I’ve read @Chris‘s article about the match yesterday and he hints at a bad atmosphere in the kop, I’ve also heard other fans mention the vitriol and nastiness expressed by some fans mainly in the kop.

This is one reason why I stopped going in the kop especially when things are going wrong for Notts, the atmosphere is great when we are winning but the knives come out if we are playing badly and losing.

Ok the Pavis is full of shall we say more mature (age wise) people and I feel that the older fan like myself have gone through lots of bad seasons and still supported through the lean years as well as the glory years.

In the Pavis last year I saw more encouragement at the end of the match not a lot of booing just disappointment more than anything else, the fans there seem to be more forgiving.

The above is just my opinion I know not all kop fans are the same and I have no wish to upset any of them.

 

Each to their own, people will find things bad about each stand and prefer to sit with those they know.

It was ugly at times in the KOP, especially after the third goal went in.

Tensions are just running high, this doesn't make it acceptable but the KOP is no different from the Pavis or Family Stand. Jake was once threatened for singing when we sat in the Pavis by an elderly fan, we moved into the KOP to get a way from him because the stewards then wouldn't do anything. It was horrible and I could have been banned if he pushed me, Jake was only very little at the time maybe 3 or 4-years-old.

Likewise I have experienced issues in the Family Stand.

I've never had any issues in the KOP.

There are idiots around but I bet there is in the Pavis, I do think the KOP tends to have everyone on top of each other when its busy whereas there seems to be more space in the Pavis stand.

the kops fine if you sit with the right people, theres never any issues where i go but people move around and sometimes idiots will be idiots.

I have no issues where I sit, no fan bothers or makes me nervous.

4 hours ago, liampie said:

the kops fine if you sit with the right people, theres never any issues where i go but people move around and sometimes idiots will be idiots.

Definitely mate love the kop 

I think the side on view from tv pushed me towards the DP stand. Prefer to look down from the side now rather than behind th goal.

I used to enjoy sitting in the Jimmy Sirrel stand, it's a shame the family stand can't be given to the smaller away clubs,

14 hours ago, Magic magpie said:

Definitely mate love the kop 

i would hate to sit where its silent or people are sleeping through the games. ???? 

9 hours ago, AmericanPie said:

I used to enjoy sitting in the Jimmy Sirrel stand, it's a shame the family stand can't be given to the smaller away clubs,

Not a viable option, and would cause all sorts of problems, and costly as well, so let's leave it as it is. 

When I first started going down with my grandad, we'd sit in the Pavis stand which was good. But it wasn't till I got to know more fans that I decided to sit in the kop. Haven't experienced much bad atmosphere there myself.