Question Have you ever, and the use of smoke bombs.

[geoffmundo]

Talking of away support, good to hear that Joe Pigott's parents were amongst our supporters hopefully they enjoyed the experience and atmosphere. Its good to see the close connection (that would never happen in the Premier League) as also happens when the non playing squad sit with the fans.

 

[lombard]

the inconsiderate arseh**** who continue to stand and refuse to sit down,are nothing but prats.The idea of seats are that they are for sitting down on.As for smoke bombs,pathetic ! If you want to act as imbeciles, go outside the stadium.I want to watch a football match,when I attend a game,not silly chants and the back of idiots !!!

 

[Blues 'n twos]

the inconsiderate arseh**** who continue to stand and refuse to sit down,are nothing but prats.The idea of seats are that they are for sitting down on.As for smoke bombs,pathetic ! If you want to act as imbeciles, go outside the stadium.I want to watch a football match,when I attend a game,not silly chants and the back of idiots !!!

Ever thought of taking up bowls :winking:

Thats if this was a genuine post and not a wind up!

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

I could also link you to someone that has died just by crossing a road, eating a cake or playing conkers, doesn't mean people should live their life in fear. What a boring way to live that would be.

Take a risk ricey, you might enjoy it.

Considering he is in the military I should thing he takes a few risks on as regular basis. Just for a bit of perspective.....

 

[YoungWestcliffShrimper]

The way I see I see it, its great we take good numbers and have a good atmosphere away from home. However at home where we continue to struggle for results and have in previous seasons the atmosphere is awful. The crowd make no noise,boo the team of at half and full time and moan at every opportunity.

 

[The General]

For me the atmosphere was top notch and Scott and co started it about 215 which I think is important as people are entering the away end! Unfortunately missed Oxford due to work but got the day off especially for yesterday and well worth it! Smoke bombs were controversial but made things fun! Good to see the majority standing - if you wanna sit you find somewhere a bit nearer the front and not on the back row! Common sense that for me! We will take loads to Stevenage, Daggers and as much as allowed to Wimbledon so more good away support guaranteed!

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

i remember when if we mustered up 50 for some games, it was considered a good turnout!.

 

[TrueBlue]

So you want to drive families away from away games then and have fewer fans at away games? Can't agree with you at all. Happy to have flares in a section that doesn't have families in, the same as a standing area where there aren't families.

Flares burn at high temperatures and could easily burn someone badly if they land in the the wrong place. More than happy for you to burn yourself but why risk other fans?

But it's ok in Europe!!! They **** all over our fans here

 

[TrueBlue]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/flare-kills-football-fan-at-world-cup-qualifying-match-1505057.html

Well actually they might. How would you feel in your ****ed up state if you were responsible for killing a young kid or even an adult all because a flare. They do look great but they are dangerous as hell, I've thrown real flares and they should be left for use by the military where we have a proper weapons handling test on how to use them. Same goes for smoke, in the wrong hands they have massively dangerous.

Anybody ever tell you your boring?

 

[TrueBlue]

The way I see I see it, its great we take good numbers and have a good atmosphere away from home. However at home where we continue to struggle for results and have in previous seasons the atmosphere is awful. The crowd make no noise,boo the team of at half and full time and moan at every opportunity.

No noise at home???? Wtf??

 

[davewebbsbrain]

But it's ok in Europe!!! They **** all over our fans here

They are banned in the UK and if caught with one, you will be banned I imagine.

You see them in the likes of Turkey etc but I wouldn't want to live there.

 

[dingleydangley]

But it's ok in Europe!!! They **** all over our fans here

Blimey, and from such a distance. It must be the olive oil.

 

[LennySUFC]

the inconsiderate arseh**** who continue to stand and refuse to sit down,are nothing but prats.The idea of seats are that they are for sitting down on.As for smoke bombs,pathetic ! If you want to act as imbeciles, go outside the stadium.I want to watch a football match,when I attend a game,not silly chants and the back of idiots !!!

Think the worst part about this is the fact it's serious!
Everybody goes to watch the football, no matter if you're drunk, drugged or standing. If you wish to sit in silence and watch the game may I suggest following colchester.. You'll have a block to yourself down there.
you cannot create an atmosphere by sitting down..
Smoke bombs, yea they're not all good and some people won't like it but I personally loved it! Added to the party atmosphere that was yesterday and I think the general perception even by those of an older age than me is that they were good BUT so long as they don't become a regular thing.

what I never understand scott is why you take the drum to the front of the W block? The roofs so high the noise escapes and you may as well be on an open terrace, but an away game it's at the back where the roof is at its lowest and therefor the atmosphere traps in and moves down and embraced by other supporters. Think moving the drum back could improve home atmosphere?

 

[YoungWestcliffShrimper]

No noise at home???? Wtf??

Roots hall is often very quite and u can only here the away fans. Yes it seems loud when there is 20 of u singing at the front how ever the sound doesn't travel and it usually stops very quickly. There is often no more than 10mins of.noise at home

 

[leroyjean]

Proud to be Southend?

Well, I was on the 10.02 Southern Trains service from Victoria and that didn’t make me too proud to be Southend. Coach 2, already virtually full, was invaded at Horsham by some 20 juveniles, including one or two kitmen carrying holdalls so large that I naively thought they were planning an overnight stay. These minstrels spent the next hour regaling the innocent with a virtually uninterrupted top-of-the-tuneless-voice performance of chants, selected apparently on the basis of the frequency of expletives. There being no drum, the roof and sides of the coach were used for percussion. The reason this troupe arrived in our coach only at Horsham was that they’d managed to miss the clear signage at Victoria, and so they got in the rear half of the train, which was actually going to Bognor Regis. For the next hour they failed to notice the rolling LED display high up in their coach near their drum skin. They were also so involved in the chanting that not one of the 20 heard the loop announcement which was played and replayed at all 7 stations between Victoria and Horsham, advising passengers to be sure they were in the correct half of the train. When the train got to the dividing point of Horsham just one of the 20 came to their rescue in the nick of time, and so Providence ordained that they ended up in coach 2. If you say out the words “enjoy” and “endure” you’ll notice they’re actually quite close in sound; I’ll leave you to decide whether the following hour was enjoyed or endured by the innocent bystanders who’d set out for a pleasant day’s shopping in Portsmouth. In what was probably a futile effort to salvage pride I felt I had to warn the passengers opposite me of the finishing time of the match, so that they could plan the rest of their day accordingly. As we approached Fratton the noise did subside a little, as the more compos mentis were beginning to be concerned that they shouldn’t miss their stop. It was then that I heard one say to another that he didn’t feel like another lager just now, as he’d had 11 (as opposed to his friend’s 10). So I ended up knowing what was in those holdalls.
What goes on in the stadium is one thing, but whatever you think of how fans behave in the stand, there are collaterals that come with being beered up and having a laugh.
And at that point you have to ask whether we can all manage to be proud to be Southend.

 

[TrueBlue]

They are banned in the UK and if caught with one, you will be banned I imagine.

You see them in the likes of Turkey etc but I wouldn't want to live there.

Just Turkey?! I think most nations in Europe

 

[Ramsdenblue]

I noticed at Pompey, only in the centre towards the back were standing but the think what made that noise extraordinary was that everyone else joined in, the stand became to join in and the stand to our right. How easy it would be to create an atmosphere like that at home if only the west could join in. I think what prevents people is that they wont sing on their own (apart from a few exceptions) therefore only W sings not creating atmosphere we see at away games

jnr

 

[TrueBlue]

Think the worst part about this is the fact it's serious!
Everybody goes to watch the football, no matter if you're drunk, drugged or standing. If you wish to sit in silence and watch the game may I suggest following colchester.. You'll have a block to yourself down there.
you cannot create an atmosphere by sitting down..
Smoke bombs, yea they're not all good and some people won't like it but I personally loved it! Added to the party atmosphere that was yesterday and I think the general perception even by those of an older age than me is that they were good BUT so long as they don't become a regular thing.

what I never understand scott is why you take the drum to the front of the W block? The roofs so high the noise escapes and you may as well be on an open terrace, but an away game it's at the back where the roof is at its lowest and therefor the atmosphere traps in and moves down and embraced by other supporters. Think moving the drum back could improve home atmosphere?

Many moons ago the drum was always at the back of W but as smiffy and a few older heads will tell you moving it to the front worked much much better and coupled with the fact you ended up with us at the back and the whole front of the block sitting down

 

[Jai]

I am all for standing at away games and do so if I am sure I am not impeding anyone's view of the game. Actually my group was asked (politely) to sit down yesterday as we were blocking the view of an older guy which was fair enough, so we chose to move to an area where we could stand without doing this.

Personally I love having a few beers, standing and singing, the smoke bombs went off quite near me and despite having a coughing fit I thought it was a bit of fun. However I do think it's important to respect the views of other fans who might have a different opinion.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Just Turkey?! I think most nations in Europe

Hence the etc