Probably get pelters for this but the south stand were ****e last night.
This is really poor and has been getting steadily worse.Absolutely amazed at the reaction when we scored our fifth goal , their was a mass exodus from the ground so much so you would have thought we had gone five goals down . The team deserved some recognition for their performance but people just could not wait to get out rather than giving them a well earned ovation .
Griggs ovation was good, but I thought the atmosphere was dead in between the goals.. Even from the South of the ground it was the Tranmere fans that could be heard..
It doesnt help they are in the Gods where the acoustics of the roof send a wave of noise down. Absolutely w*nk idea putting them there. Atmosphere was poor last night but I will accept that every game for the same result.
Rarely heard the away fans when they were adjacent to the home fans. I fully accept away fans are generally a noisy bunch but I think where they are now has everything to do with it.I don't think it has anything to do withe where the away fans are.. they were moved up there in the fist place because they regularly out sang the Sunderland fans.. We just badly need more people to be proactive in backing the lads at home and it wouldn't matter where the away fans are..
Think majority if not all english clubs have a poor home atmosphere, but id never question the home support based of that narrative.
We have one of the loyalest home supports in the country not many clubs have a core base like ours the last 10 years have been horrific in the majority and to still churn out 30k plus is remarkable.
I don't think it has anything to do withe where the away fans are.. they were moved up there in the fist place because they regularly out sang the Sunderland fans.. We just badly need more people to be proactive in backing the lads at home and it wouldn't matter where the away fans are..
Could have been a factor as well.I thought they were moved up there because of the mass of empty seats near the pitch as a result of how few most teams were bringing up into the away section
There’s a standard run of songs which all away teams seem to have the same sheet. “Sunderland’s a ****hole”, “is this a library” & “your support is ****ing ****” seem to be the most common ones. At least teams seem to have forgotten that Adam Johnson played for us!!The Tranmere support on Tuesday was good but I found it more than a little ironic when the chant of “ your support is f*****g s**t “ was aimed at the SAFC supporters . It may have slipped their notice that the average attendance at the Stadium of Light is just short of 30,000 and most of our away games are Sold Out while they average under 7000 attendances .
Crazy corner was tremendous when the away fans were down there. I personally think moving them killed the atmosphere which the home fans createdRarely heard the away fans when they were adjacent to the home fans. I fully accept away fans are generally a noisy bunch but I think where they are now has everything to do with it.
When Aldridge subbed Clint Hill down there in the FA Cup after he had been sent off..???
Said exactly this in the office only about 10 minutes agoThis is really poor and has been getting steadily worse.
Possibly understandable when we’ve been poor but after a 5-0 people need to have a look at themselves. Gets hard to blame players for not caring when the support seems not to.
Mystifying that folks main aim at a match is to get home early. I know some of it is due to the awful traffic management in the surrounding area but surely it’s not too desperate with 28k . What’s it going to be like if we ever get back to 49k - or is that what the monorail’s for?
Don't agree...why do think the clock stand paddocks and latterly the Main Stand Roker Wing seats become so popular and in the case of the seats become the main focus of atmosphere at RP.I can't understand why some seem to need to be next to away fans to support the lads.. This was not the case in Roker park when the Fulwell End was at its best..
Don't agree...why do think the clock stand paddocks and latterly the Main Stand Roker Wing seats become so popular and in the case of the seats become the main focus of atmosphere at RP.