Project B6

[PeterWithe]

Fair play to you for trying mate, not my cup of tea but fair do’s.

I try and time my entry to VP so I miss that atrocious ‘Old Spice’ dirge they play at ear splitting volume as the players come out. I really do wish they would turn it in, maybe there would be a better connection between players and fans if they could hear their chants before KO?

My local non league team is Sutton, I very rarely go and watch them, the band, which everyone else seem to love, puts me off. Just all seems a bit forced.

[ROBBO]

My wife reckons i'm Victor Meldrews long lost brother. She says I don't look like him but I sound like him.

[Drummond]

If we had a drummer I'd stop going. I hate it and every match that I've attended that has one has me furious. Sheff Wed and Huddersfield being the two main protagonists.

That game at Huddersfield in the Championship was just so devoid of anything, even their fans couldn't sing and chant because of it.

[CT]

If we had a drummer I'd stop going. I hate it and every match that I've attended that has one has me furious. Sheff Wed and Huddersfield being the two main protagonists.

That game at Huddersfield in the Championship was just so devoid of anything, even their fans couldn't sing and chant because of it.

Same.

The scarf thing seemed quite good against Arsenal, but despite their best efforts, there were very few yesterday in the Holte as we looked around.

Newcastle have this “pre match atmosphere” thing down to a tee. I was there for the 4-0 earlier this season, and they got it spot on, we could certainly do worse than to take some notes from them. Hopefully we can ditch HHSL while we’re at it.

[MplsVilla]

Good luck with your efforts to improve the atmosphere.

It was fairly flat yesterday, but that was a reflection of the very cautious way we approached the game. I took my Bayern supporting German nephew yesterday. He thought the football was disappointing, but the atmosphere was a lot better than when he saw Real and Athletico Madrid play. He also really liked HHSL as he'd never heard it before.

[TonyD]

I’ve just bought these 2 for the Holte:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385447489672?hash=item59be75f088:g:-T8AAOSwJ91j~Uti&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoKHbirjdoKl3NcwbL9iOlx017W%2BIGkfueHvvAVc4dbeKjn10PVP8Dbe8yuxQRQti6sejF7EOrMXOQim%2Bf3wouP38NPVnfpKdCwI5KklGqtxHPotNHC7KzkwBK%2FUsLbe0CsNqr2wHVnTtOjbBaXRKeZQ9LcPfmZjAG5Km0yw23bLMQ28l6qPUFMefZ9AqBarZhjCpx1B6vY8Vd7BFiPrx240%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5DvkZ_WYQ

[Zouch Villa]

If we had a drummer I'd stop going. I hate it and every match that I've attended that has one has me furious. Sheff Wed and Huddersfield being the two main protagonists.

That game at Huddersfield in the Championship was just so devoid of anything, even their fans couldn't sing and chant because of it.

I think the nearest thing we have is the collective tutting when Mings/Konsa turn to play it backwards.  There was one point yesterday in the second half after a brief period of pressure in front of the Holte, they played it back to rebuild and Mings on the hallway line thought about playing it back to Emi.  He thankfully thought otherwise when there was a palpable round of fucks coming from all directions.

The pre-kick off music continues to be atrocious, and actually impedes the crowd atmosphere rather than help build it.

[ChicagoLion]

I’ve just bought these 2 for the Holte:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385447489672?hash=item59be75f088:g:-T8AAOSwJ91j~Uti&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoKHbirjdoKl3NcwbL9iOlx017W%2BIGkfueHvvAVc4dbeKjn10PVP8Dbe8yuxQRQti6sejF7EOrMXOQim%2Bf3wouP38NPVnfpKdCwI5KklGqtxHPotNHC7KzkwBK%2FUsLbe0CsNqr2wHVnTtOjbBaXRKeZQ9LcPfmZjAG5Km0yw23bLMQ28l6qPUFMefZ9AqBarZhjCpx1B6vY8Vd7BFiPrx240%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5DvkZ_WYQ

take some Vaseline with you.

[Ad@m]

If we had a drummer I'd stop going. I hate it and every match that I've attended that has one has me furious. Sheff Wed and Huddersfield being the two main protagonists.

That game at Huddersfield in the Championship was just so devoid of anything, even their fans couldn't sing and chant because of it.

I think the nearest thing we have is the collective tutting when Mings/Konsa turn to play it backwards.  There was one point yesterday in the second half after a brief period of pressure in front of the Holte, they played it back to rebuild and Mings on the hallway line thought about playing it back to Emi.  He thankfully thought otherwise when there was a palpable round of fucks coming from all directions.

The pre-kick off music continues to be atrocious, and actually impedes the crowd atmosphere rather than help build it.

I'll be honest, I didn't really get that yesterday.  We were one-nil up, against the team directly below us in the league, comfortably seeing out the 3 points and people were whinging that we were keeping hold of the ball.  If you're not happy at that, you never will be.  It was pathetic.

[Brazilian Villain]

I’ve just bought these 2 for the Holte:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/385447489672?hash=item59be75f088:g:-T8AAOSwJ91j~Uti&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoKHbirjdoKl3NcwbL9iOlx017W%2BIGkfueHvvAVc4dbeKjn10PVP8Dbe8yuxQRQti6sejF7EOrMXOQim%2Bf3wouP38NPVnfpKdCwI5KklGqtxHPotNHC7KzkwBK%2FUsLbe0CsNqr2wHVnTtOjbBaXRKeZQ9LcPfmZjAG5Km0yw23bLMQ28l6qPUFMefZ9AqBarZhjCpx1B6vY8Vd7BFiPrx240%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5DvkZ_WYQ

take some Vaseline with you.

[Axl Rose]

If we had a drummer I'd stop going. I hate it and every match that I've attended that has one has me furious. Sheff Wed and Huddersfield being the two main protagonists.

That game at Huddersfield in the Championship was just so devoid of anything, even their fans couldn't sing and chant because of it.

Same.

The scarf thing seemed quite good against Arsenal, but despite their best efforts, there were very few yesterday in the Holte as we looked around.

Newcastle have this “pre match atmosphere” thing down to a tee. I was there for the 4-0 earlier this season, and they got it spot on, we could certainly do worse than to take some notes from them. Hopefully we can ditch HHSL while we’re at it.

I'd have us running out to death metal.

[Rory]

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

If a player in the Premier League, getting Premier League wages, needs to have a lot of noise to play at his best, he shouldn't be in the Premier League. Good luck to them but all this recent stuff about how bad our supporters are and we have to make lots of noise to be proper fans - no thanks.

I'm late to this thread, so apologies if I'm behind the times, but I absolutely agree.

The notion that we, the 'customers' who pay £50-odd, are responsible for motivating people who are paid more in a week than we are paid in two years, is fucking sick.

[LeonW]

A lot of the memorable moments in terms of atmosphere people have mentioned have all been created by what’s occurred on the pitch. Not a game where nothing happened but people will never forget the amazing atmosphere of said fixture because it exceeded what happened on the pitch.

I’ve been to games in different countries and some of them had sections where the fans make noise non stop during the game. I’m not sure how much of a difference it made to either my experience or what happened on the pitch.

I just feel atmosphere is generated organically by what happens on the pitch and for Villa it’s just been largely disappointing for so long.

[Russ aka Big Nose]

As others have said, fair play for trying to make a positive difference.

Re the pre-match build up, maybe it could do with a refresh, though I'm not sure we are going to see a return to it being a big deal as people know they can get to their seat just before kick-off and prefer to have a pint or watch an earlier game than sit in the stands - which is understandable unless you have young kids who want to watch the players warm-up.

As for during the game, it's tricky as any initiatives like a 'singing section' risk looking contrived and, frankly, shit. And a drummer would be truly awful.

Hopefully the performances on the pitch will improve and it, sort of, takes care of itself. However, it is something to keep in mind as the changes to the stadium will change the dynamics as well as the sound/noise in different parts of the ground. UTV

[Chris Smith]

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

If a player in the Premier League, getting Premier League wages, needs to have a lot of noise to play at his best, he shouldn't be in the Premier League. Good luck to them but all this recent stuff about how bad our supporters are and we have to make lots of noise to be proper fans - no thanks.

I'm late to this thread, so apologies if I'm behind the times, but I absolutely agree.

The notion that we, the 'customers' who pay £50-odd, are responsible for motivating people who are paid more in a week than we are paid in two years, is fucking sick.

I was running a half marathon many years ago and at around the 12 mile mark was beginning to flag when I passed a group of family members who had come along to cheer me on. It absolutely gave me a lift for the last mile. I’m obviously not comparing myself to a professional athlete but I firmly believe that positive support can make a difference at key moments.