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Postby BobbyJ1956 » Tue May 04, 2010 1:21 am

How to get Spurs' nerves jangling: (i) before kick off play "We Will, We Will, Rock You!" loud over the tannoy. They use it a lot at U.S. baseball games, it's raucous and it always gets the crowd worked up. (ii) Never mind "Blue Moon", it's way too mournful, just shout "CITY! CITY! CITY!" over and over, it creates a hell of a noise when thousands shout it at once. And if you have to have a song "We're not really here" rolls around the ground a whole lot better than any of the others and it encourages stamping feet on floors till the stadium shakes. I'm expecting an atmosphere to rival the Hamburg and Birmingham at Maine Road (Bob Taylor goal) nights.

(That said, I doubt if it could equal the most intense atmosphere I've ever known at an English football ground, when Shankly's Liverpool took on Inter Milan in their first ever European Cup semi-final. The Italians ran out to face the full might of the Kop singing "Go back to Italy." They froze in their tracks and were run absolutely ragged when the match started.)
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Re: Sound effects ...

Postby john68 » Tue May 04, 2010 1:44 am

How right.
I don't think that most city fans understand the power of a noisy crowd and just how much energy conveys onto the pitch from the crowd.
Summerbee commented that he saw opposition wingers and full backs "visibly wilt" when they had to play down the Kippax touchline.
I find it an embarrassment when I have had to endure a small group of away fans outnoise a massive crwod of City fans on our own ground. I still cringe at the memory of listening to several verses of "My old man" ringing out, unopposed at the derby last season. It was my worst moment as a City fan. Worse than losing a match...to think that City fans allowed rags to succeed in that way in our backyard.

Keegan openly admitted that it was the crowd that drove the players in that last derby at Maine Road...We could make life much easier for our team and frighten Spurs to death...We know what we have to do.
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Re: Sound effects ...

Postby Niall Quinns Discopants » Tue May 04, 2010 9:49 am

BobbyJ1956 wrote:How to get Spurs' nerves jangling: (i) before kick off play "We Will, We Will, Rock You!" loud over the tannoy. They use it a lot at U.S. baseball games, it's raucous and it always gets the crowd worked up. (ii) Never mind "Blue Moon", it's way too mournful, just shout "CITY! CITY! CITY!" over and over, it creates a hell of a noise when thousands shout it at once. And if you have to have a song "We're not really here" rolls around the ground a whole lot better than any of the others and it encourages stamping feet on floors till the stadium shakes. I'm expecting an atmosphere to rival the Hamburg and Birmingham at Maine Road (Bob Taylor goal) nights.

(That said, I doubt if it could equal the most intense atmosphere I've ever known at an English football ground, when Shankly's Liverpool took on Inter Milan in their first ever European Cup semi-final. The Italians ran out to face the full might of the Kop singing "Go back to Italy." They froze in their tracks and were run absolutely ragged when the match started.)


That's a really really bad idea. In fact horrible idea. I don't think they should play ANYTHING loudly. They should one way or other get PEOPLE singing loudly. That's what will get them nervous, not fucking 197dB over the tannoy which only makes average season ticket holder deaf over two seasons. Also, since they started playing Blue Moon really loudly before games, it makes the atmos sounds shit as you can't hear people singing.

Having said that, it always makes me giggle how nearly 50k rough as rusty nails football supporters sing on top of their lungs a song that was probably written about Freddie Mercury's boyfriend.
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Re: Sound effects ...

Postby Beeks » Tue May 04, 2010 9:51 am

I fucking hate all the cheesy tunes they play to 'supposedly' crank up the atmosphere

Like teams and fans are going to be intimidated by Queen...
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Re: Sound effects ...

Postby Bluez » Tue May 04, 2010 10:07 am

We should play Taxman by the Beatles, see if we can get old Twitchy going into overdrive...
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Re: Sound effects ...

Postby ant london » Tue May 04, 2010 10:40 am

IanBishopsHaircut wrote:I fucking hate all the cheesy tunes they play to 'supposedly' crank up the atmosphere

Like teams and fans are going to be intimidated by Queen...



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Re: Sound effects ...

Postby Beeks » Tue May 04, 2010 10:47 am

ant london wrote:
IanBishopsHaircut wrote:I fucking hate all the cheesy tunes they play to 'supposedly' crank up the atmosphere

Like teams and fans are going to be intimidated by Queen...



We Will Rock You

We Are The Champions

We Are Total Cunts


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Re: Sound effects ...

Postby Ted Hughes » Tue May 04, 2010 11:27 am

IanBishopsHaircut wrote:
ant london wrote:
IanBishopsHaircut wrote:I fucking hate all the cheesy tunes they play to 'supposedly' crank up the atmosphere

Like teams and fans are going to be intimidated by Queen...



We Will Rock You

We Are The Champions

We Are Total Cunts


Exactly


If we're all singing 'We are total cunt's' I'll be loud & proud with that.
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Re: Sound effects ...

Postby Nick » Tue May 04, 2010 12:26 pm

john68 wrote:How right.
I don't think that most city fans understand the power of a noisy crowd and just how much energy conveys onto the pitch from the crowd.
Summerbee commented that he saw opposition wingers and full backs "visibly wilt" when they had to play down the Kippax touchline.
I find it an embarrassment when I have had to endure a small group of away fans outnoise a massive crwod of City fans on our own ground. I still cringe at the memory of listening to several verses of "My old man" ringing out, unopposed at the derby last season. It was my worst moment as a City fan. Worse than losing a match...to think that City fans allowed rags to succeed in that way in our backyard.

Keegan openly admitted that it was the crowd that drove the players in that last derby at Maine Road...We could make life much easier for our team and frighten Spurs to death...We know what we have to do.



Im likeing you more and more ;-).

I forgot about the last derby at Maine Road. Unfortunately I couldnt get a ticket that day but on the tv it sounded like THE best atmosphere ever. I remember the boos and abuse towards all the rags from the off. It was THAT which caused neville and Wio to fuck up.

Our third choice defenders were immense that day!
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