ByRd
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Ok, there are some threads and people talking about our crowds so far this year and the atmosphere and spirit at our home games. I agree that our crowds are down below where we should be and the atmosphere is non existent anymore, our home games are depressing and it does not provide good support for the boys on the field.
This leads me on to the current official supporters area "The Kennel". This experiment simply hasnt worked. Yes it has gotten rid of alot of the trouble makers and that i am really pleased with but what it also has done, is robbed the good fans of creating a decent atmosphere in a massive stadium that badly needs it. The reason i feel us good ans have been robbed is with the removal of the drums away from the area that they were designated for. People signing up to the kennel are the only ones allowed to bring drums but this is not the case anymore, we cant bring them in either. This comes from security at the Manly game, where they let people not registered to play the drums, come in and play them. We let security know but nothing was done and as a result, the drums cant be brought in anymore even we are registered into the kennel, now i dont bring the the drum or play them but it adds to the atmosphere in our section and allows people to join in our efforts to get chants going.
So this brings me to an idea that christbella suggested to me as i made a previous thread regarding a similar issue. The idea is to keep the idea of "The Kennel" but instead of being treated like 2nd class fans and shoving us in the corner where we cant be noticed, our idea is to have the kennel area moved into a better position, on the 30m line or somewhere there (similar to the burrow). I will be willing to pay more for my season ticket to sit here and im pretty sure alot of the others would to. Also the drummers would be registered and official and no random people will be allowed to bring drums.
Now this area will still be members only and that will not change to how it is this year but what we think would work is to allow people to buy tickets into this area but only before game day (so pre-purchased seats) and by having it in category 1 seating, the trouble makers would be turned off and by allowing tickets to be purchased before game day, it allows people to trial the area and show to there friends why they should sign up.
Now by doing this, it would allow us fans who start chants and get behind the boys in a passionate way, and by being more centrally located it will allow more people around to join in and create a better atmosphere.
I just want to know what people think of this idea and if you have any other thoughts on what can be tweaked to this proposal. I believe that something like this or similar to this would work very well and help the crowds at our games.
This leads me on to the current official supporters area "The Kennel". This experiment simply hasnt worked. Yes it has gotten rid of alot of the trouble makers and that i am really pleased with but what it also has done, is robbed the good fans of creating a decent atmosphere in a massive stadium that badly needs it. The reason i feel us good ans have been robbed is with the removal of the drums away from the area that they were designated for. People signing up to the kennel are the only ones allowed to bring drums but this is not the case anymore, we cant bring them in either. This comes from security at the Manly game, where they let people not registered to play the drums, come in and play them. We let security know but nothing was done and as a result, the drums cant be brought in anymore even we are registered into the kennel, now i dont bring the the drum or play them but it adds to the atmosphere in our section and allows people to join in our efforts to get chants going.
So this brings me to an idea that christbella suggested to me as i made a previous thread regarding a similar issue. The idea is to keep the idea of "The Kennel" but instead of being treated like 2nd class fans and shoving us in the corner where we cant be noticed, our idea is to have the kennel area moved into a better position, on the 30m line or somewhere there (similar to the burrow). I will be willing to pay more for my season ticket to sit here and im pretty sure alot of the others would to. Also the drummers would be registered and official and no random people will be allowed to bring drums.
Now this area will still be members only and that will not change to how it is this year but what we think would work is to allow people to buy tickets into this area but only before game day (so pre-purchased seats) and by having it in category 1 seating, the trouble makers would be turned off and by allowing tickets to be purchased before game day, it allows people to trial the area and show to there friends why they should sign up.
Now by doing this, it would allow us fans who start chants and get behind the boys in a passionate way, and by being more centrally located it will allow more people around to join in and create a better atmosphere.
I just want to know what people think of this idea and if you have any other thoughts on what can be tweaked to this proposal. I believe that something like this or similar to this would work very well and help the crowds at our games.
