Black bank

[hoolahoop]

The black bank should have taken the lead from the lads at the front. The black bank has been very quiet recently and without the lads at the front it would of been like a library. There is nothing stopping the lads at the back singing with the lads at the front, we are all fans wanting the same thing. If this can be done make some noise of your own.

I could hear the lads at the front and I was well passed the half way line.

SCC sorry mate  I was 10 yards to the right of this group and could hear the black bank quite clearly. All we've done is halved the effect . Why should the BB sing with them , every time the BB started singing summat these daft lads chose to sing an opposite song . 

Now correct if I'm wrong but it's unusual for a kop end to be doing that .

Clearly these knobs are endangering the future of the Black Bank and they need to sort out their differences.

We all follow the same team and wrecking this experiment won't help us going forwards.     

[DonnyOsmond]

I wouldn't say everytime the Black Bank sang these sang something else. The lads sang all game non stop, they weren't just going against the BB. Yes, they should have been up there with them and not blocking the walk way to me they made more noise yesterday than the BB.

[DRFC-Hanksie]

Just before half-time I said to one of them, 'you wanna be up there singing off the same hymn sheet'. It's only right.

[hoolahoop]

I wouldn't say everytime the Black Bank sang these sang something else. The lads sang all game non stop, they weren't just going against the BB. Yes, they should have been up there with them and not blocking the walk way to me they made more noise yesterday than the BB.

You're wrong mate . I can only assume you  were one of them and it messed up the atmosphere. Yes they sang but they would sing an opposite song - I know I was next to them and got confused. Why encourage them ? They were openly laughing when they got an opposite song going .
This was not what I had hoped for from the Black Bank. Like the "sit down, shut up" brigade of the past - these will ruin our efforts to collectively get behind the team . It's a " kop" end that should collectively roar on encouragement not half some daft t**ts jumping about at the front in the wrong place, singing at our stewards, diverting resources, making folk behind them move, blocking gangways and risking all that has been worked for over the last couple of years.

You think that's good , feck me is it me that's going daft ?

[DonnyOsmond]

I wouldn't say everytime the Black Bank sang these sang something else. The lads sang all game non stop, they weren't just going against the BB. Yes, they should have been up there with them and not blocking the walk way to me they made more noise yesterday than the BB.

You're wrong mate . I can only assume you  were one of them and it messed up the atmosphere. Yes they sang but they would sing an opposite song - I know I was next to them and got confused. Why encourage them ? They were openly laughing when they got an opposite song going .
This was not what I had hoped for from the Black Bank. Like the "sit down, shut up" brigade of the past - these will ruin our efforts to collectively get behind the team . It's a " kop" end that should collectively roar on encouragement not half some daft t**ts jumping about at the front in the wrong place, singing at our stewards, diverting resources, making folk behind them move, blocking gangways and risking all that has been worked for over the last couple of years.

You think that's good , feck me is it me that's going daft ?

And I assumed you could read, I was clearly wrong. Like I said earlier they should be up there with the BB and not blocking walkways and people's views... They also sang for 90 mins if that was against the BB fair enough but I applaud their effort for singing the whole game. Also, I wasn't sat with them I was sat to their right in the family stand.

[Big MAC]

I doubt any of them saw the goals as they spent the majority of the time looking up into the stand.  I also agree that they blocked the walk way especially at the end when everybody was trying to leave!
Go back to where you are supposed to be.

[Filo]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't one of the conditions/ guidlines in the creation of the BB was for those that wished to stand to congregate at the back, allowing those that wish to sit down or those that can't stand for long periods having an unobstructed view of the pitch?

I noticed yesterday the stewards seem to tolerate them standing there, why?

[Dagenham Rover]

And what happened to the flags

[MrFrost]

All the flags seem to have disappeared. Have the club had a hand in this?

[Filo]

All the flags seem to have disappeared. Have the club had a hand in this?

Perhaps they've been taken away because the same group were waving the down at the front, obstructing other peoples view, when they should be higher up the stand waving them

[RoversAlias]

Think it was the same group who all ran to the smoking area at half time? Looked like back in school when someone was looking for someone for a fight and everyone rushing behind them.

Yeah, what was that all about? We were just coming in from the smoking area when they all streamed out, 30 odd teenagers on a mission somewhere. No idea what was going on.

[PopStander]

Everyone is right. The designated Black Bank standing area agreed by the club is at the back in the middle.

The reason they've all moved is the young lad who has been drumming all season, Liam, he has had about 8 strikes so to speak, he has been on thin ice for a while so it was decided for him not to be on the drum.

A lot of the younger Black Bankers decided to go to the front, or distance them selves form The Black Bank.

This didn't really effect the atmosphere as they couldn't really be heard and the new drummer did a great job. With the younger ones gone some new faces joined the Black Bank which was good to see!

[Filo]

Everyone is right. The designated Black Bank standing area agreed by the club is at the back in the middle.

The reason they've all moved is the young lad who has been drumming all season, Liam, he has had about 8 strikes so to speak, he has been on thin ice for a while so it was decided for him not to be on the drum.

A lot of the younger Black Bankers decided to go to the front, or distance them selves form The Black Bank.

This didn't really effect the atmosphere as they couldn't really be heard and the new drummer did a great job. With the younger ones gone some new faces joined the Black Bank which was good to see!

To be fair, from where I sit in the West stand you could hear those at the bottom more than those at the top, but it isn't about who's the better louder group, it's about being together and creating a united atmosphere from the designated area agreed when the BB was born