just want to sit in the general proximity of the away support and sing at them, gesticulate and make empty threats. I sometimes wonder if they are actually there for the football at all. And if we're being perfectly honest, there ain't that many of them.

Tell me this, do the majority of vocal Blades fans want to move away from the cop so they can be near the away end? No.

Do the Wendy fans want to move off the cop and be closer to the Leppings Lane end? No.

Do I have to cite Liverpool, Man U, Barnsley even?

The answer for Rovers fans is quite simple. If you want to sing among a lot of other singing fans, buy a ticket in the South Stand. If that doesn't suit you, sit where you always sit and sing on your own - don't expect everyone in the ground to move and sit near you!

Unless the rules have changed singing is not compulsory at football matches. It's a thing that appeals to pubescent teenagers in the main and some keep it going into their twenties and thirties but most folk go to matches to watch football. The singing is not their prime reason for attending.

Yes, a good atmosphere is fun, but singing inane ditties isn't neccessarily the be-all and end-all of supporting a football team, is it?

So stop being boring and just move to the South Stand, eh? Cos this is not just tedious, it's boring.

Debate over?

[idler]

Here here. :cheer:

[Glyn_Wigley]

Donnybob wrote:

Yes, a good atmosphere is fun, but singing inane ditties isn't neccessarily the be-all and end-all of supporting a football team, is it?

Why they can't just get with the opposition singers and collectively flop their todgers on a table and compare them and get it over with I can't work out. That's all the singing is the verbal equivalent of.