: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:54 pm  

LS16_Rhino wrote:

So we now have excellent corporate facilities in the Carnegie Stand, when the North Stand gets redeveloped it will no doubt also have corporate facilities and there is a call for corporate facilities for the ‘new’ South Stand.

Just one question – where are we going to get all the ‘corporates’ to fill these facilities – from what I understand there isn’t enough to fill the Lewis Jones Suit as it is.

The uni uses it for it's partners as opposed to local businesses, perhaps these others could come from these.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:41 pm  

Tannoy in the Southstand was quietest it has been for a long time, couldnt hear the welsh lass sing or any announcements - if theyd started to demolish it on friday i wouldnt hear them warn everyone
they might if there are any potential corporates in the Southstand

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:39 pm  

Surely this has tarnished the reputation of Female Wigan Fans! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIpky7zto6s (one where women throws her pint)

Surely this has tarnished the reputation of Female Wigan Fans! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIpky7zto6s (one where women throws her pint)

Re: A Reasoned Debate and Assessment of the South Stand... : Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:15 am  

DISA wrote:

I was amazed when I watched the rerun on the telly on Saturday that the atmosphere sounded quite loud. I sit in the Carnegie and could hear very very little from the southstand on Friday. The Welsh boys in the Carnegie were making more noise.

Now, I wasn't there on Friday, so couldn't really comment, but I can see an obvious flaw with your experimental data here.........

Re: A Reasoned Debate and Assessment of the South Stand... : Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:27 am  

El Diablo wrote:

Now, I wasn't there on Friday, so couldn't really comment, but I can see an obvious flaw with your experimental data here.........

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Re: A Reasoned Debate and Assessment of the South Stand... : Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:50 am  

DISA wrote:

???

The Crusaders fans in the Carnegie stand sounded louder, from your seat.... in the Carnegie stand. Can you think of any possible reasons for this beyond the actual volume of the 2 sets of supporters?

Re: A Reasoned Debate and Assessment of the South Stand... : Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:52 am  

El Diablo wrote:

The Crusaders fans in the Carnegie stand sounded louder, from your seat.... in the Carnegie stand. Can you think of any possible reasons for this beyond the actual volume of the 2 sets of supporters?

I thought thats what you meant. I will let you off because you did state you were not there. But you could have read the reports last week, and the instruction put out on the Leeds board, or indeed the thread here last week.

The Western Terrace was shut, and away fans could go in the south stand or Carnegie stand. Quite a few were in the Carnegie.

Re: A Reasoned Debate and Assessment of the South Stand... : Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:35 am  

DISA wrote:

I thought thats what you meant. I will let you off because you did state you were not there. But you could have read the reports last week, and the instruction put out on the Leeds board, or indeed the thread here last week.

The Western Terrace was shut, and away fans could go in the south stand or Carnegie stand. Quite a few were in the Carnegie.

I know this. I was pointing out that the Crusaders fans might have seemed louder because they were stood ten yards away under your seated position, whereas the South Stand is a little further away.

It was a throw-away quip, however, so I think it would be best to lay it to rest now.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:29 am  

There's no doubt that the atmosphere in the SS has wained since we became good. In 2003/2004 time it was much louder than it is now. The only games it's ever loud for these days are Saints, Wigan and Bradford. The rest of the time all our fans just expect us to win, moan when we're not and clap along when we score. That doesn't mean to say that seating is the answer though. The Wigan fans have been louder than us for a few seasons now.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:37 am  

Matt23 wrote:

The Wigan fans have been louder than us for a few seasons now.

Thats a completely unprovable statement without having testing equipment at a selection of both Leeds and Wigan games and then accurately measuring the volume.

Even then, its hardly accurate as the accoustics of both venues differ so much.

However, if we are to believe your statement some may say that when a team is struggling the fans do more to get behind them, as opposed to when a team is winning and the fans dont really need to. Perhaps that is what has happened at Wigan?