Fans who "prefer" to stand in seating areas

[georgebernardshaw]

Let's be r8, it's simply a dickhead problem.

If someone elderly, unable to stand for long periods, young so can't see or whatever is behind you and they ask you to sit down, you either do or you swap seats, if the latter is actually a problem solver.

You just do because it's the non dickhead thing to do.

Unfortunately there's lots of dickheads about, so it's never getting solved, like many of the world's dickhead related problems.

You're right - I broke my leg a few weeks before the Burnley play-off final, but had to stand because of the arseholes standing in front of us. I still wonder if I should have twatted him, but as my lad said, I'd look pretty stupid with an ASBO at 65 and a ban

 

[Tyler Durden]

You're right - I broke my leg a few weeks before the Burnley play-off final, but had to stand because of the arseholes standing in front of us. I still wonder if I should have twatted him, but as my lad said, I'd look pretty stupid with an ASBO at 65 and a ban

Or pretty cool.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Or pretty cool.

I've been stone fucking cold for twenty years, mate

 

[Davalon]

I tried this tactic earlier this season when a bloke decided to leave 5 minutes before the end and did the "stand & stare" tactic. I told him that if he wanted me to move he could ask me nicely. So he just stood there wi' t'face on.

In the end the guy sat next to me broke the ice by calling him a prick.

Genuinely made me lol that.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Or pretty cool.

I had some old geezer with a pot on behind me at the Burnley play off final. Kept singing maggots in the GCB. So I stood up all game just to annoy him.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

I had some old geezer with a pot on behind me at the Burnley play off final. Kept singing maggots in the GCB. So I stood up all game just to annoy him.

You've no idea how close you came to a Wybourn Kiss......

Maggots

 

[LJBlade]

It's not selfish to offer to swap seats if having to sit down at an away game ruins your own day.

If having to sit down at a football match ruins your day then you need to get a grip on yourself

 

[Rodley]

If having to sit down at a football match ruins your day then you need to get a grip on yourself

It's an away day. Most people will stand up. I can't emphasise that enough. When there's 3000 tickets I suspect 2900 will be standing for the whole game. If you're going to an away match and can't stand you will have difficulties.

 

[maidmarion]

Wasnt one of the comments from the Oldham fans yesterday that they were very surprised at how quiet the away fans were. That will be the standing up away fans. The standing up away fans who insist they can't make any noise without standing up.
Standing up at away matches is a very new phenomenon. I've been going away on and off for over thirty years and it's only these last 5/6 years possibley that I've had to stand.
Now I don't like standing at a game, mainly because at 5'2" I can't see an awful lot if I get a large person in front of me. Changing seats is an option that's been put forward but to be honest when you are in a packed stand it's easier said than done.
Bristol was good too because you could choose seating or standing.
Clubs will have to make decisions soon about standing areas, because it happens whether they like it or not and the sooner there are safe standing areas the better.

 

[LJBlade]

It's an away day. Most people will stand up. I can't emphasise that enough. When there's 3000 tickets I suspect 2900 will be standing for the whole game. If you're going to an away match and can't stand you will have difficulties.

Granted but if you have to sit for whatever reason and it "ruins your day" then you really need to get a bit more excitement in your life.

 

[Sean Thornton]

It's an away day. Most people will stand up. I can't emphasise that enough. When there's 3000 tickets I suspect 2900 will be standing for the whole game. If you're going to an away match and can't stand you will have difficulties.

A lot of pensioners go away on the official coaches. Most of them every game. The ones who want to sit make the effort to get tickets near the front. The rest stand wherever they are in the ground.

It's hardly a new phenomenon so I'd expect quite a few have just started to go away again. Rather than spend time knocking people on here, put a bit of effort in, phone up for your tickets and request seats near the front. The ticket office are very obliging. Problem solved.

 

[alcoblade]

Didn't you know, all the best Blades fans stand up at every game ever.

The act of straightening your legs and lifting your torso up means approximately 400% more noise can be made, equalling a better atmosphere.

It's science.

Joking aside, it's without doubt that there's a correlation between standing and atmosphere.

It's also without doubt that there's a relationship between those who'd choose to sit, stand and the atmosphere they create.

UTB

 

[Ricky]

If having to sit down at a football match ruins your day then you need to get a grip on yourself

Thank you for your input. Each to their own, eh?

It ruins the game for me. If I have to sit down away from home I feel like I'm not even there. It feels wrong, it feels like you're part of a following who don't really want to be there. It doesn't seem right to make the effort to go to an away game and sit there in indifferent silence for 90 minutes.

 

[Northyorksblade]

It's an away day. Most people will stand up. I can't emphasise that enough. When there's 3000 tickets I suspect 2900 will be standing for the whole game. If you're going to an away match and can't stand you will have difficulties.

Ah, but of those 2,900 standing, a decent percentage will only be standing because they can't see if they sit down due to the ones who want to stand, standing.

 

[Rodley]

A lot of pensioners go away on the official coaches. Most of them every game. The ones who want to sit make the effort to get tickets near the front. The rest stand wherever they are in the ground.

It's hardly a new phenomenon so I'd expect quite a few have just started to go away again. Rather than spend time knocking people on here, put a bit of effort in, phone up for your tickets and request seats near the front. The ticket office are very obliging. Problem solved.

Completely agree.

I'm just surprised people are surprised that they have to stand up for the whole game at a well attended away day.

 

[alcoblade]

When you're watching a match at home, do you stand up the whole time? Do you buggery.

If Elton John can sit and sing for a couple of hours and create a decent atmosphere, I'm sure you lot can.

The mind simply boggles at the thought of the type of atmosphere that would be created at an Elton John concert.

Given the choice, I'd swap for the atmosphere on Mars.

 

[Bladesway]

1000 points for the first person to post an example of a loud and passionate atmosphere being created by football fans sitting down...

I don't know what these points contribute towards or what they do, in fact I don't know how many I need to make them worthwhile but I'll give you a million of them if you can see anyone on here arguing over the point of atmosphere. You really are in the "arguing in an empty room" envelope here.

 

[Ricky]

I don't know what these points contribute towards or what they do, in fact I don't know how many I need to make them worthwhile but I'll give you a million of them if you can see anyone on here arguing over the point of atmosphere. You really are in the "arguing in an empty room" envelope here.

Must have missed the references to being able to sing while seated then. Apologies.

 

[Broomhall Blade]

I tried this tactic earlier this season when a bloke decided to leave 5 minutes before the end and did the "stand & stare" tactic. I told him that if he wanted me to move he could ask me nicely. So he just stood there wi' t'face on.



In the end the guy sat next to me broke the ice by calling him a prick.

That genuinely made me laugh.

 

[Rodley]

Ah, but of those 2,900 standing, a decent percentage will only be standing because they can't see if they sit down due to the ones who want to stand, standing.

All getting a bit thereotical for me.

Away match, people will be drunk, will stand, will sing and will swear. That's been my fairly consistent experience of following SUFC over the years.

The only remarkable difference thankfully has been the reduced threat of someone trying to kick your head in on the way back to the station, or sticking a sly punch on the side of your face as you're walking around the ground.

 

[SwissBlade]

Rail seating is no less controllable than the seating in place now. What it does however, is allow people to watch the match without such tensions over standing in seated areas arising.

How do you know?

 

[Fanny magnet]

1000 points for the first person to post an example of a loud and passionate atmosphere being created by football fans sitting down...

Us against spurs
Charlton
Arsenal

 

[Tyler Durden]

How do you know?

Because it already exists on this island and wouldn't be implemented if things were otherwise.

 

[SwissBlade]

Because it already exists on this island and wouldn't be implemented if things were otherwise.

One ground eh? Lets see how that goes over a few years

 

[Tyler Durden]

One ground eh? Lets see how that goes over a few years

Indeed, let's.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Granted but if you have to sit for whatever reason and it "ruins your day" then you really need to get a bit more excitement in your life.

Spoken like a 28 year old

 

[bricktop]

I took my lad there yesterday we had to spent the entire match stood up, him stood on his seat to get a view, and it didn't really bother us either way. He complained a bit towards the end that his legs were tired, and wanted to sit down and that was it, although it would have been handy if we had been able to it, it didn't cause us any hassle in the end, he was caused bigger problems when the sun dropped and was right in his face in the second half.

There was a bloke with a couple of similar ages kids a few rows in front of us, and they seemed to be having a few more problems with the standing up than we had, but i think that Brownie Jnr was probably more used to it than they was, and i knew that we would have had to stand up throughout the match and i know he can do it without any problems.

My problem stems from the lack of flexibility from the ticket office about where we sat in the stand. I asked for seats with a low row number, A, B, C so it would mean that could still sit if needs be, the lad in the ticket office had a cursory glance at a couple of piles of tickets and then said Row R was the closest to front that he had, and if he had looked harder he would have been able to find us something that suited us. It wasn't even busy at the time and the second day they was on sale. They managed it for Bury where got Row A, but unfortunately on arrival at Gigg Lane the rows were lettered back to front so we ended up on the back row.

I didn't really encounter any problems taking Brownie Jnr to Oldham, but we don't seem to really hit any problems anywhere (apart from the notable occasion where we time travelled back to 1972 to visit Vale Park last season and got bricked last season). We set off early doors, had a Wetherspoons breakfast in town, took the train over, visited the National Football Museum and a look round Manchester before the match and he had a superb day. My only issue all day was the tram ride from Manchester to Oldham, where we unfortunate enough to end up on a tram full of coked up, drunk children all wearing their identikit Stone Island crap

 

[Barney]

Didn't you know, all the best Blades fans stand up at every game ever.

The act of straightening your legs and lifting your torso up means approximately 400% more noise can be made, equalling a better atmosphere.

It's science.

#BroScience

 

[bladesmanluke]

I shall look forward to the day when you are unable to stand for the duration of a game to see if you change your opinion. What is needed, as most of us know, is designated standing areas. Those who wish to be seated, through choice or necessity, should be able to do so, and should be able to see the play. Until standing areas are re-introduced this is very unlikely to happen. What clubs should take seriously is the blocking of gangways by those who won`t even go to their designated seating place to stand to watch the game. These selfish individuals need slinging out if they continue to carry on after being requested to leave the gangways clear by stewards.

That's something we can all agree on. Like I say, I'd be happy to swap places with someone unable to stand if they wanted. Some people wouldn't do this however, they'd rather just moan.

 

[HillmortonBlade]

Football fans arguing that they want to sit at away football matches. What else you going to moan about? Lack of prawn sandwiches.

I understand some people have to sit down, can't think of a good reason why people would chose to.