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What about a tambourine?!.....

If STFC are that frightened of opposition fans generating an atmosphere, the answer is for the home support to sing so loudly that the away fans don't get a look in.
This really grips my poo (see Louis, no swearing). We all support our own teams, if we all supported the same team, football would cease to exist. We pay damn good money to get into other grounds and we ought to be able to support our team as we wish, within the bounds of decency and law.
Flares, fireworks, massive flags and so many instruments it appears that the BBC Concert Orchestra have rocked up, I can understand. Flares are dangerous, as are fireworks, those massive flags obscure the view for dozens if not hundreds of fans and loads of brass instruments is just over the top (the official England band excepted). All we are asking is that we are allowed to have fun, because that is what football is supposed to be, especially for supporters. I know it is important to us, for some, it is the most important thing in their lives. But it's nothing more than a game, it serves absolutely no purpose other than as an entertainment.*** To ban drums from football grounds is to ban singing, dancing or clapping at music festivals.

If the Chairman is so insistent that away fans are not to support their team, why permit them entry in the first place? Why not just ban travelling support. Or, better yet, play behind closed doors? Perhaps if he had his way, football seasons would be computer simulated, saving any possibility that a visiting team may bring more than 20 fans and actually generate an atmosphere of fun, pleasure and enjoyment.

STFC (the executive, not the fans, although some of those seem equally as determined that football is a sport for Ned Flanders types) need to get a grip of themselves. I'm not sure what they're going to do if they get into the same division as Leeds United or Norwich City or teams of this nature, you try stopping the 10,000 they'll bring along making a noise in your soulless morgue of a ground.

Matt.

*** NO! I won't entertain an argument based in economics, I'm not interested.

AlexGulls wrote:Differance to most teams is our drummer is bloody good on the drum!

Love you to x x x


OK I have a plan, I wanted to do it a while ago but I think tomorrow is the day......

Ladies and Gentleman let me present to you...................... OPERATION KAZOO

If you have one, bring it
If you can buy one, get it
If you can't get one, I am currently looking to buy a few

Let's make tomorrow and Kazoo Yellow Day

Any idea where you can buy them from? Might have to go in town and have a search for one!

Without wanting to be a kill-joy (and not being there, it's really not for me to criticise), but i'd rather hear the Yellow Army in great voice, than the sound of a 100 Kazoo's. Perhaps the players would too? Or were you joking?

Err, sorry if this is me being silly, but what the hell is a kazoo?!

Is it a fancy name for something?

How about a blade of grass between your cupped hands and blow, remember that??? They'll never be able to deny grass gaining entry!!

I'd like to hear the Yellow army chant non stop ala Stevenage a few years ago when we went down to 10 men. Appeared to me it was transmitted to the players in a dogged rearguard action......which might be required tomorrow night.

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You can find them at most music shops for about £1.50, you can also get them at Hawkins Bazaar but they are proper metal ones for £4.50. You only need a plastic one, don't go for the metal ones if you want to go cheap.

There is a shop in Totnes called Toydays (who also have a website) selling them for £1.

ferrarilover wrote:If STFC are that frightened of opposition fans generating an atmosphere, the answer is for the home support to sing so loudly that the away fans don't get a look in.
This really grips my poo (see Louis, no swearing). We all support our own teams, if we all supported the same team, football would cease to exist. We pay damn good money to get into other grounds and we ought to be able to support our team as we wish, within the bounds of decency and law.
Flares, fireworks, massive flags and so many instruments it appears that the BBC Concert Orchestra have rocked up, I can understand. Flares are dangerous, as are fireworks, those massive flags obscure the view for dozens if not hundreds of fans and loads of brass instruments is just over the top (the official England band excepted). All we are asking is that we are allowed to have fun, because that is what football is supposed to be, especially for supporters. I know it is important to us, for some, it is the most important thing in their lives. But it's nothing more than a game, it serves absolutely no purpose other than as an entertainment.*** To ban drums from football grounds is to ban singing, dancing or clapping at music festivals.

If the Chairman is so insistent that away fans are not to support their team, why permit them entry in the first place? Why not just ban travelling support. Or, better yet, play behind closed doors? Perhaps if he had his way, football seasons would be computer simulated, saving any possibility that a visiting team may bring more than 20 fans and actually generate an atmosphere of fun, pleasure and enjoyment.

STFC (the executive, not the fans, although some of those seem equally as determined that football is a sport for Ned Flanders types) need to get a grip of themselves. I'm not sure what they're going to do if they get into the same division as Leeds United or Norwich City or teams of this nature, you try stopping the 10,000 they'll bring along making a noise in your soulless morgue of a ground.

Matt.

*** NO! I won't entertain an argument based in economics, I'm not interested.

Nothing to do with stopping anyone creating an atmosphere. The majority of the noiseiest teams I've heard haven't got a drum, they just get on with making a racket by singing - from the Premier League down to non-league.

The reason why English football is so popular abroad is a lot to do with the support, they love the atmosphere within the grounds because it's different to most countries. It's different because it's pretty spontanious - we don't have orchestrated chanting with drums and megaphones. When you have a person directing the rest of the crowd you take away a lot of the atmosphere in my opinion, in this country at least.

But that is just my personal opinion, in practice I don't care - I'll just sing louder. As I've said before in this thread, I don't think drums should be banned as people should be able to support their team how they want. I just much prefer the atmosphere created without them.

numpte wrote:How about a blade of grass between your cupped hands and blow, remember that??? They'll never be able to deny grass gaining entry!!

I'd like to hear the Yellow army chant non stop ala Stevenage a few years ago when we went down to 10 men. Appeared to me it was transmitted to the players in a dogged rearguard action......which might be required tomorrow night.

That was a good day, but not as good as being 3-0 down away at Oxford and singing yellow army non stop for the entire 2nd half and coming back 3-3.

Was it not also at that Stevenage game where I first started playing the drum...... Dave will remember.

Victor Kasule wrote:But that is just my personal opinion, in practice I don't care - I'll just sing louder. As I've said before in this thread, I don't think drums should be banned as people should be able to support their team how they want. I just much prefer the atmosphere created without them.

You weren't there at Plainmoor then because the Shrews fans were very quiet........ maybe you need a drummer to pick up the atmosphere a bit and help you get behind the team???

Awayday wrote: You weren't there at Plainmoor then because the Shrews fans were very quiet........ maybe you need a drummer to pick up the atmosphere a bit and help you get behind the team???

Touche! No, couldn't make it down to your place unfortunately. But to answer you, I don't think it would encourage people to sing who weren't. People sing or don't, drum or no drum.

Awayday wrote: That was a good day, but not as good as being 3-0 down away at Oxford and singing yellow army non stop for the entire 2nd half and coming back 3-3.

Was it not also at that Stevenage game where I first started playing the drum...... Dave will remember.

Maybe give that a go again then?