You know what grinds my gears...
When people want to stand but add nothing to the atmosphere. People who just stand to make a point and have no consideration for anyone else. People who stand and then try to be the big man in front of the stewards
If I had the choice, I'd stand all game. I am not one to start songs, I have to admit, but I would sing all game if we all were. But, just because you stand, it doesn't mean your adding to the atmosphere.
I sit with my sister in South upper (row 71). On Wednesday no one was standing. But two blokes insisted on standing. They were not singing or doing anything. Just standing. My sister very kindly asked them to sit. He then was rather rude to her. You know what it's like when someone disrespects your family. You don't take to kindly to it. So I gave him my opinion on what he was offering to the atmosphere and made sure I sang and clapped every song in his ear for the next 5 minutes. His mate left his sit and never returned. This guy sat for the whole game and not once got involved with 'the atmosphere'
I guess what I'm trying to say is if you want to stand then great. But be considerate to the people around you. And if you do stand, make it count.
Rant over
I think the club needs to be ruthless. Use that advanced technology, identity characters in the crowd who would clearly get something electric going and just tell certain areas with season tickets that those big boys are moving there as a collective to get shit going. That satandignarea of the south stand and the old shelf lot could be a real jewel to that place. Time the club stopped being so nice and poncy, stopped being so PC and just said fuck it, we want an atmosphere we're gonna make an atmosphere and not worry about the few it pisses off.
If they don't accept that it's for the greater good of the club they're paying to go and see them fuck'em, to put it politely.