We sit at the back of the Britannia and might be regarded as part of the 'singing' section so it is easy to look down over the stand and see how supporters respond to what is going on. Although we have been hard-pressed to get any sort of singing/chanting going (and our numbers in this section have also declined alarmingly from previous seasons - our row from being almost fully occupied now has about 6 people in it) we have noticed that any chants that do get going the response seems to have spread/be spreading throughout the stand directly in front of us and outwards so the potential is definitely there. I think people do want to join in but are too shy/embarassed/reluctant/isolated to do so. On the other hand I can accept that people watch and support the game how they wish but there are several that sit in front of us that can't even manage to clap when we score and the disapproval that radiates for even daring to shout/chant/cheer/clap can be quite off-putting - how they think their almost complete silence encourages the team on the pitch I don't know. I'm not sure what the answer is - perhaps the club could organise a brain-storming get together specifically to put forward suggestions for increasing crowd participation and hopefully gates too. I know people on the boards/social networks often put forward suggestions and there are some good ones but perhaps this needs to be co-ordinated and centralised..

I understand that i dont want to move to the Britannia mainly bercause i go with my family and there are a few kids we bring along so would rather be in the Family stand. I am not really happy with our new seats so have moved back to our old seats which are unresrved but as Fifi says if the club want to make a suggestion for singers to congregate in some seats maybe some people will be willing to move. even just getting 10 singers together in the Riverside stand would improve my enjoyment. I would love to be with a few people who want to sing and hopefully inspire others around us.

Something has to be done i just hope the club can try something.

Dont forget though that traditionally the Kilner bank stand always housed the singers and noiser fans while the riverside tended to be the more quieter fans so that probably explains why its harder for you over there to get some singers.

So no one wants to move from their seats. Stalemate.

my issue isn't with people moving to different parts of the ground - just that god awful din that is produced while the match is on.

Playing music when we score isnt something new- the players at one time used to have there own theme tune played when they scored- thormans was spandau ballets gold!
It happens at a lot of grounds that music is played when the home team scores.
why are you objecting to it now?

Usually there are 5 of us, l,m 65, my son 44, son in law 41 grandsons, 5,7,so a good cross section, and we are all different, l just want to see the game and l like singing and chanting, the kids obviously like any noise and all the razmataz, so there,s no way you can please everybody, l,l just go with the flow

I am happy to move seats but would wish to stay in the same stand. I think may others would if the club were seen to be getting behind the idea.

I've never liked music after a try......i hate it, in times gone by though they have waited for the crowd to cheer before playing it and its not just after a try its the bits during the game that we have suddenly introduced that i dont see the need for.

needs to be stopped after a try

You know what I hate at games


All the bloody whining