sotonjoe Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Last night there wasn't so much of a peep from the Northam after the Ipswich equaliser; nothing that was audible from the middle of the Kingsland anyway. I thought we were all in implicit agreement that the vocal minority sit (stand?) in the Northam and get the songs going, and that the other stands hopefully then join in. So what happened last night then? To add insult to injury, a significant amount of you started leaving early as well. Don't give me the, "Why didn't you start a song?" line. I can't start songs from the middle of the Kingsland. I would get told to sit down and shut up. All I can hope is that the Northam get something started that creeps round the ground, and then I do my bit to get those around me to join in. So if you were in the Northam and you're a self-professed vocal fan, why weren't you collectively giving it some for the last 10minutes last night? Even when the Ipswich fans were taking the **** of your silence with "You only sing when you're winning." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintscottofthenortham Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 We were sing "We only sing when we're winning" you twit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedyfly Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Really? Long gone are the days when we used to argue about finances and yachts. This is what it has come too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintNeil90 Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Oh so that explains why we didn't win... the Northam didn't sing after Ipswich's goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 To be fair we only do really sing when we we're winning. We were useless until we scored. At best, during one of the songs that did get going first half, 20% of people around me were singing. That said, I don't really see the point of this thread though. With 3 mins of normal time to go, there's not really much time to get songs started when it's end to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 To be fair we only do really sing when we we're winning. We were useless until we scored. At best, during one of the songs that did get going first half, 20% of people around me were singing. That said, I don't really see the point of this thread though. With 3 mins of normal time to go, there's not really much time to get songs started when it's end to end. We're very rarely up to much at these midweek home games. Still much better than most though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannysfc Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Last night there wasn't so much of a peep from the Northam after the Ipswich equaliser; nothing that was audible from the middle of the Kingsland anyway. I thought we were all in implicit agreement that the vocal minority sit (stand?) in the Northam and get the songs going, and that the other stands hopefully then join in. So what happened last night then? To add insult to injury, a significant amount of you started leaving early as well. Don't give me the, "Why didn't you start a song?" line. I can't start songs from the middle of the Kingsland. I would get told to sit down and shut up. All I can hope is that the Northam get something started that creeps round the ground, and then I do my bit to get those around me to join in. So if you were in the Northam and you're a self-professed vocal fan, why weren't you collectively giving it some for the last 10minutes last night? Even when the Ipswich fans were taking the **** of your silence with "You only sing when you're winning." Well I think that we were stunned that Ipswich did score and they also could have won it had not been for Kelvin Davis again denying Chopra or whoever and it also was Frustrating that we didn't kill it off at 1-0 and am agreeing with Adkins that we will rue them missed opportunities that we didn't take But that's Football and Saints for you...!!! Ahhh well Bring On Barnsley next!!! COYR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Last night there wasn't so much of a peep from the Northam after the Ipswich equaliser; nothing that was audible from the middle of the Kingsland anyway. I thought we were all in implicit agreement that the vocal minority sit (stand?) in the Northam and get the songs going, and that the other stands hopefully then join in. So what happened last night then? To add insult to injury, a significant amount of you started leaving early as well. Don't give me the, "Why didn't you start a song?" line. I can't start songs from the middle of the Kingsland. I would get told to sit down and shut up. All I can hope is that the Northam get something started that creeps round the ground, and then I do my bit to get those around me to join in. So if you were in the Northam and you're a self-professed vocal fan, why weren't you collectively giving it some for the last 10minutes last night? Even when the Ipswich fans were taking the **** of your silence with "You only sing when you're winning." Fans in 'Leaving the stadium early' shocker. Was it just the Northam that had fans leaving early then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Our support was awful last night. Trying to get songs started from the middle of Block 38 was a nightmare. Usually pretty successful from the top of 38 but nobody anywhere near the pitch wants to sing at all. Plus it's not great for the players to see everyone piling out on 80 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 We're very rarely up to much at these midweek home games. Still much better than most though. Yep, I'm glad that's the end of midweek games for this season. Looking forward to another 3pm Saturday game this weekend. Pub at 9am for an all day effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Pointless thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Pointless thread Yep, agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Last night there wasn't so much of a peep from the Northam after the Ipswich equaliser; nothing that was audible from the middle of the Kingsland anyway. I thought we were all in implicit agreement that the vocal minority sit (stand?) in the Northam and get the songs going, and that the other stands hopefully then join in. So what happened last night then? To add insult to injury, a significant amount of you started leaving early as well. Don't give me the, "Why didn't you start a song?" line. I can't start songs from the middle of the Kingsland. I would get told to sit down and shut up. All I can hope is that the Northam get something started that creeps round the ground, and then I do my bit to get those around me to join in. So if you were in the Northam and you're a self-professed vocal fan, why weren't you collectively giving it some for the last 10minutes last night? Even when the Ipswich fans were taking the **** of your silence with "You only sing when you're winning." For what its worth, wasn't the best of support from Saints last night. The choice of songs and a lot of excessive clapping doesn't help. Was a few songs that got going after they scored, but not much. You still get a good 90% of vocal support coming from the Northam, much better in terms of noise than the rest of the ground. And its still much better for noise than most of the away grounds we visit these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Top of block 4 is decent - always a good atmosphere and compared to the Northam has slightly older, more knowledgeable fans. Still, it probably sounds sh*t from any other part of the stadium. What I don't understand is why people need to be on the p i $$ to get fired up for a game - the main reason why midweek fixtures are poorer than saturdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampersound Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 I disagree that this is pointless. I mentioned how quiet we were on the reaction thread. The support throughout the stadium was quite good for 35 mins until passes went astray and we missed a few chances. It just went completely flat. Granted the Ipswich support was fairly quiet from where I was (chapel itchen corner) so there wasn't any banter between fans but considering are / were (depending how west ham get on tonight) top you would think we should making a bit more noise. Shame really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junction 9 Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 I left on 85 mins to beat the traffic. Kill me now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Top of block 4 is decent - always a good atmosphere and compared to the Northam has slightly older, more knowledgeable fans. Still, it probably sounds sh*t from any other part of the stadium. What I don't understand is why people need to be on the p i $$ to get fired up for a game - the main reason why midweek fixtures are poorer than saturdays. I know a few people who sit/stand up there and say its a good crack, just not enough involved to make a load of noise. What a difference the Itchen North of a few years ago would make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Lej Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Well I think that we were stunned that Ipswich did score and they also could have won it had not been for Kelvin Davis again denying Chopra or whoever and it also was Frustrating that we didn't kill it off at 1-0 and am agreeing with Adkins that we will rue them missed opportunities that we didn't take But that's Football and Saints for you...!!! Ahhh well Bring On Barnsley next!!! COYR!!! Full stop not working on your keyboard fella? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 7 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Aside from the usual 'mong' replies that are to be expected on here, there's a few interesting comments worth responding to. The crux of the matter is that I found it odd that we as fans reacted so negatively to the equaliser. I've been to plenty of games where an equaliser is met with a roar of noise going round the stadium as we egg the lads on to getting back in front etc. Last night there was nothing and we were ridiculed for it, but still there was nothing. People that go in the Northam frequently boast about being the stand who start the songs and that's true; they are the most vocal stand as a rule. Therefore, the rest of us look to them to dictate the crowd response; they set the tone in other words. This isn't a 'my stand's better than yours' debate; I'm just shocked at the lack of reaction last night. Was it such a shock that it knocked the wind out the fans? Was it so late that we felt it wasn't worth it? Had we assumed that the team were inevitably going to fail to score because of how much we'd struggled to get the first? The bottom line is that I think we will need to stand up and be counted in situations similar to last night's during this run in, and I was surprised that us fans didn't seem up to the job last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Last night there wasn't so much of a peep from the Northam after the Ipswich equaliser; nothing that was audible from the middle of the Kingsland anyway. I thought we were all in implicit agreement that the vocal minority sit (stand?) in the Northam and get the songs going, and that the other stands hopefully then join in. So what happened last night then? To add insult to injury, a significant amount of you started leaving early as well. Don't give me the, "Why didn't you start a song?" line. I can't start songs from the middle of the Kingsland. I would get told to sit down and shut up. All I can hope is that the Northam get something started that creeps round the ground, and then I do my bit to get those around me to join in. So if you were in the Northam and you're a self-professed vocal fan, why weren't you collectively giving it some for the last 10minutes last night? Even when the Ipswich fans were taking the **** of your silence with "You only sing when you're winning." Sorry but I suggest you turn hearing aid up, myself and those around me sang all the more after that, and as for leaving early, most other parts of the ground left a lot before the few in the northam did, infact it seemed to take longer than usual to get out of the ground well after the final whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Aside from the usual 'mong' replies that are to be expected on here, there's a few interesting comments worth responding to. Other than the opening post of this thread this is the second most stupid post. Maybe you'd give some thought to using very offensive terminology in future if you can't produce a constructive post without the need for this type of descriptive term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 The opening of Block 43 made it ridiculously slow getting out last night. It is annoying that they open the block, but nothing else to compensate for the extra numbers. Huge queues at the turnstiles lead to missing KO again, wasn't so bad in the concourse due to it being midweek, but then it took forever to get out after the game. Irritating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 The opening of Block 43 made it ridiculously slow getting out last night. It is annoying that they open the block, but nothing else to compensate for the extra numbers. Huge queues at the turnstiles lead to missing KO again, wasn't so bad in the concourse due to it being midweek, but then it took forever to get out after the game. Irritating. Yeah one of my pet moans that. You increase the number of people in an area by 20%, but then make no extra provision in terms of facilities for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 moan moan moan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Last night there wasn't so much of a peep from the Northam after the Ipswich equaliser; nothing that was audible from the middle of the Kingsland anyway. I thought we were all in implicit agreement that the vocal minority sit (stand?) in the Northam and get the songs going, and that the other stands hopefully then join in. So what happened last night then? To add insult to injury, a significant amount of you started leaving early as well. Don't give me the, "Why didn't you start a song?" line. I can't start songs from the middle of the Kingsland. I would get told to sit down and shut up. All I can hope is that the Northam get something started that creeps round the ground, and then I do my bit to get those around me to join in. So if you were in the Northam and you're a self-professed vocal fan, why weren't you collectively giving it some for the last 10minutes last night? Even when the Ipswich fans were taking the **** of your silence with "You only sing when you're winning." What a load of crap. For whatever reason I sat in the Itchen-Chapel corner last night and was pretty impressed with the Northam. Sure it went a bit quiet towards the end of the first half and after they scored but you know people are allowed to be a bit gutted and tense. You can't on the one hand moan at others for not singing enough but then cover your arse saying that as you're in the Kingsland you can't be expected to sing anything. If you were actually in the Northam and were dissappointed with your fellow Northamers then that would be a bit different. Trying to score points by mentioning the Ipswich fans is laughable. "Sing when you're drawing" could easily have been chanted at them, they were crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 I left on 85 mins to beat the traffic. Kill me now. Can never understand anyone who leaves early, but in the case of last night you may have made a wise choice. Traffic out of Southampton was fecking awful last night, bloody roadworks on the M27, then on the A34, then on the M4. Sat in a bloody traffic jam on the M4 at quarter to midnight, unfeckingbelievable. On top of that had to listen to Solent with all the Mongs texting in abusing Guly and Harding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Can never understand anyone who leaves early, but in the case of last night you may have made a wise choice. Traffic out of Southampton was fecking awful last night, bloody roadworks on the M27, then on the A34, then on the M4. Sat in a bloody traffic jam on the M4 at quarter to midnight, unfeckingbelievable. On top of that had to listen to Solent with all the Mongs texting in abusing Guly and Harding. I wasn't alone in thinking Guly and Harding had poor games then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 I would like to take this moment to apologise for not singing for the entire 90mins. I must try harder in future to please Sotonjoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 I would like to take this moment to apologise for not singing for the entire 90mins. I must try harder in future to please Sotonjoe. Not good enough IMO FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the boy from saints Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Ipswich contingent chant 'You're not singing anymore' after the goal countered by a resounding 'We forgot that you were here' from the Northam and Kingsland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbrooktonian Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 I am in the Northam and always sing for the boys .Yesterday had to tell guy behind me that Guly would probably play better if he got off his back ,right from the start Guly sh*t etc .Even though he didnt have a great game I thought he was doing a lot of closing down and maybe doing what NA wanted him to do .I f his header would have gone in they probably still would have moaned .He had a shot in 2nd half that wide at least he tried , I have watched games where players have bottled it and not shot .Positive mental attitude guys ,sing in every stand in the ground if people dont like it tough.COYR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 Pointless thread +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bensfcno1 Posted 7 March, 2012 Share Posted 7 March, 2012 We're very rarely up to much at these midweek home games. Still much better than most though. Strange really...I always remember midweek games at the Dell and even St Mary's in the premiership being very good atmospheres and I always used to enjoy and look forward to them more than saturdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 8 March, 2012 Share Posted 8 March, 2012 Strange really...I always remember midweek games at the Dell and even St Mary's in the premiership being very good atmospheres and I always used to enjoy and look forward to them more than saturdays. I was thinking the same. I couldn't make it last night but it does seem that mid week games have been flat this season. They used to be the best for atmosphere. Like I say, I wasn't there last night but from previous experience our crowd tend to react quite vocally when Saints concede. Maybe it's because I was missing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulSaint Posted 8 March, 2012 Share Posted 8 March, 2012 Does anybody else think that the Skates current demise is distracting our fans a little from our current success? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry the Badger Posted 8 March, 2012 Share Posted 8 March, 2012 Don't give me the, "Why didn't you start a song?" line. I can't start songs from the middle of the Kingsland. I would get told to sit down and shut up. All I can hope is that the Northam get something started that creeps round the ground, and then I do my bit to get those around me to join in. So if you were in the Northam and you're a self-professed vocal fan, why weren't you collectively giving it some for the last 10minutes last night? Even when the Ipswich fans were taking the **** of your silence with "You only sing when you're winning." In some ways it's similar to your line about the kingsland. I like to think of myself as a vocal fan, but I still rely on those around me, same as you do in the Kingsland. At the end of the day if the majority are flat and not up for it you are not going to get anything going, even in the Northam, we tried a few things that fell flat on their arse Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 8 March, 2012 Share Posted 8 March, 2012 Pointless thread Yep agreed...yet another complaining about other supporters actions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesb Posted 8 March, 2012 Share Posted 8 March, 2012 Yep agreed...yet another complaining about other supporters actions.... Thirded. Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 8 March, 2012 Share Posted 8 March, 2012 I was pretty silent after the equalised......and before tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry the Badger Posted 8 March, 2012 Share Posted 8 March, 2012 Actually, thinking about it, as you have said it's hard to throw the "why didn't you start a song" line when you're stuck over there in the Kingsland. But really, if you care enough to start a thread on the perceived lack of vocal support you need to get yourself over to the Northam next season and start helping to influence the atmosphere yourself. Go on, give up the cosy halfway line view, you know you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 8 March, 2012 Share Posted 8 March, 2012 Actually, thinking about it, as you have said it's hard to throw the "why didn't you start a song" line when you're stuck over there in the Kingsland. But really, if you care enough to start a thread on the perceived lack of vocal support you need to get yourself over to the Northam next season and start helping to influence the atmosphere yourself. Go on, give up the cosy halfway line view, you know you want to.Don't do it!!! The Northam stand is great from a distance, but actually being in there is like being imprisoned in an asylum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 9 March, 2012 Author Share Posted 9 March, 2012 Actually, thinking about it, as you have said it's hard to throw the "why didn't you start a song" line when you're stuck over there in the Kingsland. But really, if you care enough to start a thread on the perceived lack of vocal support you need to get yourself over to the Northam next season and start helping to influence the atmosphere yourself. Go on, give up the cosy halfway line view, you know you want to. I was literally waiting for you to to start a song with ten minutes to go so my Kingsland codger chums could join in but you even ignored my text. And you know why my season ticket isn't in the Northam; I don't like the view! I may have to buy one in the Northam next season but I'm a bit concerned as I've heard there's this racist guy called George towards the back of block 41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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