Is it just me being an old f**t, or do other people find the live pre-match 'singing' a complete turn-off?

I'm happy enough with the dancing and pre-recorded music but cannot see what some z-rated nobody achieves by covering someone else's song live. I tend to stand in the Princess St terrace and the out-of-tune singing/shouting blasting from the enormous speakers is almost a health hazard. Even the Sky team normally comment and apologise. Looking around the terrace, I don't seem to see many people enjoying the experience.

I have taken to arriving about 5 mins before kick-off, but was early on Saturday and suffered accordingly.

Just wondered if I was in a minority?

loasofe and a waste of money if you ask me, now if you had Bruce Dickenson and co, that would be worth it, and lady gaga would be ok

Totally agree, how they can call it entertainment is beyond me!! Took my mother with me on saturday, and she put her hands over her ears!!

The proplem was the sound system is terrible.

The first one all you could hear was her voice, you couldn't hear any music.


The young girl who sang second well i felt sorry for her cos it was bounding it down which didnt help with the sound.
Tbh i think we should just scrap these 2nd rate singers.
Lets have bon jovi lady gaga robbie williams, now that would get the crowds in

Could I request some Iron Maiden please??!!

I think you're being a bit harsh.... Personally I find all the singing, cheerleaders, mascots and all the stuff not related to the game a bit pointless - but the kids and stuff seem to like it and far be it form me to moan.

I guess it is a question of taste, I would no rather see Bon Jovi or Iron Maiden as listen to a gate banging in the wind, so whatever you do will not please everyone!

Lap dancers and dr Dre that's got to be bang on for everyone surely? what's not to love?

As a part time singer performer I can honestly say I'd have to be paid a small fortune to do a pre-match slot... the sound set up is generally garbage, the 'stage' is totally isolated and the audience isn't the least bit interested in what you're doing.... it's a complete hiding to nothing. Whatever you feel about the quality of entertainment you have to concede they've got real b*lls to give it a go.

Should live pre-match be dropped? Well clubs have finally woken up to the fact that there are large segments of inactivity in your average matchday experience and I think it's a good thing they look to fill those gaps and keep folk entertained. It's never going to be easy finding something everybody which in the ground finds entertaining, but I don't think that's a good enough reason to forget about it. ATEOTD if whatever's on offer isn't your thing there's always the option of hitting the bar and reading your latest Aye.

If only that would happen. It would have to be a full Iron Maiden concert and not 15 minutes.

3 questions:

Q1. Did anyone extra attend on Saturday because 'former Bucks Fizz star' Sally Jaxx was singing live pre-match? I doubt it.

Q2. Did anyone present actually enjoy the performance? Nobody's owned up yet if they did.

Q3. Why bother?

First things first, if they're going to have anyone performing there then the sound needs sorting! This will probably be sorted when/if the new stadium gets built. Ear bleedingly loud and that's coming from a lad in his mid twenties!!

If they are going to pay for 'entertainment' then I'd agree that choices could be better. To pay fire breathers and jaded 80's rejects to perform on a terrible sound system seems pointless. You can't please everybody but are they even pleasing the majority right now?

If decent performers aren't available then save the money and let local performers (like the young lass) sing for free. Even if people aren't too interested, it's good experience for them and won't see the club out of pocket. If anything, it's all good PR.

Answers
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Q1. never heard of her at all

Q2. No. Her voice was not good.

Q3. Exactly.

Q1 Im confused

Q2 Im still confused

Q3 where's lo hek and his pearls when your confused

1. No, I went for the rugby.
2. Didn't see it, I was too busy being late thanks to train services.
3. Why not?

1. That's not difficult.

2. It's still not difficult.

3. Maybe this could be Lo Hek's new business opportunity - giving enlightenment and understanding to the ever confused Speedy one.

You sure you wanna ask that question in that t-shirt mate?

www.hullkr.co.uk/article.php?id=777 KEVIN SIMM....good work securing this robbie williams style singing sensation to your pre match entertainment!! THERE'S ONLY ONE OLLY MURRS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.hullkr.co.uk/article.php?id=777 KEVIN SIMM....good work securing this robbie williams style singing sensation to your pre match entertainment!! THERE'S ONLY ONE OLLY MURRS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The best line in the article is:-

"Simm follows Bucks Fizz star, Sally Jaxx, in headlining the famous pre-match show on Castleford Tigers match days"

Where has the Elvis impersonater gone? he was brilliant!

=#0080FFNot at all then.

Clueless and embarrassing to be honest.

Most people on here seem to be against pre-match live entertainment. Let's have a poll.

I'm not against it, but that doesn't mean I like it...

Like I said on one of the other seven billion threads about pre-match: When you have 7000 people in a ground, all of whom have wildly diverse tastes (apart from following the same rugby team), it's going to be nigh on impossible to put on a show that everyone thinks is wonderful (especially on a budget). Sure, it would be nice to get Bruce Springsteen or Bon Jovi in, but until the day the Superbowl gets held darn t'lane it's simply not going to happen.

If you don't like it, go to the bar or the bouncy castle or the facepainters or maybe just read your programme instead.

Bon Jovi? Jeez