Fantastic atmosphere
Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:35 pm
I think that the burden of expectation combined with annual failure took its toll on the atmosphere at CCS in the last few seasons. No one felt able to get up for most games but now we are underdogs with nothing to lose everyone has a sort of siege mentality. We had a taste of what was to come at the end of last season when it looked almost certain that we were going up...probably the Forest game. The pressure was off and we all cut loose! But the Man City game was something else....truly fantastic!! 
Re: Fantastic atmosphere
Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:41 pm
Fully agreed!
I liked this moment
I liked this moment
Re: Fantastic atmosphere
Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:14 pm
This is what I said last season in regards to the atmosphere. Nail-head.
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by Taff on the Mersey ยป Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:43 am
Agreed. That threshold between doing well and almost there, that will be the difference. We haven't been able to do the nearly there part yet...but when that realisation comes and expectations realised, I believe we are in for a cracking bunch of games. The negative attitude and flat atmospheres has been analysed over and over, but I believe its simply down to this
high expectation X under achievement X over far too many seasons = a strong sense of frustration, and even higher level of expectation, which in affect cause the crowd to almost be business like in its approach to a game and therefore atmosphere. We no longer see certain high profile clubs as a great game/great scalp.....its just 3 points needed to move forward.
I said on a thread that once we do go up the atmosphere will change for the better, not just cos we are in the big time but because expectation will be at an all time low again like it was a few years back, and we will enjoy being that partizan crowd screaming city on to take a few giant scalps along the way.
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by Taff on the Mersey ยป Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:43 am
Agreed. That threshold between doing well and almost there, that will be the difference. We haven't been able to do the nearly there part yet...but when that realisation comes and expectations realised, I believe we are in for a cracking bunch of games. The negative attitude and flat atmospheres has been analysed over and over, but I believe its simply down to this
high expectation X under achievement X over far too many seasons = a strong sense of frustration, and even higher level of expectation, which in affect cause the crowd to almost be business like in its approach to a game and therefore atmosphere. We no longer see certain high profile clubs as a great game/great scalp.....its just 3 points needed to move forward.
I said on a thread that once we do go up the atmosphere will change for the better, not just cos we are in the big time but because expectation will be at an all time low again like it was a few years back, and we will enjoy being that partizan crowd screaming city on to take a few giant scalps along the way.
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