Trumpet

pre Madonna wrote: drog addict wrote: To whoever went to the FAI lets create an atmosphere gig, do you go to other matches besides Ireland ones and possibly epl/ spl. What came from that gig? Nothing except 5 lads banging drums and a nerd with a trumpet annoying the f**k out of everyone. No tifos, no banners or displays. Nothing seemed to come out of that meeting that helped create an atmosphere or excitement. How hard can it be. Google football displays, check out youtube videos of Dortmund, st pauli, celtic, even our own league were 20 lads at a game in utd park or any otger ground can get the place rockin. The old 'League of Ireland section' was far better than all this bollocks! A few young fellas with a but of passion and a habit of going to games. It just underlines the problems of modern football in corporate stadia, you need a meeting with the FAI to do anything and it must comply with the advertising and UEFA directives blah, blah , blah.

It was brilliant back then, they created some atmosphere. Not a chance that will happen again or anytime soon. I have no confidence in the confederation doing anything either of any substance.

Edited by drog addict - 30 Mar 2017 at 12:01am

Strazdas wrote: I think people are being a little bit harsh on the trumpet idea. Pretty sure I can remember bands accompanying Holland down through the years, both at home and in tournaments and I can remember Spain having them too. It needs to be carefully thought out though and not overdone.

thebronze14 wrote: The only place I'd like to see them is outside the ground. Get a bit of atmosphere going on the way in!

Or even before the match and at half time wouldn't be a bad shout

Why not have the drummers inside the stadium isles spread out and have them play the drums synchronised at the same time . Maybe from 116 spreading into the west then 111 to the east . 114 noise already spreads across the bottom of the south but dies after 116-111 at either side . The only time the whole stadium is singing at the same time is when we sing "Stand up for the boys in green" . The reason this goes so well is that people are getting up to sing and the people next decide to stand and sing . Bit like a Mexican wave effect as much as that is cringeworthy.

ConorMac77 wrote: pre Madonna wrote: Strazdas wrote: I think people are being a little bit harsh on the trumpet idea. Pretty sure I can remember bands accompanying Holland down through the years, both at home and in tournaments and I can remember Spain having them too. It needs to be carefully thought out though and not overdone.  The Dutch band are actually quite good for a football band, they know when to play and when to shut up and aren't planted there by the KNVB with a microphone, I had forgot about them but comparing them to that sack of sh*te at Aviva. The Dutch band also worked for me because they were not hooked up to the stadium pa system, it seemed more spontaneous and added to the atmosphere rather than forced or artificial.  It also helped that they didn't just keep playing the same tune over and over again.   When the El Paso kids had their 1st go on Tuesday night and it wasn't over the pa system I thought 'oh, maybe they've finally caught on'. It didn't last long...

Butch wrote: Why not have the drummers inside the stadium isles spread out and have them play the drums synchronised at the same time . Maybe from 116 spreading into the west then 111 to the east . 114 noise already spreads across the bottom of the south but dies after 116-111 at either side . The only time the whole stadium is singing at the same time is when we sing "Stand up for the boys in green" . The reason this goes so well is that people are getting up to sing and the people next decide to stand and sing . Bit like a Mexican wave effect as much as that is cringeworthy.

greenforever wrote: Butch wrote: Why not have the drummers inside the stadium isles spread out and have them play the drums synchronised at the same time . Maybe from 116 spreading into the west then 111 to the east . 114 noise already spreads across the bottom of the south but dies after 116-111 at either side . The only time the whole stadium is singing at the same time is when we sing "Stand up for the boys in green" . The reason this goes so well is that people are getting up to sing and the people next decide to stand and sing . Bit like a Mexican wave effect as much as that is cringeworthy. The man speaks sense, this is work in progress and hopefully will be fine tuned to get more than 114/115 singing at games.

greenforever wrote: Butch wrote: Why not have the drummers inside the stadium isles spread out and have them play the drums synchronised at the same time . Maybe from 116 spreading into the west then 111 to the east . 114 noise already spreads across the bottom of the south but dies after 116-111 at either side . The only time the whole stadium is singing at the same time is when we sing "Stand up for the boys in green" . The reason this goes so well is that people are getting up to sing and the people next decide to stand and sing . Bit like a Mexican wave effect as much as that is cringeworthy. The man speaks sense, this is work in progress and hopefully will be fine tuned to get more than 114/115 singing at games.

Could see this working around the stadium but they should strip once the crowd is singing , the 4 corners of stadium might work with drums or Bodhrans , trumpet not gonna work

Edited by irish boogie - 30 Mar 2017 at 6:24pm

OnTheOneRoad wrote: Bring back Darron Gibson against Uruguay and watch the band get taken out one by one from wayward shots walloped from 35 yards out