ERM....... no

The drum gives it more atmosphere and gets behind the players when they need it most.

erm...... yes, shouldn't have to rely on making a false atmosphere its very small time!

Ouch!

I take everyones opinions on board and with Goerdie and Andy now deeciding to take a break over the last 10 years or so we have had differing views on the drums. howver, it will be very interesting the type of atmosphere we generate in the south stand, as i feel unlike the old fletch even with the drums it can be a bit dead at times, this may be due to the fact that the south stand is narrow and long therefore, you don'd get the same revebaration (bet thats spelt wrong) as you might get in say the west which is much deeper.

following on from above I remember the club asking the fans at a meeting during the construction of the HJ where they would prefer the main home stand to be and at the time i went for down the side, where i know alot of fans did want it behind the sticks, has always sparked off a good debate.

Paul

Just read through my post above, sorry about spelling and grammar

1) i'm rushing it on works comp in lunch hr or whats left of it
2) im really crap at spelling anyhow (Can we not have a spell check on here

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The atmosphere will improve with no drumming, although full credit to the drummers who've banged themselves silly over the past few years.

Well said and I agree 100%.

The only thing that irritates me more than the drums is tedious music played after we score. Okay so Tom Hark had a bit of novelty value when we first started playing it around 1997ish but it's been long since time to move on and in my opinion just stop it completely.

If you want a REAL atmosphere then show some passion and sing your heart out. Clapping along like performing seals does not an atmosphere make.

i dont agree, every other club has there music played after they score. if nothing was played then all the boring people in the crowd would clap and say well done, the music is played to get everyone on there feet cheering the lads on.

i say keep tom hark

The only music that shpuld ever be played at a sporting event is the opening sequences of the Crystal Maze.

When will somebody listen.

They'll still be drums

Cockney and Mather will no doubt be carrying on

I think the drummers should be given free season tickets as they are part of the matchday and should be supported by the club it should include free away tickets and travel ,they add to the atmosphere on matchdays more than the cheerleaders, and bring together the crwd chanting rather than the fragmented chanting we had at wembley !

maybe geordie is like michael landan in highway to heaven or the littliest hobo?
Won a trophy, job done, time to move on.

How would people feel about someone else taking up the role? I've got a drum from my days of following lower league football, (booo) but since I was converted to rugby league (20 years ago) its been sat in the garage, i've got a drum and my mate has his trumpet. would this annoy too many people?

Blimey, there's a name from the past. He's been dead about 18 years!

didn't bradford once create an "artificial" atmosphere by playing the sound of their crowd over the top of the real crowd through the PA in an attempt to intimidate brisbane/australia (someone) and ended up beating them?

Not just once, in the late 80's / early 90's the chant of "Northern, Northern" could reguarly be heard over the Odsal tannoy system.

it was quite common in some grounds. IIRC Hull FC ended up in trouble because they'd recorded crowd chanting from their own fans and didn't realise one of the chants was a racist one aimed towards an opposing player.

This makes a change for once geordie haha.Ive never heard anybody praise his drumming

That would be great, IMO i think the drumming really inproves the atmosphere and without at points in the game there would be little atmosphere. i also think it makes it more entertaining with the drum.
Its a shame to hear you giving it up as well,
And to answer your question lowes out yes, you should bring your drum, and hope there will be more drums next season

Spot on sir, there lies a clued up individual.

If anyone else is planning to pick up the most annoying baton in Warrington then just stay as far away from the West Stand as possible please!

Staying as far away from the entire ground as possible would of course be preferable...

oi mouth the drummer is what makes the atmosphere at warrington and if you dont like it then you know what to do dont you

What atmosphere is this?

Who are you to tell people what to do? He has an opinion which also happens to be mine and that of the majority of sane people that know a decent atmosphere can be created without the help of a drum and / or cringeworthy music like 'Tom Hark'.

I like the drum but if it goes it goes but Tom Hark or as i call it 'The we all hate widnes song' has got to stay