I think it's quite a good idea to give Parky a drum to bang when we score a try (but definitely not to bang all the way through the game).

Jonny are you going to start a poll regarding this topic especially with the option of parky pig & a drum?

Give 'em all a hymn sheet and pass the offertory bowl round.
Elton John had better keep the sound down when he comes to town or they'll be complaining about the noise.
Get a band and a drum just to annoy 'em all and give the kids a laugh. :O)

Taking a pragmatic view there isn't a band and people are happy to turn up in the North Stand, get a band and some will/may stop going, its a no brainer really.

Now now John , no need for these remarks



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You see,i woke one of the prawn sarnie brigade up..... and thats without a drum

I believe this guy has applied for" Rob Parkers North Stand Musical Extravaganza" youtu.be/w8wIXXBOqxE

I believe this guy has applied for" Rob Parkers North Stand Musical Extravaganza" youtu.be/w8wIXXBOqxE

something like this would bring a lot of atmosphere to the lsv www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q29Z5tZXWG0

something like this would bring a lot of atmosphere to the lsv www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q29Z5tZXWG0

Currently the north stand doesn't have a great atmosphere unless there's a big game on where as the west stand is like being in a morgue something needs to change. If we keep directing away fans to the south end of the west stand & this will help getting chanting bouncing off both sets of fans but with our mutant friends gone we dont see the big away followings that we've had so it's upto us to create a atmosphere. What can be the catalyst is our very own mascot 'Parky pig' gearing up both sets of fans & prompting the crowd so we need to see more Parky for starters. I do believe Parky with a drum will get the crowd going to a great effect. He can walk between the 2 stands when he 'chooses' (not constantly banging) when to drum working either stand or both. As long as it's not 80 minutes of constant druming I think this will be a general success. One or two posters on here disagreeing is not the general concensus for all our fans Andy so please give this a go

Yes it was Linda, before SCL was formed.

Very passionate was and still is Derek . Great bloke

What a strange statement, so one or two fans agreeing makes it the general consensus?

No I never said that but the club shouldn't be put off by one or two posters disagreeing IMO they should give it a go. The reason the club are trying something to help create a better atmosphere is due to the lack of atmosphere we currently have. What's your plan then?

A drum doesn't create atmosphere imo, it creates a noise and headaches if too close

I would like those more inclined to 'start' songs to work with the club to generate a real atmosphere, especially with this league season being so critical.

If there is a drum, I wont come (after 48 years).

I won't be alone.

Not a fan of a drum or parky pig for that matter, dont see what a pig as to do with Leigh Centurions, not a real fan of the name Centurions either, what's wrong with just good old Leigh RLFC like in the old days... did we adapt that name for the sake of sky... not done us much good.

One thing I've notice in life is old people are creatures of comfort & hate change

What's wrong with giving it (or any other idea a go) it's harder to get a home crowd chanting in unison because we usually stand in the same place week in week out. Small groups start a chant but it soon dies because it's not picked up by others in the stand.
Parky or someone in the North stand with a horn/bugle could just play a few notes to alert the fans then we could all sing/shout together.
It don't need to be a constant beat, but I think the drum could also work in the same way. Anything that would unite the fans would create a better atmosphere.

Change is good, you cannot evolve without change. Change's biggest threat is those who want change for change's sake - if something isn't the best it can be,and it isn't, first find out why, eg no away support, nothing to play for, boring RL etc, and deal with whats within your control working with the existing stakeholders. The rebirth of legends is designed to start that more positive match day experience, and club mentality, and I agree we need to move that inside the ground

This season we will have the biggest goal since 2004 to play for, making every league game important and that will motivate fans to support their clubs imo, you will have at least 5 clubs looking to get that pot of cash for 2015, plus potentially Dewsbury and Donnie

We need fine tuning, not rebuilding - again imo - and input from stakeholders will be very welcome, because the club is the sum total of its fans - those stakeholders - and enjoying the experience of being a supporter, old or new, of our club is paramount to our success

If we get players from wigan they won't come now its if theres a drum they won't come. I'd give up now Andy

Gimmicks like drums or bands do not create atmosphere - excitement on the pitch and bigger crowds create an atmosphere in the stand. If something exciting happens on the pitch then our crowds do generally rise to it and create a brief spell of atmosphere - if there is a lull on the pitch (and Christ knows we've seen enough of those over the last few years!) then you can't expect the crowd to be buzzing and no amount of drums will change that!

As one of the 'old school' I go to games just to watch the rugby.

However, having experienced first-hand, the atmosphere inside our stadium, when there is a big crowd on, I'm willing to try anything to get families to turn up for our games.

i cant see a quick fix for the atmosphere, the matchday experience can be improved on and may give a better vibe which i know the BOD are on with but the atmosphere itself will only be different if we (the fans) make it different, i.e get noisier or increase in numbers.

The matchday experience may help with the numbers part, i seem to remember the atmosphere at Hilton park being much better with similar crowds though so maybe we have just got quieter!

And he likes his Rugby very much

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That was my thinking too Alan. I wonder why all the big clubs use a drum