Interesting opinion piece in the age over the weekend suggesting that the football is losing it's natural atmosphere because of the loud ads, voice over announcements and music.
So I open this up to people. Is the scoreboard too loud, do they show the right information. What would be better. Should there be entertainment pieces before or during the game?
What could the club do to make the match day experience better? More club colours, old players etc.
Is the footy too loud.....
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Is the footy too loud.....
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Get that idiot bloke who keeps the polo shirt of each club in his wardrobe off the big-screen. Stop the music and contrived sound, I want to enjoy the build up with the warning sirens and a natural lead in with the crowd's noise to every quarter.
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Definitely. I own an ipod. If I want to listen to shite music I'll download it myself.
Before the melbourne match I was teying to listen to SEN on my phone but couldn't hear it - with in-ear headphones - over the SEN preview on the scoreboard.
Surely people can fill the void when players aren't on the field by having conversations etc. Do we need to be 'entertained' every f'n moment of our lives?
Before the melbourne match I was teying to listen to SEN on my phone but couldn't hear it - with in-ear headphones - over the SEN preview on the scoreboard.
Surely people can fill the void when players aren't on the field by having conversations etc. Do we need to be 'entertained' every f'n moment of our lives?
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I have noticed that when they're playing Foo Fighters/Coldplay/Dropkick Murphys right until a few seconds before the first bounce, there's no noise from the crowd or buildup of tension for the start of the game. the crowd used to go wild as the players all took their positions and had a big of push and shove, but that just isn't there anymore.
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That would be James Sherry. He must be contracted by the AFL. I got more than a little pyssed off with him at our home game v Essendon where he interviewed Daniel Harford, and all they discussed was the Hird/Thompson coaching team. Lets hope the club has done/is doing something to ensure a St Kilda theme/feel at our HOME games in future !!dcstkfc wrote:Get that idiot bloke who keeps the polo shirt of each club in his wardrobe off the big-screen.
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Maybe the crowd could chant 'DEFENCE" throughout the game.
Serioulsy though I used to love a sunny day at Moorabbin. Get to the ground at half time of the ressies and you could listen to the trannie and chat to regulars around you (they are referred to as SS posters these days). Then the noise when the teams run out was a great build up. The warm up and just before the bounce in the outer was great.
Unfortunately the marketeers have stolen the game. It's what makes the world go round I suppose.
Serioulsy though I used to love a sunny day at Moorabbin. Get to the ground at half time of the ressies and you could listen to the trannie and chat to regulars around you (they are referred to as SS posters these days). Then the noise when the teams run out was a great build up. The warm up and just before the bounce in the outer was great.
Unfortunately the marketeers have stolen the game. It's what makes the world go round I suppose.
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Fond memoriesCairnsman wrote:I used to love a sunny day at Moorabbin. Get to the ground at half time of the ressies and you could listen to the trannie and chat to regulars around you (they are referred to as SS posters these days). Then the noise when the teams run out was a great build up. The warm up and just before the bounce in the outer was great.
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As cairnsman said, the Marketeers have stolen the game.
The noise/music is incessant and far too loud, right up to the bounce.
I thought that I was the only one pissed off with it, but it seems not.
Somehow, the collective feelings of the crowd need to be made known to the AFL and/or Ground Management. - not sure how though?
The noise/music is incessant and far too loud, right up to the bounce.
I thought that I was the only one pissed off with it, but it seems not.
Somehow, the collective feelings of the crowd need to be made known to the AFL and/or Ground Management. - not sure how though?
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There's also the other bloke, Pete LazerEastern wrote:That would be James Sherry. He must be contracted by the AFL. I got more than a little pyssed off with him at our home game v Essendon where he interviewed Daniel Harford, and all they discussed was the Hird/Thompson coaching team. Lets hope the club has done/is doing something to ensure a St Kilda theme/feel at our HOME games in future !!dcstkfc wrote:Get that idiot bloke who keeps the polo shirt of each club in his wardrobe off the big-screen.
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The music at the G is better than at Jihad.
I like the music, adds atmosphere at gets the theatre goes going.
Footy crowds are sanitized and soft now but that's good for families.
Kids like the music also.
But I miss the feral outer of Moorabbin, Vic Park and Princess Park.
I don't miss the sewer of a ground that the Western Oval was though!!
I like the music, adds atmosphere at gets the theatre goes going.
Footy crowds are sanitized and soft now but that's good for families.
Kids like the music also.
But I miss the feral outer of Moorabbin, Vic Park and Princess Park.
I don't miss the sewer of a ground that the Western Oval was though!!
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Ridiculously loud. Clarky no-one complains about the crowd being too loud b/c that's what the crowd is there to do - be loud. How is some inane i/view with a halfwit at 1/4 time about how the saints are going getting you fired up? I couldn't care less what some dead beat in the crowd thinks about the game. I don't need my ears blasted by rubbish ads either, with volume turned up about 100 decibels too high.
Americanisation of sport where the organisers of the sport treat us all like dills believing that the actual game itself isn't enough to entertain us.
And saintspremiers - what makes you think kids give a stuff about the music/crapoloa dished up? I not only take two kids every week, but their friends as well on occasions. Have never noticed the kids very interested in the rubbish displayed on the screen or played over the speakers.
Americanisation of sport where the organisers of the sport treat us all like dills believing that the actual game itself isn't enough to entertain us.
And saintspremiers - what makes you think kids give a stuff about the music/crapoloa dished up? I not only take two kids every week, but their friends as well on occasions. Have never noticed the kids very interested in the rubbish displayed on the screen or played over the speakers.
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Yep yep and yep...Cairnsman wrote:Maybe the crowd could chant 'DEFENCE" throughout the game.
Serioulsy though I used to love a sunny day at Moorabbin. Get to the ground at half time of the ressies and you could listen to the trannie and chat to regulars around you (they are referred to as SS posters these days). Then the noise when the teams run out was a great build up. The warm up and just before the bounce in the outer was great.
Unfortunately the marketeers have stolen the game. It's what makes the world go round I suppose.
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I couldn't agree more... And also I may be looking through rose coloured glasses but I remember more colour and atmosphere in the crowds in the past.... Etihad often seems so sterile... Like I'm in a doctors waiting room or something. It only really goes off these days when something special has happened.
And where are all the home made flags? I really miss different types of home made flags scattered through the crowd instead of every kid having the same generic flag.
I took my massive home made flag to the Grand Final... It was great to wave the old girl around again... when BJ took that speccy and goaled, I was going nuts.
And where are all the home made flags? I really miss different types of home made flags scattered through the crowd instead of every kid having the same generic flag.
I took my massive home made flag to the Grand Final... It was great to wave the old girl around again... when BJ took that speccy and goaled, I was going nuts.