Best atmosphere in the Championship?
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Just curious to hear about who you all believe has the best atmosphere in the league. Definitely lots of good grounds, but Id say a toss up between Luton, Sheffield, Nottingham, and Derby. Seem fair?
But of course, there’s going to be some degree of bias from me! I’d love to hear your opinions!
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Reading, obviously
In all seriousness, its Blackpool by a mile for me, didn't stop chanting the whole game.
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I've not been to all grounds, but the ones I have been to Forest were the best for volume and consistency.
Always helps when the home team is winning I suppose.
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Huddersfield or Forest for me. Huddersfield I went to for a nothing game in the FA Cup, and Forest away was the first game of the season under Karanka (that season they thought they may go up). Both really stick out.
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It’s definitely not Stoke.
Our atmosphere has been killed by the beige surrender footie we’ve been served up the last few years.
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Forest easy I would say, at least this season for sure. Honourable mentions Blackpool, Luton and derby.
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I've only been to about half the grounds in the league, and of course atmospheres can change from game to game and season to season, so it depends whether you catch a club at a good or bad time on their trajectory. The ones I remember being loudest are Forest and QPR - but again, those are just snapshots of specific games and might not represent the way they always are. I was also at one of the very last games at Griffin Park and it was rocking. Some clubs are hit or miss (for example, both of the Boros, in my personal experience) and other grounds are always quiet - although I won't name names because I don't come here for arguments.
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I'm bias but I lose my voice nearly every game from singing all game at Forest and I know I'm not alone
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Haven’t made it to the CG for a couple years but those renditions of Mull lately….goosebumps!
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Not been to many yet but from what I hear Blackpool's is supposed to be good
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The home end is usually full which helps and after the boycott it's just nice to be back.
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Nice, will be looking forward to it next season hopefully
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Sheffield play in the 8th tier
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Well said!
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Any team with a bowl stadium you can rule out straight away, sorry Reading, Derby, Coventry etc. I think lately Forest have been generating good atmospheres, particularly the FA cup games. Huddersfield, Millwall & Luton generate good intimidating atmospheres I’ve noticed. Sheff U meh. Bournemouth is what you’d expect from southern Tory posh boys. Preston can be pretty decent.
As for us, well lately it’s been terrible for obvious reasons. But Oakwell is a bit shit these days, it’s in need of some TLC, but the open corners isn’t great for the acoustics.
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If Archibald Leech could witness those bowls..
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And his mentor, Archibald Leitch, may also have a few things to say.
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If bowls are bad for atmosphere and open corners aren't great for the acoustics, what would you say is the best set up?
I quite like a traditional ground with 4 stands, like Millwall, QPR, and Blackburn, but can't say I'm a fan of the elliptical-shaped stands like Huddersfield and Bolton. Bowls are what they are and can have a good atmosphere as long as they're well attended. A half empty bowl does not generate a good atmosphere on the whole.
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can you really call The Den as a ground traditional?
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:reading:
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Well it's relatively new but it does have a somewhat traditional configuration.
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Genuine question flair aside cos Im not a massive fan of PP looks wise but why rule out bowl stadiums automatically
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Kenilworth Road has an average match attendance of 96% capacity. On an average matchday it's loud, cheek-by-jowel, and as such the energy spreads around the ground like a wildfire. It's great.
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Hard for me to judge kenilworth road cos the only time I’ve been was your first game back in the championship, it was bouncing like
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:qpr:
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Loftus Road
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Old wba was amazing but idk now