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Post by flyers2014 on Sept 12, 2015 23:02:49 GMT
If you ask me it's all knock off football songs. They will want pies and bovril between periods next. Yeah you're right, well just stick with clap clap flyers and the horrendous and cringy lets go shopping, that'll do fine[/quote I agree they are a bunch of football chanters. Not much to sing about tonight as well to be honest. what happened to the singing section?
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Post by jaymac on Sept 13, 2015 0:30:46 GMT
If you ask me it's all knock off football songs. They will want pies and bovril between periods next. Maybe it is, but when I was walking home, I sure as hell wasn't whistling the tried and tested "Lets go Flyers!" to myself. The DJ was brilliant tonight because he seemed like the only one who even attempted to extinguish the Braehead chanting. And the thing is, they only sang it once, but it was spot on, "You're meant to be at home". They made the FIA theirs tonight. Even before the puck was dropped. If we can't make our own songs, our own way, then the next best thing is to do is adapt what already exists.
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Post by g on Sept 13, 2015 7:24:41 GMT
In my opinion the DJ should not be drowning out opposition fans. A lot of new supporters over the last couple of years will never have sung or chanted because this DJ has played loud music at every opportunity so there would never have been any point. I think too much music is what has killed off the home crowd chants but they could come back if given the chance.
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Post by nobabody on Sept 13, 2015 8:46:01 GMT
Rip off of footy songs or whatever? which group of players on the ice felt supported lastnight, one team had fantastic backing from their fans and one was shamed in their own barn, Clan appear to have best supported team in Scotland if not entire EIHL. We can't complain about management being in the dark ages in how they run various aspects of the club, they're spending cash and slowly doing their bit. It costs hee-haw other than time and effort to get some chants or songs organised, it's what fans do on the continent and the results look/sound fantastic, WE need to get out of the dark ages and fix this ourselves or shut up and accept that "we just don't do that"
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Post by scoles1 on Sept 13, 2015 9:12:50 GMT
Rip off of footy songs or whatever? which group of players on the ice felt supported lastnight, one team had fantastic backing from their fans and one was shamed in their own barn, Clan appear to have best supported team in Scotland if not entire EIHL. We can't complain about management being in the dark ages in how they run various aspects of the club, they're spending cash and slowly doing their bit. It costs hee-haw other than time and effort to get some chants or songs organised, it's what fans do on the continent and the results look/sound fantastic, WE need to get out of the dark ages and fix this ourselves or shut up and accept that "we just don't do that" Couldn't have said it better myself
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Post by lamondo on Sept 13, 2015 13:23:40 GMT
It will not take long for the DJ to start annoying people again as he was a wee bit more involved on Saturday than he was at the friendly game v Belfast, he's burstin to be the No1 attraction again..........lol. Indeed you were correct Ronniemac - D.J. was horrendous (AGAIN) last night. No chance for fans to build a chant as he was too busy trying to demonstrate immense motor neuron skills aligning the end of the music with the puck drop. Infuriatingly, when it didn't drop his pavlovian response was to start the music again, invariably at “off the scale” of the P.A. system. Face-off is a great opportunity for fans to chant but cannot because of this obsessiveness of playing music at every break of play and hearing his own voice into the bargain. Choice of music was bizarre and I doubt in fitting with the majority of the audience. I tried to go and see Allan after the game because I honestly believe that the D.J. choices and behaviour (Oh Clan are chanting, I'll drown them out with some music, where is the maximum volume on the microphone and music amplifiers?) was utterly crass. Those of you who sit in the dead spots around the rink are indeed blessed. Section H has great views of the action but is surely at the worst end of the spectrum when it comes to the racket that comes out of the speakers. D.J. Please learn some mike-craft – You don’t have to shout – Your voice is already amplified. I hope you are reading this Alan, Kirsty or Tom because the amount of people coming out of the rink complaining about the D.J. was quite incredible. Either instruct him that less is in fact more and that some people actually like to have a conversation with those sitting around them during the game and in between periods (Perhaps only play music during the entertainment) Preferably, employ someone of more ability who appreciates that like a good referee, the crowd should not notice that they are there. They are not the attraction (but this D.J. is definitely a side-show [given the amount of negative feedback on this Forum]
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Post by nm1 on Sept 13, 2015 14:27:43 GMT
I think the DJ is fine, it's the clarity of the sound system that needs fixed for me. Some people don't like the DJ, I get that but is it just a vocal minority with a bee in their bunnet?! I'm more interested in whats going on, on the ice.
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Post by zamboni on Sept 13, 2015 14:33:37 GMT
Unless I am wrong the way it works at FIA The Fans need the spark from the team to fire them in to life. The players then feed of that energy from the fans. Last night the spark was never ignited hence the flat atmosphere You just need to think back to last Saturday against Blaze Two very different nights indeed Agree we need a few new chants that will fire up our players Don't see it happening though nothing has changed in 30 years on that front
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Post by amazepux on Sept 13, 2015 19:22:54 GMT
I agree that its the teams performance that then gees up the crowd. If they are struggling to put the puck in the net then they should make something else happen to get us going. Start a fight or crash their nm. The pre-rehearsed chants from the clan fans seem to orchestrated imo and its a bit of a sideshow which becomes overkill and insincere. However they are the away team and are there to enjoy themselves. Heres a song for Brown: 'Miles away from the middle of the goal Dave Broon'
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Post by joestoyanovich on Sept 13, 2015 19:54:18 GMT
If it were up to me I wouldnt have any music at all during the game barring at the end of the periods or during a long stoppage in play such as one of the many net faults we see at the rink.
The atmosphere at the rink should be allowed to build on its own, where you might think having music at breaks adds too or creates an atmosphere for much of the time it suppresses one.
Can you imagine how crazy it would be if everytime there was a stoppage at a football match say Man U v Liverpool that someone started playing some crappy music !
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Post by rabthefifer on Sept 13, 2015 20:51:09 GMT
It's an announcer we need, not a bad dj.
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Post by jambitink on Sept 13, 2015 22:53:10 GMT
If it were up to me I wouldnt have any music at all during the game barring at the end of the periods or during a long stoppage in play such as one of the many net faults we see at the rink. The atmosphere at the rink should be allowed to build on its own, where you might think having music at breaks adds too or creates an atmosphere for much of the time it suppresses one. Can you imagine how crazy it would be if everytime there was a stoppage at a football match say Man U v Liverpool that someone started playing some crappy music ! I can't stand the DJ and the music is played far too loud. But music it is played during stoppage in play in every professional league in the world. Its all part of good entertainment when done correctly.
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Post by ronniemac on Sept 13, 2015 23:38:59 GMT
Everybody thought when they went to Braehead they saw performing seals when certain music came on HOWEVER the DJ at KIA has the same theory with .......FANS MAKE SOME NOISE it's incredibly cringe worthy but at least we don't have to listen to the personally sponsored players name being over exagerated anymore, did anybody spot the deliberate mistake on Saturday when the excitement got too much the DJ forgot what period the game was in. Game information seems to have gone out the window regards goals and penalties too HOWEVER we do get another cringeworth announcement of Flyers impending McD's powerplay, would it be possible to find another Craig for announcements and get Wee Brian back for the sounds .....please.
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Post by cl24 on Sept 14, 2015 6:53:39 GMT
If it were up to me I wouldnt have any music at all during the game barring at the end of the periods or during a long stoppage in play such as one of the many net faults we see at the rink. The atmosphere at the rink should be allowed to build on its own, where you might think having music at breaks adds too or creates an atmosphere for much of the time it suppresses one. Can you imagine how crazy it would be if everytime there was a stoppage at a football match say Man U v Liverpool that someone started playing some crappy music ! I can't stand the DJ and the music is played far too loud. But music it is played during stoppage in play in every professional league in the world. Its all part of good entertainment when done correctly. They don't play music in a lot of the European leagues. It's purely the fans creating the atmosphere in the likes of the DEL.
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Post by daviejojo on Sept 14, 2015 13:06:05 GMT
If you go back, the chants, and songs stopped, when music started to be played. For me, I'd have music pre game, and during period breaks, but not during the match itself. We can all be critical (me more than most) of the team, but, as fans, we have to do our bit, and that should be during game time. Clan totally out sing us, home and away, and there is no amount of moaning at the club going to fix that. The atmosphere, if we generate it, can almost win games on itself.
The DJ will only be doing what he's asked to do, but, perhaps, as part of the fan dialogue, there could be a request in to prevent music being played, maybe not all the time, but at least, some of the time.
The club, for sure, has taken strides forward this season, and indeed in previous ones, but there is probably still to much of an ethos that "we know best" as fans. We need to move with the times too.
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