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forever a rover · Joined: 15 Nov 2011 Posts: 764 Location: Weegieland

There is no chance of reopening the railway stand. I mean they spent money on the away side and had Dumbartons bus load of fans in the big stand ?????
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Tam · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:12 pm Post subject:

Spot on Wee Eck.

Its the team that has to start the atmosphere. They need to play well, get performances up, this is what gets the fans excited, they get us happy then our response is to sing clap, shake the rattles etc.

sonofwallace · Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 7382 Location: kirkcaldy

You are maybe right kirky.
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red zebra · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:52 pm Post subject:

Tell the SFA to shove it and install the safe standing system
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Boba Fett · Joined: 14 May 2011 Posts: 28

Not a fan of bugles/drums/full blown orchestras at games. A standing/designated singing section could be a winner, dependant on the cost involved (assuming we mean it will be in the railway stand)

What ever happened to the proposed group of weans who were going to be creating an atmosphere at games? (I want to say they were calling themselves 'Raith Lions', or similar)

lbarnett-bl · Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 5409 Location: Kirkcaldy

Fell by the wayside like everyone else's attempts!

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bigeein · Joined: 09 May 2009 Posts: 1894 Location: windygates

I am of the understanding that safe standing areas have been authorised by the SFA but it is up to the club to speak to the local council and police to be granted A . permission . B. A safety certificate .C . Design and planing of the area .

Although one party has said its ok to do this its not straight forward , with the usual costs as well .

I would love safe standing as well but the fact of the matter is scottish football is miles behind when it comes to looking after there customers . I recently visited Hull City to watch a game Hull v West Brom , it was £16 to get in . A bar on the concourse with flat screen to watch the erly kick off game and people handing out T-shirts to the the kids . Now I'm not saying rovers should or could do this , I'm just suggesting that more could be done for all fans who want a footballing match day experience
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scotty · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 9070 Location: Almost Dysart.

I liked (past tense) standing at football matches. When it was cold you could stamp your feet, if you had a numpty next to you then you could shuffle out of earshot and the atmosphere was always seemingly better.

Sadly as Bigeein says its a cost thing. To open a standing area at SP would be costly and as such counterproductive financially. I said years ago that the logical way to do it was to use the main stand enclosure and sell only a very limited number of tickets for that area but there was no appetite for it.

Bringing back a standing area remains a good suggestion that obviously some people want but the logistics are that the cost involved in bringing it to fruition would almost certainly outweigh any revenue made from new or returning supporters who would come to use it.

Atmosphere improvements have to be at best cost neutral and at worst cheap.
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Vinnie · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:26 pm Post subject:

Why would a safe standing area create a better atmosphere?
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scotty · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 9070 Location: Almost Dysart.

Part of the dying cultures in Football IMO.

The key aspects to a good atmosphere at a ground always were and always will be:
A, A decent sized crowd.
B, An entertaining game.

Since all seater stadia became in vogue many grounds have seen a downward trend in atmosphere at games. I've seen it most noticeably at Hampden but there are OF fans that say the atmosphere at their home grounds dipped there too (not just recently at Ibrox), in all of these cases it could be partially down to reduced capacities but when you consider that we are citing the same issue and there has been no significant reduction at SP From what we say in the 70's or 80's then it's plainly a sitting thing. Often I've stood through not particularly great games at SP but the atmosphere had still been ok.

People sitting down it seems are less likely to sing sing down in the same way they did 20 years ago when we had the sheds at each end to stand under. Sitting immobile in a plastic seat doesn't lend it's self to doing the bouncy or any of the other old terracing activities that the SP choir used to indulge in.

Sitting is provenly good for moaning, or so it seems.
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Biggles · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 2180

Any time I've seen old firm supporters they've been standing up regardless of whether a seat has been provided for them or not.

Northern_Rover · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 2725 Location: Granite City