A message to all Gooners travelling to Blackburn on Sunday

mike · Post by **mike** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:21 pm

On the subject of improving the atmosphere, it was suggested on this forum over the summer that certain areas of Ashburton Grove should be all standing. I pointed out at the time that this was near on impossible at home games due to heavy handed stewarding and a more family orientated clientele.

It was suggested that standing was a great Idea for away games (less of you) and that an effort should be made to encourage this into our away trips this season.

So here we are, a couple of days before our first away fixture in the premiership and Im asking all travelling Gooners to Stand Up For The Arsenal!!

Anyone who was at Fulham, Chelsea, Man Utd, Spurs, Villa, Liverpool last year will know that just from everyone standing for the full 90 minutes the atmosphere that was generated was a lot lot better. I know its hard to believe, but itâ€™s true! Standing = more noise generated, It really is as simple as that, and you never know, It may even put a stop to the tedious stand up if you hate Trottenham chant going round every 5 minutes!

I expect the atmosphere to be quite good in our end on Sunday as the first premiership away game of a new season is always pretty lively, but Id ask everyone thatâ€™s travelling to make the extra effort especially as Sundays game is one that weâ€™ve notoriously found quite hard.

Even this early on, I genuinely believe that IF we can win on Sunday, it could be a huge one in our season, so play your part!

STAND UP FOR THE ARSENAL, take the roof off the Darwen End (not literally) and roar the boys on to their first away win of the Season!

See you in The Fernhurst before hand for a few large ones!

Frank
(For those of you that are confused, Im using me mates account!!)

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:27 pm

Im sorry Mike but i dont agree with Standing if there are people behind who are smaller or kids its not on they pay the same money as you and me and they should get to have the same view as you and I!

And I know I'm not alone on my sentiments

elpelsarmy · Post by **elpelsarmy** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:29 pm

couldnt agree more mate, Liverpool away in the fa cup last year was fantastic, stood for 90 mins, sang for 90 mins, would love it to happen every away game but doubt it will, all it takes is a few people at the front to have the bollox not to sit down at kick off and everyone behind will follow suit, you might get a few whingers but fuck em!! see it through and its better for the team.

stats · Post by **stats** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:33 pm

I was at Utd & Liverpool (in the prem

) & i thought that the standing did make a huge difference, i won't be going to the game but it would be nice for those going to make an effot & fans like me watching it on MOTD to be able to hear the Gooners all sing
COME ON YOU GUNNERS

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:33 pm

as long as your view doesnt get spoilt mate! think about yourself. im 6ft 1 and I wouldnt want to ruin some kids view of the game!

stats · Post by **stats** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:36 pm

Away days are not really when many kids go but just to point out that there's a JG coach coming & there is loads of kids going this time so please also be careful lads

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:40 pm

stats when you go up north you get loads of northern gooners bringing there kids to the game

mike · Post by **mike** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:51 pm

Fair point about the kids and the JG's coach. I wouldn't want to block a young arsenal fans view, but unfortunatly if everyone sits down the atmosphere will be poor. Just feel if we sit there like dummies and don't make a racket, we're partly to blame if we don't get the right result. Was just a thought anyway. Just felt like we'd maybe need a little bit extra from the travelling support on sunday. Hopefully we'll still get a result.

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:56 pm

Mike/Frank if you ever sat next to me you would hear me all game long mate I just feel very concious of people around me. even my Swearing has taken a nose dive

EdgeOfTown · Post by **EdgeOfTown** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:26 pm

a lot of us were standing in Prague, and the atmosphere was much better for it, how did we come out on TV??

i think its a must to improve noise on away games..

TheOne2Smooth · Post by **TheOne2Smooth** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:06 pm

Edge it aint going to happen

stats · Post by **stats** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:11 pm

TheOne2Smooth wrote:stats when you go up north you get loads of northern gooners bringing there kids to the game

I don't tend to notice much
Let the standing be for another game like Tottenham where no kids includeing myself ain't allowed to go to, Mike/Frank you can see that the JG are on a trip & please don't spoil it by encouraging standing
Standing as it may improve the sound but try for once to sit in the seat you bought & sing, it may not be the same but it's not the 80's anymore with the North Bank isit exactly

jacko-arsnl · Post by **jacko-arsnl** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:52 pm

i see all your points about not standing for the little kids but wen i was smaller their wasnt a better feeling than standing up at away game singing with everyone. you dont have to stand up for the whole game but the atmosphere is alot better when we all stand up