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moosey_club
September 3, 2018, 9:01pm
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I think when the away end is packed and we have someone to chant at then BP can be a fortress. For the last ten years though the away end has been fairly empty. In that case the supporters tend to find fault on the pitch, or those that do can at least be overheard


was going to post similar myself....having 80 supporters from Yeovil in the away end hardly builds an atmosphere....plus its Yeovil.....now it might seem strange to some on here but when i consider Yeovil....they are non league country bumpkin outfit....now thats my perspective as thats what they were...
i dont think we realise it but i do think a certain generation hold a grudge/chip/big time charlie attitude when attending BP...those that have seen Div 2 , Championship, Cup runs, promotions etc expect more/better and almost refuse to get involved ...and i include myself in that....its difficult to swallow where we are at times and very difficult to swallow teams that were virtually unheard of 20 yrs ago playing divisions above us now.




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was going to post similar myself....having 80 supporters from Yeovil in the away end hardly builds an atmosphere....plus its Yeovil.....now it might seem strange to some on here but when i think consider Yeovil....they are non league country bumpkin outfit....now thats my perspective as thats what they were...
i dont think we realise it but i do think a certain generation hold a grudge/chip/big time charlie attitude when attending BP...those that have seen Div 2 , Championship, Cup runs, promotions etc expect more/better and almost refuse to get involved ...and i include myself in that....its difficult to swallow where we are at times and very difficult to swallow teams that were virtually unheard of 20 yrs ago playing divisions above us now.





Aye it's tough. Watching MOTD and some games in the Championship, you see teams we used to play regularly, in new stadiums, with players of a level we could only dream of. Watford unbeaten in the Prem for instance. Remember when they were a lower league long ball outfit.
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Interesting stats - note no promotion season is over 70% and some are under 60%. The seasons of 80% in the 70's plus were struggling seasons - our home record saved us from relegation.

Maybe the increased professionalism at lower levels in the game has had an impact - better fitness, tactical analysis, sports science techniques and maybe sometimes travelling night before for really long hauls, means that the freezing dressing room, scruffy unglamourous surroundings / stadium, freezing fog and fish meal stench drifting off the humber etc. etc. all has a lesser impact on the mentality of the away team. I remember some games in those 80% plus seasons and the promotion chasings southern softie fancy-dans like Palarse and Brighton turning up at BP and not fancying it - even M'wall as well...

We need a new stadium with a safe-standing Pontoon and german-like ultra support from it...
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Completely agree. A lot of press photos that are taken show a backdrop of cars/food outlet and maybe a steward with no sign of a crowd or proper stadium. Can't we do what Arsenal did that time and have a mural painted backdrop showing a full house in the corners?

Nothing is done. Nothing at all to make us look any better than bottom of league 2 at best.


Exeter's ground only has two sides and an open corner between the two stands. They don't seem to be doing to bad do they?
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Exeter's ground only has two sides and an open corner between the two stands. They don't seem to be doing to bad do they?


You cannot seriously be suggesting Exeter as a benchmark can you? So we don't make any improvements, leave it looking tinpot and maybe one day, we will be as good as Exeter?

No wonder we are were we are if that is the ambition of Town fans.
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No I am not. What I am saying is that some on here have said that the open corners at Blundell Park are responsible for poor atmosphere and performance. I am merely pointing out that Exeter ground is worse but it isn't having the same effect on their performances. It's just another stick to beat Town with when things don't go right on the pitch.
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I remember when I first started going to watch Town, if we were losing or not playing particularly well, the fans would sing ATTACK ATTACK......ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK and it would sometimes inject some energy.

I don't know why the atmosphere feels, sometimes flat, what was the atmosphere like vs Lincoln?  I think there is a multitude of things -

- Fans relationship wih JF & Board
- The Town dying with lack of investment
- Our expectancy based on yester years leaving fans dissapointed when things do go well on the pitch
- The age group of our fans. Actually that would be quite interesting to know the average age of fans that attend.  

Oh, I am by no means blaming the fans here.   I have however seen my Dad become transformed during the years of watching Town, I think his patience has worn thin and just a minor bad pass would get him starting to moan (but not at the players).  It kinds upsets me as i'm more reasoned about things like that.  He's 68 and is not a regular but I wonder if there are others that maybe similar age and appear negative.


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