Oh how i wish!!

John Wren · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:00 pm

^ the view? there is no obligation for those that sit near the cs to make noise. i still think there should be an active area that allows for standing in the bay.

King Monkey · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:11 pm

^The view. Fair point.

I'm not convinced an "active area" would work as well for footy as it does for soccer.
Singing and chanting is more spontaneous at the footy rather than being a constant as it is at the soccer.
Although it's definitely worth a try in some guise, your idea has some merit JW.

My suggestion is some sort of survey/check boxes on the seating forms.
Those that attend all/majority of games, and those that are interested in "firing up" and making some noise, should be those given preference when requesting seats in M31, M32, M33.

John Wren · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:14 pm

^ but those bays are "premium" seats, which, mind you, aren't really that premium. i think the view sucks from there tbh.

King Monkey · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:23 pm

Yep.
So why not allocate the "premium" seats to those that attend every game??
(The best view of the ground is actually on N level, which carries a waiting list. Ironically enough, this used to be a general admission area in the old Ponsford......)

There are a number of ways the club can go about having those 3 M level bay's full and rocking. Mine is merely a suggestion.
When they are full, the quieter people get caught up in it all and come along for ride anyways.

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John Wren · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 7:38 am

clearly we are not a nation of singers. it seems like we're embarrased or too reserved to sing the anthem. yesterday, very few around me sang our anthem. why is this so?

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collie dog · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:56 am

John Wren · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:00 am

King Monkey · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:30 am

King Monkey · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:32 am

die4pies · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:48 am

Sitting with another new bunch of Collingwood 'supporters' this year for the 5th year running and it has reconfirmed what I had suspected was very wide spread. It was also highlighted by the sudden break out of the chant only when we drew level yesterday.

(I use the term 'supporters' very lightly)

These 'supporters' had either thrown in the towel after just 20 minutes and/or were getting stuck into our players like it was some kind of personal insult that they were not winning the game for them. I don't sit with a bunch of 5-6 year old tantrum throwing brats either...these are grown men and women. And it has been the same no matter where I sit. M36, M29, M9, M55, Q29, Q13...and many other sections.

The problem here is that when the team needed SUPPORT early in the first quarter 'we' were all sitting on hands and even worse a large proportion of our 'supporters' had joined in with the opposition in bagging our own.

Before you can wish for a better type of 'supporter' Joffa, one that is willing to actually 'support' their team, I think the Australian sporting public needs to grow up first. The Daily Tele was right to a degree when they said "we have become a nation of tantrum throwers"