Tartan_McCole Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Catchart Circle said: You might be but I most certainly wouldn't. Fair enough. Back to my question you ignored though, what would be plastic about the atmosphere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchart Circle Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Its a fabricated atmosphere. It's like when you get the resident DJ starting songs over the PA system of the scoreboard doing likewise . I have witnessed this over the years - a step in the direction of the US culture to be found at sporting events there and a bit sad really when you look back on what Hampden used to be like. Those of us who remember the big games in the 70s through to the 1990s remember a time when the crowd generated its own atmosphere without any prompting. A natural reaction to what they were watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan_McCole Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 49 minutes ago, Catchart Circle said: Its a fabricated atmosphere. It's like when you get the resident DJ starting songs over the PA system of the scoreboard doing likewise . I have witnessed this over the years - a step in the direction of the US culture to be found at sporting events there and a bit sad really when you look back on what Hampden used to be like. Those of us who remember the big games in the 70s through to the 1990s remember a time when the crowd generated its own atmosphere without any prompting. A natural reaction to what they were watching. Yeah, but now we don't have the natural reaction due to the fact that we're fairly crap and the attendances are lowering. It's literally nothing like your example. What you're talking about is a team like Man City/Spurs playing background songs during the game to make it sound atmospheric. I fail to see how grouping a bunch of people together who want to sing is fabricated. Why keep them bunched together in smaller groups and dilute any potential of an atmosphere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalgety Bay TA Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Catchart Circle said: Its a fabricated atmosphere. It's like when you get the resident DJ starting songs over the PA system of the scoreboard doing likewise . I have witnessed this over the years - a step in the direction of the US culture to be found at sporting events there and a bit sad really when you look back on what Hampden used to be like. Those of us who remember the big games in the 70s through to the 1990s remember a time when the crowd generated its own atmosphere without any prompting. A natural reaction to what they were watching. It’s not fabricated. Some people want to sing. They feel better off being in a section of the ground where those around about them have the same train of thought.....and will more than likely join in if someone starts off a song. Hampden, at the current time, is nothing like the Hampden of the 70s-90s. It’s dire nowadays. But even then....someone must have started the songs. There wasn’t a collective ESP within the crowd where they all fired up We Hate Jimmy Hill at the exact same moment. All that’s happening here is people who do feel they want to try and start a song here and there know they won’t be a lone voice and the song dies on its arse after 2 lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 3:31 PM, Dalgety Bay TA said: It’s not fabricated. Some people want to sing. They feel better off being in a section of the ground where those around about them have the same train of thought.....and will more than likely join in if someone starts off a song. Hampden, at the current time, is nothing like the Hampden of the 70s-90s. It’s dire nowadays. But even then....someone must have started the songs. There wasn’t a collective ESP within the crowd where they all fired up We Hate Jimmy Hill at the exact same moment. All that’s happening here is people who do feel they want to try and start a song here and there know they won’t be a lone voice and the song dies on its arse after 2 lines. Exactly. If I tried to start a song on my own and nobody joins in I am more likely to clear the ground of the last few remaining fans than create a positive atmosphere. Is this idea getting taken seriously at all ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalgety Bay TA Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 15 hours ago, TDYER63 said: Exactly. If I tried to start a song on my own and nobody joins in I am more likely to clear the ground of the last few remaining fans than create a positive atmosphere. Is this idea getting taken seriously at all ? Its a lassie on one of the FB Groups has mentioned it a couple of times....but there hasn't been much response and a couple of those were around the "What if folks want to sit down in that section" posts. It might catch more peoples attention closer to the game but don't think its really taken off at current time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 To be honest the next game is a one off semi final. Its a game we 'should' win & with the low prices should be close to a sell out. If we cannot create an atmosphere for that game we may as well give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Dalgety Bay TA said: Its a lassie on one of the FB Groups has mentioned it a couple of times....but there hasn't been much response and a couple of those were around the "What if folks want to sit down in that section" posts. It might catch more peoples attention closer to the game but don't think its really taken off at current time. Thanks. I hope it takes off , a bit of atmosphere would do no harm whatsoever. Nobody sits in the north / west stands anyway so I doubt it will be a problem. And I do believe you are supposed to stand when you sing as sitting restricts your airways 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Munro Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 5 hours ago, scottincarlisle said: To be honest the next game is a one off semi final. Its a game we 'should' win & with the low prices should be close to a sell out. If we cannot create an atmosphere for that game we may as well give up. I would agree, and think the atmosphere will be good but as I mentioned this earlier in the thread, I believe our main problem is that we don't have that many songs and a "good" atmosphere will always just consist of "We'll be coming" about 10 times a game along with "walk a million miles" and FOS. Not exactly stirring songs for when the team are chasing a winner. A singing section could be good for coming up with new ones or bringing back some unused old ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Would it be so hard to get a chant of "Alba, Alba !" (Al - a- pa, Al - a - pa) going ? Or to get an airing of "Scots Wha Hae", "Caledonia", "Bonnie Dundee", "A' the Blue Bonnets Are Over the Border", "Purple Heather", Or "Sex Over the Phone" by the Village People. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Munro Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, ErsatzThistle said: Would it be so hard to get a chant of "Alba, Alba !" (Al - a- pa, Al - a - pa) going ? Or to get an airing of "Scots Wha Hae", "Caledonia", "Bonnie Dundee", "A' the Blue Bonnets Are Over the Border", "Purple Heather", Or "Sex Over the Phone" by the Village People. Purple Heather is probably the only one of them I could imagine would sound ok on a terrace. Ballads like Caledonia would be difficult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 "No Scotland to no party" is as simple as it gets and could easily be kept going or 90 minutes or until we score or after they score. Probably after they score might annoy the players enough to do something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, ceudmilefailte said: "No Scotland to no party" is as simple as it gets and could easily be kept going or 90 minutes or until we score or after they score. Probably after they score might annoy the players enough to do something That's a shite chant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, ErsatzThistle said: That's a shite chant. Agreed. Plenty of nations been havimg a party without us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazmidd Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Purple Heather what an amazing song! Love to see this sang on the terraces! "And we'll all go together!! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 2:32 PM, ErsatzThistle said: Would it be so hard to get a chant of "Alba, Alba !" (Al - a- pa, Al - a - pa) going ? Or to get an airing of "Scots Wha Hae", "Caledonia", "Bonnie Dundee", "A' the Blue Bonnets Are Over the Border", "Purple Heather", Or "Sex Over the Phone" by the Village People. I prefer "Wild Mountain Thyme" - much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCTA Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Orraloon said: I prefer "Wild Mountain Thyme" - much better. Agreed. Was it that snake “Sir” Rod Stewart who called it Purple Heather? I remember he released a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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