Thought support was good at West Brom today despite the result. Always find theres a huge difference between standing games (Everton/West Brom/Newcastle/Sunderland) where people support the team for 90 minutes and sitting games (Arsenal/Chelsea/Liverpool/Palace) which are quiet. Always have a much better match experience with standing games, and there is an obvious correlation between standing and supporting the team. Makes up for a bad game at times. Can understand why people feel the need to sit (age/height/kids) and these people should be allocated tickets at the front. Feel the general consensus is that majority people want to stand at away games however it seems impolite to when the row in front of you sits down due to a minority within the crowd pressuring people to (understandably as they can't watch the game). Feel there should be a bit more organisation on city's part. Half the away matches can be like a library in our end. Any thoughts?
Our support was bloody brilliant today. That chant that was going from about 40 minutes in, right through half time and eventually stopping about 20 minutes into the second half. Games like this restore faith in the quality of our support. Very hearty rendition of City 'Til I Die on 19:04 too.
The World Feed Commentator, Gary Taphouse, commented throughout how only really the Hull fans could be heard. On several occasions, he said "the fans you can hear are the Hull fans". Lots of high praise. Could hear you plenty on TV.
Brilliant day, I was in the bottom half, most of the fans where standing except from some right at the front. amazing atmosphere, great singing/chants, genuine fans for sure! no half and halves Hull city still need to provide tickets to those who want to stand (higher up) and those who don't want to stand (lower down), it's not hard to find the row information on the internet to split these into groups! someone needs to bring this up in a meeeting!
I couldn't agree more with this thread, games like Arsenal and Liverpool you are pretty much forced to sit down due to the jobs worth stewards or the old guy behind you who can't stand for the whole game. Fair enough, we have a wide range of ages supporting our club which is great, however I do feel there should be an option when applying for away tickets to be with the "rowdy" section, not sure how it would work. But the sooner they get safe standing in the better, I'll be wanting a season pass in that section!
It was good yesterday, it's always way better when pretty much the entire following stands all game. West Brom's support is appalling, we worry about KC, but it's in a different league to The Hawthorns(other than the mob around the ****er with the drum, they're mute). It seems that AA's social media exploits are really pissing people off, in addition to a particularly rousing rendition of 'City Till We Die', it seems 'You Can Shove Your Hull Tigers Up Your Arse' has now been added to our repertoire.
I agree that there should be some more organisation however I wonder if separating those who wanted to stand or sit would contravene the law? Standing at a football stadium is illegal, though I guess it could be done with a singing and normal section. The reason my mother doesn't go to away games is that she is worried that everyone will stand up all game - she cannot stand all game.
All Premier League clubs have the rule, but I don't know why, Palace look to be the first club who plan to remove this rule at their ground.
It's 'persistant' standing that the regulations cover. It leaves he argument open for what 'persistant' is.
No one has ever been taken to court for standing. It is not illegal. You can be removed for contravening stadium rules, which is a different thing. The police won't remove people for standing. They will only get involved if an argument ensued between the stewards and fans over it. We do seem to have a lot of fans who have difficulty is standing compared to other clubs when you see all of them standing compared to our relative handful.
The difference at the Hawthorns yesterday was the steward/match/police commander had the common sense to allow City fans to move across the isle way to the empty section, where in the second half in particular those who wanted to stand but had been blocking someone who was seated view could do so. Some old fella was sat in my seat. He couldn't physically walk up the stairs to the seat he had been sold so he sat in mine in the front. I didn't make a big deal about it but simply explained my situation to a steward who put me in an empty seat where I could stand, if I wanted too. I asked the same question to a copper and he wasn't interested in solving anything. Spoke to a City fan who said he's complaining this week 'about people standing at matches' I told him not to complain on my behalf because I like the choice. I explained to him that the argument should be how the tickets were sold. The old bloke with two walking sticks should never have been sold a seat at the top of the stand and I should have been given the choice. Quite simply, if you want to stand ( at times, not all the time) then you should be sold a seat at the back of stand. if you want to sit then the obvious choice is a ticket for the front/bottom tiers of the stand. What could be easier?
Thought the support was excellent yesterday. Amused at the end watching one of the chuckles offering one of our older supporters to a straightener outside. Nothing like picking an easy target. Very brave.....
Since I've started getting my away tickets four or five days before the match, instead of when they become available to pass holders, I've found that I'm allocated seating towards the back of the stand.
