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West Paddock

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Im not a regular poster on here but felt the need to say something about the support (or lack of) at home games.

AN was right to have a pop yesterday, the home support is absolute garbage, its like a morgue every week, the town end are a disgrace, just an extension of the Finney these days. People turn up, sit on there hands, never get behind the team even when we are winning its awful!

Away from home we are brilliant, its couldn't be a bigger contrast, no wonder we often play better away. This is the best young squad we've had in years and they deserve a 12th man behind them. Put your flasks and blankets away and get behind them, every corner should be followed by a massive "come on you whites" chant, it sounds brilliant in the incredibly rare occasions it happens. We are 2 points off a playoff place!

I expect I'll get a barrage of abuse here but something needed saying as its really frustrating and I'm sure the management and players feel the same.
 
Sick to my back teeth of plonkers having a go at people who pay good money to support their team.

first barrage off me. If you dont like it, just do one.

Oh and you disrespectful plank, some of those with blankets and flasks have been supporting this club for 60 years plus.
 
West Paddock said:
Im not a regular poster on here but felt the need to say something about the support (or lack of) at home games.

AN was right to have a pop yesterday, the home support is absolute garbage, its like a morgue every week, the town end are a disgrace, just an extension of the Finney these days. People turn up, sit on there hands, never get behind the team even when we are winning its awful!

Away from home we are brilliant, its couldn't be a bigger contrast, no wonder we often play better away. This is the best young squad we've had in years and they deserve a 12th man behind them. Put your flasks and blankets away and get behind them, every corner should be followed by a massive "come on you whites" chant, it sounds brilliant in the incredibly rare occasions it happens. We are 2 points off a playoff place!

I expect I'll get a barrage of abuse here but something needed saying as its really frustrating and I'm sure the management and players feel the same.
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you could always buy yer self a Megaphone LOL!

Here's wishing you a very LOUD! White Merry Christmas Noddy Holder stylee 😀
 
raefil said:
Sick to my back teeth of plonkers having a go at people who pay good money to support their team.

first barrage off me. If you dont like it, just do one.

Oh and you disrespectful plank, some of those with blankets and flasks have been supporting this club for 60 years plus.
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Are your comments for the OP or Alex Neil?
 
West Paddock said:
Im not a regular poster on here but felt the need to say something about the support (or lack of) at home games.

AN was right to have a pop yesterday, the home support is absolute garbage, its like a morgue every week, the town end are a disgrace, just an extension of the Finney these days. People turn up, sit on there hands, never get behind the team even when we are winning its awful!

Away from home we are brilliant, its couldn't be a bigger contrast, no wonder we often play better away. This is the best young squad we've had in years and they deserve a 12th man behind them. Put your flasks and blankets away and get behind them, every corner should be followed by a massive "come on you whites" chant, it sounds brilliant in the incredibly rare occasions it happens. We are 2 points off a playoff place!

I expect I'll get a barrage of abuse here but something needed saying as its really frustrating and I'm sure the management and players feel the same.
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Where in the stadium do you sit? Am I right in assuming you sit on the Finney?
 
Scrumpy White said:
you could always buy yer self a Megaphone LOL!

Here's wishing you a very LOUD! White Merry Christmas Noddy Holder stylee 😀
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Not sure what AN said about the support yesterday but I was critical of our fans in the first half last week. Couldn't say the same yesterday, I thought that given the lack of noise from the Forest fans, the Town End was a lot more vocal in the first half.

On the other hand, the sarcastic cheers for taking off Alan Browne were a moronic disgrace.
 
I agree the atmosphere is really poor. But this is the case with modern football stadia. Yesterday the atmosphere for Madrid vs Barca was pathetic given the attendance.
 
Atko_pne956 said:
I agree the atmosphere is really poor. But this is the case with modern football stadia. Yesterday the atmosphere for Madrid vs Barca was pathetic given the attendance.
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Deepdale is modern but can generate a superb atmosphere. I don't really buy in to it being the type of ground issue. It's the people in it.
 
alex Neil said:
"That is something I'd like to bring up, it frustrates me when I hear some people in the stand moaning and groaning at Alan or any of our players. "They are honest lads, work their nuts off for this club and Alan has been fantastic for us this season. "Then you heard some groans which frustrates me,for what that lad puts in he deserves to be supported by our supporters."

"I just felt within the game there a wee bit of edginess, if he made a bad pass people would start groaning at him. "That really frustrates me because Alan does so much hard work. "If you look at Alan's stats in terms of running - people say we are playing football, not running - but you need to run to play football. "The fact is Alan is in the team to give us energy, give us legs to stretch teams, to get in behind them, to make good diagonal runs to get up to support Jordan - he does all that. "The next bit he needs to add to his game are goals and we are fully aware of that. "He is trying really hard to do that. "If someone is not trying hard and fans are giving them stick, I'm all for that because I would be giving them stick as well - I've no issues with that. "But when players are trying as hard as they possibly can for the team, for themselves, for everyone else, I think they deserve a bit of support. "I might be talking out of a bit of frustration at the moment but that is fine, I can live with that. "I'm a big fan of Alan Browne, I think he does a lot of hard work for us."
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Not quite what the OP was implying
 
There's a lot to like about our club but we need to work with the club to define a central area on the town end which is the point where the songs and chants begin.
There are a group of lads with the drum at the top left of the AKTE who need to be based in the centre of the stand and who all the stand can hear. There's more likely to be whole stand involvement if they are based in the middle.
You'll get complainers who want to sit behind the goal and just watch so create them some space in the Shankley and move away fans to one corner like we often are moved (Norwich and Ipswich).
That way we have fans at both ends and cater for the singers and the watchers.
 
raefil said:
Not quite what the OP was implying
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Well said Raefil, both in your first post on this thread and in highlighting what Alex Neil actually said here, rather than the twisted account from those in support of a ludicrous OP.

The crowd/atmosphere debate has been done to death and is a tedious as the 'Nugent-signing-on-Friday' threads that get churned out every transfer window.
 
FWIW i thought, at times, the town were excellent yesterday. I sit on the halfway line and their backing for the team is generally excellent.
 
Perhaps it's time for the club to encourage vocal enthusiastic support instead of sticking them in the corners and employing over zealous stewards?
A unreserved seating area somewhere where they could gather.

The atmosphere is flat at Deepdale
 
The stadium is magnificent and the support is good considering the dirge and disappointment we've endured in recent years. Its ridiculous to complain about either, it is what it is and most football grounds are exactly the same during an average league game. When the occasion warrants it we raise the atmosphere and we should be grateful we have an amazing stadium. Everyone Ive ever brought to Deepdale from the North East have been very complimentary about our stadium and club.
 
Missionary said:
There's a lot to like about our club but we need to work with the club to define a central area on the town end which is the point where the songs and chants begin.
There are a group of lads with the drum at the top left of the AKTE who need to be based in the centre of the stand and who all the stand can hear. There's more likely to be whole stand involvement if they are based in the middle.
You'll get complainers who want to sit behind the goal and just watch so create them some space in the Shankley and move away fans to one corner like we often are moved (Norwich and Ipswich).
That way we have fans at both ends and cater for the singers and the watchers.
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Better still you could base the lad with the drum somewhere around the outer Hebrides for each game plus those who like to sit and watch behind the goal at the town end I am sure will just love your idea to be displaced elsewhere ?
 
For Gods sake how many times do you want telling, give us some choice and reopen the Kop to home supporters. The rest of you bums who want to sit wherever and do whatever you want then feel free.... And by the way Neil is correct with his defense of Browne, get off his case... Support him and every other bugger that plays for us. Pffft
 
Bit of an odd time to post this, I myself took issue with the support after the sheff Utd game. However, I thought the town end were much better today in the backing of the team.
 
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