right,was discussing at the game on sunday and with colleagues and a lot of people commented on how poor the atmosphere has become lately.the main gripes being the drum, constant banging of the same out of tune beat. i know the guy is only doing what the club asks of him but IMO it adds nothing to the atmosphere,and just drowns any chants/songs out.the other is the try music, again,i know some people go for stuff like this,but personally i like to have a good old sing when we've scored,you cant do that when the music is blaring out.
now i know a lot of us on here like to have a sing song and make a bit of noise,chant the players names etc but this season the atmosphere has been poor because of this.
just wondered what other people's views are? i just feel that the club are trying to copy others with the loud music and drum, but to me we should be able to create our own atmosphere.

agree with your points meast, must say its been dead at home games for a while, dont really think the drum is the main problem though at least when its banged some people who dont chant at all do join in, i sit near the front in the britannia stand and we try to join in with the lads at the back when they get going, some people around us join in but most dont, why no idea as is my answer how to create more atmosphere at home games. But must say other than leeds and wire most clubs at home are more often than not out sung by the visiting fans.

Funny this was brought up. I said coming out of the ground on Sun that for such an exciting game it was a really poor atmosphere. Lacklustre singing etc.

I wondered if was because there was no-one in the FM stand? They've added a bit of spice this season I think (Widnes, Wire).

its cos am not back up to full form yet




oh and sack the drum !

i just think the constant banging of the drum is awful to listen to, like i said nothing against graham he's a top bloke, but its the same dull song all the way through the game,very few people actually bother joining in with it anymore. the guys at the back of the kilner bank just get drowned out when it starts up, even people have given up joining in try celebrations now because of the awful music blasting out of the speakers.
as most people know i dont usually make many home games however this year i've managed all 3 and the atmosphere has been dead at all 3, widnes you could understand but its pretty poor when we cant even raise it for beating warrington and saints

maybe the reserved seating doesnt help in the kilner bank stand...

I know you guys at the back sit there because it echoes round and sounds loud up there- but the problem is -it echoes round up the back and the sound doesn't travel very well to the pitch!!! Perhaps if you sat further forward the sound wouldn't be lost up at the top?

its a good view though frpm the top of that stand

The drum is virtually the only time anyone sings in the direct golf stand.

If anything we need more drum to encourage people to sing.

My solution is get the singers together like we do at away matches until that happens forget atmosphere at the Galpharm.

People will not join in when the gap between singers is 10 to 20 seats. Those that do sing feel that they stand out and look like idiots.

Fortunately i sit near Tansey so i dont look like an idiot by myself. There are dozens more who would sing if they were closer togethre.

But i have flogged this horse to death and have given up completely

we'd get told to shut up if we do jools, like we did on sunday!
i just dont think the vast majority of people want people making noise and would certainly not stand for people singing and chanting lol

spot on DG, i agree, tansey and that rabble in the riverside do a decent job considering
the biggest problem is we have 2 different groups in 2 different stands who usually congregate together at away games,and neither of that group will move.
although i have mentioned to tansey a couple of times about coming over to the BR but i know none of the regulars up there will move.
maybe mr RHP could be persuaded to encourage more vocal supporters to sit together?

i think its just that our fans are just not into singing/chanting getting excited,when compared to other clubs.

Don't necessarily agree with that but do think the shouters get spread out a bit and diluted with the newbies and/or the quiet ones. You watch, for a cup game when there are just die hards it will be a cracking atmos.

I love the music after a try or conversion.

As for singing sound just doesn't travel well in the stadium. It can sound really loud when you are in the BR but you can hardly hear the BR singing in the DG.

I sit 30 yds away and i cant hear em



Graham does an ok job, id keep him over the DG side, he aint needed at the BR side, i think your too far back personally, id have you bout halfway back, maybe then people in front and around would join in.

Really? Sign of a tinpot club imo, if you need music to get the crowd going after you've scored then you'll really struggle when your losing. Music shouldn't be needed to play to create an atmosphere after you score!

Defo need to stop the music after tries it just drowns out the crowd reaction and becomes a stupid clap along to the beat. Even worse when it starts choruses of "we all hate Leeds" rather than anything Giants related



While I'm about it - what a dreadful tune it is that plays while we await the team taking the field. Music choices have to be uplifting, tuneful, and there to encourage participation by the crowd surely?

If we really must have music - then must be a standard tune that would encourage fans to continue to sing after it stops or at least consistent so that we know what to expect. I remember the club seemed to embrace the use of the theme to the Great Escape (back in the "keep the faith" days). Something like that would be good as easily chanted to and regular rythmn for those who want to clap along?

Rocking all over the world etc... what the **** has that to do with anything - let alone anything related to the Giants. Dare I mention the awful tunes we had to endure at The Shay last year - WTF was that Saturday night or whatever tune for petes sake?

Would hope that RHP will pick up on this - he will remember Bullmania etc... and much as we don't want that you can't argue with the impact that the right tune can make on the crowd reaction and participation level to singers.

Shall I bring my Fat Boy Slim CD next home game? - Love Island would do nicely thank you a cracking tune that!

Maybe we could steal a song from the towns football team and claim it as our own!

Then we could play it on the tannoy and the players could stand like its the national anthem!

I quite like the entrance tune although Wigan's was the best one a few years ago. I'd quite like to hear some dj tiesto for the entrance tune, type in 'Tiesto power mix' into the most popular video sharing site and imagine the players coming out of the tunnel to it.
Love Island is a great tune but not an entrance tune imo.
As for the singing it's always better at away games because the singers sit together and people around them join in. At the Pharm we're too spread out.

How about the Archers Theme....Dumteedum Teedum Teedum! Oh yes that'll get 'em going.

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Everyone has their own personal favourites for music, so whatever music is played it will not suit everybody.
Personally I like" Rocking all over the world " after we have scored, it`s beaty and gets most people singing.
As for the players coming out, there are a few, but my personal one would be " Simply the best "

On the right "tracks" there Ponner

Now just need to get RHP to storm the DJ booth and get it sorted?

I'd save that for when we win the Grand final


Another good entrance tune would be on the same popular video sharing website 'Immediate Music - Firebender - Epic Choral Action I'

If enough of you are like-minded in wanting a better atmosphere, meet up and discuss how you can form a group to improve the atmosphere. Thats what we have done at Wigan and the results have been amazing. We now have our specific block at home games where the 'singers' gather.. we have coaches to away games, flags and banners adding to the colour and atmosphere. I think this could go down well at Hudds if you could get the right people involved.