Ultimate Support Saturday

I was trying to figure out the other day exactly WHY it’s now the norm for away fans to outsing home fans.  I guess that there are a number of factors here.   First of all you have the camaraderie of being away.  Usually, you are in a minority bundled together into a small space (although not always from our own BSP experience!).  This brings about a feeling of British spirit and inspires effort above and beyond.  I don’t want to go all Desmond Morris on you, but I expect if we get down to the bones of it there’s something quite tribal about the whole thing with primal-instincts of the visiting tribe coming in to play.
 
Secondly, I think as a home team you assume you have the advantage in numbers and that less effort is therefore required to support your team, often waiting for the team to do something before feeling the need to sing.  Certainly in our case, we are not as good at home as we are away.  The game against Port Vale, however, was a step in the right direction, and a path on which we must continue. 
 
The question you have to ask yourself is; should a group of fans who call themselves the 12th Man accept ‘the norm’?  If the spirit of the “12th Man” is to be EXACTLY THAT: inspirational enough to be the advantage of an extra man on the pitch, then waiting for the rest of the team to do something is not in the right spirit.  If a player were acting in this manner we would not accept it.  Therefore, we have a duty to do our bit from the start.  Loud vocal support behind the team through the duration of the game, if we go behind, we try even harder. 

Ultimate Support Saturday is our chance to demonstrate that we mean business and show the rest of the footballing world what being the 12th Man ACTUALLY MEANS.  It’s just one match, but maybe just maybe, it could be the catalyst for something bigger.
 
If you want to be a part of this, sign up to the Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=104480869615610 but most importantly turn out for the Aldershot game, bring a few mates, and sing your bally heart out right from the start until there’s nothing left in the tank.  Together we can make this happen.