Well done on the initiative to create a positive atmosphere. As you can see you will have your work cut out as the default of many is 'everything's shit' for some reason.McGinn in his interview clearly alluded to some of this in reference to playing at Villa Park
I've no issue with things like the scarf days, balloons, banners and all that malarky but I really don't want singing sections, or Ultras such as they have at Palace or that Wor Flags thing up at this years League Cup Runners Up. It always comes across as contrived to me, but I'm a curmudgeon I suppose and these sort of initiatives do seem to be popular.As for the atmosphere, as ever, it's dictated by what happens on the pitch. In all my years I can't remember the Holte being as loud as it was than during this seasons Newton Heath game and when Villa Park is rocking there is no place like it. Equally, it can be like a morgue when we are shit, and so it should be. I like the ebb and flow of supporting, from crazed roaring to celebrate a goal to grumpy silence when you're 2-0 down. God forbid we have the constant drone of half hearted singing and the incessant drumming of the like you hear from the Green Brigade at Celtic away games, I mean, I love those old songs but ffs give it a rest now and again.Remember the roar that went 'round Wembley towards the end of the FA Cup semi against Liverpool? That wasn't planned or organised, it came from the soul of every Villa supporter in the ground inspired by the situation at the time and that's the sort of support I love to hear.