Trumpet

Was painful to listen to. Reminded me of the band that England have at their matches. Has to go.

Ahh heya!

Is there not some rule against using the PA to rile the crowd up?

Trumpet wasn't even discussed when we met the FAI. Didn't someone offer to do it on here? Wouldn't be a fan. Don't think it was that bad though, atmosphere was good last night despite how sh*t the game was. They don't need people in front of the south lower though, it's tvs test of the stadium that's the problem.

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Agree it sounded absolutely dreadful. It was embarrassing hearing it over the PA, the Welsh fans were laughing at us when it came on.

Get rid

No thank you Turkish......I'm sweet enough

f**king awful

Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".

Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn

Get rid of it. Awful crap

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Didn't go down well but at least something was tried . It would be worse if we were not trying . Also another thing . The Viking clap or our own version long before the Vikings robbed it from another club .. what's with the howling ? Stick to our original

Annoying fcuking thing, that trumpet.

There are a few things here though, firstly, whether anyone liked it or not, the crowd did join in.

Second, and this has been said many times before, there is something wrong with the accoustics in the North stand. I was high in the West Upper, above the corner flag, so close enough to the SS. Could look down & see the SS fairly hopping, but couldn't hear a fcuking thing. Could hear the Welsh lads at the other end of the ground no bother at all when they started singing/chanting. No idea how to solve that one.

Third, the reason the band is there in the first place is that (bar the few hundred in the SS and a few individuals/small groups dotted around elsewhere in the stadium) we are piss poor as fans at creating any atmosphere. No idea how to solve that one either.

We are fairly good at reacting to what is going on on the pitch though, and the atmosphere noticably improved in the last 20 mins when we were attempting to attack, so maybe the key to the atmosphere is to attack at all times. We'll have to change manager to solve that one.

Apropos of nothing in particular, I fcuking hate that miserable dirge/lament The Fields of Athenry so much that if I ever get me hands on a time travelling DeLorean, the first thing I'll do is go back & stop Trevaleyn's lads from taking Michael away.

Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.....