Quote: GIANT DAZ "Ok, i'll probably get some hammer for this but just wanted to see what other people think.
Why have the club decided that having random noises or announcements during the game improve the gameday experience ?.
If its not RHP's voice over the microphone every 2 and a half minutes telling us in case we have forgot from last time who our sponsors are or his attempts at sounding like a boxing MC when announcing the players names etc its that silly Mexican tune - usually played when the ball is back in play and serves no purpose to me, We will rock you blurted through the PA system again at what seems to be random times of the game.
This along with music played as soon as a try is scored, drowning out any attempts of singing the crowd do try and make as there is no point so most of the crowd just sit down and let the music play. And Big G's banging of the drum to the same tune, then letting the kids spend 20 minutes 'freestyle banging' - i know this is a directive of the club and not something Big G himself chooses to do before anyone thinks i' having a go at him.
Maybe its just me and everyone else is fine with it but i personally think all this unnecessary noise has had an effect on what atmosphere there used to be as there seems to be something going off every few minutes which drowns out any crowd noise?.
Today just made me realise how utterly annoying all this noise is, and were we a passionate group of Ice Hockey fans it could work but were not and its cringeworthy to me ........ok , off ya go, shoot me down if you must !!'"
Totally agree with all of this. Particularly about the try music - this only serves to drown out the crowd and any attempt at chanting has no chance. Personally don't see the point unless it is to compliment the fans chants - given that the try music is completely random it just serves as an annoyance. Like Giant Daz I found this really frustrating today - it appears to be getting worse as the home crowd are just giving up trying to contend with it and are losing the battle.
Atmosphere was non existent today - something needs to change.
Can we please not try (no pun intended) to do without the try music for a while and see what happens? or find one tune to play that fans can respond along with at least (something different to that used at other SL clubs)? - and as I have said on here before please find some better walk on music as the team prepares to enter the field - whatever it is that is currently played is pants. We nee dsomehting more inspiring and catchy.
As for Big G and his drum - this sometimes does work to get the Giants chants going - but the random drum banging kids efforts should be stopped whilst the game is on.
As for the "we will rock you" snippets - totally cringeworthy - please STOP IT
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We ain't the Bulls!!!
RHP has done many good things - but could have a massive impact if the balance of what music and when it is played was improved
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