[Albion] The official new DRUM in/out discussion

[South Stand Bonfire]

Can we also all get our Mums to buy us the same T-shirts to wear? That will really make the opposition fans shudder in fear too.

 

[Albion my Albion]

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

Atmosphere cant get any worse so hope we try the drum route for a few games and make a call on it after we've seen the results

 

[Happy Exile]

Atmosphere cant get any worse so hope we try the drum route for a few games and make a call on it after we've seen the results

Who would make that call though? And how would you differentiate “atmosphere is better because there is a drum” from “atomosphere is better because we’re winning games”, and whether the first of those led to the second?

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

Hoping it will be an obvious positive impact but onpy a trial would tell us

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

The drum can ONLY back up songs and keep them going and at the right pace.... not start a song and hope people join in or just a contant drone like at bournemouth

 

[TomandJerry]

Having experienced a drummer in a home end (not at Brighton) you can stick it where the sun don't shine....





....sideways!

 

[Hamilton]

I sincerely hope that everyone who said "NO" to a drum sings at every opportunity to try and lift the atmosphere, because evidence of for e.g. the first half against Newcastle, 90% of the crowd is willing to just sit back and mumble to their mates about their pie being too hot.

And you think a drum will make a difference? They are lily-livered middle class supporters that ‘just want to watch my team.’

Not helped by a North Stand that can’t get its act together because one end can’t hear what the other is singing.

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

And you think a drum will make a difference? They are lily-livered middle class supporters that ‘just want to watch my team.’

Not helped by a North Stand that can’t get its act together because one end can’t hear what the other is singing.

Another reason we need a drum

Everyone hears to the song/beat and joins in for a change across the whole NS

Problem solved

 

[Deadly Danson]

Arsenal right now - a true example of why drummers are not to be trusted. Just a racket, just noise - doing nothing for the atmosphere which is the same as every other drum I've ever heard at a ground.

 

[American Seagle]

The atmosphere is great.... When is a big game and we are winning. We need to think why that is not the case for every game.
The amount it times I hear people here say something like "if the players do their job it will help" is frightening. They really answers it for me.

 

[Redinpeace]

A few of you need to get together behind one of the goals and dress in black like those cool kid Arsenal fans …..if that North London For Ever song wasn’t tinpot enough now you’ve got about nine of em with a drum just for confirmation.

 

[Silverhatch]

Perhaps Ben Thatcher will relocate from West Lower and get his full Gretsch kit behind the NS goal. That’d be a proper f***ing drummer.

 

[American Seagle]

People also need to stop being such gatekeepers of atmosphere and fun. Stop telling people who are trying to make noise and having fun that they are "tinpot" and "cringe". All that does is drive an environment where we all sit in silence for fear of being mocked by others.

Let people enjoy themselves and express themselves. If drums and goal music makes an atmosphere and people enjoy it....let them. Don't mock them.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Another reason we need a drum

Everyone hears to the song/beat and joins in for a change across the whole NS

Problem solved

No, that is NOT true. Are you Trump or what?

 

[wehatepalace]

Well, after last night I’m even more in favour of a drum.
The guy banging the big screen surround like a drum, really made a difference, slowed the songs down to a correct pace, the songs carried on for a lot longer and didn’t peter out after 2 verses and really unified the north stand, people were noticeably more committed to create some atmosphere with a bit of leadership.
It wasn’t at all overpowering, but I think it did hurt his hand as he wrapped it his hoodie after a while

Give this fella the drum and let him be our leader !

 

[Seasider78]

People also need to stop being such gatekeepers of atmosphere and fun. Stop telling people who are trying to make noise and having fun that they are "tinpot" and "cringe". All that does is drive an environment where we all sit in silence for fear of being mocked by others.

Let people enjoy themselves and express themselves. If drums and goal music makes an atmosphere and people enjoy it....let them. Don't mock them.

Drums and goal music are proper tinpot this is well established and the atmosphere is always at its best when it is organic and nothing beats it. England games used to have a good atmosphere until they let in that awful band in banging out the great escape for 90min. I have not been in a ground in England where a drum has been anything other than an embarrassing monotonous noise with barely anyone singing along and goal music is for clubs like palace. Don’t even get me started on Tifos

 

[wehatepalace]

Drums and goal music are proper tinpot this is well established and the atmosphere is always at its best when it is organic and nothing beats it. England games used to have a good atmosphere until they let in that awful band in banging out the great escape for 90min. I have not been in a ground in England where a drum has been anything other than an embarrassing monotonous noise with barely anyone singing along and goal music is for clubs like palace. Don’t even get me started on Tifos

I don’t disagree with you, unfortunately, atmosphere like last night is not the norm at the Amex, nights like last night are very few and far between.
We’ve missed out on an entire generation of kids growing up with an atmosphere generically made so we have lots of people that think coming to watch a game in the north stand and politely clapping is the done thing.
So at this point anything we can do to get some of them to join in can’t be a bad thing.
The fella last night proved that it can be done.

 

[Taybha]

I haven't banged anything at the back of the North stand since the Goldstone days but I'd love to try it again, team bongo .

 

[Seasider78]

I don’t disagree with you, unfortunately, atmosphere like last night is not the norm at the Amex, nights like last night are very few and far between.
We’ve missed out on an entire generation of kids growing up with an atmosphere generically made so we have lots of people that think coming to watch a game in the north stand and politely clapping is the done thing.
So at this point anything we can do to get some of them to join in can’t be a bad thing.
The fella last night proved that it can be done.

We are a very middle class fanbase these days I agree but the idea a drum is going to get all the people politely clapping into some sort of wall of noise is fantasy. They will still be sitting there politely clapping but the rest of us have to listen to the 5 people joining in around the one drummer. See arsenal for reference