they were voice tablets

We have an active singing section - its been in the same place since August 1994.
I understand what your trying to do here mate but our fans aren't Town fans or Football fans so trying to create part of HTFC's matchday at a giants game wont happen.

The crowd proved against Wire that if the team are playing well then more people will join in the singing.....but also against Salford we saw what happens when they expect us to win or we are winning easily against the 'lesser' teams people dont bother because maybe they feel the team dont need any help!!.

Anyone is welcome to come and sit at the back and join us ...maybe by getting more singers at the back may also help as the more there the more noise to cary and maybe will bump others into joining in more.

agree with this

I agree - why move the mountain to mohammed?

does the singing section at HTFC games actually help the atmosphere in general though? when i went there this year with wednesday they had a few young lads near the away stand which was the singing section and although that part of the stand were singing the rest of the stand and the stadium was quiet for most of it.
the only thing we or the club could do is to encourage all people who like to sing and shout to sit in the kilner bank but it wont happen because people have their seats now and wont move,people have said they sit in the middle of the kilner bank but dont always join in the singing for fear of upsetting people around them,well the solution is to come up to the back and get more people joining in at the back which will then encourage more people to join in.
but like we've said before if people dont want to sing then we cant make them,and if people are reluctuant to join in where they sit now then they can move to the back where their voices will be more than welcomed

If we get a good home game in challenge cup (someone with a big, loud away support) PLEASE come sit in middle as reserved seating does not matter and you will see it will make a difference.

Errr - there's Batley to play first...

Not one single season ticket holder would move more than 3 seats? I don't believe that for a second. I think it would take a lot more moving than that. And a significant amount of administrative work to organise. What would you do about people who simply refused to co-operate?


But to what end? There wouldn't be a lot of profit in it. Kids who previously didn't want to go to the game are hardly going to be climbing over each other to get there just because they can buy a sherbert dib-dab. What would the presence of a few trestle tables full of Mojo's trigger?
What do you estimate the amount of behind the scenes work that would be involved in putting something like that in place to be? Do you really believe that volunteers would man all the tables? Who would deal with the volunteers? I suspect the potential benefits are simply outweighed by the costs.

Oooo Sherbert Dib-dabs.

Fact is if we had sweet stands at the game it would cost a fiver for a sherbet dip and the reality is it's not going to improve support one bit.

What will increase supporters is winning games which will drive positive PR, cheaper match day prices (though I do feel we have some of the best prices in the game, particularly the free kids) and Bradford continuing to play poor.
I suppose what I'm trying to say is that really, there isn't a great deal more the club can do, that they aren't already doing. Not realistically anyway.

its all very well saying that the singers at the back should sit in the middle, but one of the reasons people sit in the middle is because they dont want to sit amongst loud noisy supporters so scratch that.

ATEOTD the singing section has been in the same place since we started playing at the ground.

All this "the will to do it" crap is just that; crap. If the people who want to sing but daren't for fear of offending others in their proximity don't have "the will" to just go ahead and try and build the atmosphere where they are then why should those who do take that option relocate? It's a two way street isn't it.

I sit in the middle because it's a better view, even though all my mates sit at back.
I think atmosphere won't change and we shouldn't complain either. Let's just be thankful that they turn up to watch the mighty giants. Roll on saints, surely going to be a cracking atmosphere in front of the sky cameras

I miss singing at the back of the John Smith's stand

i know the feeling fella

Do you want us to do you a tape and then send it to you

hey you two chose to bugger off......we didn't kick you out

Must admit, you did try to keep me by frigging taping me to the seat at the St Helens game in 2004

hehe that was funny

I think a lot of the problem stems from the awful music that blares out after each try/goal that totally drowns out any significant chants or songs at home. When away the crowd response is better/more synchronised because no music to obscure it.

For instance what is that awful drone used awaiting the team entering the field at the GalPharm? and whatever tunes are played after try/goal etc... do they really add to the home atmosphere or detract from it?

I would suggest "those that sing" coordinate with the match DJ or whoever so that music played (if it must be) is a prompt for chants/songs to start on the terraces. Just an idea?

Finally although I hate to admit it the SL club that has this best structured as team enters field is Leeds, with a tune all fans know and recognise as a Leeds one "Marching On Together". We have "Wise Men Say" so perhaps that should be played at start and see whether crowd would sing that to welcome team on field?

I await the we will never follow ayhingthe Rhinos do comments....blah....blah

whatever happened to 'hurrah for the claret & gold' been played before games ?

Lets get some Spandau Ballet going

Claret and gold !
Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructible
Always believe in

that kind of thing

I sit in the middle near the front so the kids can see, but by god do I sing and shout
and encourage the lads, people all around join in too and it's a good atmosphere, just to dispel the myth that only the back sings

Someone suggested a song to that tune for Fa'alogo but suppose we need him on the park in order for us to be able to sing it!!