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Post by guiseleygopher on Oct 7, 2009 19:50:02 GMT 1
Evening all,
Firstly, I would like to say that having only followed Guiseley AFC for the last month or so, I have found the whole club has exceeded my expectations massively. I am hooked and am a very happy gopher!
Just wanted to ask people that have followed the club for quite a while about the atmosphere of home games and whether we, the crowd, can really be the 12th man. I haven't heard much chanting, or any real atmosphere at the home games so far. This is not a criticism at all, but I see a real opportunity to create a great atmosphere at home games to really spur the team on.
I personally think it's all about the standing area and switiching at half time to be nearer the goal we are shooting towards. I think we could generate a real atmosphere there.
Would be interested to read other opinions on this.
What do you all reckon?
The Guiseley Gopher
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Post by adambrid on Oct 7, 2009 20:18:17 GMT 1
People who stand behind the goal switch at half time every game AB
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Post by Nik on Oct 7, 2009 20:58:21 GMT 1
As I'm getting into it I'm making a bit more noise from the stand but in all honesty, I go to the football for a nice sit down - call me a Premiership-era fan if you will, but although I do sometimes stand and wander around a bit more, I really rather enjoy getting comfy, especially after half time.
It is slightly more quiet than necessary though - the chants I've heard tend to fizzle out very quickly, if someone gets a good song/chant going, I'll definitely join in.
Could it be about Lee Tuck's hilarious pre-match yoga routine?
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Post by gxj710 on Oct 7, 2009 21:24:06 GMT 1
The banter with the ref, linesman and c**p, slow, overweight defenders of [insert any team name here] is there, but i'd agree that there isn't much in the way of getting behind the home team apart from one or two guys on the terrace - which seem to be doing a cracking job of getting it going I may add. Maybe we need some pre game and half time entertainment from the new mascot..the Guisley Gopher! Nik - the stand seems very quiet from what I've seen - get out of your arm chair, back to the terrace and back to football Cheers Gaz
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Post by yeadoner on Oct 7, 2009 21:48:16 GMT 1
Seeing as we have our three newest supporters on here in one thread, can I just say it's great to have you around, and we hope you'll put some roots down here (at the very wonderful Fort Neth) and stick around... Guiseley supporters have always tended to be a) quite a grumpy old bunch and b) slightly more 'cerebral' than your average 'die hard supporters' and, therefore, fairly reluctant to get involved in footy type things like chanting and such like. The guys who do tend to have a chant tend to really get behind the team, so it's probably really just a matter of standing near 'em if you'd really like to join in. That aside, I've given quite a lot of thought to how we'd really make Fort Nethermoor the real 'cauldron' we'd like it to be, but I've always drawn a blank when it comes to trying to figure out how we might go about it... Any suggestions. anyone?... PS...By the way, Nik, I sussed out who you are from your previous descriptions, and by the fact that you were heading back to the stand with armfuls of pasties, pies and peas at Saturday's game.
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Post by theprisoner on Oct 7, 2009 21:58:15 GMT 1
There is now quite a lot of chanting and singing at Farsley. Even say 6-7 years ago you'd hear nothing more than an odd lone grumble. What's changed is that successive promotions brought in younger fans. They have regular songs. I even saw them doing some co-ordinated line dancing type stuff once which thankfully hasn't been repeated. They even have a name; 'Blue Army'. All the above posters are probably all young and relatively new supporters.
The other change is that the players start responding to the crowd if they start chanting. A few weeks ago one of our players in a gesture towards the Blue Army kissed the badge when he got subbed. That wouldn't happen at Guiseley. It maybe that many supporters don't want these types of changes. It took me some time to get used to it. I felt my club had been hijacked for a while.
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Post by theprisoner on Oct 7, 2009 22:05:26 GMT 1
ydr when I wrote that all of the above posters are young you hadn't yet put your post up. Just thought I'd clear that up just in case you think that I think you're young or you have started to consider yourself as being young.
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Post by doctorwhy on Oct 8, 2009 12:35:14 GMT 1
It's interesting to see Guiseley fans described as moaners here. I used to be a season ticket holder at Bradford City, and would go and watch Guiseley when City were playing away. This season I decided not to renew my City season ticket and to come to Guiseley regularly instead. The main reason was that two years ago I found that my seat at Valley Parade was next to a fantastically annoying old man who never stopped moaning, trotting out the same few sarcastic phrases over and over and over again. So last season I moved to the other side of the ground... and found that I was sitting in front of another world-class moaner, who was still grumbling about the ref at the end of a game against Aldershot that City won 5-0. Having to listen to idiots like that drains all the joy out of the game - and one of the great advantages of non-league is that if you do happen to find yourself alongside someone annoying, you can always move.
But that's rarely necessary at Nethermoor. I've heard some witty banter there and I would agree with yeadoner that the fans seem, in general, to be a more cerebral bunch than the average footie fan - although that certainly shouldn't stop us singing!
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Post by otleybard on Oct 8, 2009 12:57:15 GMT 1
one of the great advantages of non-league is that if you do happen to find yourself alongside someone annoying, you can always move. Ah, you're the bloke who spends all game walking round and round the pitch... ;D
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Post by bigj on Oct 8, 2009 16:52:43 GMT 1
As opposed to our manager who sprints round
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Post by Nik on Oct 8, 2009 16:59:20 GMT 1
PS...By the way, Nik, I sussed out who you are from your previous descriptions, and by the fact that you were heading back to the stand with armfuls of pasties, pies and peas at Saturday's game. Jeez. I really did get totally rumbled last week, now everyone knows who I am and I know who NONE of you are! And thanks for the welcome for us new guys, I'm having a great time with it and really hoping to be able to stick it out over the winter months.
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Post by adambrid on Oct 8, 2009 19:00:49 GMT 1
Lol The worst silent ground i have been to was Ossett Towns it was dead quiet there AB
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Post by otleybard on Oct 8, 2009 21:37:02 GMT 1
Mind you, Committee meetings are like Dunkirk.
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Post by Staedler on Oct 8, 2009 21:53:09 GMT 1
Maybe, if the players ran to their supporters when they'd scored ? Or we got a burst of 'Super hero' music? (Superman theme, Dam Busters theme etc)
Come on Aidy, you spend time in the 'sound studio'. Give it a whirl!
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Post by adambrid on Oct 9, 2009 18:00:46 GMT 1
Yeh they hardly celebrate After gavin knight has left no one does any good celebrations AB
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