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RichK · Oct 6, 2013

SuperTyke said: ↑

It doesn't matter what they play to be honest unless they sort out the timing. Take the 'atmospheric' music they play before players come out. They play it so early that it means nothing, no atmosphere builds at all. Then they either put the intro music on and make the claim that the players are in the tunnel 4 hours before they come trudging out or they fall asleep and only start playing it as they get halfway across the pitch. To make matters worse 'this is a message a message' has a tendancy to decide that is the perfect time to start telling us a 47 digit registration number completely drowning out any music.

Things that need to change:
1. Scrap the long slow music 20 minutes before they come out. Trying to extend the atmosphere for so long will never work.
2. Time the actual tune better. It needs to start about a minute before they come out of the tunnel and it needs to really start with a bang, not a whimper. When it starts people need to know it's started, this is why fanfare for the common man was the perfect intro to timerider. You knew instantly it was show time. With 7 nation army or even just timerider on its own if you're not paying attention it's just another song. Start a minute or so before the players enter and allow the atmosphere to build, the players should exit the tunnel at the same point in the song every week.
3. Turn the bloody tunnel so it faces the pitch. It is a movable tunnel so how about pulling it in the direction of the pitch, not the direction of a brick wall on the side of an empty stand.
4. NO interuptions from the announcer while players are coming out. None at all.
5. Young kids waving the flags need to be lined up better, they don't line up in line with the tunnel at all and it just looks awkward, instead of the players being flanked as they enter the pitch they have to side step around the kids and become obscured by them.
6. Do the line-up in the middle of the pitch, not right in front of an empty west stand. Earlier in the season (Scunny or a friendly) they lined up in front of the east stand and the atmosphere was much better.
7. The overall volume before the match needs to be better controlled, too loud in some places, too quiet in others. It should be background music that is an acceptable level throughout and then when it comes to the themetune it gets cranked up. It's basic stuff used throughout the entertainment industry.

Just my thoughts
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I vote for this, saves me typing it out. Especially the fanfare for the common man bit, it's perfect for an entrance theme, and unique in football I would imagine.

Fraser32 · Oct 6, 2013

I certainly think it should at least be done at the bigger games, when the fans are more up for it. Wednesday, Leeds, Donny, Hudds and any big cup games. Get it going up loud couple of mins before the teams enter, get the crowd clapping and creating some atmosphere! But I think it needs to have a place all the time!

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