Lets Try And Get The Drummer Man Back In WHL

[playboypaul]

Well I think its safe to say that most, if not all of us have felt that the atmosphere in White Hart Lane has been gradually getting poorer and poorer.

Now, we have the 1882 movement and I commend the effort that they are putting in but it's quite hard for them to get the club to give us an allocated space for anyone who wants to be involved in the movement, regularly.

Most of the 1882 events have been u18 and u21 games plus, I think, 2 Europa League games. No PL games as yet and I can't see it happening in the near future either.

So what can be done to improve the PL match day atmosphere?

Bring back the drummer man.

I think it would be a good idea to try and get him back at The Lane. When the drum was banging then it was a quick-fire way of getting a majority of the fans in the stadium to start singing. I was thinking that maybe the way to move forward is by petitioning the club. If we can get enough members to sign the petition then they would at least have to respond and that way we would have started a dialogue with the club even, if as is likely, they refuse first time round. We could then carry on with more and larger petitions and other ways of suporting this idea. Banners on match days calling for the drummer man or something like that. Any ideas are welcome on that front.

So, what do people think? How would we go about getting someting like this of the ground? What kind of things would need to be done? If there is anyone here with knowledge of how to get something like this started please share.

 

[parklane1]

I wish he would stick his drum up his arse.

 

[samspurs92]

No thank you, drums are fucking annoying and we're not Wigan.

Although the atmosphere does need to improve for our run in.

 

[Spurger King]

I'm sure I heard the drums at a home game recently. Then again it could have been Hudd walking to the changing room.

 

[playboypaul]

Well for those of you who don't like the drum, what other ideas do you have for improving the atmosphere in the stadium?

It is really bad at the moment and something needs to be done.

What would people prefer, the drum back or what we have now? Because I know what I prefer.

I was listening to the Lyon support last night and was impressed with how intimidating they made it for our lot and was a bit jealous that they kept the noise up for the whole match where as at White Hart Lane it is loud only in fits and starts.

It can't be had both ways, people dont like the drum but they dont like the atmosphere as it stands, whats to be done about it then?

 

[TheVoiceofReason]

Bongos?

 

[jj87]

Would definitely like him to come back, loved that intimidating wardrum!!

 

[ealingspur]

Well Im not advocating this particular approach, but over the last couple of years I've started following college football in the US (handegg, not football). I've been to the University of Florida a few times, and their atmosphere is incredible. I've never seen anything like it (season ticket at WHL for 14 years, and travelled around Europe). The thing is, their noise, crowd and chants are almost choreographed by the band. They have a full on marching band that sits in the corner. They play an instantly recognizable song that has a florida-related chant (or chomp, as they are the gators) and 89 thousand people join in. It's pretty intimidating. This year, the players for South Carolina said that they couldnt hear themselves think, let alone communicate with each other, and that they went temporarily deaf.

Now, maybe a drummer will help, but when I brought my girlfriend (who introduced me to College Football and University of Florida) to see spurs, I was embarrassed. There was no atmosphere whatsoever. Admittedly I sit in the paxton, but I'm made to feel as if I'm disturbing the others if I sing. Something has to be done.

 

[absolute bobbins]

I didn't particularly like the drum but I hate the noticeable lulls at the Lane when you can hear personal conversations 5 or 6 rows away!

Perhaps we need to deploy the drum five or six times a year (a couple of the early games, over christmas and the last few games) as a weapon to marshall the troops and remind them that they have a big part to play in the success of the team! We're from a hard part of North London (not like our friends from Islington) and we should be loud, positive (as possible) and very intimidating to opponents!

 

[kr1978]

Well Im not advocating this particular approach, but over the last couple of years I've started following college football in the US (handegg, not football). I've been to the University of Florida a few times, and their atmosphere is incredible. I've never seen anything like it (season ticket at WHL for 14 years, and travelled around Europe). The thing is, their noise, crowd and chants are almost choreographed by the band. They have a full on marching band that sits in the corner. They play an instantly recognizable song that has a florida-related chant (or chomp, as they are the gators) and 89 thousand people join in. It's pretty intimidating. This year, the players for South Carolina said that they couldnt hear themselves think, let alone communicate with each other, and that they went temporarily deaf.

Now, maybe a drummer will help, but when I brought my girlfriend (who introduced me to College Football and University of Florida) to see spurs, I was embarrassed. There was no atmosphere whatsoever. Admittedly I sit in the paxton, but I'm made to feel as if I'm disturbing the others if I sing. Something has to be done.

I agree I've been to a couple of alabama games and its the same there- brilliant atmosphere and all led by the band. Can't see it catching on here though- different sort of crowd IMHO

 

[Lufti]

In Germany, each club has 1-3 people - usually the heads of the fan groups who stand at the bottom of the main home section facing back in to the crowd with a loud speaker. They're responsible for all chants. They practically don't watch the match, their job is just to get the crowd going. It also leads to more dynamic chants too where the guy with the loud speaker will say something and the crowd repeats or replies. For example:



Against Lyon ironically.

At home, the rest of the stadium tends to join in with the home stand too. Not necessarily saying Spurs should do the same but sometimes a group of well positioned fans can get a whole stadium going.

I know there haven't been standing sections in English football for a while now, but I think this is also a reason for a drop in atmosphere. It's harder to get pumped and get behind the team when you're having to sit down

 

[ealingspur]

In Germany, each club has 1-3 people - usually the heads of the fan groups who stand at the bottom of the main home section facing back in to the crowd with a loud speaker. They're responsible for all chants. They practically don't watch the match, their job is just to get the crowd going. It also leads to more dynamic chants too where the guy with the loud speaker will say something and the crowd repeats or replies. For example:



Against Lyon ironically.

At home, the rest of the stadium tends to join in with the home stand too. Not necessarily saying Spurs should do the same but sometimes a group of well positioned fans can get a whole stadium going.

I know there haven't been standing sections in English football for a while now, but I think this is also a reason for a drop in atmosphere. It's harder to get pumped and get behind the team when you're having to sit down

But you notice that they are all sitting down. They stand up, make their chant, and then sit. Also, we have an unofficial standing section in the south stand, and yet, even they are quite poor - although a whole lot better than the rest of us.

 

[chinaman]

For me, nothing could better the old style wood rattles.

 

[dimiSpur]

How about vuvuzelas?

 

[chinaman]

How about vuvuzelas?

You want the fans to do blow jobs in public ?

 

[RichieS]

I know there haven't been standing sections in English football for a while now, but I think this is also a reason for a drop in atmosphere. It's harder to get pumped and get behind the team when you're having to sit down

We never sit in Block 31 (I hope no stewards are reading ). I suspect the rather more relaxed beer rules in Germany have a lot to do with it.

 

[ItsBoris]

Let people have been within sight of the pitch. Job done.

 

[thinktank]

?

... ... nah.

 

[sweyid]

Check out @TheSpursDrum on Twitter.

 

[Lufti]

But you notice that they are all sitting down. They stand up, make their chant, and then sit. Also, we have an unofficial standing section in the south stand, and yet, even they are quite poor - although a whole lot better than the rest of us.

Yes but this is part of the chant. Even when in the Nordkurve in Gelsenkirchen for this chant the fans sit down first then rise up for their parts of the chant. Yeah, we choreograph