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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: May 20, 2019, 6:10 am
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> There are occasions the boos carry on to the kick because of
what's perceived as a wrong decision by the ref ...
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I love that excuse. Always reminds me of Spinal Tap. :)
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> They were still booing him when we came on stage.
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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
Date: May 20, 2019, 6:27 am
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The people who shush are as bad as the people who boo in my
book.
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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: InsertQuinsPunHere
Date: May 20, 2019, 7:30 am
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shhh
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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: Quinky
Date: May 20, 2019, 8:05 am
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I was lucky to be in a hospitality box, so it wasn't too bad!
Facilities seem good, and the ground isn't too "football".
Parking was good too, and it didn't take an age to get out as it
does at the Stoop...
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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
Date: May 20, 2019, 9:30 am
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> shhh
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Boooo!
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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: rdc
Date: May 20, 2019, 11:01 am
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I enjoyed my visit there. I thought the seats had a good view.
It certainly didn’t feel like a 16000 crowd, it lacked the
atmosphere of the Stoop. Yes there was more booing, but it
didn’t affect my enjoyment. Overall, I’d be happy to go again
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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: Comet
Date: May 20, 2019, 2:39 pm
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The ground was quite nice with a decent view of the pitch. It
was our first time there and we had heard tales of it being
soulless (as much from Wasps fans as anyone). It was no Stoop,
Kingsholm or Welford Road but it wasn't terrible.
As for the Wasps fans....well. Entitled? Perhaps. Myopic? Could
be. Pests? Without doubt! One lady thought my support was
'scary'! Well, this is what loving your team looks like, my
friend!
Parking outside the ground at the nearby footy club was great.
The fan village was odd unless you wanted to join the military.
The 'buzz' sound effect before their team came on was funny.
Daly wasn't too niggly, Le Roux was a bit.
Still gutted, all in all! Will go back next year, though. We
will outclass them and hammer them!
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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: J Scott
Date: May 20, 2019, 3:01 pm
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> 1st time Ive been to the Ricoh . 16,000 crowd apparently - but
possibly the worst PA system Ive ever experienced . It could be
just where we were sat but could barely understand a word that
was said .
>
> Seems to me it was an end of term party atmosphere in the
crowd and probably many non regulars - there was a group of
about 20 students a few rows in front of us who were only there
for the beer , and not too bothered about what was happening on
the pitch , just up and down for beer all game ( but we
suffer from that at The Stoop as well don't we) , maybe why
there was more booing than usual ?
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> There were also Quins fans whistling Sopoaga when he took an
age over a kick , so not all one sided .
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I have to say ours is not the best either, very rarely can I
understand what is being said.
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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: Matt72
Date: May 20, 2019, 3:33 pm
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3rd time there for me. I like the rioch apart from the results!
I was in block 15 and moved to block 17 towards the top. Plenty
of empty seating to spread out.
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Re: The Ricoh experience
DIR By: DAF
Date: May 21, 2019, 1:52 am
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The Ricoh boos has always happened since day 1.
When Wasps first moved in the did some good PR with the local
schools and clubs, lots of free tickets etc. I think a large
section of the crowd was/is new to rugby..
I've been a few times (I live in Solihull), and It's always a
bit cringy, as the opening post said...they boo everything. Even
last season Marler was annoying the home crowd and at one stage
during the match He was being seen to by a physio for an injury,
the game had paused so time was "off"....He was being slow
clapped, which I did think at the time was bad.
I don't enjoy going to Ricoh (geographically My nearest Prem
club), so I don't go except for the Quins match and the Tiger
match (teenage son is a Tiger supporter)
On a completely different note, nice touch by Mike Brown to give
his match shirt to a youngster after the game, chatting to Him
and His Dad on the bus back to the station....it was their first
away game, so they had a good end to their visit.
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