- Sep 15, 2018
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Let’s do it - you’re right, what the f do we have to lose??So we have a thread where we’re moaning about the lack of atmosphere at home games, when a fan comes on with, not just a good idea, but one which has been means tested and has been proven to provide an awesome atmosphere elsewhere...
But it’s “embarrassing?”
Who gives a shit if the atmosphere is rocking?
It’s not like the song sheets would be distributed every single bloody game. They’d be issued for any new songs that came up to allow THE ENTIRE FAN BASE to participate. Singing it constantly for 20 minutes would also put out a wall of noise that would be hugely intimidating.
The whole thing smacks of that typical English arrogance, with a large dose of “fear of doing something differently.”
Personally I think it’s a fantastic idea that, if we could get it going, would have NWHL rocking, particularly with the way the acoustics are set up in the stadium.
The other thing about the song sheets is that it enables those visiting fans, so condescendingly referred to as “Prawn sandwich eaters,” to join in. Rather than try to exclude them, include them. They may just turn into regulars if they do as the participation in creating the atmosphere is what really turns the day from a good one to a great one.
We all started off going to games without knowing all the songs, but soon joined in once we learned them, without embarrassment when everyone else was singing too. Orchestrated singing/chanting with the words readily available would, or should, take that self consciousness out of the experience for the first timers.
We’ve never been afraid of something new at this club, FFS our history is littered with “firsts.”
Why not this?