KZNSeagull
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Put the words on the screen and give it a go. As PB said last night, people are not compelled to read them.
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Was it not done v palace first Amex season?
Not that I recall
The words were printed on the backs of the infamous CLACKERS though!
Not that I recall
There were words on the screens of some sort v palace and it was awful, properly awful.
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HawkTheSeagull
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Fans should know the words - simple as that. If they insist in putting the words in, put them in the programme.
Its a bloody awful idea. Oh, and that Twitter "poll" results have been severely changed by Palace fans.....shows how embarrassing it is. Its a football match, not a karaoke session - know the words before you go to the game. As a comparison, do Palace stick the words to "Glad all Over" on their screen ? No. Do Liverpool for YNWA ? No. Do Sunderland for their song ? No.
Its almost as if we are trying to look like a laughing stock and pretty much admitting we have too many new fans, which we do.
*Awaits flaming for actually coming out and saying my full opinion against what others think*
Its a bloody awful idea. Oh, and that Twitter "poll" results have been severely changed by Palace fans.....shows how embarrassing it is. Its a football match, not a karaoke session - know the words before you go to the game. As a comparison, do Palace stick the words to "Glad all Over" on their screen ? No. Do Liverpool for YNWA ? No. Do Sunderland for their song ? No.
Its almost as if we are trying to look like a laughing stock and pretty much admitting we have too many new fans, which we do.
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BBassic
I changed this.
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One thing my dad thought of was the whole North Stand/West Stand/East Stand thing.
Have it during the fan zone thing, with North kicking it off and then the screens flashing up for the other stands after. Have the stands shown on the screen and boo when the East, inevitably, fail to take part.
Have it during the fan zone thing, with North kicking it off and then the screens flashing up for the other stands after. Have the stands shown on the screen and boo when the East, inevitably, fail to take part.
In a weird way I'm glad this is all I've got to moan about tbh. Got no interest in twitter whatsoever
But not everybody DOES know the words, except to the chorus. I'd rather the words were up and 15,000 voices joined in, then they were not, and 7,000 mumble along, going der der der der der.
Other clubs DO put them up, as well. Derby did for the play off game, and sounded brilliant. Are they the laughing stock of British football because they do so?
If the club are really adamant about getting the atmosphere going why not put the beer prices down and print the words on the tickets and/or in the programme.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
It was great last week when the PA system stopped but if the crowd take over the chorus, it's going to get faster and faster. The reason it worked so well last week, was because the sound faded in and out, thus keeping those singing, in time.
Schools should be teaching the kids these words as part of our history, but I haven't got a problem with it being on the screen.
The day I worry about what some Palace fans think of me, is a poor day.
Schools should be teaching the kids these words as part of our history, but I haven't got a problem with it being on the screen.
The day I worry about what some Palace fans think of me, is a poor day.
Superphil
Dismember
Derby do it with their club song, and the crowd really ramp it up. I don't think they are particularly tinpot, and that ground has one of the best atmospheres in the league. IMO, of course.
80% of the crowd don't have printed tickets, and a similar number don't have a program - nor would you want them to be stood holding a bit of paper / programm up, when they ought to be clapping the team out. The screens are there for a reason. Use them.
HawkTheSeagull
New member
Then stick them in a programme. Its football, not karaoke. You learn the words - not sing from a screen. We had words on the clackers.....that went well didnt it
Oh, and pre-match atmosphere really isnt THAT bad, its during the game where its dire. Just removing the music for the chorus would improve it pre-match.
Bwian
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- Jul 14, 2003
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How the hell would lyrics on the screens lead to the crap you mentioned? The club already knows that goal music and drums are definite no's and they learned that their last clacker idea didn't go down too well.
I don't use twitter either for your information. As for having more of a life than me-what a ridiculous comment.
Then stick them in a programme. Its football, not karaoke. You learn the words - not sing from a screen. We had words on the clackers.....that went well didnt it
Oh, and pre-match atmosphere really isnt THAT bad, its during the game where its dire. Just removing the music for the chorus would improve it pre-match.
Not sure of your point.
The atmosphere BEFORE that Palace game WAS good, so not sure what you mean by 'that went well' - unless you are suggesting that having the words printed contributed to the result? That would be a bit silly, wouldn't it?
And yes, I agree - fading the music for the chorus WOULD improve the atmosphere immediately pre-kick off. Fading it earlier and having EVERYONE sing the whole thing, would improve it even more. IMO.
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This is the way to go. And if anyone thinks it's 'tinpot' maybe they can explain how going der, der, de der because you don't know the words is less 'tinpot' ?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Then stick them in a programme. Its football, not karaoke. You learn the words - not sing from a screen. We had words on the clackers.....that went well didnt it
Oh, and pre-match atmosphere really isnt THAT bad, its during the game where its dire. Just removing the music for the chorus would improve it pre-match.
There are only 4000 programmes sold per game.
So it's another non unique idea that we are trying to copy?
Bit like actual attendance figs, generic kit supplier that doesn't cater for under 6's and customers instead of fans.
Think I've posted enough in this thread now, but to make it clear it's stepping on the slippery slope of tinpotedness IMO, won't stop me going but might make me get there later and spend less at the ground.
Correct. FFS, if you get embarrassed that your football team may put the lyrics up to a song then you really have too much to worry about.