ladysaint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 could we please please have a new PA System, the current one is more than useless and an embarrassment, you can never hear anything in the Northam and think it is like this for most of the ground. The only good place to hear the tannoy is in the loos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Can't hear in Kingsland either. But TBH I'd rather look at Kenzie than listen to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I'm a little in love with Kenzie but the one improvement, seriously, would be to put the away supporters in the Chapel...heard all the arguments but it would improve the home support atmosphere no end (and it's not bad as it is before we go down that one!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 could we please please have a new PA System, the current one is more than useless and an embarrassment, you can never hear anything in the Northam and think it is like this for most of the ground. The only good place to hear the tannoy is in the loos. Oh really ? I thought the only place it couldnt be heard properly was the Kingsland and because the majority were ok with it we had to put up with it ! In that case yes please sort it out finally, its great having Le Tiss and ex players on the pitch but if you have to rush down to the loo to hear what they are saying its bloody ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isla Wight Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I've been moaning about the poor p.a. system since SMS opened. I emailed Rupert about it and always mention it in every survey the club carries out. Obviously no one at the club is listening either. The actual p.a. Announcer, Justin Gladdis seems to be more audible but any pitch side announcements are a complete waste of time. Very frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I've been moaning about the poor p.a. system since SMS opened. I emailed Rupert about it and always mention it in every survey the club carries out. Obviously no one at the club is listening either. The actual p.a. Announcer, Justin Gladdis seems to be more audible but any pitch side announcements are a complete waste of time. Very frustrating. I think there in lies the issue, the guy on the PA is fairly audible, as is the voice of doom about the North Car park being closed etc but the pitch side one is abysmal, and that hasnt always been the case, I could always here Mike Osman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I'm a little in love with Kenzie but the one improvement, seriously, would be to put the away supporters in the Chapel...heard all the arguments but it would improve the home support atmosphere no end (and it's not bad as it is before we go down that one!). I would copy where LCFC put their away fans seeing as they have the same setup. They use the wings rather than behind the goal. Palace cup game was a complete joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 More tweets broadcast on to screens rather than replays of the action. C'mon you reds let's have a win today says Maureen. #wemarchon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the mick channon windmill Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Add 15,000 extra seats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Safe standing area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I don't care about the PA system. That bloody footbridge over the railway line on the other hand is a constant annoyance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Jonny Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Add 15,000 extra seats! This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Kerplunk Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 We should definitely look to add many more seats (15k great but definitely extend the Kingsland upwards by as much as possible) and add more capacity to the footbridge but other than that, finding a solution to us needing a full end of loud fans, the frankly s£$t PA system (it would surprise people how much this would probably cost though) and also more sales points at half time for food and drinks would be my main things to invest some time, thought and money in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Safe standing area. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitz Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Safe standing area. This....I often sit/stand in Northam row G which is right on the border between where the stewards get stroppy if you don't sit down and where they don't bother, presumably for fear of starting a riot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I sit in the central Kingsland and I wasn't aware that we actually had a PA system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Compulsory singing lessons for the Chapel end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 (edited) This....I often sit/stand in Northam row G which is right on the border between where the stewards get stroppy if you don't sit down and where they don't bother, presumably for fear of starting a riot. I moved to the itchen for exactly that reason. Interesting that Celtic have had approval to implement safe standing Edited 13 May, 2016 by Toadhall Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 The club should apply to the premier league about trialling safe standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 More tweets broadcast on to screens rather than replays of the action. C'mon you reds let's have a win today says Maureen. #wemarchon Quite!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 The club should apply to the premier league about trialling safe standing. I think clubs will wait until Celtic have been running with it for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Add 15,000 extra seats! Take the total capacity up to around 40k would be ok in my book. But please no "safer" standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I don't care about the PA system. That bloody footbridge over the railway line on the other hand is a constant annoyance. This It's looking awful atm as well as being a bottle neck And maybe a train platform (don't know the logistics and I know it's been talk about a lot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Take the total capacity up to around 40k would be ok in my book. But please no "safer" standing. Why not? Safe standing doesn't mean getting rid of seats, so why not cater to everyones wishes rather than just your own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice2Eskimos Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 This....I often sit/stand in Northam row G which is right on the border between where the stewards get stroppy if you don't sit down and where they don't bother, presumably for fear of starting a riot. I'm in Northam too. But I know most of the stewards anyway. haha. if there are any on here, love to know who you are....usernames etc..etc..be quite funny. Especially if it was some of my nemesis on here accusing me of being "GlasgowSaints" or any of the others....I'd frikking wet myself haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky_Mark Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 The seats in the front row of the dug outs for every fan in the stand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Real Ale in the concourses because Saints Ale is p*** otherwise bring back separate coffee stalls because it takes too long queuing for one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I'm in Northam too. But I know most of the stewards anyway. haha. if there are any on here, love to know who you are....usernames etc..etc..be quite funny. Especially if it was some of my nemesis on here accusing me of being "GlasgowSaints" or any of the others....I'd frikking wet myself haha Ex steward are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice2Eskimos Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Ex steward are you? Me?..I'm not no. But I do know quite a lot of them. My cousin did it for a few games though. Just thought it would be quite funny haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I'd move the away fans into one of the corners and have the stand behind the goal safe standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I can't think of a single thing that's worth hearing from the stadium announcers. One thing that does need changing - getting out and away from the ground is a bit of a joke, can't think of any other grounds where it takes so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Safe standing but it seems in the corner of Northam Stand/ Kingsland people manage to stand anyway so I'd say add 8,000 seats to make 40k stadium just to increase the atmosphere and create cheaper seating for people who can't afford to go every week if anything else but the club probably won't see it as cost effective and there's always the risk of having plenty of empty seats on view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Maybe just build a brand new 40k one in West End Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Not bothered about the PA system. Listening to Kenzie during the player awards was painful. She's fit but not a presenter. Move the away fans to the Kindsland North and make the Northam safe standing. That would be amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I can't think of a single thing that's worth hearing from the stadium announcers. One thing that does need changing - getting out and away from the ground is a bit of a joke, can't think of any other grounds where it takes so long. It really is amazing how long it takes to get out of the ground if you sit near the back. You'd think there would need to be some sort of maximum evacuation time required in case of some sort of safety incident. I can't see how we possibly comply to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_TOAST Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Better quality beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallagroth Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Reasonable request is new presenter PA. Its painful. Also stop playing/turn down music when the players are on the pitch directly before kick off so we can feel the atmosphere and get it going. Moving away fans would be great but as we know not likely to happen whilst we are at SMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 The PA, surely? I kinda wanted to hear what Lambert was saying the other week, but it was just mumbled echo. Not even worth trying to hear it. I can also never hear the score announcements, which is kind of annoying, given that checking the phone for updates is a no-go. So yeah, there must be a way they can throw money at that to improve it. Anything would be an improvement I'd have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Universal wifi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris27687 Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 Safe standing area. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11787/9879678/celtic-to-introduce-rail-seating-at-celtic-park if this goes well it will open it up for everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersubpuckett Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 quicker exit times might also persuade some of the usual early leaves to stay until the end! The entire access to the stadium needs improving.....takes ages to get out and away, no railway station nearby, no decent parking nearby, driving into and out of the city on match days is a fookin nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 quicker exit times might also persuade some of the usual early leaves to stay until the end! The entire access to the stadium needs improving.....takes ages to get out and away, no railway station nearby, no decent parking nearby, driving into and out of the city on match days is a fookin nightmare There's no point in a station without trains. Who would run them and where would they go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 There's no point in a station without trains. Who would run them and where would they go? You obviously don't leave the ground via the footbridge, Whitey. South West, Southern and Great Western trains all slow down there already on the line running from Bournemouth to Brighton, so stopping there on match days would be no problem, and all points in the country would be accessible from there. A lot of fans travelling to the stadium watch the train pass the stadium and then have to walk back to it from Southampton Central. I've heard a rumour that the council would require the football club to foot the bill for a small station there before they'll grant permission for any stadium expansion. That is just an internet rumour though. Ladysaint is right. The tannoy system is rubbish. Surely it wouldn't be too difficult to sort that out. i believe the King Power Stadium was built using the plans for St Mary's. I guess that must have saved Leicester a bit. There are media reports that Leicester are considering building a 2nd tier on their East Stand ( the copy of the Kingsland) to take their capacity up to 42,000. If they do, maybe we can use the same plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 ...perhaps the presenters need a bit of microphone training. It can help if people are taught to hold the mic. properly, and no amount of enthusiasm can replace a good speaking manner and a proper " speech delivery "......... If it's purely an equipment problem, then surely we'll have a bit of spare cash to replace it after " the dead wood " is off the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 You obviously don't leave the ground via the footbridge, Whitey. South West, Southern and Great Western trains all slow down there already on the line running from Bournemouth to Brighton, so stopping there on match days would be no problem, and all points in the country would be accessible from there. A lot of fans travelling to the stadium watch the train pass the stadium and then have to walk back to it from Southampton Central. I've heard a rumour that the council would require the football club to foot the bill for a small station there before they'll grant permission for any stadium expansion. That is just an internet rumour though. Like everybody else I have at times been caught in the crush at the bridge but there is no room for a station north of the bridge, and that would still be the other side of the bottleneck. There could be a platform squeezed in behind the bike sheds but that would require trains to drive up the spur and then reverse back onto the main lines and then possibly change direction again, none of it ideal. I am aware that trains regularly use the docks spur for car freight and that they often stack up there for the cleaning sheds. The real answer is to improve the bridge and I did read recently that plans are underfoot to 'widen' the existing bridge route by installing a new bridge alongside the current one. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14408397.Up_to___250m_to_help_solve_traffic_problems_in_Southampton/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 There's no point in a station without trains. Who would run them and where would they go? I agree that the idea of a platform /station sounds convenient / attractive to some ......even a bit .....romantic. Wasn't it Hull's Boothberry Park ground that had a platform on one side of the stadium? The only drawback at SMS is that it might only be used 20-odd times a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxgrSaint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 safe standing - cheaper tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice2Eskimos Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 (edited) quicker exit times might also persuade some of the usual early leaves to stay until the end! The entire access to the stadium needs improving.....takes ages to get out and away, no railway station nearby, no decent parking nearby, driving into and out of the city on match days is a fookin nightmare You mean along William St/Milbank..that road past Spartans Gym?.. That's a flipping clusterf*ck in and of itself round there. Especially seeing as you CAN'T turn left at the junction at the Prince's pub. You can only turn right or continue straight ahead. Why they don't allow traffic to turn left there is beyond me, because that causes a right bank up all along that road. My Dad has an office on that road and he gets people parking on his property there on matchdays, but he lets it slide as people are normally pretty polite about it and don't take the p*ss. so he doesn't mind. Edited 13 May, 2016 by Ice2Eskimos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djharvey Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 The powers that be will not let us move the away fans so lets just water down their support in that area of the stadium. Expand the northam with another tier by between 3k and 5k all these extra seats can be taken by saints fans. Split the away fans over the two levels (like they do at man city), we would then end up with about 2/3rds saints and 1/3rd away fans in the northam. Would change with cup games but still an advantage for league etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 13 May, 2016 Share Posted 13 May, 2016 I would copy where LCFC put their away fans seeing as they have the same setup. They use the wings rather than behind the goal. Palace cup game was a complete joke. I thought that was a bit of an odd set-up...their away fans area is in the same place as ours essentially but there are kids and families where the 'Northam' is with all their noise coming from the 'Itchen' part. Much as I hate them those artificial clapper things made a lot of noise too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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