Cill Mheàrnaig Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) I'm as frustrated as you about the home form, so IMO it's time to try something a bit different - a psychological attack on the opposition from the moment they arrive at the stadium. Firstly - stop allowing the opposition team bus to park two steps from the entrance. That's way too comforting. Away bus should park round the back of the Park Hotel and the players be made to walk to the away entrance. Then, when they get to the dressing room it should be anything but comforting. We need to do a bit of DIY, and firstly block out the windows meaning no natural light getting in. Next, build a partition wall, even just hiding a wee bit of the room, to make it much smaller and more cramped. We want away players basically sitting on each others laps and no room for stretching, moving around, extra coaching team members. No longer should the walls be a plain white, they should be painted as garishly as possible. Once they're ready to make it on to the pitch, force them to use the 'tunnel' at the far end of the stadium. Make them walk through the narrow hallways of Rugby Park to the other end of the stand to make their way out. If you want to be extremely cheeky, then break the radiator in the away dressing room so it's always piping warm/off. Make sure the bulbs aren't fitted properly and so they flicker constantly etc etc I read about Diego Simeone having a say in the psychology aspect of Atletico's new stadium, and we need to try something! Now, none of these 'tricks' are going to win 3 points on their own, its all about making the experience of visiting RP as unenjoyable as possible for the away players. Edited December 4, 2017 by Cill Mheàrnaig 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bute-killiefan Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Also, have some kids throw glass bottles at the players as they enter the changing rooms. As for no natural light, why not have strobe lighting, make them puke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) If you require gimmicks to try and win games you’ve already lost the psychological battle. Edited December 4, 2017 by Zorro -5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Pipe in some white noise too. Actually, forget that - most teams do that with their own boomboxes anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 On 04/12/2017 at 9:01 PM, Cill Mheàrnaig said: Then, when they get to the dressing room it should be anything but comforting. We need to do a bit of DIY, and firstly block out the windows meaning no natural light getting in. Next, build a partition wall, even just hiding a wee bit of the room, to make it much smaller and more cramped. We want away players basically sitting on each others laps and no room for stretching, moving around, extra coaching team members. No longer should the walls be a plain white, they should be painted as garishly as possible. Have you seen the away dressing room? It's bloody tiny! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross1987 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 I remember reading a really good article about this, I try and find it and post a link. Basically, it was an ex-player (I think one of the home nations) talking about the WC Qualifiers. Stating how when a team comes to play us we roll out the red carpet, they stay in the best hotels and get escorted to the stadium, plenty of security etc etc. In contrast, when they were travelling to some away countries you knew from the second you touched down that A) They didn't like you and didn't want you there, and B) They really wanted to beat you. Flights would be at horrendous times, roads would be closed to make any journey tortuous, the best hotels would be 'fully booked' meaning you stayed in a s**thole. Fans would be allowed unrestricted access and there would be unnecessary noise levels. Stadium, as above, would be cold,damp cramped and pretty much horrific from the word go. Obviously pretty extreme levels to go to - but it has an effect. However it's kind of an admission that we're s**te and need all this help to level the field. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyman Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 The away dressing room at Real Madrid is pretty palatial but the opposition don't have a great record there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonbon19 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Would a palatial away dressing room at Arbroath help the opposition? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz of the 20/20 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 At Boca Juniors, the home team has a nice changing room underneath the hospitality section of the stadium whilst the away team are directly under the Barra Bravas stand, their Ultras turn up 3 hours before kick off making a racket, bouncing up and down in the stands right on top of the away dressing room. The away fans when allowed to travel are up in the top tier, caged in with one toilet and no snack bars between them. Intimidation plays a big part and making the stadium an unpleasant and difficult place to come definitely benefits the home team. Although we are a 'family club' so we need to make it a pleasant and enjoyable day for all and hope we manage to win the FourFourTwo 'best away day prize' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souleycouley93 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Broken glass on the floor . Train spotting style toilets , no pegs to hang up 200£ headphones that aren’t plugged in coming of the bus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammy_boy Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Gaz of the 20/20 said: Although we are a 'family club' so we need to make it a pleasant and enjoyable day for all and hope we manage to win the FourFourTwo 'best away day prize' Nae wonder. Handing out points like sweeties. I think we need to look at having unallocated seating. Would help get all like minded folk together in the stand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pompey Repatriated Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 I'll link this again https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1763408487003349&id=219938921350321 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWWnnnnnn! Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 On 06/12/2017 at 1:09 PM, Gaz of the 20/20 said: At Boca Juniors, the home team has a nice changing room underneath the hospitality section of the stadium whilst the away team are directly under the Barra Bravas stand, their Ultras turn up 3 hours before kick off making a racket, bouncing up and down in the stands right on top of the away dressing room. The away fans when allowed to travel are up in the top tier, caged in with one toilet and no snack bars between them. Intimidation plays a big part and making the stadium an unpleasant and difficult place to come definitely benefits the home team. Although we are a 'family club' so we need to make it a pleasant and enjoyable day for all and hope we manage to win the FourFourTwo 'best away day prize' There's also an inflatable tunnel to get the players to the centre circle as they throw stuff on the pitch. At half time 50% of the ground spark up joints! The away fans fill buckets with piss and pour it over the fans below. Outside before and after the game is mayhem. I loved it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_dug Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Who are the conference side who have pennant, jamie o'hara and paul koncesky on their books? Their away dressing room is painted with giant sharks etc to get in the oppositions head. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bute-killiefan Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, WWWWnnnnnn! said: The away fans fill buckets with piss and pour it over the fans below..... I loved it. Gary? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robkil Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 10 hours ago, red_dug said: Who are the conference side who have pennant, jamie o'hara and paul koncesky on their books? Their away dressing room is painted with giant sharks etc to get in the oppositions head. Billericay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWWnnnnnn! Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 20 hours ago, bute-killiefan said: Gary? He he, saw it from the opposite stand! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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