Roker Mackem
Striker
To be fair we have had a few flag days and it does lift the atmosphere Why I don't know. When we had that huge flag that used to flow around the crowd the atmosphere was always good too.
Personally I think most grounds are flatter than they used to be, it's not just us, I just think it's as you say culture, more family's at the ground (I am now guilty of this).
Flags dont make a difference to the atmosphere really. We have them and it doesn't change things much if at all.
I’ve seen the odd game of yours on the TV and its been flat as a fart too.