Those chairs had tripped him up a few times, you're right.Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfMan
I don't think the 5pm kickoff was an accident in that regard.
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Those chairs had tripped him up a few times, you're right.Quote:
Originally Posted by WolfMan
I don't think the 5pm kickoff was an accident in that regard.
http://www.newcastlefootball.net/for...9&d=1413103154
Would do wonders for hot afternoon games in da squadron
Honestly more chanting about our boys and getting them home.
Second half with people down the front starting shit chants and not listening to the capo - disgrace.
Hutcho's a wanker chant has been around since you weren't born SD, it will never die. TBH its sad that you don't even know the story behind it.
Parksea out
SD out
Tried to start a RBB ole
disgrace
First half was great, where the f*ck did everyone disappear to at halftime?
Didn't pick back up until the return of Bodi & Big V
what are peoples thoughts on the removal of the megaphone and capo box for tomorrow nights game?
serious discussion!
would it make more inclined to join in/come back?
the drum would still be there but only beating to the chant most dominant.
I like the mega.
It brings order to things and gets the chants way more pumping than if they happen organically for the most part.
I find a good chant will go hard for a while and it's mostly when the dude on the mega puts in less effort that it tends to die down.
I find the issue with our active support is no matter how awesome a chant is going, we let it die down for no apparent reason. I went to the WSW home semi vs Seoul and when they get a chant pumping, they just go hell for leather for over 10 minutes on it, and just refuse to let it die.
I find most of the organic chants that are made without the mega, that aren't apart of the usual reporture (I have zero idea how to spell that) usually attempt to be slightly witty but fall on its arse and just leave the bay in this awkward silence for a few minutes until the mega starts up another chant. You know, like someone wants to start a "we've got 1 and they've got none" kinda chant. I don't enjoy them as much as say a City of the Hunter chant started by the mega, and kept going by the mega.
But the issues I see with my argument are:
- I'm not a home bay active regular
- I prefer Euro-style chants massively over the English-style, which I know a lot of Newy people prefer the opposite (and for the life of me I can't work out why, particularly when said people keep saying "be more like the rbb" who pretty much only do Euro-style chants).
Pv4 far more elegantly put my thoughts than I could
Also.. rather than people saying "Be more like the RBB" let's all start saying "Be more like stretch and au revior" because honestly, every time I'm in the bay, those two are giving it larger than anyone else without a mega.
Honestly I think this discussion needs to be had on a wider scale than this forum as most people in here are either 'active actives' or are scattered around the ground and dont come into60 for a whole host of reasons beyond the megaphone, as is their choice.
I'd imagine the responses we'll get here will be much like PV4's eg I like the mega, or I'm not in bay60 anyway.
I dont think the people who we might be able to come and join us in the bays are on these forums much anymore.
Personally I like the mega and agree with everything PV4 has said, but if its keeping a large number of people away, I'd rather have bodies in the bay.
I don't think the "low hanging fruit" like the mega.
I'm not in Bay 60, but I agree with PV4 about hammering out a chant and keeping it going for 10mins. If you want any chance of anyone outside Bay 60 joining in, the chants have to be given the time for others to join.
Let them die quick and before anyone outside the active area knows what it is and its gone.
As an outsiders, I would have imagined that the megaphone is what gives the active area some form of structure. Guess it comes down to the question, do you want to sing as one, or do you want to be a disjointed crowd of smaller groups trying to do their own thing.
I think the former, more than the latter is what will entice people to come and join the bay.
I'm not in bay 60 either but I think what Squadron needs, is to actually find a song, a tune whatever you want to call it, that they can keep going for 10 /15 minutes. I personally think there isn't one at the moment. Hate to compare with RBB but i think they found one with that A Call to Arms tune they can keep going for 20 minutes.....not really loud bus constant....... Maybe a South American tune like the one member talk about in his diary....change words, keep it simple, make it about Griff (Or 2008), wave one arm and keep it going.....In between sing Lets all jump for Newcastle then Stand up if you love the jets, try to get other Bays involved, throw in Who r we? Newcastle......back all songs with drum, wave the flags and you would not need Mega as much. Easy to say hard to put in practice but that's my opinion.
Agree with everything you just said lquiquer it's not only the rbb btw, I've noticed the cove have also lifted their game. I think a song/chant we can really get going for a long period is the 'were Newcastle, were wonderful, were gonna sing clap, chant until we score' (need this one with a arms out, slow clap & fast clap rhythm).
I've lately been checking out alot of the videos from the helala boys which are a group from morroco very catchy chants like the one in this video.
https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=gs2KkCjaKUM
However I think the main goal 2moz night is to get our bay alot fuller, I'm not convinced bay 60 is the longtime answer especially when it was only properly decided a week off from our first home game.
A week? What was last year? There was lengthy discussion IIRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Superdylan
I meant for this season. With the protest planned it was going to be a chance to engage the southern end however a week off things were sorted and we were back to bay 60 (not sure how we would have gone but none the less).Quote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
https://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=gs2KkCjaKUM.......... It's a Taylor Swift video!!!! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Superdylan
ah, gotya now!Quote:
Originally Posted by Superdylan
timing wasn't great
hahah the modern day version of being Rick RolledQuote:
Originally Posted by lquiquer
To the tune in that clip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Superdylan
Oooohh we are New-ca-stle,
We are the famous Red, Gold and Blue.
Oooohh we are New-ca-stle
We are the famous Red, Gold and Blue
Ally-Oohh Ally-Oohh
We are the famous Red, Gold and Blue
Ally-Oohh Ally-Oohh
We are the famous Red, Gold and Blue
repeat
Too much repeating of the we are the famous red, gold and blue but on the right track.Quote:
Originally Posted by Premy
Oooohh we are New-ca-stle,
We are the famous Red, Gold and Blue.
Oooohh we are New-ca-stle
We sing from the terrace just for you.
Ally-Oohh Ally-Oohh
We are the famous Red, Gold and Blue.
Ally-Oohh Ally-Oohh
We sing from the terrace just for you.
Not too bad, this is what I came up with. The first bit of the song would be insane but I think it would be way too complicated for newy folk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Premy
Ohh we are New-cas-tle
We are the famous red & blue
We will all stand un-it-ed
And sing from the terrace just for you
Ally-oohhh Ally-ohhh
Ohh commonnnnnn Newcastle
Ally-oohhh Ally-ohhh
Common newcasssstle
Lets just go back to singing discloland, oasis and status quo
Issues:
- There needs to be a critical mass, which when reached people say "wow that looks like fun, I want to join". At the moment the critical mass is below this point, reasons various. Would help if those who wanted to be involved conglomerated somewhere, and didn't leave at half time. Beer lines < Supporting team, drink full strength when you get back to the puvb.
- Learning New songs is all well and good to say, but for crying out loud we have tried 2 or so new songs (Mrs Robinson, Moon shadow, Torcida, Novocastria) and noone bothers to join in the words are easy.
-"Let's keep going for 10mins", however most of the people in the bay lose interest within 2-3 repetitions of ANYTHING.
- Constant negativity, its just seems to keep coming, no matter what we do, perhaps this is just people venting from the on field stuff. But I think that what we are CURRENTLY doing has seen several NEW people get involved over the last 12 months. This has not seen growth due to the numbers of older, or moreinterestedinorganisingfightsandthengettinghead aches guys leaving.
- Ditch the capo and the bay will be quieter than old trafford for 90mins.
Give it a go. Will be shit though, did it last year. Some poor sod had to go back and get the stuff at half time.
Also reckon you will lose more people through losing interest than gain with not having the capo. And are people who don't want a capo wanting to be part of active support or an area the deem they can booze up, abuse, and get away with it.
Know what I think keeps people away? ****wits throwing beers.
I support positive changes, things that will see the bay move forward. Removing the capo will just reduce noise, interest level, and numbers further
At the end of the day the shitness on the pitch has made this club almost unloveable. Personally I don't feel the passion enough to sing for them. I don't think many changes will increase the number of peeps while we continue to get given disapointment after disapointment. Like someone said before only winning will bring people back/increase recruits. You homiez do a job, just like Iggya Azalea, don't worry bout those haterz
FWIW I reckon these chants could last the 10+ mins, if given a proper go:
- We're Newcastle, United boys.
- City of the Hunter (if an extra bit is added that gets people jumping, ole-ing, or something. maybe two reps of City of the Hunter, followed by a break-out bit, then back to City of the Hunter - I don't have the exact answers for this yet).
- Tifosi
- We love you/St Pauli
Not sure I know the other chants well enough.
But there's what, 4 or 5 I've already listed, and if somehow we can rally the bay to refuse to let them die for a good 5-10mins, there's basically a half gone. Rinse and repeat for the second half. Let the silly little witty things happen organically in the middle, but when that post-awkward silence hits, just go large on one of the above chants.
Hit out a Come On Newcastle once a half too, really hammer that for a good 10 mins and force the general crowd to get it going.
Also I think we need a celebration chant for all of our players. Like Boom boom boom, lemme hear you say Griffo kind of thing. I reckon it'd be sick if every single player had a designated chant so if/when they score, we hit that hard for 5 minutes.
I know a 5-10minute chant isn't easy to do, and way easier said than done, but basically I feel like if the large majority of you people reading this here just keep it going, even shout louder when you sense the rest of the bay is dying down, the group will follow suit.
Don't forget the 'were Newcastle, were wonderful' song pv4. I'd love to see an arms out/slow clap/fast clap version of this (with the call and response bit on the 2nd verse)Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
Legit question.
Did anyone in active bay hear the eastern stand doing the "new-car-sell" chant late in the 2nd half?
From my vantage point it seemed to start from there but active bay didn't join in. Is it because it wasn't heard? Or not interested? Or did you blokes in fact start it and the shitty acoustics made me not hear y'all.
Not criticism just interested and as stated by many acoustics are rubbish so every chance it wasn't heard/I heard wrong.
I couldn't hear much. The strong nor-Easter didn't help.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Most noise anyone made would have been heard at the hockey centre rather than in the ground.
Since when Plague ask legit questions? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
Usually between the hours of 6am - 9am.Quote:
Originally Posted by lquiquer
Right before the mixture of alcohol and Ritalin kicks in.
this is one of the things I hate most about the squadronQuote:
Originally Posted by Blackmac79
who the **** can afford to chuck a beer away tbh
i know professor snake is rich enough and maybe that bloke that chucked one at dyron daal but how stupid can you get
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSSAyak6smA
Give it a rip. Coordinating this between squadron and us on south-west corner would be :lulzturtle:
Paging Schultz.
I think you need the mega. You just don't have to sing through it all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by BodyNovo
For me, the key is using your imagination. For example, maybe try and mix things up by bring a snare drum rather than a bass drum. Given the influx of new players it would be good to have chants for as many of the players as possible so these can be used wherever possible. I always prefer chanting that reflects what's going on the pitch as opposed to 10 minutes of repetitive noise that doesn't sound like it would even inspire the players. Be on the lookout for people with musical ability and bring them in wherever possible. The mega used to have the ability to plug an ipod into it, if this is still the case, why not play some music through it to sing along to. For starters, you can play NTUA through it on 85 minute mark, or maybe our resident DJ can select a tune to play through it.
And I also agree with the Status Quo, Oasis, Discoland remark. I always liked singing a well known tune with a good melody, and it makes no difference if it is a real "football song" or not. Well known songs get people in the singing mood.
I think you've got to appeal to the people who come to the game to experience an event, but the hard part is that you've got to not look like try hards.
You guys are saints. How u still do it I don't know
Forza squadron
sounded fantastic on TV. Good job guys