That is what i miss most from the old days.Standing with the people i was in the pub with pre match.
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I do have access to a ticket in 323. Should probably go there and give everyone a wave. Not a Mexican one though.
Were you allowed to drink in the terraces? I know people used to go to the stands an hour or so prior, I assume you kept drinking.
Yes, but only for a year or so after i left school in 84(i think).
Most people use to spill it anyway,complete waste of time.
And i knew a few people that treated the bars under the shelf as there pre match pub of choice.
Personally when i was old enough get served, i always preferred the pub before/after the game to drinking in the ground. Still do, through normal have a couple post match to let the crowds go.
Im enjoying the pre match at the ground and the goal line can / should be the closest to that to the pub and then the ground as we can get in modern day. If we manage to get a few 100 regularly noisy and take that to the ground it can only improve things.
I have just realized I am one of the aging supporters rather than the young that need to be encouraged (*it hurts) - It just comes down to cost and getting 15-25 year olds into the ground as a general rule they are the ones that bring the energy.
They need to put something in place where young/like minded supporters can sit together if they want to recreate the atmosphere we once had at football in this country.
As was said by others nowadays you go to a game and your mates are all in different sections.You have aresult if they are in the same end.
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Yeah I’m on the other side of the goal in the south stand and thinking of moving there if I can. I’ve got 3/4 season ticket holders in the row in front of me who are utter bellends the times they bother to turn up to games.
I swear there are people who prefer going to the market place before the game and singing more than they do in the actual stadium.
I agree - tickets on the day where you have to queue is my solution. To get around security concerns you still need to load it on to your "fancard" with a nominated bank card and you get allocated a "Seat" - you can buy a group together in this way and the club knows who should be in the seat in the same way it does now.
there are downsides and things to be ironed out but its the only way I can imagine to get people sitting together.
i recall you saying you came to see me at HT once but I’d gone for a piss.They never come & say hello though
which row/seat are you? I’m 32/125.
does the member network solve some of this - it takes a bit of advance planning and you need to trust people to manage your tickets though.
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a little but you still need to get the tickets together getting 10-20 together wont be possible. You only need a couple of noisy groups concentrated in an area to really improve the atmosphere
Well they put a very big emphasis on the safe standing area when selling season tickets, stating that only those that would wish to stand, and are physically able to, should purchase in this area. They also restricted this area to those 18 and over.
Anyone who still went ahead and bought a ticket in this area but doesn't want to stand is a dickhead, to be honest.
Annoying thing is you see loads of really young kids in there now.
18 was a stupid age but then at least enforce it for members. (Although saying that will be trying to get my son a ticket for Soton in safe standing now I’ve seen kids there)
But he’s 15 and 6ft tall. Think he is just about capable of standing up.
Very good point; I forgot about that. It won’t stop some dickheads from moaning though. Best to let them move if they don’t like it.
Well I guess the thinking is a season ticket seat is supposed to be permanent, whereas a member buying a ticket before the club are legally permitted to provide a safe standing area is very different.
That's him in the photo at the end of the post you quoted. That's why he put it there...