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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 21, 2017 18:46:33 GMT
Imagine how dull home games would look without them. We know where you sit I read that in a whispered down the phone voice š³
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Post by 1OUFC on Oct 21, 2017 18:52:02 GMT
I often think the 'Ultras' or whatever you want to call them live in a bubble. Atmosphere was no different than normal today. Majority of fans do not sing along with the newer songs as they dont know the words.. can't hear them or don't want to sing the same song over and over about one player just because his name fits a catchy tune regardless of his contribution to the game. The Tony Martinez last season being the prime example. The most joined in chants are always the simple traditional ones. Maybe not witty or unique but certainly backing the team. There was nothing European or Ajax about that drum it was very much Rushden & Diamonds or Wycombe... pointless and pathetic in my opinion. Sing dance enjoy yourselves, have fun, do what you want but don't think bringing a drum will make a jot of difference to the atmosphere. Drums are tinpot... Bloody misery, a little early for scrooge don't you think? What they bring to the atmosphere on a day like today is priceless, atmosphere, colour, and it gets the little ones involved.
Why not just sit in a little garden shed at the bottom of the garden pulling legs off crane flies on a Saturday afternoon instead....BAAA HUMBUG....
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Post by MJB on Oct 21, 2017 18:59:53 GMT
Ultras, please ignore the miserable types. You guys do a great job and genuinely make games more enjoyable and entertaining.
Sad that youāve all buggered off to the right and it felt a little emptier in the middle but understand why youāve done so and the noise was good.
Keep up the good work.
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Post by thehorse on Oct 21, 2017 19:01:11 GMT
Iām not a fan of drums, mainly because they are used constantly by some clubs.
I have also been critical of the ultras in the past on various subjects.
Both things said, I didnāt really notice any use of the drum today so it must have been used sparingly and sensibly so for that they should get some credit.
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Post by Eaststandboy on Oct 21, 2017 19:07:47 GMT
As a fan through the conference, and the whole drum = time pot thing, cannot accept a drum EVER!
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Post by Eaststandboy on Oct 21, 2017 19:08:23 GMT
Iām not a fan of drums, mainly because they are used constantly by some clubs. I have also been critical of the ultras in the past on various subjects. Both things said, I didnāt really notice any use of the drum today so it must have been used sparingly and sensibly so for that they should get some credit. I can confirm the drum was not heard anything central of the East Stand thank God!
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Post by Toeby on Oct 21, 2017 19:19:14 GMT
Well done lads, I hope your move works out for you. I'm a fan of drums when they're used properly like today, but hate them when they're used to replace actual singing.
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Post by Eaststandboy on Oct 21, 2017 19:20:09 GMT
Ultras, please ignore the miserable types. You guys do a great job and genuinely make games more enjoyable and entertaining. Sad that youāve all buggered off to the right and it felt a little emptier in the middle but understand why youāve done so and the noise was good. Keep up the good work. I think what they do is great too, don't get me wrong, but a drum is just what I thought we went against as fans. Maybe now I'm over 30 I'm too "out of it" and drums are the new "in thing".
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Post by Paul Cannell on Oct 21, 2017 19:27:56 GMT
We opted for a snare drum.. Disclosure: I think drums are really tinpot. At the far end of the North Stand it wasn't noticeable (to me) till the second half when there was a burst of vaguely military snaring. Most odd, I thought. Then no drum noise. Given the wind was snarling away from the halfwayline North Stand it was not easy to hear any thing from the East, but the atmosphere was rather better (imo) than Tuesday, and the East Stand more audible. My antipathy to drums at football is somehow related to a the vision of a gammon-faced bastard in a home shirt banging away on a bass drum. However the snare drum has a pleasingly military (yellow army, geddit) report that doesn't travel so much and seems (in a gale) to support an improvement in the 'proper' noise. Like m'learned fiend Mr B, I am now somewhat conflicted, drum-wise. I'm not conflicted at all about supporting the Ultras. Power to your juvenile elbows, fellers.
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Post by Toeby on Oct 21, 2017 19:29:49 GMT
Ultras, please ignore the miserable types. You guys do a great job and genuinely make games more enjoyable and entertaining. Sad that youāve all buggered off to the right and it felt a little emptier in the middle but understand why youāve done so and the noise was good. Keep up the good work. I think what they do is great too, don't get me wrong, but a drum is just what I thought we went against as fans. Maybe now I'm over 30 I'm too "out of it" and drums are the new "in thing". They are in, you just can't beat them.
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Post by Eaststandboy on Oct 21, 2017 19:32:17 GMT
I think what they do is great too, don't get me wrong, but a drum is just what I thought we went against as fans. Maybe now I'm over 30 I'm too "out of it" and drums are the new "in thing". They are in, you just can't beat them. God damnit! I'm off to my coffin! Night all š
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Post by tbfuth14 on Oct 21, 2017 19:37:36 GMT
We opted for a snare drum.. Disclosure: I think drums are really tinpot. At the far end of the North Stand it wasn't noticeable (to me) till the second half when there was a burst of vaguely military snaring. Most odd, I thought. Then no drum noise. Given the wind was snarling away from the halfwayline North Stand it was not easy to hear any thing from the East, but the atmosphere was rather better (imo) than Tuesday, and the East Stand more audible. My antipathy to drums at football is somehow related to a the vision of a gammon-faced bastard in a home shirt banging away on a bass drum. However the snare drum has a pleasingly military (yellow army, geddit) report that doesn't travel so much and seems (in a gale) to support an improvement in the 'proper' noise. Like m'learned fiend Mr B, I am now somewhat conflicted, drum-wise. I'm not conflicted at all about supporting the Ultras. Power to your juvenile elbows, fellers. Hah, good post Paul, enjoyed that! Hopefully the winds settle down for the Northampton game, then we'll see how the noise travels from the corner
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Post by rickyotto on Oct 21, 2017 19:51:53 GMT
Watching on ifollow today and also the Charlton game, there was a marked improvement in the atmosphere coming through today.
A big push over the next few months on twitter and elsewhere could really get a major ground atmosphere going where kids in the north stand look over and think...,when I'm older I'd like to stand with them.
Plus it will put to bed the smoke bomb debate now if a bomb goes off there or somewhere else.
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Post by oldman159 on Oct 21, 2017 20:08:00 GMT
The drum was fine..unobtrusive but kept things going well
Well done Ultras.
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Post by blox21 on Oct 21, 2017 20:11:46 GMT
Watching on ifollow today and also the Charlton game, there was a marked improvement in the atmosphere coming through today. A big push over the next few months on twitter and elsewhere could really get a major ground atmosphere going where kids in the north stand look over and think...,when I'm older I'd like to stand with them. Plus it will put to bed the smoke bomb debate now if a bomb goes off there or somewhere else. Exactly how I felt when I used to sit on the wall in front of the beech road stand I looked across to the London road and observed the noise and shenanigans going on and thought one day when I'm older I'll be amongst all that .
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Post by tomox on Oct 21, 2017 20:29:04 GMT
Was in with the ultras today. Had a great laugh. First time I've properly enjoyed a home game in ages.
There was lots of talk before the game about respecting people's seats and not overusing the drum as 'people will complain'.
I thought the snare drum worked really well and definitely helped us keep in time.
We now have room to grow in that section. Exciting times!
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Post by foley on Oct 21, 2017 20:45:20 GMT
Ah, drum thread, I've been expecting you We knew this would be a veryyy controversial choice today, lots of our fans hate the things! The reason for it, simply, is that in recent times our fans have proven that we can't clap or sing in time. Clapping gets faster and faster, ditto with the singing, meaning everything dies out far too quickly. Not only that, but when someone bangs a seat (or wall away from home) our fans seem to sing 10x louder. All attributes that point to badly needing a drum (unfortunately!). Also, it does seem to get rid of the awkward silences which put people off belting out at full volume I think the general thoughts in peoples mind when you say football drum are the small northern clubs who bang an insanely loud drum inanely for 90 minutes, we'd never want that because that's winds us up just as much as everyone else! Saying that, the greatest atmospheres in the world ie. Dortmund, Ajax, Celtic, San Lorenzo, Red Star, PAOK and our friends at Hertha, they all use drums. Better to think of those clubs when you hear drum, instead of the Wycombes of this world! We opted for a snare drum, used regularly at Ajax, because it's more of a clapping sound rather than a low frequency... well "drum" noise. Hopefully it wasn't too intrusive and only used when necessary today. We have an experienced drummer in our ranks but he wasn't there today. The new section worked well, although the wind certainly didn't help the noise. Allowed lots of young lads to come over and join in, which they previously couldn't in the centre at the back. And turning round seeing 30 or so bouncing in unison together after the goal was amazing, really. Never expected that for the first game and certainly shows theres big potential for us to grow now. Also, being closer to the North Stand was also a bonus, saw lots of kids in the family section clapping and even dancing along. Hopefully that leaves an impression on them, and they're still far enough away to not hear any bleating every time we miss a penalty And I don't think (although others may disagree) it affected the East Stand atmosphere in a negative way either. Still lots of loud belting songs and the whole stand joining in, seemed no different to usual in that respect! If we'd have stayed where we were, Block 19, we'd have slowly dwindled and died off. But moving into an area with lots of space to grow, hopefully we can now do exactly that. Apologies if we annoyed any season ticket regulars in Block 21 today, we knew we'd be invading some space but we studied the ticket sales pre-match and tried to choose wisely Well as a SSL old git I am really appreciative of the Ultras. Goodness the ground hardly encourages atmosphere. Keep going guys. The more of you there are and the more the at atmosphere, the better.
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Post by outsidethebox on Oct 21, 2017 21:19:13 GMT
East side SSL and I wasn't even aware of the drum today. Visit to our goal sponsor beckons me thinks!
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Post by bazzer9461 on Oct 21, 2017 22:21:25 GMT
God they were just behind us and over a bit and f*ck my ear drum is still banging. Hope they move back to the middle and allow us older generation to sit in peaceš
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Post by rickyotto on Oct 21, 2017 22:43:20 GMT
God they were just behind us and over a bit and f*ck my ear drum is still banging. Hope they move back to the middle and allow us older generation to sit in peaceš Get out of the London road and head back to the beech road with your flask then bazzer!
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Post by bazzer9461 on Oct 21, 2017 22:49:20 GMT
God they were just behind us and over a bit and f*ck my ear drum is still banging. Hope they move back to the middle and allow us older generation to sit in peaceš Get out of the London road and head back to the beech road with your flask then bazzer! Iāve been sat there since 2001 and stood and I aināt moving now, the only tome I ever stood in the beech road was when we beat the scum 3-0 because I couldnāt get a ticket for the London rd and the jobsworth steward wouldnāt accept a fiver bribe to let me into the London Road.
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Post by Denissmithswig on Oct 21, 2017 22:52:15 GMT
Any videos of the ultras and said drum from todayās game?
On a side note would it be better to be down near the front of that block so the noise is closer to the players?
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Post by rickyotto on Oct 22, 2017 3:57:37 GMT
Get out of the London road and head back to the beech road with your flask then bazzer! Iāve been sat there since 2001 and stood and I aināt moving now, the only tome I ever stood in the beech road was when we beat the scum 3-0 because I couldnāt get a ticket for the London rd and the jobsworth steward wouldnāt accept a fiver bribe to let me into the London Road. I've heard about some of the bribery that goes on in the underworld but I never thought I'd hear of such a first hand example. Hard to know how the steward was able to say no looking at the figures being bandied around. Must have been that moral bastion "Steward 106"
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 22, 2017 7:45:25 GMT
Any videos of the ultras and said drum from todayās game? On a side note would it be better to be down near the front of that block so the noise is closer to the players? I dunno , it would probably just drift out of the corner, at least the noise kind of gets trapped by the wall and roof a little where they are
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Post by bazzer9461 on Oct 22, 2017 8:16:14 GMT
Iāve been sat there since 2001 and stood and I aināt moving now, the only tome I ever stood in the beech road was when we beat the scum 3-0 because I couldnāt get a ticket for the London rd and the jobsworth steward wouldnāt accept a fiver bribe to let me into the London Road. I've heard about some of the bribery that goes on in the underworld but I never thought I'd hear of such a first hand example. Hard to know how the steward was able to say no looking at the figures being bandied around. Must have been that moral bastion "Steward 106" Possible but standing in the beech road surrounded by unknown persons who kept Looking at me when I said an expletive, I thought them Beech road never again...........plus it would save me a fiver if there was a dodgy steward on the make, thatās a fiver towards my Bovril
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Post by rickyotto on Oct 22, 2017 8:41:53 GMT
I've heard about some of the bribery that goes on in the underworld but I never thought I'd hear of such a first hand example. Hard to know how the steward was able to say no looking at the figures being bandied around. Must have been that moral bastion "Steward 106" Possible but standing in the beech road surrounded by unknown persons who kept Looking at me when I said an expletive, I thought them Beech road never again...........plus it would save me a fiver if there was a dodgy steward on the make, thatās a fiver towards my Bovril Brendan?
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Post by outsidethebox on Oct 22, 2017 8:43:05 GMT
God they were just behind us and over a bit and f*ck my ear drum is still banging. Hope they move back to the middle and allow us older generation to sit in peaceš Is that why your wife rang Radox instead of you Bazzer? If so, I say keep the drum going š
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Post by maggiesdad on Oct 22, 2017 8:43:28 GMT
I've heard about some of the bribery that goes on in the underworld but I never thought I'd hear of such a first hand example. Hard to know how the steward was able to say no looking at the figures being bandied around. Must have been that moral bastion "Steward 106" Possible but standing in the beech road surrounded by unknown persons who kept Looking at me when I said an expletive, I thought them Beech road never again...........plus it would save me a fiver if there was a dodgy steward on the make, "thatās a fiver towards my Bovril" that's some Bovril habit you have there....
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Post by Mark Sennett on Oct 22, 2017 8:54:21 GMT
Was shocked to see the ultras sat by us but loved it. Was great to have some atmosphere that side of the stand and there aren't many others who sing that side. Well done boys delighted that you've joined the right side.
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Post by oxfordmitch on Oct 22, 2017 9:01:17 GMT
First of all, credit to the Ultra's for a) trying something different and b) they're hard work in making our football club better. Anyone who is giving their time to make OUFC. a better place is pretty good by me!
I like what they did on twitter, they were appealing for people to join them. That was a very clever move. Some people had turned slightly against them after last season and the walk out. Not neccesarily due to the walk out itself but due to the opinions of some afterwards that were forceful/like they were better than others. I think there may have been people who have always wanted to join in but thought of the ultras as an exclusive group, so well done for trying to grow and get others involved (god knows we need more singers like them!)
As for the game itself, I was disappointed they moved to the far right. I sit centre left and the atmosphere was sucked out of our side. That isn't necessarily their fault but their move is the catalyst for a lack of noise from left side. For me, the drum didn't work either. Pleased it wasn't just bashed for 90 minutes, but I don't think it helped or was needed.
Fair play to the ultras, tried something different. Although I didn't think it worked yesterday, it's still worth a go at the next home game when storm Brian has gone. On a personal note, I hope they return to a more central part of the East stand. Far prefer them in the middle getting the atmosphere going!
I think the Ultra's are trying all they can and carrying the can for too many in the East stand. We need to have more singers. Perhaps not everyone knows the words and we can post a few popular ones on here, but our atmosphere needs to improve. It cannot just be the ultras doing their best, we need everyone.
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