It's Your Round Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, nick76 said: doesnt sound like the tv at the ground, I’m shocked watching it today online after normally being at the ground and my bro confirmed the different views. It has to be the mics Good, because for all the rubbish games I’ve seen at Villa Park in front of quiet crowds, there’s never been a better time to watch Villa than now. We finally have a team, manager and club to be proud of, and we should be singing from the stands at villa park about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Atmosphere was awful, it really was. Started to get a bit rowdy in the second half with the fans starting to get pissed off with the ref and their players, then obviously the goal went in and the fans properly came alive on the 87th minute. No excuse for it to be so quiet and to wait until the end of the game near enough for us to score before getting behind the team. You’d think Villa Park would be bouncing, but it fails to deliver most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Yep. Felt very flat for most of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Has been the same for a while I’ve thought when going. But think it might be the case across the board with all teams. 10 wins at home in a row you’d hope would lift it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Tbf today was much better than a lot of weeks ive been at VP but its true it only really started when we got the equaliser. A few people still left before our first but a lot fewer than usual, it was a strange one. Also palace away fans arent that good, were quiet most of the game and didnt sell out their allocation. Their home support sounds great but away poor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I think par for the opponents plan. Roy would hardly want an up and down game. Unfortunately, unless it’s the big teams - most other teams are coming to VP to hunker down, which in combination with our style, can cause the game to be a bit flat. Only Newcastle and Brighton had a pretty good atmosphere for the majority of the match last year and no surprise, they were two of the teams that didn’t sit back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmac Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 1 hour ago, spiezels said: Has been the same for a while I’ve thought when going. But think it might be the case across the board with all teams. 10 wins at home in a row you’d hope would lift it though. 10 wins at home. You've said it all there I mean literally say it and think about it, 10 wins at home...and then measure it against our support. **** Shocking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I'm glad it's not just me who thought it was quiet again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Its ashame it was flat because its going to be a while when we have a home game saturday afternoon/evening again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 15 hours ago, nick76 said: Well I wasn’t able to go to the game today so I got Villa to give my ticket to my brother. I watched the game online and I can understand why those that don’t watch live think the atmosphere at Villa Park is crap. I spoke to my brother after the game and I asked him about the atmosphere and our experiences today was very different re that. Definitely the crowd mic’s are in the wrong places because we sounded dead all game online and I know that wasn’t the case. Somebody should fix that. Will put fans meeting thread! Isnt the audio sorted by Sky and not the club? They always seem to arrange for the audio to be near the away end, not just for us but other grounds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 There was a lot of negativity around me yesterday. Players getting abused and just general moaning . In all honesty most home support in England is crap though so we aren’t much different to the rest . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLillis Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: There was a lot of negativity around me yesterday. Players getting abused and just general moaning . In all honesty most home support in England is crap though so we aren’t much different to the rest . There’s also a lot of negativity in this thread. However your final sentence pretty much sums it all up. We are no different to the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, Zatman said: Isnt the audio sorted by Sky and not the club? They always seem to arrange for the audio to be near the away end, not just for us but other grounds Yeah but I’m sure we could have some influence if we wanted especially if it’s reflecting badly on us, which I’m sure the club wouldn’t want for many reasons. I always thought this thread was crazy but not being able to go yesterday and watching online I can see the reason why online fans have commented as they do but it certainly doesn’t reflect what’s in the ground. Atmosphere isn’t like the early days of my support pre premier league formation days but what I heard online yesterday from the stream isn’t reality imo and my bro at the game confirmed my suspicions. It’s a minor issue for the club I guess but perception is a big thing commercially. It’s also a quick fix or conversation with the broadcaster at the time I’m guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 2 hours ago, nick76 said: Yeah but I’m sure we could have some influence if we wanted especially if it’s reflecting badly on us, which I’m sure the club wouldn’t want for many reasons. I always thought this thread was crazy but not being able to go yesterday and watching online I can see the reason why online fans have commented as they do but it certainly doesn’t reflect what’s in the ground. Atmosphere isn’t like the early days of my support pre premier league formation days but what I heard online yesterday from the stream isn’t reality imo and my bro at the game confirmed my suspicions. It’s a minor issue for the club I guess but perception is a big thing commercially. It’s also a quick fix or conversation with the broadcaster at the time I’m guessing. I haven’t been to a match since the MON era so I can only watch online but I feel as if it sounded even better when we were in the championship. Maybe they don’t put as many of the mics at the away end when we were in the championship because the away end wasn’t likely to sell out for every match? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 17 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: Atmosphere was awful, it really was. Started to get a bit rowdy in the second half with the fans starting to get pissed off with the ref and their players, then obviously the goal went in and the fans properly came alive on the 87th minute. No excuse for it to be so quiet and to wait until the end of the game near enough for us to score before getting behind the team. You’d think Villa Park would be bouncing, but it fails to deliver most of the time. In the concourse of the lower north before the Hibs game, something really occurred to me. There were loads of groups of late teens early twenties congregating, and so so few of them were drinking. I guess presumably because a pint is now double what it was ten years ago and the younger generation cant afford it. Ten to twenty years ago your have people chucking pints in the air to chants. It was just staggering to me how noticeable it was that i was one of the few drinking around me 20 mins before kick off. It shouldn't be but maybe people arent drinking as much pre game anymore and that contributes to the poor atmosphere. It's a changing attitude to alcohol culturally and absolutely people cant afford £6 a pint, or multiples of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, turvontour said: In the concourse of the lower north before the Hibs game, something really occurred to me. There were loads of groups of late teens early twenties congregating, and so so few of them were drinking. I guess presumably because a pint is now double what it was ten years ago and the younger generation cant afford it. Ten to twenty years ago your have people chucking pints in the air to chants. It was just staggering to me how noticeable it was that i was one of the few drinking around me 20 mins before kick off. It shouldn't be but maybe people arent drinking as much pre game anymore and that contributes to the poor atmosphere. It's a changing attitude to alcohol culturally and absolutely people cant afford £6 a pint, or multiples of it. Maybe, young people have less money and cost of living etc etc. I’m not sure though I remember going to games when it should have been a decent atmosphere and pre game in the pubs everyone is buzzing , then once in ground it’s shit . It’s a weird one at the minute but Villa park really should be like a cauldron at the moment. People used to say well give us something to get behind, well we do have something to get behind and it’s not happening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 I do think atmospheres as a whole after covid has definitely changed abit. VAR has made celebrations a little more muted or shorter lived as everyone has a quick check it’s confirmed. That’s at VP and the away games I’ve been to since covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 2 hours ago, spiezels said: I do think atmospheres as a whole after covid has definitely changed abit. VAR has made celebrations a little more muted or shorter lived as everyone has a quick check it’s confirmed. That’s at VP and the away games I’ve been to since covid. Yeah I didn't even celebrate the Diaby goal because it just looked off. Do think we need a dedicated area for fans wanting to make atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted September 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2023 Winning every game is boring. Not the fans' fault. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbertoAVFC Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 7 hours ago, MarkLillis said: There’s also a lot of negativity in this thread. However your final sentence pretty much sums it all up. We are no different to the rest. Who cares though? We should hold ourselves to a higher standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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