Confirmed: Northam Stand to go home fans only, plus ST details for 2024/25

Absolutely ****ing terrible. Moving the away fans is the worst thing SR have done. At least then, in the quiet periods, you still had that away/home fan banter going. Now, its just silence.

"Oh but when we're playing well it'll be bouncing" ... like **** will it. Never heard that place so ****ing quiet as I did last night. Genuinely terrible.

 

Depends on the game but the Kingsland side sometimes is worse because the seats are more expensive.

I don't see them changing it back either sadly but it's clear to me that it hasn't worked and they should be open to some sort of change at least.

The problem is the fanzones have made it difficult to change anything now.

The least they can do is put some standing rails in the Chapel. I know quite a few people that hate the northam but won't move cos are worried about being able to stand.

It'll be interesting to see if any more move over next season.

 

Yeah, if you made the back 5 or so rows safe standing I think that would make a huge difference.

 

Yeah I remember when this was being discussed being surprised at how many people were convinced that doing this would suddenly improve atmosphere. Doesn't change the fact that our support is simply a bit ****.

We do get a bit of away banter at the back of the Chapel which definitely helps during dull stages of the game. A lot of it is taking the piss out of the generic library chants tbh which I enjoy quite a lot as I hate that song when our fans sing it.

 

It would be interesting to know what the players hear on the pitch, because the Northam were pretty loud from where I was sitting and they came up with a number of variations of chants. You must be in a sound proof bunker wherever you are in the ground.

 

I usually sit in the Itchen North, right next to the Northam.