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Post by psquared on Dec 29, 2010 18:13:52 GMT
Poor atmosphere yesterday although I expected that as 'Boxing Day' games are always a little quieter with non-regulars and turkey. Don't think the mist helped either. Anyway was thinking about the lack of song diversity....people tend not to sing the same song over and over so hence they just get bored and go quiet. Having watched the Ashes I've enjoyed the Graeme Swann Joy Division song.... " Swannnnnn, Swann will tear you apart again" Replace Swann with Oxford? I think Stoke may already sing this song but worth a try. This sounds great when you hear it in the background when listening to the radio. I've been trying to fit in the players names whom might actually tear an opposition apart and they don't really fit, so what about instead: " Heee, He will tear you apart, MacLean"
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Post by ConcreteBob on Dec 29, 2010 19:58:03 GMT
" Heee, He will tear you apart, MacLean" Could easily change "Heee" to MacLean, said a little quicker. Nice to see junior keeping up his allegiances
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Post by junior1 on Dec 29, 2010 20:03:58 GMT
Yes.... Another mention ... Cheers
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Post by hairy on Dec 29, 2010 20:13:37 GMT
It all comes down to the singers being spread out all around the ground. It's never going to work with the situation we have. We have around 4-5 small groups os singers all in different places in the ground; The north stand guys, Oxford Ultras on the right with a few other guys, the left side, and the group of guys at the front of the left side. We need to make an effort to get a section put aside at the start of a season for singing. If we ever did get one, the Atmosphere would be so much better, and new songs would start off so much easier. It needs the backing of everyone though. The easiest short term way to improve the atmosphere would be to make the whole of the OM stand "open" seating ie sit where you want. Would make it easier for the singers to group together every week and take no organisation unlike a singing section.
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Post by oxymoron on Dec 29, 2010 21:13:50 GMT
Unfortunately, that is also the easiest way to reduce the season ticket money by half; damned if I'm gonna pay up front if I don't know where I'll be sitting I've said it before - the only place to locate a singing section is down the front, behind the goal, if full view of not only the rest of the stand but the TV cameras as well - and yes I do appreciate how daft I am advocating the singing is seen, but it encourages people more than hearing some indistinct vocals from somewhere behind. There was a group down there and they always got things going, but fell foul of those just behind and I believe they decamped to the NS. If that area were "reserved" and the rest of the stand informed so they could move in or out as suits, then it would be a great boost to the atmosphere.
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Post by The Resurrection on Dec 29, 2010 22:02:52 GMT
It all comes down to the singers being spread out all around the ground. It's never going to work with the situation we have. We have around 4-5 small groups os singers all in different places in the ground; The north stand guys, Oxford Ultras on the right with a few other guys, the left side, and the group of guys at the front of the left side. We need to make an effort to get a section put aside at the start of a season for singing. If we ever did get one, the Atmosphere would be so much better, and new songs would start off so much easier. It needs the backing of everyone though. The easiest short term way to improve the atmosphere would be to make the whole of the OM stand "open" seating ie sit where you want. Would make it easier for the singers to group together every week and take no organisation unlike a singing section. Or even just make one of the middle blocks 'sit where you want'.
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Post by charliedontsurf on Dec 29, 2010 23:26:17 GMT
If you have an allocated singing area -
1) who's going to "police" it eg I normally sit in the area that is going to now be a singing area. I and my mates dont want to move so we just sit in the same place every match and sing one maybe two songs or maybe dont sing at all will a steward throw us out...maybe as the steward walks up to us we start singign a song and stop when he walks away..... 2) There have been games where even the "we sing every match" brigade dont sing...do they get thrown out of the singing area...or have they the privelidge of being able to sing when they want for however long they want to without any comback 3) the people with season tickets in any area have brought them there because they think they are the best seats (for them) or the bast they could get...so how do you think they could be persuaded that somewhere else is better 4) If (as has been suggested in another thread) the singing section is invite only..who will give out the invites and how will the people be judges good enough to be invited...and will your girlfriends and mates who fancy coming along for one match get an invite 5)If other Ultra groups are invited to a match and I fancy sitting in the singing area for the same match but it's full do they leave the area or am I denied entry?
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Post by junior1 on Dec 30, 2010 0:22:35 GMT
The easiest short term way to improve the atmosphere would be to make the whole of the OM stand "open" seating ie sit where you want. Would make it easier for the singers to group together every week and take no organisation unlike a singing section. Or even just make one of the middle blocks 'sit where you want'. Make the Best seats in the stand, unreserved, also Where most st holders are now, no chance..
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Post by The Resurrection on Dec 30, 2010 0:34:27 GMT
Or even just make one of the middle blocks 'sit where you want'. Make the Best seats in the stand, unreserved, also Where most st holders are now, no chance.. Alright just any block then. Stop trying to pick holes and being so negative.
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Post by junior1 on Dec 30, 2010 0:38:08 GMT
Not negative, realistic. Im all for atmosphere and have a st in the middle blocks. As others have said before why not do it in the north stand. Is that not unreserved?
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Post by The Resurrection on Dec 30, 2010 1:09:17 GMT
All the singers going to the Northstand would only make things worse, partly because alot of people would not go and there would just be a big split like last time. The idea is to get 100-200 of songstarters/regular singers together because the chances are that this would create a more constant atmosphere with a larger variety of songs. The rest of the OM would be more likely to join in if there was a large group of singers already making noise - at the moment they might not want to if everyone else is sitting quietly around them.
Something really needs to be done though as the atmosphere just seems to get worse every season...
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Post by 'Beav' on Dec 30, 2010 1:39:00 GMT
I think there are only 2 realistic options for a singers section
1. Singers section somewhere where there are little ST holders probably somewhere where the view is crap most likely.
2. When/if the/a new stand/corner is put up - a singers section could be dedicated in it.
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Post by bicesterox on Dec 30, 2010 1:56:55 GMT
But if all the singers can come up with is crap like 'Team full of w*nkers' they might as well not bother cos that makes us look/sound more tinpot the Stevenage.
As has been said before, we need songs/chants that will lift the team and inspire them to play well & win, not abusive stuff like that and the 'We hate Swindon' rubbish, whats the point of that, there fans cant hear us, they're 30 miles away.
And before I get the crap for that, I was hating Swindon before a lot of you were born,
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Post by northstand1 on Dec 30, 2010 3:45:50 GMT
As a kid in the beech rd i used to love the london rd singing "united,united".those were the days when shorts were shorts.
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Post by Only U-Man on Dec 30, 2010 9:36:03 GMT
Steve, Steve will tear you apart, again Maclean!
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Post by Ricky Otto on Dec 30, 2010 9:59:06 GMT
Stevie Mac, Superstar, How many goals have you scored so far
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Post by Ricky Otto on Dec 30, 2010 10:01:35 GMT
To the tune of Round the Twist (kids pogramme in the 1990's) Have you ever, Ever felt like this, You need a left foot hero, So you call for Simon Clist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zj0QMqPgAY
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Post by ConcreteBob on Dec 30, 2010 11:21:02 GMT
Stevie Mac, Superstar, How many goals have you scored so far I like it.
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Post by ConcreteBob on Dec 30, 2010 11:26:18 GMT
Make the Best seats in the stand, unreserved, also Where most st holders are now, no chance.. Alright just any block then. Stop trying to pick holes and being so negative. Ignore him. It's not like he actually supports Oxford or anything.
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Post by junior1 on Dec 30, 2010 11:40:05 GMT
Alright just any block then. Stop trying to pick holes and being so negative. Ignore him. It's not like he actually supports Oxford or anything. Morning... We've been talking about you!
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