by chunkygull » 23 Sep 2013, 23:21
the area where the fanatics banner is, in my time as a tufc supporter that has always been where the singers congregated and at times has got rowdy. i know some on here are saying about the mini stand, i have heard the tales and reminiscing of those days. when i was growing up the mini stand was like a training area for us, who would later graduate to the spot just before the half way line on the popside.
we had many a game where the pop would start the songs and all us youngsters at the back of the mini or behind the goal would join in. it did seem to kill that when the family stand was built. the kids do join in sometimes now, but there doesnt seem to be as many as there used to be.
in the last few games i have been to i have been quite surprised at the lack of noise and singing, also when there is singing, its usually only a couple of songs.
i was at the barnet game at the end of last season and read comments from a few saying that night was one of, if not, the best atmospheres in years. i couldnt believe it, yes it was good, yes they were up for it, but that was because of what was at stake and to be fair it used to be like that or better quite often. to me, i didnt think it was that exceptional. that just highlights really that a regular decent atmosphere is missing.
i know the better the team play, the more the crowd will support and sing, however we were winning most of the game on saturday and we scored 4, yet there were a few song attempts and that was it. but the crowd need to be doing there bit first really, rallying the team, urging them on, giving them a lift, being the 12th man.
i dont know what to suggest to improve things, there must be some ideas, maybe prompts or song sheets/lyrics on the big screen. maybe gilbert can stand in front of the pop with cardboard signs wth song prompts or lyrics on them before a game. we could do with more than the usual 2 songs thats for sure.
speaking of gilbert i made the suggestion of him doing his party piece/dance at the cheltenham game with the thought of it possibly whipping up a bit of atmosphere and it being a bit of fun, which is what a mascot should do. a few seem to have liked it, some didnt quite get it but i know there were a few in the family stand where i was who enjoyed it. if he does it more often it might take off (hopefully).
ive copied this from the vs cheltenham thread -
TeenageGull wrote:Am I the only one who wasn't so keen on Gilbert appearance, seemed a bit tacky, silly and I think my view is shared by others. However if others like it, keep it going just my opinion
by chunkygull
gilbert usually doesnt do a lot and i just thought this would give him something to do.
i have seen the family guy episode loads of times and i just thought with the irony of the song and the silly dance it would be a bit of fun and it would give gilbert a bit of a party piece. although there might not have been many torquay supporters who have seen family guy, i thought they still might get it and appreciate gilbert having fun.
i am well chuffed there is somebody at the club who listens to us supporters and is willing to try such things, a few clicks of a keyboard made it happen. thankyou again mr candy.
a lot of mascots jump around, leap about and make prats of themselves as a bit of fun to get some atmosphere going, especially at american sports where this sort of thing started, they go mental, it is a bit tacky and silly, thats the point.
god forbid anybody tries to get some atmosphere going at plainmoor, or are we in agreement that we should be trying different things to get the crowd lifted and have a bit of fun.
surely gilbert doing things like this is better than him just plodding about aimlessly and not really doing anything. quite a few supporters mention that he doesnt really do much so i just thought this could be a good thing, what would you rather he did.
the football league show picked up on it and showed clips of gilbert with a little comment, sky goals also showed him, and so did spotlight who made a bit of a thing of it.
click on 20 minutes 49 seconds -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 3_09_2013/
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... cheltenham
1 hour, 8 minutes, yes i know, last again.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 1_09_2013/
maybe if he does it regularly and a bit closer to kick off with the ground being a bit more full, supporters might buy into it a bit more. it is only the fact also that i knew about it, that i realised what was going on, because i couldnt really hear the guy speaking over the tannoy or barely hear the song.
its just typical though with some torquay supporters, the club try something different, and some scoff at or scorn it, what is it that gets said on here a lot - APATHY towards everything to do with the club.
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the area where the fanatics banner is, in my time as a tufc supporter that has always been where the singers congregated and at times has got rowdy. i know some on here are saying about the mini stand, i have heard the tales and reminiscing of those days. when i was growing up the mini stand was like a training area for us, who would later graduate to the spot just before the half way line on the popside.
we had many a game where the pop would start the songs and all us youngsters at the back of the mini or behind the goal would join in. it did seem to kill that when the family stand was built. the kids do join in sometimes now, but there doesnt seem to be as many as there used to be.
in the last few games i have been to i have been quite surprised at the lack of noise and singing, also when there is singing, its usually only a couple of songs.
i was at the barnet game at the end of last season and read comments from a few saying that night was one of, if not, the best atmospheres in years. i couldnt believe it, yes it was good, yes they were up for it, but that was because of what was at stake and to be fair it used to be like that or better quite often. to me, i didnt think it was that exceptional. that just highlights really that a regular decent atmosphere is missing.
i know the better the team play, the more the crowd will support and sing, however we were winning most of the game on saturday and we scored 4, yet there were a few song attempts and that was it. but the crowd need to be doing there bit first really, rallying the team, urging them on, giving them a lift, being the 12th man.
i dont know what to suggest to improve things, there must be some ideas, maybe prompts or song sheets/lyrics on the big screen. maybe gilbert can stand in front of the pop with cardboard signs wth song prompts or lyrics on them before a game. we could do with more than the usual 2 songs thats for sure.
speaking of gilbert i made the suggestion of him doing his party piece/dance at the cheltenham game with the thought of it possibly whipping up a bit of atmosphere and it being a bit of fun, which is what a mascot should do. a few seem to have liked it, some didnt quite get it but i know there were a few in the family stand where i was who enjoyed it. if he does it more often it might take off (hopefully).
ive copied this from the vs cheltenham thread -
[quote]TeenageGull wrote:Am I the only one who wasn't so keen on Gilbert appearance, seemed a bit tacky, silly and I think my view is shared by others. However if others like it, keep it going just my opinion[/quote]
[quote]by chunkygull
gilbert usually doesnt do a lot and i just thought this would give him something to do.
i have seen the family guy episode loads of times and i just thought with the irony of the song and the silly dance it would be a bit of fun and it would give gilbert a bit of a party piece. although there might not have been many torquay supporters who have seen family guy, i thought they still might get it and appreciate gilbert having fun.
i am well chuffed there is somebody at the club who listens to us supporters and is willing to try such things, a few clicks of a keyboard made it happen. thankyou again mr candy.
a lot of mascots jump around, leap about and make prats of themselves as a bit of fun to get some atmosphere going, especially at american sports where this sort of thing started, they go mental, it is a bit tacky and silly, thats the point.
god forbid anybody tries to get some atmosphere going at plainmoor, or are we in agreement that we should be trying different things to get the crowd lifted and have a bit of fun.
surely gilbert doing things like this is better than him just plodding about aimlessly and not really doing anything. quite a few supporters mention that he doesnt really do much so i just thought this could be a good thing, what would you rather he did.
the football league show picked up on it and showed clips of gilbert with a little comment, sky goals also showed him, and so did spotlight who made a bit of a thing of it.
click on 20 minutes 49 seconds -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 3_09_2013/
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... cheltenham
1 hour, 8 minutes, yes i know, last again.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 1_09_2013/
maybe if he does it regularly and a bit closer to kick off with the ground being a bit more full, supporters might buy into it a bit more. it is only the fact also that i knew about it, that i realised what was going on, because i couldnt really hear the guy speaking over the tannoy or barely hear the song.
its just typical though with some torquay supporters, the club try something different, and some scoff at or scorn it, what is it that gets said on here a lot - APATHY towards everything to do with the club.[/quote]
